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A racehorse, which was heading for a stable after training, suddenly bolted and crashed into two other horses that were running on a track at Sonoda Racecourse in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture ...

as a way to enjoy a beach day without the hassle of travelling to the coast. The world’s biggest was Seagaia Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan - about 923 miles south of Tokyo - which cost an ...

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The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, died the night of Dec. 29. She died from natural causes and lived to be 116 years and 220 days old.

She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and a ...

Japan has not yet seen the same anti-tourism backlash as Tenerife last summer, where protesters confronted holidaymakers on their beach towels, but there are growing concerns the situation could ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.Video above: Tomiko Itooka at a ...