https://spacewatch.global/tag/hokkaido-university/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 01 May 2025 10:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/hokkaido-university/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/ispace-selected-by-japan-space-fund-for-lunar-water-exploration-project/ Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65130 Japan’s Strategic Space Fund has selected ispace as part of a team for the "Development and demonstration of lunar water resource exploration technology (sensing technology)." The project team, led by the Institute of Science Tokyo, includes ispace, The University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Osaka Metropolitan University, as well as other organizations. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/myanmar-to-build-two-earth-observation-satellites-with-japanese-assistance/ Thu, 14 May 2020 05:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22509 Myanmar is to build and launch a small Earth observation satellite by 2021 with the assistance of Japan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-perspectives-kazuto-suzuki-on-need-for-international-rules-for-transparent-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19734 One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/myanmar-government-and-japans-hokkaido-university-discuss-building-earth-observation-satellite/ Thu, 16 May 2019 05:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14127 Representatives of Japan's Hokkaido University recently visited Myanmar to discuss the possibility of building a small Earth observation satellite with counterparts at the Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University, according to an English-language report in the Myanmar press.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/philippines-congress-passes-key-legislation-for-creation-of-national-space-agency/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11896 Legislators in the Philippines Congress have passed key legislation that will establish the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), placing the organisation in charge of developing, running, and promoting the Southeast Asian country's national space programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/myanmar-mulling-space-agency-earth-observation-small-satellite-with-japanese-assistance/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10276 Myanmar is mulling creating its own national space agency and the acquisition of an Earth observation small satellite with the assistance of Hokkaido University in Japan. Myanma engineers and scientists are set to take part in the manufacture and integration of some the components and instruments, according to reports in the Myanma media.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/swgl-feature-post-brexit-british-space-policy-requires-strategic-approach-space-policy-experts/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8848 What are the prospects for Britain cooperating with other countries around the world to meet its satellite navigation needs after it leaves the European Union? Is such cooperation a good use of scarce financial and industrial resources for these countries? Dr. John B. Sheldon, Chairman and President of ThorGroup GmbH and publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/vietnam-joins-japan-led-asian-microsatellite-consortium/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8278 Vietnam has formally joined the Japanese-led Asian Microsatellite Consortium (AMC) with the completion of its MicroDragon microsatellite, a move that will help the Southeast Asian country develop the necessary technologies and human capacities to design and produce further microsatellites, the Vietnam Space Center (VNSC) announced on 9 April 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/japanese-government-support-newspace-sector-policy-review-lunar-property-rights-unlikely/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7900 Japan has announced a significant commitment to developing its NewSpace sector, offering nearly U.S.$1 billion of support, according to a report in Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review. Japanese news outlet the Nikkei Asian Review also claims that the Japanese government is considering amending its space policy and legislation to allow Japanese companies to exploit space resources on the Moon, which would be similar to policy initiatives made by Luxembourg and the United States.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/japans-asean-space-diplomacy-brunei-next/ Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7489 China’s Space Silk Road, an offshoot of its much-vaunted Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has captured the attention of the space sector’s trade media over the past few years, but while China’s ambitions are certainly newsworthy, another Northeast Asian country is quietly building a scientific, technical, and diplomatic space community across Southeast Asia. That country […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/philippines-complete-diwata-2-cubesat-open-microsatellite-laboratory-late-2018/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 05:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7373 The Philippines is set to complete its Diwata-2 Cubesat and hand it over to Japan for launch later this year, according to a senior Filipino government official. Rowena Cristina Guevara, Undersecretary at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), told Filipino media that Diwata-2 will be launched by Japan on an H-IIA space launch vehicle […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/philippines-focus-space-agency-satellites-2018/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:34:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6903 The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines is on the verge of creating a national space agency in 2018. According to the Filipino Secretary of Science and Technology Fortunata de la Peña, the national space agency will be formed “as soon as the laws are passed.” The Congress of the Philippines have […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/swmethemes-chinas-space-silk-road-middle-east-japanese-perspective/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5425 In Part Three of this SpaceWatch Middle East multi-week theme on China’s Space Silk Road and the Middle East, Professor Kazuto Suzuki of Hokkaido University, Japan, argues that Japan’s recent space policies have been developed in response to China’s Space Silk Road, and that Japan has been very proactive in the Middle East as a commercial provider of space […]]]>