Volcanic activity at the Pacific coast of Japan, a few hundred miles south of Tokyo has merged the tiny island with a new neighbor to give birth to the world's newest island, Niijima. The volcano was previously predicted by experts as dormant.

Japan has attracted scathing criticism over killings of dolphins during past few years. The coastal town of Taiji is known to divert dolphins from the Pacific Ocean into a cove and then killing some of them for their meat. Japan has faced worldwide criticism after release of the 2009 Academy Award winning documentary, 'The Cove'.

According to a latest report by the authorities, a chemical explosion has recently taken place in the central Japan on Thursday,

It has been revealed by sources that five workers have died in the accident and 17 have got injured at the same spot.

According to a latest report, the first ever humanoid robot talked with a Japanese astronaut in space and admitted that it is completely comfortable even in zero-gravity on the International Space Station.