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No winner in lunar probe contest

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - File photo taken in Tokyo in November 2017 shows members of Japanese team Hakuto (on the left) posing with officials of the X Prize Foundation behind a replica of the team's entry for the foundation's lunar probe contest.

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Japan's lunar explorer robot successfully runs on dunes

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A lunar explorer robot developed by Hakuto, the only Japanese team competing for the Google Luna XPrize that is led by Tohoku University Professor Kazuya Yoshida, makes a successful test run on the Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. A total of 18 teams are competing in the contest, with a grand prize of 20 million dollars for the first team to land safely on the lunar surface, move 500 meters, and transmit high-definition images and video back to Earth.

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17 more sharks sighted off Tottori beaches

TOTTORI, Japan - A hammerhead shark is pictured swimming about 80 meters off Hakuto beach in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, on Aug. 6. Seventeen sharks were spotted the same day in waters off Tottori, prompting the western Japan city to set up an emergency shark watch headquarters to protect swimmers. The previous day, 20 sharks were spotted off Hakuto beach.

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Japan team among winners of funds for unmanned lunar voyage

File photo taken in December 2014 in the central Japan city of Hamamatsu shows a compact, lightweight rover developed by Team Hakuto, led by Tohoku University professor Kazuya Yoshida. The team was among five winners of a cash prize to fund ongoing development of technologies for an unmanned trip to the moon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar probe competition extended to end of 2017

A moon rover developed by the Japanese team Hakuto is shown in this file photo taken in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in December 2014. The U.S.-based XPRIZE Foundation announced on May 22, 2015, a one-year extension of its lunar probe competition until Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lunar explorer robot successfully runs on dunes

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A lunar explorer robot developed by Hakuto, the only Japanese team competing for the Google Luna XPrize that is led by Tohoku University Professor Kazuya Yoshida, makes a successful test run on the Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. A total of 18 teams are competing in the contest, with a grand prize of 20 million dollars for the first team to land safely on the lunar surface, move 500 meters, and transmit high-definition images and video back to Earth. (Kyodo)

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Lunar probe Hakuto

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2018, in Tokyo shows a replica of a moon rover created by a Japanese team of researchers and students known as HAKUTO. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar probe rover SORATO

A member of Japanese team HAKUTO, one of five finalist teams competing in an international lunar probe contest, monitors a test run by the SORATO probe rover at Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan on March 26, 2018. The competition ended with its $30 million grand prize unclaimed after none of the five finalists managed to make a launch attempt to reach the moon by the March 31 deadline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SORATO lunar rover

The SORATO probe rover, developed by Japanese team HAKUTO competing in an international lunar probe contest, makes a trial run at Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan on March 26, 2018. The competition ended with its $30 million grand prize unclaimed after none of the five finalists managed to make a launch attempt to reach the moon by the March 31 deadline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No winner in lunar probe contest

File photo taken in Tokyo in August 2016 shows a replica of a Moon rover created by Japanese team Hakuto, one of five teams shortlisted for an international lunar probe contest organized by the X Prize Foundation. The organizer announced on Jan. 23, 2018, there will be no winner of the contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Japanese team in int'l lunar probe contest

Members of a Japanese team, named HAKUTO, contesting an international lunar probe contest introduce themselves in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2017. The team is one of five shortlisted in the world's first contest of its kind organized by the X Prize Foundation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team in int'l lunar probe contest

Members of a Japanese team, named HAKUTO (in gray shirts), contesting an international lunar probe competition chat with judges from the X Prize Foundation in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2017. The team is one of five shortlisted in the world's first contest of its kind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team tests Moon rover at Tottori Sand Dunes

The Sorato, a Moon rover created by a Japanese team taking part in an international Moon exploration contest, is placed in a hole at the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan on Aug. 29, 2017, for communication tests. The team Hakuto, one of the five teams shortlisted in the contest organized by the X Prize Foundation of the United States, checked whether the rover can send videos and photos from an environment simulated to be the Moon surface. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team tests Moon rover at Tottori Sand Dunes

The Sorato, a Moon rover created by a Japanese team taking part in an international Moon exploration contest, is placed in a hole at the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan on Aug. 29, 2017, for communication tests. The team Hakuto, one of the five teams shortlisted in the contest organized by the X Prize Foundation of the United States, checked whether the rover can send videos and photos from an environment simulated to be the Moon surface. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's HAKUTO makes test run on Tottori Sand Dunes

A prototype model of a lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO makes a test run on Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori along the Sea of Japan on Sept. 27, 2016, to prepare for the Google Lunar XPrize competition. The moon rover, weighing 4 kilograms and measuring 58 centimeters long, 54 cm wide and 36 cm high, will be completed by the beginning of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's HAKUTO makes test run on Tottori Sand Dunes

A prototype model of a lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO makes a test run on Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori along the Sea of Japan on Sept. 27, 2016, to prepare for the Google Lunar XPrize competition. The moon rover, weighing 4 kilograms and measuring 58 centimeters long, 54 cm wide and 36 cm high, will be completed by the beginning of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's HAKUTO unveils new moon rover for Google Lunar XPrize

A new model of the lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO for the Google Lunar XPrize competition is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2016. The new model is 58 centimeters in depth, 54 centimeters in width and 36 centimeters in height and weighs four kilograms lighter than the former model. It is equipped with four cameras with a 360-degree view. The Google Lunar XPrize was created in 2007 by the U.S. nonprofit X Prize Foundation to spark the growth of the space industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's HAKUTO unveils new moon rover for Google Lunar XPrize

A new model of the lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO for the Google Lunar XPrize competition is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2016. The new model is 58 centimeters in depth, 54 centimeters in width and 36 centimeters in height and weighs four kilograms lighter than the former model. It is equipped with four cameras with a 360-degree view. The Google Lunar XPrize was created in 2007 by the U.S. nonprofit X Prize Foundation to spark the growth of the space industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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17 more sharks sighted off Tottori beaches

TOTTORI, Japan - A hammerhead shark is pictured swimming about 80 meters off Hakuto beach in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, on Aug. 6. Seventeen sharks were spotted the same day in waters off Tottori, prompting the western Japan city to set up an emergency shark watch headquarters to protect swimmers. The previous day, 20 sharks were spotted off Hakuto beach.