<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa mara ya kwanza, meli hiyo ilifika kwenye kisiwa kidogo cha Tanegashima, ambacho sasa ni kituo kikuu cha kutupa makombora nchini Japani.  <response>: The sailors first landfall was on the little offshore island of Tanegashima, which has progressed from matchlocks and muskets to being Japans principal rocket-launching center. 