A elderly Japanese man's crime weighed heavily on him as he tried to get away with his loot, Friday. The 70-year-old man threatened to set off an explosion if the clerk of a post office in the city of Kawagoe did not give him money, reports Reuters

Students can typically forget a number of things when they go to school, namely their books, notes, or term papers. But the one thing many universities are certain that students never forget is their cell phones - and that is why Japanese universities have decided to incorporate student identification cards on their phones. From next April, all new students at Kanagawa Institute of Technology near Tokyo will carry an ID on their phone that lets them register for classes, open locked doors and surf the Internet for school-related information.

The Japanese Prime Minister was caught wheeling himself to his office, prompting Environment Minister Yuriko Koike to burst into giggles. He was seen rolling into the lobby on a Segway electric scooter by startled reporters, reports Reuters

Available for the first time in the United States is the health supplement hard-drinking Japanese swear by with perfect timing as the holiday parties begin to kick off. Ajinomoto U. S. A. , Inc. is lining US shelves with Kampai amino acid supplement. The plum tasting drink, Kampai can be consumed (and washed down with water) before drinking and, again before going to bed. Kampai, which means "cheers" in Japanese is 2,800 mg worth of alanine and glutamine.

The Hayabusa, a Japanese space probe, failed to touch down on an asteroid, developing trouble just above the surface. The Hayabusa probe developed similar trouble during a rehearsal landing earlier this month. Its mission was to touch down on the asteroid, collect samples from the surface and bring them back to Earth.