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Japanese striker Yuya Osako (centre) celebrates with Yuto Nagatomo (left) and Makoto Hasebe after scoring against Colombia in Saransk on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan jolt Colombia to record historic victory

However, pressure paid off as Quintero's low free-kick flew under Japan's wall and crept inside the post shortly before...

20 Jun 2018 2:58 AM IST

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Albert Einstein's travel diaries reveal racially offensive views

The editor of the book said Einstein had made comments that were "pretty unpleasant" and at odds with his humanitarian...

18 Jun 2018 11:07 AM IST

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Japanese island man lives as naked hermit

Naked, he braves lashing typhoons and biting insects as a hermit in the buff.

26 Jun 2018 12:05 PM IST

You might assume there was residual bleach left in the toilet, but actually its your urine thats created the bubbles.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Fans trigger plumbing disaster in bid to use loo

Japan fans following their team's 2-1 World Cup win over Colombia risked triggering a plumbing disaster of biblical...

23 Jun 2018 8:36 AM IST

Glen Wood, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for 30 years, plays with his son at a Tokyo park. Wood is fighting a courtroom battle in Japan over what he alleges is paternity harassment. He says major brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley demoted him and then dismissed him after he took time off to be with his prematurely born newborn son. (Photo: AP)

New father takes company to court for paternity harassment in Japan

Wood returned to work five months after birth and recovery of his son and that's when the harassment started, he says.

6 Jun 2018 10:51 AM IST

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Bathing naked with strangers? Welcome to the Japanese onsen

You can reassure yourself that you're experiencing authentic culture at the same time.

4 Jun 2018 6:35 PM IST

Over the last 28 years, the Prize has been awarded to 109 leading figures in their respective fields. (Facebook screengrab/ Teejan Bai)

Teejan Bai to receive Fukuoka Prize 2018

Fukuoka Prize is conferred on outstanding individuals or groups that preserve and create unique and diverse cultures of...

2 Jun 2018 8:31 AM IST

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Department store helps solve problems of Japan's aging society

Providing a wide variety of senior's products is also a remarkable point in this mall.

9 Aug 2018 1:24 PM IST

Developers of the new agricultural drone say it offers high-tech relief for rural communities.

Drones provide high-tech assistance to Japan's ageing farmers

Developers and farmers have been testing a new drone that can hover above paddy fields and perform backbreaking tasks.

24 Aug 2018 8:08 AM IST

The other countries to mark a significant jump in numbers over 2016 was Iceland and Serbia, which registered a hike of 89.6 per cent and 70.8 per cent respectively. (Photo: AP)

India fastest growing tourism market for London: International...

China ranked 19th with 219,400 visitors coming in 2017 and Japan came in at 23rd with 174,800 tourists last year.

22 Aug 2018 12:24 PM IST

If this method is implemented on iPhones within the core operating system itself, we could look at Apple trying hard to eradicate the physical Lightning port for data transfer.

Japan aiming to end smartphone bundling, cut wireless fees

Japan's top wireless carriers typically provide phones without upfront charges.

22 Aug 2018 8:51 AM IST

The magnitude 6.7 quake on Hokkaidos southern coast knocked out power to nearly all 3 million households on the island. (Representational image)

Japan's power supply system weak link in times of disaster

The blackout across entire northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful earthquake showed the weak link in all the...

8 Sept 2018 2:04 PM IST