A Japanese clerk memorized the credit card details of 1,300 customers using his photographic memory.
This remarkable wearable robotic tail has been developed by researchers at Keio University in Japan.
A recent video from Japan shows what appears to be a crow engaged in some rather peculiar behavior.
The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has detonated an explosive charge on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
A Japanese spider crab was caught on film at SeaWorld San Diego shedding its shell like a suit of armor.
A Japanese startup has launched a satellite in a bid to create the first ever artificial meteor shower.
Akihiko Kondo became so infatuated with Japanese character Hatsune Miku that he decided to marry her.
Japan's space agency has revealed the first ever video footage recorded from the surface of a moving asteroid.
A cafe opening in Tokyo's Akasaka district will use robots controlled wirelessly by disabled operators.
Japan's space agency JAXA has succeeded in landing two tiny hopping robots on the asteroid Ryugu.
Scientists in Japan are aiming to one day build an elevator that can carry people and cargo in to orbit.
A Japanese scientist has developed a set of remotely controlled robotic arms that can be worn as a backpack.
Consumers outside of Japan will finally get a chance to purchase the super-cute robotic canine companion.
The Gatebox virtual assistant takes the form of a holographic anime girl who you can interact with.
The disconcerting snake-like contraption is capable of hovering and changing shape in mid-air.
The World War II-era vessel went down in 1942 after being hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Pacific.
The cabinet has officially responded to the question of whether or not UFOs pose a threat to national security.
A strange new species of tardigrade, or 'water bear', has been discovered in a Japanese car park.
Lieutenant Norishige Kanai has grown so much while in space that he may no longer fit in the Soyuz capsule.