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page 12017 in Japan
2017–18 North Korea crisis
escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, due to the rapidly improved nuclear weapons capability of North Korea
2017 in Japan
overview of Japan-related events during the year of 2017
2017 in anime
overview of anime-related events during the year of 2017
Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles
list of 100 castles, intended as a sequel of Top 100 Japanese Castles
Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
former JAXA satellite which demonstrated operations in very low Earth orbit
DSN-2
DSN-2, also known as Kirameki-2 (きらめき), is a geostationary communications satellite operated by DSN Corporation, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Its payload is a pure X-band transceiver and is used for military communications by the Japanese military. It was launched and successfully deployed on 24 January 2017 using a H-IIA rocket flying in its heaviest configuration, the H-IIA 204. It is Japan's first dedicated military communication satellite and is designed for at least fifteen years of service.