Japanese scientists have revealed how they plan to use powerful lasers to zap space junk circling the Earth to clear the planet's orbit. Experts say more than a million pieces…
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…
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…
A Japanese city is to hand over admin tasks to the AI chatbot ChatGPT. Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture, which lies to the south of the Greater Tokyo Area, has…
A Japanese fruit producer has sold a small batch of cherries for an eye-watering GBP 8,000. The record-breaking bid was accepted at a wholesale auction at Ota Market in Tokyo,…
This incredible model of a Japanese castle is so small it is about the thickness of a human hair, as can be seen in this image. The 0.217-millimeter model of…
These shocking images show a 32-foot whale carcass that was found wedged on the bow of a Japanese tanker as it pulled into harbour. The images were captured in the…
A Japanese company that made lacy bra face masks as a joke was amazed when they sold out instantly. The lingerie label Atsumi Fashion which is based in the city…
This Japanese lawmaker has been expelled from his post after he was found to have broken the country's coronavirus lockdown to visit a red-light district sex parlour. Takashi Takai, 50,…
A Japanese flu medicine being mass produced in China has been sent to Turkey where it is being used to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, according to Turkish officials. The decision…