TOKYO (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese yokozuna grand champion, died of heart failure this month, the U.S. Forces in Japan said on Thursday. He was 54.
This year, Japan became the fifth country to succeed in landing a spacecraft on the Moon , with its SLIM craft touching down in January. - AFP
Kishida hailed the announcement as a"huge achievement" and announced that Japan would in return supply a rover for the programme. And this year, Japan became the fifth country to succeed in landing a spacecraft on the Moon, with its SLIM craft touching down in January. Nasa currently plans to use the rover on the future Artemis 7 mission, followed by subsequent missions over a 10-year lifespan.
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