US, Japan conduct joint naval drills

The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise.Japanese and Chinese vessels have regularly been involved in tense incidents in disputed areas,

Japan’s SLIM Mission Is Revived on the Moon

After being stuck without power for more than a week, Japan’s Moon lander has woken up and started snapping images of the lunar surface. On 28 January, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) re-established contact with the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM),