In this news roundup, new satellites and technology demos, ispace strategy changes, plus the usual funding and contract announcements. There are also a couple of new sections with notable videos, reports, and datasets.

In this news roundup, we have several new funding and contract announcements, the HTV-X cargo separation from the ISS, another KAIROS rocket failure, Chinese export controls, and much more.

A periodic news roundup on the space, Earth observation, and geospatial industries in Japan.

A monthly news roundup and a deep-dive on Japan's STEM Labor Workforce.