An Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus) swims past a diver off the Japanese coast.
Its bizarre appearance has earned it the nickname “the Shrek fish.”
This 30-year-old male was filmed searching for shellfish and crustaceans on the seabed off the coast of Japan.
Based on looks alone, it’s safe to say he won’t be appearing on a [...]
Two monkeys break the peace in a hot spring by challenging each other to a fight.
The Japanese macaques try to establish themselves as the dominant female if others attempt to take the best seat in the pool.
They mostly scream and shriek but it can get violent as they use their sharp teeth to [...]
Check out some dramatic night-time video of the fiery re-entry of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa over Australia Sunday after a seven-year, 1.2 billion mile journey to the asteroid Itokowa.
Captured by teams aboard a NASA airborne lab, the goal was to study how the heat shield protected a sample return canister during re-entry. The canister [...]
Participants carry a shrine of a large pink phallus during the Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) held at Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine on in Kawasaki, Japan on April 4.
The annual feritility festival, held traditionally on the first Sunday in April, is said to encourage fertility and bring harmony to married couples.
The festival has [...]
The Ryukyu Kingdom Festival Tsunahiki recently took place in Okinawa, Japan.
Every October, hundreds of thousands of locals and spectators flood the city of Naha in Okinawa province to watch the Ryukyu Kingdom Festival Tsunahiki (translates as Rope Pulling Ritual).
Hundreds of local workers spend months weaving together rice straw into thin ropes to create [...]
