23-year-old Japanese man begins nonstop, round-the-world journey in his yacht

Hirotsugu Kimura, a 23-year-old corporate employee, left Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, a city in western Japan’s Hyogo pref...

86-year-old bodybuilder breaks own record as oldest Japan bodybuilding championships competitor

Japanese bodybuilder Toshisuke Kanazawa has broken his own record as the oldest male competitor in the Japan bodybuilding championships at ...

77-year-old woman becomes first Filipino to visit every country in the world

Odette Aquitania Ricasa, a 77-year-old woman, became the first Filipino person to travel to all 195 countries in the world. She landed in ...

Woman in China believed to be ‘oldest living person’ dies at the age of 134

Ethnic Uyghur senior citizen Almihan Seyiti, allegedly born in 1886, passed away last week at the age of 135.  The supercentenarian: Seyiti,...

Vietnamese Amateur Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking 124-Mile Swim

Two Vietnamese athletes made history after swimming more than 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) from Hanoi to the Hong River Delta.  A three-day ...

Nathan Chen Wins Third U.S. Figure Skating Championship in a Row

Figure skater Nathan Chen won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship with a score of 342 points, making it his third U.S. Championship victory...

Japan’s ‘Sushi King’ Pays $3.1 Million for Endangered Bluefin Tuna

A Japanese sushi tycoon paid a whopping $3.1 million to take home a giant bluefin tuna from an auction in Tokyo on Saturday. Kiyoshi Kimura,...

Alibaba Hits Record $30.8 Billion Sales on Singles’ Day

Alibaba bested its previous Singles’ Day record with more than 213.5 billion yuan ($30.8 billion) in sales in this year’s 24-hour shopping f...

India to Unveil Statue Twice as Tall as the Statue of Liberty

India is set to make history as it unveils the world’s tallest statue on Wednesday. “Statue of Unity,” which is dedicated to In...