From Japanese Probe Collects Asteroid Samples (AP via Yahoo News):

..."The initial movements and operations look very good," Yashiro said. "The process of sampling also seems to have gone very well...

...But JAXA won't know if Hayabusa actually collected surface samples until it returns to Earth. It is expected to touch down in the Australian Outback in June 2007...

...Hayabusa touched down shortly before 8 a.m. Japan time, firing a metal projectile into the surface and collecting the dust that was kicked up. The whole procedure was over in a matter of seconds...