Category JAPAN

Mitsumu Ejiri, assistant professor at Japan’s National Institute of Polar Research, has been appointed the first female leader of the wintering team of a Japanese Antarctic research expedition. Ejiri, 51, will lead the wintering team of the 67th expedition and…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed to provide multiple H3 rocket launches for French satellite company Eutelsat Group from 2027, it said on Wednesday. The deal is a major overseas win for Japan’s ¥220 billion ($1.55 billion) state-backed H3 rocket…