Kokichi Sugihara specializes in the impossible. He creates mind-bending physical objects that look and behave in incredible ways when seen from the right angle, such as marbles that roll uphill or ...

Japan celebrated Kokichi Tsuburaya when he won bronze in the 1964 Olympic marathon in Tokyo. But he died believing he had let his country down. By Ken Belson Follow our live coverage of the Tokyo ...

Mathematician Kokichi Sugihara, of Meiji University in Japan, once again proves he’s the greatest illusion inventor of our time. Instead of just creating ...

When inventor Thomas Edison saw Kokichi Mikimoto’s pearls, he couldn’t believe they were cultivated. After meeting in 1927, Edison wrote to him: “This isn't a cultured pearl, it's a real pearl.

Professor Kokichi Sugihara uses his background in mathematical engineering to create mind-bending 3D objects that change shape based on how you look at them.