A Japanese remote sensing satellite, designed for marine observations, was launched in February, 1987.
Kyokko is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit.
Waseda-SAT2 is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010.
The reason was concern for a Japanese satellite stowed in the cargo bay.
The facility was upgraded in 1988 to enable it to receive the high-resolution images being generated by the Japanese satellite.
Most of the early Japanese satellites were for scientific exploration, resulting in many scientific achievements.
The nighttime landing was dictated by the course the shuttle had to follow in chasing down the Japanese satellite.
Capturing the Japanese satellite, which held a variety of experiments, was the top priority for Endeavour.
After I contacted the Space Center, they forwarded the latest pictures from the Japanese satellite.
The Japanese satellite named Hiten crash-landed in the vicinity of this crater in 1993.