Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M

Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions on defense exports, efforts designed to build a homegrown aerospace sector filled with domestic startups that have a global reach. Letara, a Sapporo-based startup developing hybrid propulsion systems for spacecraft, is looking to capitalize on that push. After focusing on hybrid…

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What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Nvidia’s chief Jensen Huang spent two days — July 15 and 16 — in Tokyo, courting Japan’s industrial and chip-supply elite, weeks after a keynote in Taiwan, and months after a visit to South Korea. He left with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem: a national AI factory, partnerships with the country’s leading robotics companies,…

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Famitsu Sales: 6/8/26 – 6/14/26 [Update]

Famitsu Sales: 6/8/26 – 6/14/26 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of June 8, 2026 to June 25, 2026. Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 for Switch was the highest selling new and overall release this week, opening at 100,976 retail copies sold. A digital-only PlayStation 4 version was also released. On the hardware…

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Famitsu Sales: 6/1/26 – 6/7/26

Famitsu Sales: 6/1/26 – 6/7/26

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of June 1, 2026 to June 7, 2026. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for Switch remained the highest selling game, moving another 50,151 retail copies. The highest selling new release of the week was the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy…

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Inazuma Eleven: Cross launches June 9 in Japan

Inazuma Eleven: Cross launches June 9 in Japan

Free-to-play mobile game Inazuma Eleven: Cross will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on June 9 in Japan, publisher and developer LEVEL-5, and developer Aiming announced. Pre-registration is available now. Here are the latest details: Our new mobile title Inazuma Eleven: Cross will officially launch on Tuesday, June 9, 2026…

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