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Imperial Japanese expansion on the Moon
Japanese landing on the Moon (2010)
First Japanese landing on the Moon has shocked the world. While Imperial Japan was sending artificial satellites and limited manned orbital missions since late 1960s, it was unexpected from them to launch lunar landing mission, especially after period of civil unrest and constitutional reforms that transformed Japan into modern country during 1980s.