The athlete who took more than a half-century to finish the longest marathon in history
Japan’s first professional marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri started a race at the 1912 Olympic Games that he wouldn’t complete for more than 54 years – we unravel the mystery of what happened during the intervening years
An 89-year-old man is recognized as the oldest surfer after taking up the sport in his golden years
Seiichi Sano (Japan) holds the Guinness World Records title for the dldest person to surf (male). He took up surfing at the age of 80 for a surprising reason.
Snailfish reach new depths to maintain their title as the world’s deepest fish
Snailfish reassert their depth-defying reputation as both the deepest observed and deepest caught fish logged on a recent expedition to the Pacific trenches off Japan
The officially heaviest food in the world is a giant radish that weighs as much as a baby hippo
Manda Fermentation (Japan) has successfully grown a giant radish weighing 45.865 kg (101 lbs), earningthe Guinness World Records title for the heaviest radish
Twins that are 75 cm apart in height are as close as two sisters can get
Twins Yoshie and Michie Kikuchi, who live in Okayama, Japan, have the greatest height difference of any living fraternal twins!