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MOON

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CULTURE / Film
Nov 27, 2022
'90s Japanese film 'All Under the Moon' director Yoichi Sai dies
In January, Yoichi Sai announced that he was battling bladder cancer.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2022
Japan's space agency gives up on landing moon probe in setback for its lunar program
The agency said the Omotenashi lander could not receive transmissions from Earth to correct its trajectory and position.
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JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Japan extends International Space Station participation to 2030
The space station, a science laboratory spanning the size of a football field and orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth, has been continuously occupied for more than two decades.
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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2022
Skywatchers in Japan treated to rare type of lunar eclipse
The total lunar eclipse coincided with a lunar occultation of Uranus, in which the planet is eclipsed by the moon — something that hasn't been seen in 442 years.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2022
This Japanese startup wants to become the moon’s very own FedEx
Ispace is looking to earn money by ferrying scientific equipment and commercial goods to the moon.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2022
Why go back to the moon?
The United States is nearing the first launch of Artemis, NASA's program to return to the moon. But why repeat what has already been done?
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022
NASA’s Artemis rocket is a gigantic waste of money
NASA's lunar mission is already years late and billions over budget. Meanwhile, private companies have been pushing boundaries in space travel for more than a decade.
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WORLD
Aug 31, 2022
New launch attempt scheduled for NASA's moon rocket after test flight delayed
The highly anticipated uncrewed mission — dubbed Artemis 1 — will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the moon.
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WORLD
Aug 29, 2022
NASA shoots for the moon, on its way to Mars
Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the space program called Artemis is to get under way with the blast off of the uncrewed 98-meter Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
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JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Aug 9, 2022
Why the Unification Church has become a headache for Kishida
Support for Kishida's cabinet has fallen to the lowest since he took office in October at 46%, with many poll respondents saying they wanted an explanation about ties to the church.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2022
South Korea is scouting out the moon, with more missions to come
South Korea's lunar spacecraft, named Danuri, was launched from Florida on Thursday, setting out on a roundabout but fuel-efficient path that will have it arriving at the moon in mid-December.
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 28, 2022
'Sailor-Moon'-inspired group SG5 shows how anime can lift up J-pop
As the music industry opens up to digital realities, the Sailor-Scout-themed pop group and other nascent acts are utilizing anime's popularity to leapfrog into greater consciousness.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2022
South Korea politics roiled by pair sent to North and likely killed
South Korean prosecutors are investigating members of former President Moon Jae-in's government over the 2019 forced repatriation of two North Koreans.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2022
Unification Church: A global religious movement
The group, famed for its mass weddings and business connections, has now found itself in the headlines following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
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JAPAN
May 23, 2022
U.S. and Japan launch bid to put first Japanese astronaut on moon
The joint lunar exploration development ties into the Artemis project, a U.S.-led effort to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.
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JAPAN
May 19, 2022
Japan and U.S. to cooperate on future moon landing by Japanese astronaut
The announcement will be part of the Artemis project, an international effort aimed at advancing lunar exploration and eventually sending astronauts on missions to Mars.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2022
Will South Korea prosecute another president once again?
Questions are being raised as to whether Moon Jae-in will be investigated for abuse of power, much like the presidents who came before him.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 18, 2022
China and U.S. race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals
The countries' inability to cooperate on space risks not only an arms race, but also clashes over resources on the moon and elsewhere.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2022
South Korea’s new president is likely a bland centrist, and that is OK
The real divide between South Korea's right and left is over foreign policy. Change will be most evident here, and Japan particularly is likely to find a Yoon presidency easier.
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EDITORIALS
May 13, 2022
A new president, a new opportunity for Japan-South Korea relations
Signs are encouraging for Tokyo. Throughout the presidential campaign, Yoon Suk-yeol criticized sitting President Moon Jae-in for letting Japan-South Korea relations deteriorate.

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