105-year-old Japanese sprinter became Guinness World Records oldest competitive sprinter after running the 100-meter dash and finishing at a respectable 42.22 seconds.

In a move that saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's nationalist government facing the stiffest resistance from pacifists and opposition parliamentarians alike, the Japanese Diet (Parliament) last week voted into law a bill that will allow Japan to deploy its military in combat roles beyond its territorial boundaries for the first time in seven decades.

US online giant Amazon says it is launching its streaming video service in Japan along with its Fire TV devices.

Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman have been kidnapped from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines, the military has said.

A problem with Skype's status system causes many people to be unable to use the service currently.

Japan has handed over 30 mobile desalination units to Bangladesh that can turn river water safe for drinking during times of emergency.

Japan stun two-time champions South Africa to cause arguably the biggest upset in rugby union history.

Scuffles break out in Japan's upper house ahead of a vote on a controversial move by the government to expand the role of the armed forces.

A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Chile, killing eight people, forcing the evacuation of a million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could reach Japan.

Terrified Dolphin swims up to man to plead for him to rescue it from poachers.

A strong earthquake shakes Tokyo, knocking books from shelves, but authorities say there is no risk of a tsunami.

One dead and 22 missing after record-breaking rain pounded the Kanto and Tohoku regions, causing widespread flooding and resulting in an evacuation advisory being issued to more than 1 million residents.

Areas of Japan are on high alert as heavy rains and flooding continue for a second day, following Typhoon Etau.

The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide.

A Japanese artist comes up with a clever idea of using straw left over after rice harvests to make sculptures of dinosaurs with them!

Tokyo's 2020 Olympics organisers on Tuesday scrapped the event's scandal-hit logo in the latest mishap for the Games.

Japan's leading toilet giant opens a new museum dedicated to a century of lavatories, from its first water flushing model to the most cutting edge version with odour-neutralisers and variable water jets.

People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study.

Wakayama Electric Railway president Mitsunobu Kojima proudly announces a new cat stationmaster, named Nitama, will be filling Tama's rather petite shoes.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses "profound grief" over his country's actions in World War Two.