Yahoo

Fame at last for Japanese explorer who almost reached the South Pole

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But they had a competitor, a man whose name lacks the resonance of his more illustrious contemporaries, but one who is now rising ...
TMZ

Japan Robot Explorer Lands on Moon, Status of Success Unclear

Japan just became the latest country to set up camp on the moon -- although, how hard it actually touched down is still a little unclear. Yes, it's a big deal ... Japan is now the fifth country to get ...
Business Wire

Panasonic LUMIX GH5 Supports Yasunaga Ogita, a Polar Explorer, in Japan's First Solo South Pole Expedition Without Resupplies

TOKYO-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation supported Polar explorer Yasunaga Ogita, the first Japanese explorer to successfully reach the South Pole in a sole expedition on foot and without ...
CNN

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ wakes up and shares new images of lunar surface

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down hours after landing on the moon 10 days ago, the country’s space agency said Monday. The ...
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Project to rebuild stone markers donated by 19th-century explorer underway in Japan

TSU -- A project is underway to reconstruct stone markers donated late in life by 19th-century Japanese explorer Matsuura Takeshiro to shrines across Japan dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) ...