The 60,000-square-meter Grand Ring has the largest building area on record for a wooden structure, according to Guinness World Records. Read more
The voice actor is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Read more
Darvish and the Padres were hoping to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, with the results in other games set to determine that. Read more
Fifth grader Karin Tabira passed a test this summer that certifies her to slice and gut the fish for consumption. Read more
Tomiko Itooka, a 115-year-old woman in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, has become the oldest person in Japan following the death on Tuesday of the 116-year-old previous holder of the title, the he... Read more
Fusa Tatsumi, a 116-year-old recognized as Japan's oldest person, died of old age Tuesday, according to a city official of Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture where she lived. Read more
Tokyo marked a record high temperature for November on Tuesday, rewriting the previous record set 100 years ago, the Meteorological Agency said. Read more
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii won another title on Wednesday, making history as the first player ever to hold all eight major titles. The 21-year-old took the Oza crown, having won Game 4 to fini... Read more
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii won his eighth major title on Wednesday, making history as the first player ever to hold all eight major titles. The 21-year-old took the Oza crown, having won Game... Read more
