Japan became the fifth country to reach the moon after its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface

Japan has become became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface

Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?

Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.”

Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows

Asia markets are mostly advancing after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier losses and Japan reported slowing inflation, which may keep its ultra-low interest rates steady

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China's economy expanded 5.2% last year, hitting the government's target despite an uneven recovery

China’s economy for the October-December quarter grew at a quicker rate, allowing the Chinese government to hit its target of about 5% annual growth for 2023 even though trade data and the economic recovery remain uneven

Korean Air plane bumps another aircraft as tractor slips at a Japanese airport but no injuries

A Japanese fire department says a Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while being pushed by a vehicle from a parking spot at northern Japan’s New Chitose Airport

Men who say they were abused by a Japanese boy band producer criticize the company's response

Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment mogul are accusing the company behind the scandal of not being sincere in dealing with the victims and say many have not received compensation

Horse racing in China's gaming hub of Macao to end in April, after over 40 years

The government in China's gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in the city, after over 40 years of history

Stock market today: Asia stocks follow Wall Street higher, while China keeps its key rate unchanged

Asian markets have climbed after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as it closed out its 10th winning week of the last 11

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists, the country's first since the pandemic, report says

Russian tourists going on a ski trip will be the first international travelers to visit North Korea since the country’s borders closed in 2020 amid the global pandemic lockdown