Japan to orbit Moon with SELENE in 2007
ASTRONOTES: Japan Prepares for Unmanned Lunar Lander Mission
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
Japan's space agency has set up a team to send an unmanned mission to the
surface of the moon, possibly within the next 10 years, officials said Wednesday.
To quote:
JAXA's SELENE moon orbiter is due for launch in 2007, and officials announced last year that they hope to send a manned mission to the moon by 2025.
A decision to possibly to try for Mars and other planets would be made after 2025.
SELENE Web site from NSSDC:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=SELENE