NASA takes over Japan's portion of ISS control center, following evacuation

Discovery News reports that NASA has taken over Japan's portion of the International Space Station (ISS), and is managing the Japanese cargo ship docked at the orbital outpost, after Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) center in Tsukuba was evacuated following the earthquake and tsunami. (via @Miles O'Brien)

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Sam

What kind of japanese cargo ship docks at the ISS?? I realize that I could take the time to go google it and find out (and I will, shortly), but I think the wording here is a little bizarre. Is it a shuttle? Some kind of single use job? How ’bout a name? What’s it doing there?
- Sam
  
  I just read the linked article and it’s just plain skimpy on details, but it does say “robot cargo ship”. JAPAN HAS ROBOT CARGO SPACE SHIPS. AWESOME!!
  - Sam
    
    Aww, I’m sad now. The robot cargo space ship, Kounotori 2, will be stuffed with trash and jettisoned, to burn up in the atmosphere on the 28th of March. GOOD BYE, LITTLE ROBOT!
Anonymous

All your Spacebase are belong to U.S.