Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing, in what would be a boost for a space program that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China https://reut.rs/3SobMpu | Reuters

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami was one of the most powerful and devastating natural disasters in modern history. On March 11, 2011, a massive magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Japan’s Tohoku region, about 70 kilometers east of the Oshika Peninsula. The quake triggered a colossal tsunami, with waves reaching heights of up to 40 meters (130 feet) in some areas, sweeping across coastal towns and cities within minutes. Entire communities were destroyed, infras