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

• Associations and Chambers

Japan|Manufacturers

Micro-satellite constellations and hosted payloads from Japan

• Manufacturers

Japan|Space

Astroscale provides on orbit services for space. Its work covers inspection, servicing and the removal of space debris.

Japan|Space

Microsatellite pioneer in Tokyo, Space within Your Reach

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

• Manufacturers

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

• Aviation Consulting

Japan|Aviation Consulting

HIREC, short for High-Reliability Engineering and Components Corporation, is a Japanese company that gives parts technology and safety and quality assurance expertise to the space industry. The company describes itself as a group of specialists in space parts technology and in safety and quality assurance.

• Aviation Consulting

Japan|Manufacturers

IHI Corporation is a Japanese heavy industry group with an aero engine, space and defense business and work on sustainable aviation fuel and aircraft electrification.

• Manufacturers
• Aircraft Maintenance

Japan|Manufacturers

Japanese rocket developer building the ZERO small satellite launcher

• Manufacturers

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

• Aircraft Parts Suppliers

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

• Aircraft Software

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

• Aviation Weather Services

Japan|Manufacturers

Mitsubishi Electric is a Japanese group that makes electrical and electronic products. The site says the company was founded in 1921.

• Manufacturers

Japan|Government and Agencies

The National Space Policy Secretariat is part of the Cabinet Office of Japan. It plans and coordinates the country's space policy.

• Government and Agencies

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

• Manufacturers

Japan|Aircraft Software

Orbitalnet, Inc. is a Japanese company that builds geospatial solutions using satellite images, aerial photos, point clouds and AI.

• Aircraft Software

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

• Manufacturers

Japan|Space

Japanese satellite operator and SKY PerfecTV! broadcaster

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

• Aviation Business Intelligence

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

• Aviation Consulting

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

• Aircraft Parts Suppliers

Japan|Manufacturers

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

• Manufacturers

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,

• Manufacturers

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