Takeo Kusaka

Takeo Kusaka is a senior staff writer of the Sankei Shimbun Science News department.

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Hayabusa2 Departs from Asteroid Ryugu, Expected Back on Earth by End-2020

Takeo Kusaka November 20, 2019

Japan’s space agency announced that its Hayabusa2 space probe departed from asteroid Ryugu...

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Discovery of ‘Kamuysaurus Japonicus’ Species Puts Japan on Global Dinosaur Map

Takeo Kusaka October 21, 2019

The fossilized skeleton known as the Mukawa Dragon was declared to be a...

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[INTERVIEW] Norishige Kanai: Japan Should Produce More Astronauts

Sankei Shimbun September 20, 2018

By Takeo Kusaka Japanese Astronaut Norishige Kanai, 41, returned to...

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60 Years After Apollo, JAXA Plans Japan’s First Manned Lunar Landing

Takeo Kusaka September 1, 2018

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed its plan to develop...

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Will Japan Finally Get to Send An Astronaut to the Moon?

Takeo Kusaka September 29, 2017

This spring, NASA announced its plan for the new crew-tended cislunar space station...

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Step Aside, GPS, the Japanese “Michibiki” Promises Higher Accuracy Positioning System

Takeo Kusaka May 30, 2017

The second satellite of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)—the Japanese version of the...