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August 17, 2026
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In a bilateral space effort, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched a Space Domain Awareness payload aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7.
Japanese e-commerce and financial services group Rakuten is helping German defense technology company Helsing pursue a sale of… The post Rakuten helps Helsing pitch HX-2 strike drone to Japan…
The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to Kadena Air Base in Japan broke cover, flying with the “ZZ” tail flash and the markings of the 18th Wing. The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to Kadena Air Base…
SkyDrive Inc has announced that Stéphane Ginoux has joined SkyDrive as an advisor, effective August 1, 2026. In his previous role, Ginoux was concurrently the President of Airbus Japan and the Head…
SkyDrive has appointed Stéphane Ginoux, former President of Airbus Japan and Head of Airbus operations in North Asia, as an The post Former Airbus Japan President Stéphane Ginoux Joins SkyDrive as…
A U.S. Space Domain Awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7 successfully launched aboard Japan's H3 launch vehicle on August 10, 2026. The mission marked the H3 vehicle's second…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The strategic axis between New Delhi and Tokyo is set for a major upward trajectory as defence... The post Skies of Alliance: India and Japan…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Japan-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) pioneer SkyDrive Inc., heavily backed by the Suzuki Motor Corporation,... The post…
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Delta Air Lines (DL) Flight 1921 was preparing to fly from Seattle (SEA) to Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) on February 5, 2025, when a Japan Airlines (JL) Boeing 787 struck the Delta…
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August 16, 2026
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back…
On August 10, 2026, a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center carrying Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7 (QZS-7) spacecraft, which hosts an optical Space Domain…
A 4.5-millimetre jellyfish off the coast of Japan responds to injury or starvation by collapsing into a blob and regrowing as a juvenile polyp — with no known upper limit on how many times it can…
August 15, 2026
A nation's demographic collapse is no longer abstract—it's visible on supermarket shelves. The post Japan now sells more adult nappies than baby nappies, a genuine and jarring marker of a country…
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Japan Airlines dominates the world's busiest Airbus A350-900 routes in 2026, while other carriers across Asia make the rest top seven.
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August 14, 2026
The Aug. 10 launch of QZS-7 completes bilateral program to host U.S. sensors aboard Japanese navigation satellites The post U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation…
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters to escort a Chinese Y-9 intelligence aircraft that carried out a reconnaissance mission near Okinawa. The Chinese aircraft…
Vietjet Air Cargo has selected Group Concorde to provide sales agency (GSA) services covering Japan and Indonesia. The new tie-up started in August and will see India-headquartered Group Concorde…
Tokyo has deployed a Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to Djibouti to participate in an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia. Japan’s…
American carrier Delta Air Lines announced it will launch a new daily route between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT), its second route from…
A priori, Moscow has not taken the path of rapprochement with Tokyo. While the presence of Russian military aircraft in the Kuril Islands is normally limited to transport…
August 13, 2026
Japan and the Philippines took another step in integrating their air forces with an operation involving a Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighters. The activity…
SkyDrive Inc., a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, announced the completion of a demonstration flight of its “SKYDRIVE” eVTOL aircraft (SkyDrive Model SD-05). The flight…
Group Concorde has been appointed GSSA for Vietjet Air Cargo in Japan and Indonesia, effective August 2026, taking responsibility for sales, customer engagement and market development in both…
August 12, 2026
Japan is strengthening its role in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as it prepares for the next generation of air combat. The post Japan Turns to GCAP 6th-Gen Fighter Amid Most Advanced Jet in…
On August 12, 2026, space infrastructure provider Redwire Corporation announced a strategic teaming agreement with Japanese trading and commercial development firm Kanematsu Corporation. Under the…
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More than five hundred dead, four survivors and a desperate message On August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747 belonging to the Japanese company crashed into a mountain range while en route to Osaka. It is…
Tokyo, Japan (August 12, 2026)- Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with Kanematsu…
Japan's H3 has flown a clean second success, deploying the MICHIBIKI QZS-7 navigation satellite from Tanegashima and putting December's mishap behind it.
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August 11, 2026
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike recently announced plans to build underground shelters in the Japanese city in order to provide safe and protective spaces…
Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines are expanding their codeshare partnership, prompted by Malaysia Airlines' launch of a new Fukuoka-Kuala Lumpur route on 2 September…
