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In this Saturday, July 15, 2017 photo, sumo wrester Ura reacts after he lost a bout against Mitakeumi during the Nagoya Summer Grand Sumo tournament in Nagoya, central Japan.(Photo: AP)

Mongolian-born wrestler turned Japanese to get to grips with sumo

Nyamjavyn Tsevegnyam has given up his Mongolian nationality to become Japanese.

20 July 2017 2:56 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

North Korea threat looms over US envoy Tillerson's Asia trip

Tillerson arrived in Tokyo late Wednesday at the start of his four-day, three-nation tour.

15 March 2017 8:34 PM IST

There has been a rise in marriages ending up as sexless unions (Photo: Pixabay)

Nearly 50 pc married couples in Japan not having sex

The study showed that 42% of single men and 44% single women between ages 18 to 34 were virgins.

15 Feb 2017 3:59 PM IST

Human societies maintain their stability by forming cooperative partnerships. (Photo: Pixabay)

Punishment not effective to make humans cooperate: study

Punishment seems to have an overall demoralising effect.

28 Dec 2017 1:38 PM IST

Cells communicate with each other through a number of different mechanisms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nanowire device can detect cancer with urine test

Researchers have developed a novel medical device that can efficiently capture these EVs, and potentially use them to...

27 Dec 2017 2:58 PM IST

The panda toddlers name, written with the Chinese character for fragrant, was chosen from over 322k suggestions submitted by the public. (Photo:Pixabay )

Japan panda cub meets media before public debut

The healthy female cub was born in June, five years after her mother, Shin Shin, lost another cub within days of its...

18 Dec 2017 4:03 PM IST

Japans whaling fleet left for the Southern Ocean last month, planning to kill 333 minke whales over a four-month period.

Countries come together asking Japan to stop whale killing

Apart from EU, 12 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand and others too ask for culling...

18 Dec 2017 12:59 PM IST

In volume terms, beer sales will rise at CAGR of 7.5 per cent between 2017 and 2021.

Cheers beer lovers! Delhi govt allows micro-breweries in city

Hotels, malls and other entities will soon be able to offer freshly-brewed beer to their customers.

17 Dec 2017 4:07 PM IST

The Chinese chefs from Henan province broke Japans previously-held record of 1,800 feet, set in 2001. (Photo: Youtube/GuinnessWorldRecords)

66 kg noodle makes it to Guinness World Records for longest noodle

The noodle created by chefs from a Chinese food company is over 10,100 feet.

17 Dec 2017 3:01 PM IST

YouTube already has this feature enabled, Netflix had this too, but limited it to the internal storage.

Netflix can help unleash Japan's film industry'

Japan's Cannes prodigy Naomi Kawase believes Netflix can help unleash the creativity of her country's film industry.

9 Jun 2017 5:16 PM IST

Watanabes employer, Tokyo-based firm Minrevi, said demand for its monk delivery service has spiked since it started in May 2013, as more and more Japanese lose their ties to local temples -- and lose faith in an opaque donation system. (Representational Image)

'Rent-a-monk' business thrives as Japan loses temple ties

At the click of a mouse, customers can hire a monk from Minrevi from 35,000 yen($300) depending on the ceremony.

1 Feb 2017 9:50 AM IST

The Guinness World Records lists the worlds heaviest bony fish as Mola mola. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese researchers discover 'world's heaviest bony fish'

Solving the case of mistaken identity, a team of Japanese researchers have identified and clarified biological name of...

6 Dec 2017 3:25 PM IST