WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) GOSAT: World's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring
20-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) GOSAT was launched along with seven other piggyback probes using the H-IIA, Japan's primary large-scale expendable launch system, at 3:54 am on 23 January 2009 UTC on Tanegashima, a small island in southern Japan.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) National Library of Israel: House world's largest collection of Hebraica and Judaica
11-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The National Library of Israel, formerly the Jewish National and University Library, is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and Jewish heritage.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) A. S. Watson Group: World's largest international health and beauty retail company
03-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) A.S. Watson Group is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, with over 16,000 stores in 27 markets worldwide serving over 5.3 billion customers every year, and over 137 million loyalty program members.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Makkah Grand Mosque Road: World’s longest calligraphic mural
01-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The world’s longest calligraphic mural has been installed on the road leading to Makkah’s Grand Mosque, in the latest beautification of the holy city.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium: Largest fully seated hockey arena in the world
18-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) With a seating capacity of 20,000 permanent seats, Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium is the largest fully seated hockey arena in the world.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Anta Sports: World's largest purely sports equipment company
08-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Anta Sports Products Limited is a Chinese sports equipment multinational corporation headquartered in Jinjiang.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Kaikado: World's oldest handmade tea caddy maker
07-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Founded in 1875, Kaikado is the world's oldest handmade tea caddy maker.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Kyoto International Manga Museum: World’s largest manga museum
01-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Opened in 2006, this museum boasts an extensive collection of over 300,000 manga books, which it claims is the world’s largest collection of ‘manga related materials’.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Shiok Meats: Company to produce the world’s first cell-based crab meat
11-01-2023
(WorldKings.org) In 2021, the first cell-based crustacean meat company, Shiok Meats, showcased the world’s first-ever cell-based crab meat.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Line 10 Beijing Subway: World's longest subway loop line
09-01-2023
(WorldKings.org) The line is 57.1 km in length and is the world's longest subway loop line.