- Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency says its Hayabusa 2 space probe has successfully landed on the asteroid Ryugu in its first attempt to collect rock samples there.
- Authorities are assessing the damage from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Thursday night.
- The U.S. government says it is ready to extend economic assistance to North Korea if the country commits to complete denuclearization.
