Japan Moon Landing 2024. Japan's space agency says its precision lunar lander reached the tiny patch of the moon it was aiming for and sent back pictures to prove it. Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon early saturday.

The successful landing made japan the fifth country to land on the moon. Japan’s space agency said thursday that its “moon sniper” robotic explorer landed 55 meters (165 feet) from its target on the lunar surface last week, calling it a “significant achievement”.