The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) will procure the next generation of Japanese anti-landing craft missiles next year as ...

Japan’s moon lander nailed its tricky, “pinpoint” touchdown on the lunar surface, officials from the country’s space agency announced Thursday, but a newly released image revealed that the spacecraft ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace aims to become the first non-U.S. company to achieve a controlled moon landing as it prepares for the touchdown of its second uncrewed spacecraft on Friday, ...

A moon rover that traveled aboard Japan's spacecraft to the lunar surface shows the lander upside down. Credit: JAXA A photo of Japan's robotic moon lander shows that though the spacecraft did make ...

Landing on the moon is no easy feat. The success of Japan’s first lunar probe has been fraught with tension. The unmanned rover, known as Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), landed upside down ...

On the sidelines of the state visit by the Japanese prime minister to Washington this week, US and Japanese officials have signed an agreement to cement a partnership that will pave the way for a ...

The private ispace Resilience lander will land on the moon at 3:17 p.m. EDT today (June 5), but only if the company pursues its prime landing spot. Here's why. Update for 5 p.m. ET: The Japanese ...