Japan

08 Sep

Japan launches rocket carrying moon lander SLIM

Priyanka Bhowmickinternational, InternationalInternational, Japan

Japan on Thursday (September 7) launched a rocket that plans to become the country's first successful moon lander, as seen in live footage shared by the country's space agency. The H2-A rocket, carrying the precision "Moon Sniper" lander, blasted off at 8:42 a.m. (2342 GMT Wednesday) and is expected to land on the lunar surface in four to six months The rocket was launched from Tanegashima in southern Japan after being postponed three times due to bad weather and gathering nearly 35,000 online viewers. The rocket is also carrying a research satellite developed by NASA, the European Space Agency and…

29 Sep

‘Dostojee’ wins the best prize at Japan Film Festival

Priyanka Bhowmickbollywood, Entertainment, international, West BengalDostojee, Film, india, Japan, Kolkata

Bengali filmmaker Prasoon Chatterjee's directorial debut 'Dostji' won the top prize, the Golden Shika Award, at the Nara International Film Festival (IFF) in Japan in the international competition category. The director will also receive the opportunity to make a film in Japan fully financed and produced by Nara IFF (up to $1 million) as part of the award. At Nara IFF, 'Dostojee competed in the International Competition category along with seven other brilliant films from around the world. Starring Jayati Chakraborty and Swatilekha Kundu as well as child artists Asiq Sheikh and Arif Sheikh, the film centers on the innocent…