> Japan has an extensive space programme, mainly focused on developing launchers and space probes.
> Japan also aims to cultivate its space startup scene with businesses including space debris removal company Astroscale and Ispace, which is developing landers and rovers for lunar exploration.
i never seen anyone wear black mask around here they just wear white mask all the time https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/xf1nlz/japanese_dont_wear_black_mask/
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This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/with-us-help-japan-aims-go-player-power-space-2022-05-23/) reduced by 83%. (I’m a bot)
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> TOKYO, May 23 – Space is a key area of cooperation for Japan with the United States, its closest ally, amid heightened tensions with an increasingly assertive China, which itself aims to become a space power.
> Japan has an extensive space programme, mainly focused on developing launchers and space probes.
> Japan also aims to cultivate its space startup scene with businesses including space debris removal company Astroscale and Ispace, which is developing landers and rovers for lunar exploration.
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Can we open borders first though please.