The 40-year-old proved he has auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), a rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol, but no symptoms of intoxication.

Eight-year-old Labrador retriever, the equivalent of 60 in human age, began her tour of duty at Narita and Haneda airports in 2017.

Ramil Albano, who had the Taragis Takoyaki logo tattooed on his forehead, agreed to do so in advance, brand boss Carlo Quion admitted.

Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, is the new Guinness record holder after the death of Venezuela’s Juan Vicente Perez at age 114.

Cicadas, the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom, are being ravaged by a sexually transmitted disease that turns them into zombies.

An F&B businessman has offered US$1,770 in cash to whoever would tattoo his brand’s logo on their foreheads.

Checks find sheikh setting up US$500 million family office in city bears striking resemblance to singer known as Alira.

‘Aurora’, which imitates predator-like movements, will patrol at Alaska’s Fairbanks airport to keep birds and other animals away from planes.

The designers’ fame, and success of the film ‘Perfect Days’, have boosted the popularity of the toilets, which began as a project to ‘reconsider’ the perfect public bathroom.

‘Plenty of people would think it’s unusual, because they’ve never seen it. But you know, it’s not a sin to drink a beer,’ said Miami-born Sister Guadalupe at the bar outside the Basque city of Vitoria.

Showing North Korean soldiers gazing across an icy river towards China and occasionally descending from looming watchtowers to prowl border paths, the photos present a unique look into life in one of the world’s most secretive communist states.

Images of LED roses display at East Kowloon Cultural Centre in Kowloon Bay went viral on social media.

Fans of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers threw a statue of KFC founder Colonel Sanders into a river in 1985. The team suffered decades of poor performance after that.

Farmers in Yamagata prefecture have complained their herds are vulnerable to bloodsucking insects, elevating the stress levels of cattle.

A young Ukrainian woman, who is an internet sensation in her country, has discovered that artificial intelligence-manipulated versions of her videos – which present her as being Russian – are being used for commercial purposes in China.

Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro Alentejano, had his title as ‘world’s oldest dog’ revoked after Guinness World Records said it found no evidence he had in fact lived for more than 31 years.

Critics say the case is yet another example of hardline Hindu groups’ rising intolerance – and the fear that their actions and words inspire.

The Kokuseki Temple in Iwate ended its annual naked men festival, which has become a heavy burden for ageing locals, who find it hard to keep up with the rigours of the ritual.

The theft was discovered February 2, when a maintenance crew arrived in the wooded area where the tower once stood and saw that the structure was missing.

Demand for the rare breed of poultry has risen sharply, backed by a growing number of wealthy people in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.

Authorities implemented the rule in response to a smelly, unsightly situation, as the extreme cold of Everest prevents faeces from fully degrading.

Once a thriving trade hub, Lopburi city is at risk of becoming a ghost town with thousands of simians taking control of the area.

Pig cafes are the latest in a series of animal-themed coffee shops that have popped up in Japan, including ones that feature owls, hedgehogs and even snakes.

The Tokushima Prefectural Government bought the sex doll as part of a tourist exhibition at an airport, believing it would be more effective at pulling tourists than mannequins.

The victim sustained burns to almost a third of his body, briefly lost consciousness, and required four skin grafts, and is likely to suffer permanent scarring.

After a nine-year hiatus, bird and buffalo fights are back at festivals in India’s northeast after the Supreme Court ended a ban on the tradition.

Two Indian restaurant chains are doing battle in court over claims of the origins of butter chicken.

An elderly woman in China has left all her money and property to the cherished cats and dogs who have kept her company in old age, but nothing to her adult children who have been nowhere to be seen.

Sawangjit Kosoongnern was allowed to keep the wild cat but did not receive the green light to take the animal out in public.