Cybernetic ‘muscle suit’ makes heavy objects seem as light as a feather

Students at the Tokyo University of Science have developed a cybernetic suit that won’t only make you look like a superhero straight out of Transformers but will also give you super-human abilities in lifting heavy objects.

Soccer ball swept away by tsunami found in Alaska

The soccer ball from a Japanese school that was found on a shore of an Alaskan island.

According to the reports, a soccer ball swept away by last year’s Japanese tsunami was found on a shore of a remote island in Alaska, more than a year later and thousands of miles away.

Japanese company creates ultra-realistic mask of your face

How cool would it be to wear a mask of your own face and creep people out for Halloween? Japanese start-up Real-f can make your dreams come true by creating an ultra-realistic mask of your face.

Your face clone — called The REALFACE — which will cost you 300,000 yen (about $3672) is crafted to the smallest detail such as blood vessels, freckles, wrinkles and even irises in the eyes.

Japanese man lives naked on a tropical island

Masafumi Nagasaki enjoys solitary life on a tropical island. Photo source: Reuters

For a 76-year old Masafumi Nagasaki each days begins according to a strict schedule: morning stretches on the beach, followed by washing, cooking and cleaning of his camp before the sun goes down and insects come out to bite.

The retired, sun-scorched Nagasaki has been living on a remote little island of Sotobanari for the past two decades. The island — its name means “outer distand island” in Okinawan dialect — lies at the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands, part of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture and measures just 1 kilometer in length.

Chinese company sells harmful weight loss pills that seem like they come from Japan

Diet pills 'Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills' contain cancer-causing agent.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week warned consumers not to use or purchase Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills because they contain undeclared phenolphthalein, a solution used in chemical experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent.