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Cocktail that costs $12,500

The Guinness Book of World Records recently crowned a cognac-based cocktail The Winston as the most expensive cocktail...

22 Feb 2013 5:21 AM GMT

Albert Einstein. (Photo: AFP)

Einstein's theory of happy living emerges in Tokyo note

It is impossible to determine if the notes were a reflection of Einstein's own musings on his growing fame.

23 Oct 2017 7:35 AM GMT

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Environmental scientist Schellnhuber receives Blue Planet Prize

He is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

20 Oct 2017 4:17 AM GMT

Onami-Ike Crater and Mt. Karakunidake (c) JNTO

Experiencing the power and beauty of Kirishima

Visitors can reach the area by bullet train from Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka to JR Kagoshima-chuo station.

16 Nov 2017 2:02 PM GMT

He can reply to messages and make light-hearted alterations to selfies he is sent. (Photo: AFP)

AI 'boy' granted residency in central Tokyo

Shibuya said the project aimed to make the district's government more familiar to residents and allow officials to hear...

4 Nov 2017 8:35 AM GMT

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Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers

Japan lags behind other developed nations in terms of smoke-free policies and the social pressure to quit is less...

1 Nov 2017 8:40 AM GMT

Japans Emperor Akihito, second from left, and Empress Michiko, listen to a priest, right, as they visit Koma Shrine in Hidaka, northwest of Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Japan's emperor visits shrine for ancient Korean settlers

He was accompanied by his wife Empress Michiko.

20 Sep 2017 8:26 AM GMT

She wore a Heian-era style hairdo and a traditional robe splashed with red and green patterns while Moriya wore coattails. (Photo: AP)

Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony

The couple was shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine Monday morning.

29 Oct 2018 5:11 AM GMT

The zoo is reeling under bird flu scare after 20 birds, including caged ones like munia, grey partridge and ringneck parrots died in the last few months. (Representational image)

Japan begins chicken cull after bird flu outbreak confirmed

Confirmation of the outbreak, which was reported earlier in the week, marked the country's first cases of bird flu in...

12 Jan 2018 2:45 AM GMT

The painting had belonged to Kojiro Matsukata, a businessman who collected Western art between 1916 and 1927. (Photo: Pixabay)

Missing Monet returns home to Japan

The oil painting, around two metres long and 4.2 metres wide, was unearthed in the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2016.

27 Feb 2018 1:58 PM GMT

The Armani uniform, to be launched in April, is recommended but not compulsory. (Photo: AP)

Japan public grade school under fire over Armani uniform

School uniforms tend to be expensive because they come with special school emblems, buttons and other designs.

13 Feb 2018 1:32 PM GMT

Vaccines may help reduce the spread of infection among social groups. (Photo: Pixabay)

Socially active older women benefit from flu vaccine

Effectiveness of the influenza vaccine varies by season because circulating strains vary and are gradually evolving.

7 Feb 2018 10:01 AM GMT