Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan hopes to restore power to ‘Moon Sniper’

Space agency JAXA says its vessel could be revived thanks to an early shutdown, noting it has ‘lots’ of data.

Al Jazeera

Reinventing the eel: first lab-grown eel meat revealed

Wild freshwater eels are at risk of extinction due to overfishing but their meat can now be cultivated from cells

The Guardian - UK

Japan Says 'Possibility' Moon Lander Power Can Be Restored

Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday.

International Business Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

JPY TO USD and Other Currency Rates - 22 January 2024

Japanese Yen TO USD buying exchange rate is USD 148.08 as per open market rate and JPY TO USD selling exchange rate for 1 Japanese Yen is USD 148.08. Updat...

Top News

PM Modi congratulates Japan on successful lunar landing

ISRO is looking forward to cooperating with Japanese agency JAXA in the field of space exploration, PM Modi has said.

The Hindu

Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J Bass review – of war crimes and punishment

A detailed and sharply observed account of the 1946-1948 Tokyo trials – proceedings that were implicitly racist and hypocritical, and with a prosecution team that was led by a ‘blundering alcoholic’

The Guardian - UK

Japanese Journalist Brings Lonely #MeToo Battle To Sundance

When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much of the media.

International Business Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Manchester United enter three-way Premier League transfer battle for Bundesliga star: report

Man United could put themselves at the front of the queue, ahead of two big Premier League rivals

FourFourTwo

Japan's lunar lander lands on moon but faces power issues

Japan's lunar lander has successfully reached the moon but is facing power issues. While landing itself is a significant achievement, the mission's success...

Top News

Robbie Deans' Wild Knights dominate in Japan

Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans' Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have crashed home 10 tries in a 70-12 win to consolidate top spot in Japan Rugby League One.

AAP

In the aftermath of Japan’s Noto earthquake, what’s next for Ishikawa crafts?

Craftspeople from the Ishikawa craft district tell Wallpaper* how the 2024 Noto earthquake affected their community, and what lies ahead

Wallpaper

Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch

Japan's spacecraft, SLIM, successfully made a soft landing on the moon, but faces challenges with power generation.

The Hindu

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Lands But Power Running Low

Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but its "Moon Sniper" spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.

International Business Times

Japan's spacecraft lands on moon, solar panels not functioning

Japan successfully lands a spacecraft on the moon, joining an elite group of nations, but faces a setback as solar panels fail. Stay tuned for updates.

Top News

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s Slim spacecraft lands on moon but struggles to generate power

Jaxa space agency says lander’s solar panels may not be angled correctly, after apparently flawless descent

GamesRadar

MMO and JRPG fans, I don't want to get your hopes up, but after rumors of a global release Square Enix says it's planning "a variety of initiatives" for Dragon Quest 10

It could just be more Japan-exclusive expansions, or it could be something much more exciting for us in the West

LiveScience

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hours

Japan's SLIM lander successfully reached the lunar surface on Friday, Jan. 19, but problems with its solar cells mean it could be dead on the moon within hours.

Motor1

Never Forget The Driver: Honda S600 and Honda Beat, Side By Side

Soichiro Honda built a global car company out of WWII surplus. His first car, the S600, and his last, the Beat, show how he did it.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

Successful Moon landing: Japan achieves historic milestone with pinpoint technology

Japan's historic mission to land a robotic explorer on the moon is underway. With recent failures in mind, the success of this landing would be a significa...

Evening Standard

The 15 million-year-old small cat: Tech & Science Daily podcast

Plus! Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ mission

Space

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem

Japan's SLIM lander touched down on the moon today (Jan. 19), notching a huge success for the nation. But SLIM's life may be quite short, as its solar panels aren't working.

The Hindu

Hockey: Japan break Indian hearts and Olympic dreams, book ticket to Paris

Hockey: India's hopes of qualifying for the Olympics end with a 0-1 loss to Japan in the 3rd place play-off.

Evening Standard

Japan makes contact with 'sniper' spacecraft after it lands on moon

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

The Hindu

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft

Japan's spacecraft attempts a precision landing on the Moon, aiming to revitalize its space program and become the fifth country to achieve a moonshot.

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft makes lunar landing but is unable to generate electricity via solar power – as it happened

Slim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricity

1 … 203 204 205 206

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Borussia Monchengladbach

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

26 stories

Japan Rugby League One

19 stories

the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

17 stories

The Planetary Society

16 stories

the Wild Knights

15 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.