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A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander on the moon. But it appears to have failed again. Five hours after the landing time of 3:17 p.m ...

Japan’s largest energy company, INPEX Corporation (TYO: 1605), has initiated commissioning operations at its groundbreaking blue hydrogen and ammonia demonstration project in Kashiwazaki City ...

TOKYO — A Japanese court ruled former executives at ... for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company. The Tokyo High Court ruling on Friday reversed a lower court ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan's hopes of achieving its first soft landing on the Moon by a private company were dashed Friday when the mission was aborted over lost contact with the Resilience spacecraft ...

Japanese space company's loss of lunar lander contact "doesn't look great," former astronaut says Posted: June 6, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 Officials are waiting for a status update from a ...

"As of 8:00 a.m. on June 6, 2025, mission controllers have determined that it is unlikely that communication with the lander will be restored," Japanese company ispace wrote in a statement posted ...

TOKYO (AP) — A private Japanese spacecraft falls silent while trying to land on the moon, company officials say. LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: DC chef snags top prize at James Beard Awards Close alert.

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The company will stream the landing event starting from 3:10 JST (2:10 pm ET) in both Japanese and English. If successful, it would mark the first successful moon landing by a private Japanese company ...