Japan has a long history of launching orbital rockets, dating back about half a century. During much of this time, its launch industry has focused largely on orbiting national payloads, such as ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

Japan’s AAM roadmap shows a practical path from test flights to real operations with phased infrastructure, regulation, and public acceptance.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday instructed ...

The Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile, pictured above launching from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, is jointly developed by the US and Japan. The MDA said if GPI joint ...

Japan, Britain and Italy reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to push joint development of a next-generation fighter jet as a centerpiece of their increasingly close defense ties in the face of ...

The Japanese government has approved plans to proceed with the co-development of a Joint New Air-to-Air Missile with the United Kingdom in fiscal year 2022. (Japanese Ministry of Defence) As part of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday instructed his government to consider developing safer, smaller nuclear reactors, signaling a renewed emphasis on nuclear energy years ...