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Japan Pushing Its Tech Companies to Partner with U.S. Defense Industry iStock illustration CHIBA, Japan — It’s a new dawn of defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific as nations such as Japan and the United States grow closer militarily as a hedge against China’s ambitions in the region. The two nations, …

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), was selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® and will begin in April 2023. SeaGuardian will be used to conduct various tests …

Newsfrom Japan Economy Technology Jan 27, 2023 10:53 (JST) Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Telecommunications company KDDI Corp. <9433>, map maker Zenrin Co. <9474> and others in Japan launched a drone delivery service using U.S. aerospace company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet access service in Chichibu, a mountainous city in the eastern …

And blockchain accelerator Tribe goes virtual for batch 3. From ChannelNewsAsia: Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, according to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan …

Trevor Mogg Every summer, thousands of hikers head to Mount Fuji to embark on what for many will be the most ambitious climb of their lives. At 3,776 meters, Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain, with outdoor enthusiasts attracted by its distinctive volcanic-cone shape and its special place in the …