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Japan lunar exploration
![Japan’s First Moon Rover Resumes Operations After Landing Upside Down Japan’s First Moon Rover Resumes Operations After Landing Upside Down](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-29-143815.jpg)
Japan’s First Moon Rover Resumes Operations After Landing Upside Down
By Thisanka Siripala
After technical setbacks, Japan has reestablished communication with the dormant spacecraft, putting the lunar mission back on track.
![Japan Is Changing the Game for Space Powers Japan Is Changing the Game for Space Powers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-10-140402.jpg)
Japan Is Changing the Game for Space Powers
By Namrata Goswami
The coming ispace lunar landing would mark a paradigm shift in space operations – something Japan has seen coming for over a decade.
![Japanese Company’s Lander Rockets Toward Moon With UAE Rover Japanese Company’s Lander Rockets Toward Moon With UAE Rover](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-12-155737.jpg)
Japanese Company’s Lander Rockets Toward Moon With UAE Rover
By Marcia Dunn
The company, ispace, is one of the first private entities to attempt a moon landing. "This is the dawn of the lunar economy," its CEO declared.
![Japan Heads for the Moon Japan Heads for the Moon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18178066212995.jpg)
Japan Heads for the Moon
By Thisanka Siripala
The government and local startups are racing to get the first Japanese technology to the moon.
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