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Space One says it plans to launch the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket between around 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. on Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
Japan’s Space One plans Sunday launch for Kairos No. 3 rocket
The rocket is set to lift off from the company’s Spaceport Kii launch site in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, between around 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.
IHI's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday. Several affiliated companies of the Japanese conglomerate are among firms put on a Chinese blacklist the same day.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
China issues dual-use blacklist of 20 Japanese entities
Special permission will be needed to export dual-use items to these companies, institutions and agencies.
Space One has delayed of the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying to March.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2026
Japan’s Space One delays Kairos rocket launch, citing weather analysis
The launch window for the unit, which will carry five satellites, runs until March 25.
The Artemis 2 rocket on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2026
NASA chief rules out March launch of moon mission over technical issues
The U.S. space agency hopes to put humans back on the moon as China forges ahead with a rival effort that is targeting 2030 at the latest for its first crewed mission.
Military equipment is visible from the entrance to Area 51 in Rachel, Nevada.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2026
Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
Trump said he would order Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other ​agencies to release the information, calling the matter “extremely interesting and important.”
An artist's impression of the NASA Magellan spacecraft making radar observations of Venus, with the data from it indicating the presence of a subsurface lava tube in this handout image released on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2026
Radar data shows cavernous underground lava tube on Venus
Researchers said radar data gathered on Venus was consistent with a geological feature called a lava tube found in some volcanic locations on Earth and also on the moon.
SpaceX is putting its plan of sending humans to Mars on hold to prioritize establishing a settlement on the moon, according to its billionaire founder, Elon Musk.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2026
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to moon, Musk says
Critics have for years panned the billionaire’s Mars colonization plans as overambitious.
Indian Border Security Force soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2026
India beefing up space-based surveillance after border conflict
The move comes after New Delhi had encountered surveillance blind spots during a conflict last year with neighbor Pakistan.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with parachutes deployed before splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Wednesday
WORLD / Society
Jan 15, 2026
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
The crew, including Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, landed off the coast of San Diego. NASA stressed that the return was not an emergency situation.
Makoto Suwa will be the eighth Japanese astronaut to conduct a long-duration stay on the ISS.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2026
JAXA astronaut Makoto Suwa to join ISS crew in 2027
Suwa, who joined the space agency in 2023, is the eighth Japanese astronaut to be assigned to a long-duration mission.
Seven astronauts, including Kimiya Yui (back row, far left), aboard the International Space Station in December
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2026
ISS crew, including Japan’s Kimiya Yui, to make early return
The decision comes due to a crew member’s medical issue, and will mark the first time any astronaut has to make an early return for health reasons.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos (left to right), Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman of NASA and Kimiya Yui of Japan's JAXA, at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2026
NASA weighs ending space mission early after medical emergency
The U.S. space agency said Wednesday it could curtail the Crew-11 mission in a rare move, which involve astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia.
Fireworks explode in the sky to bring in the New Year around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben," at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London at midnight on Thursday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 1, 2026
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil
Revelers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year.
Gray wolves and ancient dire wolves diverged millions of years ago, yet groundbreaking efforts to resurrect the extinct species by modifying modern wolves cannot replace the lost ecosystems that once sustained it.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2025
Science still made incredible breakthroughs while under attack
Scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day — some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get nearly the attention they deserved.
Employees gather during an event next to a test rocket body for the Zhuque-2 program at LandSpace’s factory in Huzhou, China, on Dec. 17.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2025
China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
The first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test is now preparing to go public to fund its future projects, as rival SpaceX considers its own initial public offering.
While the H3 was able to lift off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 10:51 a.m., the second-stage rocket engine did not start properly and stopped burning earlier than scheduled.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 22, 2025
JAXA fails in third attempt to put Michibiki No. 5 satellite into orbit
The H3 rocket that carried the satellite was able to lift off, but its second-stage rocket engine did not start properly and stopped burning prematurely.
Michaela Benthaus, who uses a wheelchair, onboard a Blue Origin flight on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 21, 2025
In a first, wheelchair user flies into space
The space company owned by American multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos launched its New Shepard suborbital mission from its site in Texas.
A selection process, or "bake-off," for the SpaceX IPO is underway, with a select group of banks, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, vying for roles, four people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2025
Morgan Stanley seen as front-runner for SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk’s ties to Morgan Stanley run deep, dating back at least 15 years, leaving it widely viewed as ‍the leading ⁠contender to run the syndicate of underwriters.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Wednesday canceled the launch of its eighth H3 rocket and said that at this point, it is not possible to say when it will be rescheduled.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2025
JAXA calls off launch of eighth H3 rocket due to emergency shutdown
This is the second time that the launch of the rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite has not gone according to plan.
ANA Holdings are equipping its commercial jets with sensors to track gases like carbon dioxide.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2025
Passenger jets are Japan’s newest tool to track climate change
ANA and the nation’s space agency are accelerating efforts to use sensors mounted on commercial jets to improve the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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