OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga Prefecture--Shigenobu Sato found himself at a loose end after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. But over a meal one day, he had a flash of inspiration when he caught ...

Kids all over the world have been going crazy for the new "must have" toy—the fidget spinner. But apparently kids in China have moved on to a new toy they find a bit more interesting, even if it is ...

(L) A bamboo project worker at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute prepares to feed bamboo sticks into a slicing machine to remove nodes and split them into smaller sizes. (Top Right)The sliced ...