Japan's lunar "princess" shoots for the moon
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Japan launched its first lunar probe on Friday, nicknamed Kaguya after a fairy-tale princess, in the latest move in a new race with China, India and the United States to explore the moon.
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Japan's Princess Kiko, pregnant with a   possible heir to the Chrysanthemum throne, is to give birth on   Wednesday, an official at the Imperial Household Agency said on   Friday.
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A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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A Japanese spacecraft touted to be the largest aimed at the moon since NASA&#39;s Apollo era rocketed into space late Thursday on an ambitious mission to study the origins of Earth&#39;s nearest neighbor.
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2nd Ld-Writethru: Japan launches spy satellite successfully    TOKYO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan successfully launched a spy satellite with an H-2A rocket on Monday from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.
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CHIANG SAEN, Thailand, Sept. 6 -- Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth Wednesday to a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, ending a potential crisis of succession in the world's oldest continuous monarchy and likely forestalling a heated debate over whether female royals should be granted the right to...
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Japan prepared to launch its third  intelligence-gathering satellite on Monday, enhancing its  ability to monitor neighbouring North Korea two months after  Pyongyang shocked the region with a barrage of missile tests.
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Japan launched its latest satellite Saturday, giving Tokyo the ability to spy on any location in the world.
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Japan is set to launch its latest spy satellite, giving Tokyo the ability to eavesdrop anywhere in the world each day and better monitor North Korea.
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New York gets a chrysanthemum exhibition fit for Japanese royalty.
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Japanâs ruling party was expected to push into law a bill to revive a naval mission to support U.S.-led forces.
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A US firm is proposing to use guided missile technology to make a precision landing on the Moon.
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Embarking on an ambitious 10-year moon exploration program, China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday Â a leap forward in the Asian space race that gave a boost to national pride, and the promise of scientific and military payoffs.
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The contest calls for entrants to land a rover on the moon that will be able to travel at least 500 meters and send high-resolution video, still images and other data.
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A lunar orbiter that Japan had planned to launch this year could face further delays, possibly until next year or later, because of a funding shortfall and problems developing the probe's information-gathering capabilities, Japan's space agency said Wednesday.    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, released a report to a government-run commission explaining expected delays to the launch of the $135 million Lunar-A probe...
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Conservatives keen to keep women from   ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will   bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first   imperial male heir in more than four decades.
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Japan's ruling party is eyeing an overhaul of the post-war constitution to allow the military to use force in international missions and let a woman ascend the throne.