Some 230 million tons of rare Earth minerals were found
Tomoaki Hamatsu had to win one million yen before he could leave the room
Talk about a bad day at the office...
Honestly sounds a bit dystopian to me, but there is definitely some interest in the service
Experts have been left concerned by the lack of snow on Mount Fuji this year
A village in Japan has around 60 residents who are now 'probably outnumbered' by life-sized puppets
Takuma Goto had been innocently swimming with a friend when he was set upon
Ryuta Watanabe hopes to break the record for fathering the most children in Japan
It is an example of great civil engineering despite the fact it has sunk 38 feet in just 30 years
A Qantas Airways flight played an x-rated 'movie on every screen' which was 'impossible' to turn off
The bomb blast left a large crater in the in the taxiway at Miyazaki Airport
It is admittedly eerie to hear the pilot to describe the moment that changed world history forever
Shoji Morimoto has opened up about his service
Iwao Hakamada was originally found guilty of murder back in 1968
The teen was attempting to hitch a ride from Australia to Japan
Daisuke Hori from Japan said he now only needs 30-45 minutes of sleep each day to function normally
Over 40 beach-goers have been attacked in the last three years
The Japanese couple disagreed about a huge aspect of marriage
A woman can be seen straddling the barrier behind the couple
Have you ever had someone ask to swap seats with you on a plane?
At the grand age of 117, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera has died
Awkward moment Logan Paul is asked if he's allowed to enter Japan after 'suicide forest' controversy
The YouTuber was questioned whether he can still enter Japan after he published a video in Tokyo's infamous 'suicide forest'
The iconic character is familiar to people across the world, but how much do you really know her?