Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Interest in putting humans back on the Moon has been making a comeback in recent years. From plans to take us back to the lunar surface, to plans that involve a literal space station orbiting our ...

A Japanese H3 rocket could not put a government-run QZS-5 navigation satellite into its intended orbit after engine trouble, ...

Discover Japan through the lens of astronomy, from advanced research centres to skies that inspire both science and tradition. Visit world-class facilities including JAXA’s Tsukuba Space Center, ...

In a world-first clinical trial, Japanese scientists have successfully implanted lab-grown brain cells into Parkinson’s disease patients — and early results suggest the treatment may actually work. If ...

Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.

Some unusual embryos may soon be growing in Japan: those of human-mouse and human-rat hybrids, news sources are reporting. A research group in Japan received approval from a committee in the Japanese ...

Japan celebrated when two of its scientists won Nobel Prizes in October. But their wins came amid growing concerns about the future of scientific research ― and both laureates are among those calling ...