What would you do if you found yourself feeling fed up with life? Go on vacation? Quit your job? For one man in China, he decided to be a parking barrier. A recent viral video shows a man with ...

Tomoya Yanagimoto, 28, was sentenced in the Osaka District Court on Tuesday on multiple counts of rape resulting in injury, an offence that carries a maximum sentence in Japan of life in prison.

A Japanese court has sentenced Ryuji Kimura to 10 years in prison for attempting to kill former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by throwing a homemade pipe bomb during a 2023 campaign event.

Many of Toco’s followers have expressed gratitude for the opportunity to live out their own dreams. One person said, “When I was very little, every time someone asked me what I wanted to be ...

While some celebrity look-alikes have left us surprised, a man from Guangdong, China is facing backlash for claiming he looks like late Cantopop singer Leslie Cheung. In a video posted to Xiaohongshu, ...

A Japanese man, known as Toco, who made headlines for living as a dog, has now started renting out his ultra-realistic canine costume. The move allows others who share his fascination to briefly step ...

Osaka, Japan isn’t your typical picture-postcard city. At first glance, it might seem like a concrete jungle with a twist. However, once you look a little closer, you’ll find that this vibrant ...

Hosoi, 54, a university professor, said he consumes 300 plates of the “okonomiyaki” Japanese pancake, a local specialty, each year. But he doesn’t feel that he is eating the same dish over ...

A 34-year-old Japanese man on Sunday arrived in Cape Town to end a more than 6,000-kilometer journey from Kenya to South Africa on foot while pulling a rickshaw. Yuji "Gump" Suzuki was emotional as he ...

The monk Kukai (774-835), not satisfied with the Buddhist teachings he received in Japan, went to China to study. He found what he was looking for, said, “Yes, this is it!” and asked for ...

Lesson plan: How to make a simple hologram Extreme devotion to celebrities is not uncommon in Japan, but Kondo’s wedding did raise some eyebrows. While 39 friends and relatives attended the ...