One of the oldest giant pandas in the world has died aged 28 from a cardiac arrest, her zoo in Japan has announced. Female Tan Tan, who had suffered from…
A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said. The 237-centimetre (993-inch) sword was…
A life-size plastic statue of KFC's Colonel Sanders has been entombed in a shrine in Japan 39 years after it was thrown in a river by a baseball team's fans.…
The oldest Sumatran Orangutan in captivity in Japan has died peacefully aged 54. Neo died at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden on 14th March from multiple organ failure, reports local…
A 107-year-old grandmother in Japan has been named as the world's oldest working barber after serving hundreds of thousands of clients for more than 80 years. Proud Shitsui Hakoishi opened…
The world's second oldest woman has died aged 116 at a nursing home in Japan. Farmer's wife Fusa Tatsumi died on 12th December at a care home in Kashiwara, Osaka…
Crabs that were supposed to be dead break out of their containers on the chiller counter of a supermarket fish counter. The freshly caught crabs were still a bit too…
A school sports day in Japan has been cancelled after more than 100 deadly Australian black widow spiders were found in a ditch on the playing field. The nest of…
Education chiefs in Japan say a new hi-tech scheme will allow children to send a robot avatar to school instead of attending themselves. The project, which is due to start…
Meet the 90-year-old Japanese grandmother who is still working at McDonald's after 23 years and plans to keep going until she turns 100. Japanese media have reported that Tamiko Honda…