Feb 14 Analysis from Japan's lunar spacecraft could shed light on moon's origin By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A Japan space agency official says an unmanned spacecraft that landed on the moon last month has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement. Continue reading
Feb 06 The Pentagon believes it has identified the problem behind fatal Osprey crash and grounding of fleet By Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure in an Osprey aircraft that led to a fatal crash in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months. Continue reading
Jan 25 Japan's 1st moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, touched down on the Moon early on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 21 Japan has joined an elite club by landing on the moon. Here's what others are doing By Foster Klug, Associated Press Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, a milestone that puts the country in a club previously occupied by only the United States, the Soviet Union, India and China. Here’s a look at high-profile recent and upcoming attempts, and… Continue reading
Jan 19 Japan becomes the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 08 Japan's foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation By Associated Press Kamikawa conferred with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw and a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She also was scheduled to meet President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Jan 06 Crews rescue woman in her 90s from rubble 5 days after Japan's deadly earthquake By Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. Continue reading
Jan 05 Survivors found in homes smashed by Japan quake, but dozens are still missing By Yuri Kageyama, Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Associated Press Deaths climbed Friday to 94 people, and 222 people were missing after a series of powerful quakes rattled Japan's western coast and triggered tsunamis. Continue reading
Jan 04 Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 84 By Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press More soldiers have been ordered to bolster the rescue operations Thursday, providing those in need with drinking water, hot meals and setting up bathing facilities after a magnitude 7.6 quake hit Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions Monday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Investigators look into air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash By Foster Klug, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport shows that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway. Continue reading