SUBODHANA WIJEYERATNE

The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs will be released 27th January 2026!

I’m delighted to announce that my first academic book – The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs will be released by Stanford University Press in January 2026. The work covers the history of spacefaring in Japan, from its earliest proponents in the 1900s, through to the successes of the Hayabusa missions…

Listen to ‘The North’ at khōréō magazine!

I’m delighted that my short story ‘The North’ has an audio version! You can check it out here. Thank you so much to Zhui Ning Chang, Raymond Feliz, and Jenelle DeCosta for putting it together.

Come join my AMA on r/AskHistorians tomorrow!

I’ll be conducting an AMA on Reddit’s r/AskHistorians subreddit tomorrow, 0900-1200 EST. Come along and ask me all the questions about Japanese rocketry you like!