Space in Japan

Japan|Associations and Chambers

ABLab is a nonprofit community for people who want to pursue space business. It supports individuals and companies considering space business and promotes business creation and

Japan|Manufacturers

ArkEdge Space is a Japanese company that builds satellites, with the aim of empowering people with satellites for a prosperous future. Its news reports a JAXA study confirming the

Japan|Manufacturers

Canon Electronics Inc. is a Japanese company with space-related business, including the CE-SAT series of microsatellites, alongside business solutions and products. It also works

Japan|Aviation Consulting

cosmobloom Inc. is a Japanese space technology company whose team originated from the Space Structure Systems Laboratory of Nihon University. Its site says the team provides

Japan|Aviation Consulting

HIREC is a Japanese company that provides parts technology and safety and quality assurance expertise for the space field. The company offers reliability and quality assurance

Japan|Manufacturers

Japanese rocket developer building the ZERO small satellite launcher

Japan|Aircraft Parts Suppliers

Jupitor Corporation is a Japanese trading and manufacturing company that handles equipment, materials, parts and machined products for space, aviation, electronics, electrical and

Japan|Aircraft Software

Marble Visions Inc. is a Japanese company building an Earth observation satellite system for more frequent and more precise imaging, with the aim of providing satellite images and

Japan|Space

Meisei Electric describes itself as a comprehensive environmental observation system maker covering fields from underwater to space. Its core technologies are sensing and

Japan|Government and Agencies

The Cabinet Office of Japan is in charge of planning, designing and coordinating policies concerning space exploitation. Its Space Policy pages also cover policies for the

Japan|Manufacturers

OKI Circuit Technology is a Japanese manufacturer of custom printed wiring boards that add functions to suit each application. The company is part of the OKI group and describes

Japan|Manufacturers

Sagami Tsushin Kogyo, based in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, does printed circuit board assembly with soldering and also takes part in the manufacture and design of space equipment. It

Japan|Aviation Business Intelligence

Space BD is a Japanese company that describes itself as a space trading company, developing business in the space industry with services in satellite-related fields, science and

Japan|Aviation Consulting

amulapo Inc. is a Japanese company with a broad range of space business activities, from space experience services to space development. Its projects include research and

Japan|Aircraft Parts Suppliers

Astrex develops power control units and battery modules for space use. Its business covers space power control units, space battery modules, ground power supplies, digital and

Japan|Space

Astroscale delivers on-orbit services, including debris removal, life extension and inspection, for civil, defense and commercial space missions. Its listed customers include

Japan|Manufacturers

Microsatellite pioneer in Tokyo, Space within Your Reach

Japan|Manufacturers

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. offers satellite components. Its Japanese-language page presents high-performance components for artificial satellites and new power technology.

Japan|Aircraft Maintenance

IHI Corporation is a heavy-industry manufacturer working in four main areas: resource, energy and environment; social infrastructure; industrial systems and general-purpose

Japan|Manufacturers

iMAGINE-X is a Japanese startup originating from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo. It provides high-resolution,

Japan|Space

iQPS, Inc., known in Japanese as the QPS Research Institute, develops small SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellites and provides high resolution radar imagery for near real time

Japan|Government and Agencies

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performs various activities related to aerospace as an organisation, from basic research in the aerospace field to development and

Japan|Manufacturers

Orbital Lasers is a Japanese company that develops satellite laser technology to address challenges from Earth to space. In September 2026 it announced an investment in LogistLab

Japan|Aircraft Software

Orbitalnet provides AI analysis of satellite imagery, aerial photographs and point clouds, along with feature extraction, super-resolution, 3D modelling, and QGIS and WebGIS