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Events
Watch: Japanese teen sets jump rope world record with astonishing feat
A Japanese teen broke and set a new Guinness World Record in July for “most revolutions in a single skip – rope skipping.” What happen...
Bryan Ke
China
Chinese teen breaks jump-rope world record with 374 skips in a minute
A 16-year-old boy from eastern China has broken the Guinness World Record for most jump-rope skips in one minute. A new record: Zhou Qi, a j...
Carl Samson
Business
World’s most expensive ice cream from Japan costs more than $6,000 per serving
The world’s most expensive ice cream can be found in Japan for more than $6,000 per serving. Byakuya, which was created by the Japanese ice ...
Michelle De Pacina
Culture
Thai cadets perform record-breaking Muay Thai ‘wai khru’ ceremony
On Monday, 3,660 Thai army cadets, university students and volunteers set the world record for the largest Muay Thai ceremony, shattering th...
Ines Shin
Entertainment
French tattoo model earns Guinness record for world’s largest Studio Ghibli memorabilia collection
A woman in Paris, France, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for owning the largest known Studio Ghibli memorabilia collection. Eloï...
Rebecca Moon
Japan
‘Live life cheerfully’: World’s oldest living person celebrates her 119th birthday in Japan
The world’s oldest living person, Kane Tanaka, celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan on Sunday. Record-breaking birthday: Tanaka, who was ...
BTS’ Jin has surprise Billboard hit with viral ‘Super Tuna’ song, V breaks two Instagram world records
While on a temporary break, BTS’ Jin has a surprise hit on the Billboard chart for his viral “Super Tuna” song while V broke world records f...
Scottish Fold superstar Motimaru breaks world record for most views for a cat on YouTube with nearly 620 million views
Motimaru, a Scottish Fold male cat from Japan, is now a Guinness World Record holder for “Most views for a cat on YouTube” after reaching mo...
Music
BTS inducted into Guinness World Records Hall of Fame, score No. 1 song of summer with ‘Butter’
K-pop superstar group BTS continues to dominate the global music industry with their hit song “Butter,” finishing at the top of Billboard’s ...
Grace Kim
BLACKPINK Sets 5 New World Records for ‘How You Like That’
South Korean pop group BLACKPINK has set several new Guinness World Records for their recently released single “How You Like That.” The new ...
Asia
Chinese Teen Who is an Absolute Beast at Jump Rope Sets New Double Dutch World Record
Huang Junkai, a 13-year-old teen from Shanghai, China, recently beat his own world Double Dutch record during an international competition. ...
1,069 Dancing Robots Set New Guinness World Record in China
The Guinness World Record for having the most robots dancing simultaneously has been officially broken in China with 1,069 dancing robots. T...
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