Japanese team to request deadline extension for lunar probe contest

Takeshi Hakamada, the head of a Japanese team Hakuto competing in an international lunar probe contest, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2018. The team said it will request an extension after it found there is no prospect of a rocket launch to send its rover to the moon by the March 31 deadline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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