A Japanese soldier from World War II stationed in Burma (now Myanmar), sent a postcard to his friend was received after 64 years after it was sent. The postcard was kept by a former U. S. soldier and a Japanese exchange student. According to Mukogawa Women's University, the card traveled in three different countries and one state, including Burma, Nagasaki, Arizona and Hawaii before reaching Shizuo Nagano, 80, in southern Kochi prefecture.

A Japanese plane landed on the wrong runway where another plane was to take off in Osaka, Japan while a Taiwanese plane with a faulty speedometer returned to an airport in the country's southern island of Kyushu 30 minutes after takeoff. The two near-accidents did not cause any harm, but authorities are investigating the separate incidents and reviewing airport safety procedures. According to Japan Today, miscommunication between the pilot and air traffic controllers caused the All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 448 with 165 passengers to land on a 3,000-meter runway at Itami Airport in Osaka. At the same time, a Japan Airlines (JAL) Corp. McDonnell Douglas MD-87 passanger plane was to take off from the runway where the ANA plane was landing. But the pilot of the JAL Flight 2441 with 147 passengers and crew saw the incoming ANA plane and decided not to fly.

A construction worker and a land owner in Aichi, Japan will get to keep the plastic case containing the yen equivalent of $435,418 that they found in an empty lot, the Asahi Shimbun said on Wednesday. According to the newspaper, police said the ownership of the 50 bundles of 100 10,000-yen bills was transferred to the 48-year-old worker and the landowner on Sunday because no one claimed the money. The two, who were not identified, will equally divide the money, the police said.

A Sri Lankan resort made it to the list of the world's most expensive dessert ever to grace one's palate. The dessert has a fruit infused confection with chocolate sculpture and a large gemstone which is worth $14,500. According to The Fortress Resort public relations manager Shalini Perera, they named their most expensive and mouth-watering dessert "The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence," to give their visitors an unforgettable experience when they visit their resort.

The world's oldest man, who turned 112 on Tuesday, said he wants to live forever. Tomoji Tanabe of Miyazaki, Japan made the statement after a Japanese mayor, who brought him a bouquet and congratulations on his birthday, asked the centenarian how many years he would like to live. Japan Today quoted Tanabe as saying, "I want to live indefinitely. I don't want to die. "