COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Find other articles by Mr Bartlett on his author page. He also manages the news portal, Japan Story and is a regular contributor to Japan Forward. Agreement Promises to Put Japanese Astronauts on the Moon Within 10 Yearsĭuncan Bartlett is the Editor of Asian Affairs and a Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute, University of London. JAXA’s New Hayabusa2 Mission? On to Another Asteroid.Moving to Mars: What the Japanese are Researching About Living on Another Planet.INTERVIEW | Koichi Wakata on the Prospects of a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon.Japanese Astronaut Noguchi, SpaceX Team Lift Off for International Space Station.Akihiko Hoshide Becomes Second-Ever Japanese Commander of the ISS.Hence our current focus on collecting space samples that requires a sophisticated technology, but also offers immeasurable benefits,” he says. “Unfortunately, Japan has only about one-tenth of NASA’s budget, which means we must take care to act strategically. Space expert Matsui Takafumi notes that JAXA is much cheaper than NASA. Last month, Japan’s parliament passed a record ¥106.6 trillion JPY ($963 billion USD) budget for the fiscal year that began in April, which includes a ¥5 trillion JPY fund ($46 billion USD) set aside for emergency spending related to the pandemic. But that figure is a drop in the ocean compared to overall government spending. Japan’s budget for space activities in 2021 sounds astonishingly large: ¥449.6 billion JPY ($4.14 billion USD). Experts warn North Korea's space program is a fig leaf for tests of weapons of mass destruction. North Korea has launched several satellites into space, including the Kwangmyongsong-4, but it has never released images taken by them. A former head of the space team at the Ministry of Defense, Taro Hayashi, says the SDF is developing the capability to disrupt opponents’ command, control and information operations. Most of the time, the North Koreans try to keep their forces underground in order to evade detection. Japan’s sophisticated satellites spy on North Korea in order to detect movements of its troops, tanks and missiles. The Self Defense Force is building up its capabilities in outer space, cyberspace and in the electromagnetic spectrum – all areas in which the Chinese are investing heavily. Japan’s government acknowledges that the security environment is becoming more testing and uncertain as a result of China’s rise. According to its annual report, China “continues to train its military space elements and field new destructive and non-destructive ground and space-based anti-satellite weapons.” has warned that China’s space weaponry could rival, if not exceed, that of the U.S. The Office of National Intelligence in the U.S. (JAXA via AP, File) China is Ready for Space Warfare The Japanese government is investigating cyberattacks on about 200 companies and research organizations in Japan, including JAXA, by a Chinese militaryp-linked hacking group. Maybe someday, astronauts from each country will be able to talk while eating hamburgers on the lunar surface.” He said: “This is a big project bringing together Japan and the United States and countries all over the world. When the Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi used a telephone call from space to discuss the Artemis program with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga recently, he sounded as though he was longing for a McDonald’s. As the program develops, the plan is to make frequent visits to the Moon and to drive rovers across hitherto unexplored parts of its surface. However, Japan will put forward both male and female candidates to accompany them. At least two of the astronauts on the first mission will be Americans. The program involves Japan, Canada, and the European Space Agency. The Artemis program, led by NASA, aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon by 2024. Moon Missions are Becoming Diverse and Inclusive Newly arrived SpaceX crew At the ISS, Japanese astronaut Hinode greets countryman Noguchi, who arrived at the ISS in November.
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