The world’s oldest person, Misao Okawa, died in Japan on Wednesday, a month after celebrating her 117th birthday. The nursing home where she lived in Osaka said she breathed her last around 7am (2200 GMT…
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#HappyBirthday: World’s oldest person turns 117 in Japan
The world’s oldest person Misao Okawa, a mother of three, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of six, turned 117 on Thursday in western Japan. Okawa, one of only a handful of people born in the…
#Foodies: Bluefin tuna nets Sh3.4 million in Tokyo new year auction
A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the…
Lady Gaga is the new face of Shiseido
Lady Gaga is the new face of Shiseido. The ‘Bad Romance’ hitmaker – who is known for her controversial looks both on and off stage – will front the cosmetics brand’s 2015 New Year’s ad…
#MustSee: Japan body artist paints visions of the impossible
A talkshow host peering out of a man’s stomach and a piece of skin peeling away from a hand to unveil tangerine segments beneath are two of the impossible visions offered by one Japanese body…
Health T-shirts and a mind-reading bar unveiled in Japan
Glasses that tell you how to get home, adverts that know where you are looking and a T-shirt that knows how fast your heart is beating were on display at a huge tech gathering in…
Japanese prime minister wants Robot Olympics in 2020
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, wants his country to hold the first ‘robot olympics’ in 2020. The Japanese prime minister wants Tokyo to hold the first “robot olympics”. Shinzo Abe is hoping the…
Most Outstanding Sushi Restaurant in The World is…
Sushi, a dish of such elegance and simplicity. Who would’ve thought something that started as a way of fermenting and preserving fish (historically, rice was filled in the cavity of a fish to facilitate fermentation),…
Japan broadcasters ban Panasonic ‘smart’ TV commercial
Japanese broadcasters are refusing to air commercials for Panasonic’s new “smart” television, the manufacturer said, amid speculation they feel threatened by its combined TV-Internet function. Private broadcasters — in a rare case of turning down…
Japan scientists can ‘read’ dreams
Scientists in Japan said they had found a way to “read” people’s dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind. Researchers have managed what they said was “the world’s…