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Japan’s attempt to put a privately-owned spacecraft on the Moon appears to have ended in failure. Scheduled to land in the Mare Frigoris region at 16:40 GMT, the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander lost contact with Mission Control in Nihonbashi, Tokyo shortly b… Continue reading Japan’s Hakuto-R Moon landing ends in silence
Japanese startup ispace assumed failure in its attempt to make the first private moon landing on Tuesday as engineers struggled to regain contact with the company’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander long after it was due for a lunar touchdown. From a repo… Continue reading Japan’s Ispace Assumes Failure in Bid To Make First Commercial Moon Landing
An anonymous reader shares a report: Kojima is a small company and little-known outside Japan, where it produces cup holders, USB sockets and door pockets for car interiors. But its modest role in the automotive supply chain is a critical one. And when… Continue reading Cybersecurity Nightmare in Japan Is Everyone Else’s Problem Too
Japan is using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to try and make its often opaque and complex government regulations easier to understand. From a report: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is now trying out the chatbot to simplify official documents an… Continue reading Japan Government To Use ChatGPT for First Time on Red Tape
Japan said on Friday it will restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a U.S. push to curb China’s ability to make advanced chips. From a report: Japan, home to major chip equipme… Continue reading Japan Restricts Chipmaking Equipment Exports as It Aligns With US China Curbs
The next World Expo won’t kick off until 2025, but initial architectural designs are already being revealed for it. This example is designed by Apropos Architects and will take the form of a top-heavy spiraling structure that pays homage to the Czech R… Continue reading Stunning spiraling pavilion to showcase Czech glass expertise
A group of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns, an LDP lawmaker said on Mond… Continue reading Japan Lawmakers Eye Ban on TikTok, Others If Used Improperly
Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine burn in anticipation of a landing attempt in late April.Co… Continue reading Private Japanese spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of landing attempt
Space may be the final frontier, but it still needs someone to keep the peace. To help achieve this, Northrop Grumman and Tokyo-based IHI Corporation are teaming up to develop small, highly maneuverable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) satellites for Japan… Continue reading Northrop Grumman and IHI partner to develop patrol satellites
Rest of World reports on viral teenage pranks at conveyor-belt sushi chain restaurants across Japan, which snowballed into a societal phenomenon that social media users and the Japanese press have named “sushi terrorism.”
It began January 9th when a … Continue reading Teenage Pranks at Japan’s Restaurants Lead to AI-Powered Sushi Monitors, Arrests