2017 in Japan

escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, due to the rapidly improved nuclear weapons capability of North Korea

overview of Japan-related events during the year of 2017

overview of anime-related events during the year of 2017

list of 100 castles, intended as a sequel of Top 100 Japanese Castles

former JAXA satellite which demonstrated operations in very low Earth orbit

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.