The Japanese space agency said it had successfully re-established communications with its lunar probe and had received new images of the lunar surface. The agency previously turned off electricity to the vehicle in the hope that the vehicle’s solar panels would start generating electricity automatically. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, via social media … Read more
The United States space agency, NASA, stated that it would postpone the international mission to land astronauts on the Moon from its original plan for the end of 2025 to September 2026. NASA’s Artemis plan, led by the United States, aims to be the first manned landing mission on the Moon in about half a … Read more
Japan’s space agency announced that the country’s first lunar landing craft has been successfully inserted into lunar orbit. The Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) unmanned vehicle was placed in the planned lunar orbit at around 16.50 Japan time on Monday (25/12/2023). He added that the spacecraft is … Read more
NHK understands that final arrangements are being made for at least two Japanese astronauts to join the mission to explore the lunar surface. If the agreement is realized, this will be the first landing on the moon by Japanese astronauts. The United States (US), together with Japan and several other countries, is running the Artemis … Read more
Tourism officials from New York City have held a promotional event in Tokyo aimed at attracting more Japanese travelers to the Big Apple. Japanese travel agents and media personnel were among the attendees at Friday’s event, which featured hip-hop music to mark the 50th anniversary of the genre’s birth in New York. City officials said … Read more
The foreign ministers of the United States and South Korea have agreed to take concerted action against military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin met in Seoul on Thursday. The two shared “deep concerns” about North Korea’s “increasing and dangerous military cooperation … Read more
Toyota Motor says it has agreed to adopt Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging standard for its models for the North American market from 2025. Toyota Motor North America announced on Thursday that it will incorporate charging ports compatible with the standard in some of its battery electric vehicles. They include a new SUV to be assembled at … Read more