Enlarge / This artist’s illustration released by Astroscale shows the ADRAS-J spacecraft (left) approaching the defunct upper stage from a Japanese H-IIA rocket. reader comments 19 Astroscale, a well-capitalized Japanese startup, is preparing a small satellite to do something that has never been done in space. This new spacecraft, delivered into orbit Sunday by Rocket ..
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Enlarge / Japan’s first H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a failed test flight in March. reader comments 20 with Japan debuted the new flagship H3 rocket in March, capping a decade-long, nearly $1.5 billion development effort to replace a launch vehicle that has been in service for more than 20 ..
reader comments 93 with Tsubame Industries’ Archax robot. Battery-powered. A close-up of the arm. A closer look at the cockpit. The cockpit has a contact sensor to stop it from opening or closing if something is caught, Tsubame says. Robots are already cleaning our homes and patrolling our cities. Now, they’re ready to embody our ..
The Port of Nagoya, Japan’s largest port in terms of cargo capacity, has suspended loading and unloading following a ransomware attack. Located in central Japan, the port accounts for 10% of Japan’s total trade value, handling Toyota’s exports and imports, as well as cargo containing foods and household appliances. On Wednesday morning, the Nagoya Harbor ..
Japan is the world’s third largest economy. It attracts both criminal and nation-state cyberattacks. The effects of these attacks can be felt on a global scale. The primary cause of cyberattacks against Japanese computer systems are the strength and quality of its manufacturing base. The size of Japanese manufacturers makes them an attractive target for ..
reader comments 149 with 101 posters participating Share this story Japan’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, has declared war on the floppy disk and other forms of obsolete media, which the government still requires as a submission medium for around 1,900 types of business applications and other forms. The goal is to ..
reader comments 94 with 75 posters participating Share this story Covid-19 Coverage View more stories A sub-lineage of the omicron coronavirus variant, dubbed BA.2, continues to increase steadily around the globe as scientists and health officials are still working to understand the risk it poses to public health. So far, the overall data has been ..
Enlarge / Branding is displayed on a fence surrounding the Olympic Stadium on July 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced a fourth state of emergency for Tokyo which will run throughout the Olympic Games and remain in place until August 22. reader comments 186 with 104 posters participating Share ..
reader comments 36 with 34 posters participating Share this story On the back, you get a single giant camera, a time-of-flight sensor, and an LED flash. That’s it. The front, which has curved sides and a super-speedy 240 Hz display. It also comes in white. The camera bump, naturally, is pretty big. Another camera bump ..
reader comments 40 with 33 posters participating Share this story L-R: Luigi, Super Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and Mario, posing at Universal Studios Japan’s upcoming Super Nintendo World theme park in Osaka. “Dad’s busy,” as spoken by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, is the energy that is going to get us through this godforsaken pandemic. ..