Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics organisers must tackle bef…

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On the weekend of Anime Expo, an artist promised the humanly impossible ⁠—- custom art commissions with a five-minute turnaround time. The not-so-hidden catch? The artist wasn't a human at all, but a…

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The gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals are unveiled Wednesday at the "One Year to Go" ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo

Japanese gymnast…

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A Japanese scientist plans to insert human cells into rat embryos (pictured). Credit: Science Pictures ltd/SPL

A Japanese stem-cell scientist is the first to receive government support to create anim…

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After class, the women ordered tea and sandwiches at a restaurant a few floors down. Ms. Shirota pulled out her phone to show pictures of her summer trip to Ireland. One classmate, a married mother o…

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Translated and Sourced from Shigeru Mizuki’s Mujara, Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena, and Other Sources

To learn more about Japa…

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A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan 34.1 miles southwest of Fukushima, Japan, on Sunday night. Map courtesy U.S. Geological Survey.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit off of the coast o…

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Using the combined power of several astronomical observatories spanning the globe, astronomers in Tokyo were able to discover ancient massive galaxies that are connected via supermassive black holes.…

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If you've seen the movie Back to the Future's Delorean flying car, you'll have a pretty good idea of what one such vehicle should look like.

A sleeker, helicopter-like flying vehicle by NEC Corporati…

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A Japanese convenience store chain has apologised after a video of rats scampering around one of its branches emerged.

FamilyMart said it had shut a store and was sorr…

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