Farming on the Moon
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to link up with several public and private sector organizations to launch research and on creating sustainable food sources on the Moon. Space Fo…
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Japan Post Deliveries from the Sky
Japan Post is joining forces with Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL), a domestic drone manufacturer, to start delivering mail by air. Japan Post Group announced its plans to collaborat…
New Museum to Add to the Nintendo Legend
Nintendo, Japan’s largest video game company, is set to open its Nintendo Gallery Museum in Kyoto by 2024, the firm has announced. The gaming giant has revealed its plan to repurpose an old fact…
Disrupting Business Media Podcast
In the fifth episode of the Japan Startup Megaphone podcast, we spoke with our dai-senpai in this field, Tim Romero, a Tokyo-based author and entrepreneur best known for his Disrupting Japa…
Record 15.9 Million Computers Shipped in Japan
A record 15.9 million computers were shipped in Japan over the course of the year 2020, with demand boosted by the pandemic and its enhanced teleworking requirements. This shipping volume was up…
Idemitsu Entering Electric Car Business
Idemitsu Kosan, mainly known an an oil refining company, has reportedly decided to enter the electric car market this year in partnership with the Tajima Motor Corporation. This news, which was …
A Drone for Tight Spaces
Sensyn Robotics has unveiled its “Sensyn Explorer,” a small drone about the size of the palm of one’s hand, which is designed to operate within tight indoor spaces. The Shibuya-based firm a…
Terra Drone Enters Air Taxi Business
Terra Drone has flagged its interest in entering the air taxi business by forming a tie-up with AirMobility, both of them Tokyo-based technology firms. Terra Drone is an established pl…
World’s Fastest Electric Car
Osaka-based Aspark Co. has developed what it calls the “the fastest accelerating car in the world,” which can go from from 0 to 60 mph in 1.69 seconds. The Aspark Owl, which the company als…
Osaka Reaches for the Skies
Osaka Prefecture has launched a new organization with the objective of establishing commercial flying car services by 2023. Launched in an event held on the 17th, the new group goes by an unwiel…