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H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6 lifts off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket
The successful launch is an important comeback for Japan as it seeks to restore confidence in the H3 series and demonstrate the rocket can support a wider range of missions.
The seventh H3 rocket carrying the newly developed HTV-X1 resupply vehicle is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Oct 26, 2025
JAXA launches new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to International Space Station
The craft＊s journey to the ISS will be the first time in five years that Japan has sent supplies to the station.
Japan＊s flagship H2A rocket lifts off for the final time early Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2025
Japan＊s H2A rocket retired after successful final launch
The rocket＊s 50th and final mission carried the GOSAT-GW, a government-developed hybrid environmental observation satellite.
A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H3 rocket carrying a defense communication satellite is successfully launched Monday from the Tanegashima Space Center launch site in Kagoshima Prefecture.
51勛圖厙
Nov 4, 2024
Fifth time＊s a charm as H3 rocket puts defense satellite in orbit
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched the defense communication satellite, after four earlier launch dates were postponed.
The H3 rocket, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 17.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2024
Mitsubishi to provide H3 rockets for France＊s Eutelsat from 2027
The deal is a major overseas win for Japan＊s ?220 billion ($1.55 billion) state-backed H3 rocket project.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket takes off in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 10, 2024
Europe＊s Ariane 6 rocket goes retro in challenge to SpaceX
Reusable rockets and frequent launches ※were once aspirational but are now minimal requirements§ to compete commercially, said the Rocket Lab CEO and founder.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new flagship H3 rocket is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2024
Japan successfully puts advanced satellite into orbit using H3 rocket
The agency＊s third H3 rocket launch was carrying the high-resolution Daichi-4 Earth observation satellite, which cost around ?32 billion to develop.
Masashi Okada (right), project manager of the H3 rocket for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Mayuki Niitsu, Mitsubishi Heavy industries' H3 rocket project manager, in front of a rocket core at a Mitsubishi plant in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, on March 21
51勛圖厙
Apr 26, 2024
Japan＊s space agency sets June 30 as third launch date for H3 rocket
The rocket will carry the Daichi-4 satellite, which is designed for high-resolution Earth observation.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2024
Space One postpones bid to be Japan＊s first private firm to put satellite in orbit
The Tokyo-based startup halted the mission after a ship ventured into a ※maritime warning area§ just 10 minutes before the launch.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2024
Can Japan＊s new H3 rocket compete with Elon Musk＊s Falcon 9?
In order to seriously compete with the Falcon 9, which currently dominates the market, experts say price and usability of the H3 would be key.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2024
Japan＊s space agency successfully launches latest H3 rocket
With the H3, JAXA aims to maintain Japan＊s prowess in rocket development technologies and give a jolt to related industries.
Masashi Okada, project manager in charge of H3＊s development at JAXA, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2024
Japan＊s space agency set to retry H3 rocket launch
With H3, JAXA aims to maintain Japan＊s prowess in rocket development technologies and give a jolt to related industries.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2024
Japan delays H3 rocket＊s second launch due to bad weather
The new launch date will be announced later, but weather conditions at the launch site, Tanegashima Space Center, appear to set recover late Friday.
The first unit of H3 rocket carrying the Earth observation satellite Daichi-3 is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in March last year.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2024
JAXA to give second shot at H3 rocket launch Thursday
During last year＊s launch, the second-stage engine of the first unit failed to ignite due to an electrical problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 19, 2021
With lower launch costs, Japan＊s next-gen H3 rocket aims for global success
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are hoping to attract a wide range of commercial demand, including satellite launches for organizations overseas.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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