A critical announcement determining the fate of “independence” and “commercialization” in Japan’s private space development has been made. Space One Co., Ltd., a space startup headquartered in Tokyo, officially announced on December 15, 2025, that it will launch the third vehicle of its small solid-fuel rocket, KAIROS, on February 25, 2026.
Drainage pumps at pump stations are for preventing rivers from flooding. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is drastically changing the way it orders the pumps.