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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...

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

LiveScience

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.

Motor1

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...

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Evening Standard

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.

Space

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.

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

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

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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

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New anime in 2025: the biggest upcoming and ongoing shows, including release dates

Here are the dozens of biggest new anime shows and movies to look forward to in 2025

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How to watch Japan's historic moon landing live as highly anticipated day arrives

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

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AWS unveils multi-billion dollar investment to expand Japan cloud computing capabilities

One of Amazon’s biggest cloud investments will head for Japan as the company prepares for more AI.

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The Mazda6 Is Dead In Japan

A replacement isn't planned because Mazda thinks the CX models can fill the void.

AAP

Croker, Japan's Shinchi win Australian amateur titles

Queensland golfer Quinn Croker has won the Australian Amateur men's title at Yarra Yarra while Japanese teenager Mamika Shinchi took the women's crown.

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Japan's SLIM spacecraft set to land on the moon soon

Discover the mission of Japan's smart lander for investigating the moon, SLIM spacecraft, as it aims to uncover the origins of the moon.

The Hindu

Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts the precision landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe on Friday.

International Business Times

Japan's Little Moon Toy: The Camera Probe Ready To Roll

On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth.

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