SHIZUOKA, Japan -- More than a month after he died, Shunsaku Tamiya is still being eulogized by plastic model enthusiasts from around the world.

A model who says she has spent over £500,000 transforming her face and body was left feeling "nervous" when officials refused to believe her driving licence photo of her aged 18 was really her.

This photo shows a monument modeled after life-sized parts from a Gundam plastic model kit at Bandai Spirits Co.'s museum in Shizuoka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Bandai Spirits Co.

The model has tried Botox, but no longer gets injections because it "scared" her Jon Kopaloff/Getty Gabbriette Bechtel revealed that she has a list of cosmetic procedures that she would like to get ...

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

Supermarkets have agreed to work together in a co-ordinated rollout of a reusable packaging model “at scale” by 2030. A statement, signed by nine of the UK’s big food retailers, said that while ...

Dr. Lenny Hochstein has a new girlfriend, Page Six can exclusively reveal. The Miami-based plastic surgeon, 59, tells us he’s dating Russian model Alena Kovalenko, 25, following his split from ...

OnlyFans model Ari Kytsya jokingly calls herself a 'bop' and a 'mattress actress' on TikTok, where she has amassed a whopping 4.4 million fans. It's not just men who are desperate to see her thirst ...

As plastic pollution grows, governments worldwide are exploring policies that shift waste responsibility from consumers to producers. / Credit: Utoimage via Shutterstock France’s extended producer ...

Bandai is opening a new museum dedicated to its Mobile Suit Gundam plastic model kits on September 2, 2025 in Shizuoka, Japan. The museum will not only allow visitors to learn about everything Gunpla, ...

For months, reports have suggested that Apple is working on a plastic-bodied version of the Apple Watch SE—a cheaper, child-friendly model aimed at younger users. Yet, as of now, there’s no sign of it ...