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WORLD RECORDS

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2019
French scientists dismiss Russian challenge to age of world's oldest person on record
Two French scientists who validated Jeanne Calment's status as the oldest person ever to have lived, have dismissed claims by Russian researchers who say that she didn't really survive to 122.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2018
High bid for Japanese snow crab makes it into Guinness World Records
A snow crab caught in Tottori Prefecture earlier this month has been recognized by Guinness World Records as garnering the most expensive bid ever for a crab at auction, the prefectural government said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2018
Guinness World Records celebrates new achievements in latest edition, including those of 83-year-old Japanese DJ
An 83-year-old Japanese disc jockey, an elderly flying trapeze artist, the owner of the world's fastest jet-propelled go-kart and a dog named Feather with a flair for jumping are among the record-breaking stars to win a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
Secret to Japanese couple's 80 years of marriage — wife's patience
Japan is known for its abundance of centenarians and can now lay claim to having the world's oldest living married couple, with a combined age of 208 — a feat the wife credits to her patience during 80 years of marriage.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018
Japan's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako, dies at 117
Japan's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako, has died at age 117, the health ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 25, 2018
'Hard-bitten' marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi recognized by Guinness World Records
Marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi received a certificate from Guinness World Records in his hometown on Sunday recognizing him for completing the highest number of marathons in under 2 hours, 20 minutes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2017
Cash-strapped Toshiba may end sponsorship of 'Sazae-san' cartoon after 48-year run
Toshiba Corp., which incurred massive losses from the bankruptcy of its U.S. nuclear unit, is considering quitting as sponsor for the popular cartoon show "Sazae-san" after 48 years, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2017
Holy guacamole: Mexicans mash up 3 tons of the dip as a NAFTA message
The recipe for a record-breaking guacamole? 25,000 avocados and 1,000 people to mash them.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 27, 2017
Wrestler Icho not ready to make a decision about 2020 Olympics
Wrestler Kaori Icho on Tuesday requsted more time to decide on competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, when she received a Guiness World Records certificate for her Olympian feats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2016
Record 1,658 people take part in Kumamoto 'pinky swearing' event
A record 1,658 people took part in an event at which they engaged in so-called pinky swearing, or entwining little fingers as a sign of a shared promise, on Sunday in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture, organizers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 12, 2016
'Kochikame' manga series goes out with a bang by setting Guinness record
The long-running "Kochikame" saga was officially recognized Monday by Guinness World Records as the single manga series with the most volumes published, its publisher said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016
96-year-old Japanese man recognized as world's oldest graduate
A 96-year-old man in western Japan expressed his joy on Friday at being recognized as the world's oldest university graduate.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 21, 2016
Kansai jazz act Golden Senior Trio sets Guinness record as the world's oldest
After more than 60 years of passion for jazz music, a Japanese jazz trio has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the band with the world's oldest average age — 83 years.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 25, 2015
Hakuho's sumo record title earns Guinness recognition
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho’s record sumo career has been recognized by Guinness World Records, the champion revealed Thursday on his blog.
WORLD
Nov 13, 2015
Guinness World Records Day finds dogs on skateboards, candle-eaters, speed crawlers
From a dog skateboarding through a tunnel of human legs to a man holding lit candles in his mouth, people around the world have been marking Guinness World Records Day with a range of quirky feats.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2015
Japan's oldest woman dies at 115; Kagoshima resident now record holder
The oldest person in Japan, a Tokyo woman born on March 15, 1900, died Sunday at the age of 115, the welfare ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2015
Jumbo Shimane hourglass recognized by Guinness as world's largest
An hourglass at a museum in Shimane Prefecture that measures the duration of a year has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest, the museum said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2015
Nagoya resident recognized as oldest living man at 112
Yasutaro Koide, a 112-year-old from Nagoya, was recognized Friday by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living man.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2015
Oregon cat Corduroy bags Guinness age record at 26 years, 13 days
An Oregon cat with a fondness for sharp cheddar and catching mice has become the oldest pet feline in the world at 26 years and 13 days, Guinness World Records officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2015
Descendant from slaves, oldest person on Earth turns 116 in Brooklyn
The world's oldest living person, the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves, celebrated her 116th birthday on Monday in New York.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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