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"Ichijo Komuten," Japanese housing construction corporation, claims to have designed a floating house that would assist flood-prone countries handle their problems. The structure of the house is peculiar because it is waterproof, and as the water level rises, it begins to float. The company said, “Electric things have been installed upwards, so that water does not reach there. The house can float at a height of up to 5 meters."

Nine people from the Japanese tour boat, which recently went missing with 26 people on board, have finally been found. The people were rescued near the tip of Cape Shiretoko. While four were found in an unconscious state, the details about the rest are still awaited. Reportedly, there were as many as 24 passengers and two crew members on board when the boat went missing. Rescue operations are still underway.

According to a poll conducted by Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun with the Centre of Social Research, there is a 90% chance of potential China's invasion in Taiwan. The poll conducted on March 19, was done sending messages to random numbers. Almost 1,040 Japanese participated, of which 46% said they were "extremely concerned" with the threats towards Japan and 41% were "somewhat concerned". The poll was conducted after… read-more

Jayant Sathe hailing from Maharashtra's Pune has been making ceramic dolls for almost 30 years. Originally an engineer, the 86-year-old man left his job at 55 and got into what he always wanted to do, art. He specifically learned Japanese dollmaking and started creating Japanese and Indian dolls. "The inspiration came to me to make handmade dolls after I came across Chinese-made Japanese dolls in Mumbai," he stated.

Japanese tennis ace player Naomi Osaka is set to star as a cartoon character in a new manga comic book series. The three-time grand slam winner's new manga, titled "Unrivalled Naomi Tenkaichi", will be published in the Nakayosi magazine issue on December 28. "Growing up reading manga/watching anime was something that bonded me and my sister immensely so this is really exciting for both of us," tweeted Osaka.