A lunar lander developed by Japanese company ispace has entered orbit around the moon, setting up a lunar landing attempt by the end of April. Tokyo-based ispace said that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander entered orbit at 9:24 p.m. Eastern March 20 after a burn by its main engine lasting several minutes. The company did not disclose the parameters of the orbit but said that the maneuver was a success.

Kenzaburo Oe, a giant of Japanese writing and winner of the Nobel prize in literature, has died aged 88. Spanning fiction and essays, Oe’s work tackled a wide range of subjects from militarism and nuclear disarmament to innocence and trauma, and he became an outspoken champion for the voiceless in the face of what he regarded as his country’s failures. Regarded by some in Japan as distinctly western, Oe’s style was often likened to William Faulkner; in his own words, in his writing he would “start from my personal matters and then link it up with society, the state and the world”.

Japan said it had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched into space on Tuesday after the vehicle's second-stage engine failed to ignite, in a blow to its efforts to expand access to space and remain competitive in a launch market roiled by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The current age of consent is the third lowest worldwide and has remained unchanged since 1907.

It is difficult to find the correct payment gateway because there are so many organisations that offer payment gateways and payment processors. Furthermore, practically all payment gateways provide the same functionality, making selecting the proper payment gateway even more difficult.

Well what do you know – plenty of hard-nosed regulation by central authorities actually protected investors

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, an unmanned outlet that recently opened in the port town of Yokohama near Tokyo, houses three machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak, as well as canned whale meat....

The so-called lost decade has now stretched to three. What went wrong, asks Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

Aspiring Japanese astronauts have taken their final exams on a mock lunar surface at a training facility near Tokyo, with the successful candidates to be revealed next month.

Authorities to begin release of a million tonnes of water from stricken nuclear plant after treatment to remove most radioactive material

Eleven years after the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, the region's inhabitants are preparing for a new step. Japan will soon start discharging treated water into the sea. Water that touched the fuel has become radioactive. Filtered in a plant within the power plant, it's kept in tanks that will reach their maximum capacity in 2023.

We wash our hands in public restrooms, so why not clean our phones? This is such a smart idea!

The intricately carved hanko has been long associated with authenticity in Japan, but as ready-made alternatives and digital versions emerge, is it still relevant?

NASA signed an arrangement with the Japanese government that extends Japan’s presence on the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, in addition to contributing components for a future lunar outpost.

Android houses a secret that gives it a leg up over Apple: APKs. APKs allow you to download and install apps without a foreign Google account.

Japanese education and science minister Keiko Nagaoka said on Friday that Japan will extend its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme to 2030, following the footsteps of ally the United States.

Japanese policymakers made fresh threats of intervention on Thursday after the yen tumbled past the key psychological level of 150 to the dollar, keeping investors on high alert in case Tokyo steps into markets again to support the fragile currency.

A 65-year-old Japanese woman was scammed online by a scammer claiming to be a Russian astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS), Vice has reported. The matter came to light after the woman grew suspicious of the large sum of money he wanted her to transfer to him.

An 86-year-old bodybuilder broke his own record as the oldest person to compete in the Japan championships on Oct. 9. Toshisuke Kanazawa, who lives in the city of Hiroshima, took part in the 68th edition of the men's Japan bodybuilding championships in Osaka, going up against young bodybuilders with exquisite poses.

Microsoft is present at the Tokyo Game Show 2022 including the head of Xbox Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, VP of gaming at Microsoft. Since this year appears to be focused on Xbox’s presence at the Tokyo Game Show 2022, Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond were interviewed by several Japanese outlets including IGN Japan. During a live stream Q/A session by IGN Japan, Sarah Bond was asked to reveal if there is an exclusive game from a Japanese studio in development for Xbox.