By Kyoko HASEGAWA Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission blasted off Thursday as the country’s space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps. Only the United States, Russia, China and, since last month, India have successfully landed a probe on the Moon, with two failed Japanese missions — one public and one private. Watched by 35,000 people online, the H-IIA rocket lifted off early Thursday from the southern island of Tanegashima carrying the […]