Japanese robotics company Schaft has revealed a new domestic robot capable of carrying heavy loads.
Several cab drivers have reported having strange experiences in the area hit by the 2011 tsunami.
The new 'Sky Mile Tower' will be twice the height of the current tallest building - Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
An underwater camera has picked up rare footage of a large squid in the waters of Japan's Toyama Bay.
Almost a dozen vessels have been washed ashore in recent weeks with not a single surviving crew member.
Japan's super-realistic 'Geminoid' robots are so convincing that some people can't tell the difference.
Scientists have identified the first ever baby giant squid in specimens fished up off the coast of Japan.
Two 3D computer graphics artists in Japan have released images of a realistic computer generated person.
A controversial memo found by workers in Japan describes the finding of three UFOs in New Mexico.
Despite being 105 years old, Japan's Hidekichi Miyazaki is still participating in running events.
The gigantic specimen was reeled in during a fishing trip to Hokkaido, Japan's second largest island.
Footage has emerged showing a number of strange white objects moving over the port city of Osaka.
Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have managed to fire a two-petawatt laser for one picosecond.
A team from Japan succeeded in fending off robots from 40 other countries at a competition in China.
Scientists in Japan have developed a new type of hologram that can be both observed and touched.
Two giant mechanized robots could soon be duking it out in a showdown of epic proportions.
Crowds gathered to watch as the two robots tied the knot at an unconventional ceremony in Japan.
Researchers have found two metal fragments that they believe came from the famed aviator's plane.
The state-of-the-art train managed a top speed of 603km/h on a test track near Mount Fuji this week.
In his spare time Shinjiro Kumagai dons a giant grasshopper outfit and helps hunt down drink-drivers.