Japan’s space program will take a giant leap forward as the country is set to land its first astronaut on the moon as early ...

The world’s first robot astronaut has begun chatting to the Japanese commander of the International Space Station, in what was being billed as the first conversation of its kind. Kirobo, a pint-sized ...

In the weightless confines of the International Space Station (ISS), Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui has hit a personal high: 300 cumulative days soaring through space. The 55-year-old, a seasoned ...

A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine centimetres in space, making him worried he would not squeeze into the capsule home. Norishige Kanai, who is ...

TOKYO — Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to ...

(CNN) — What seemed like an out-of-this-world claim has turned out to be just that. Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai apologized on Wednesday for suggesting he had "grown" 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) ...

LAKELAND, Fla., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Polytechnic University will welcome renowned astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata as its 2026 commencement speaker. Wakata made history as the first ...