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Nov 17 2008
Australia will invest millions of dollars in non-lethal whale research to show Japan that the animals do not need to be killed in order to be studied, the government announced Monday.
Nov 7 2008
I don’t blame him for not knowing how to use a computer - I mean, he’s roughly a half century closer to the grave than I. But today, the school principal was acting strangely competent with his computer. Buried under headphones, unmoving...
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Oct 28 2008
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created what could now be known as the world’s most accurate clock. Read on to find out how.
Oct 24 2008
While stories of tainted foodstuffs causing isolated outbreaks of sickness have been no stranger to recent Japanese headlines, those cases only highlighted instances where raw goods–vegetables and rice in particular were to blame. The latest in...
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Oct 22 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc said Tuesday it will delay this week’s overseas launch of the highly-anticipated Playstation 3 game, LittleBigPlanet after learning that the soundtrack features some phrases from the Koran.
Oct 20 2008
Even Japan’s invincible unmarried “stay at home” working class feeling the economic pinch these days. Read on to learn about the “parasite single,” and what’s happening to their lifestyle.
Oct 20 2008
Japan seeks to eliminate mistrust in the financial agency middle man, by using a social lending network to circumvent him. Read on to see how the peer-to-peer lending system works, and what it could mean for Japan.
Oct 20 2008
Japan defeated Iran for a non-permanent Asian seat on the United Nations Security Council and Austria and Turkey edged out Iceland for European seats in secret-ballot voting Friday. Read on to find out how many votes Iran received against Japan.
Oct 16 2008
After spending five months on the decline and hitting an all-time low rock bottom in August, Japan’s Consumer Confidence Index finally showed a heartbeat in September. Read on to find out how much, and what this could mean for the Japanese economy.
Oct 11 2008
* Saturday: Despite desperate efforts to kick-start activity in the stalled markets, and re-instill investor confidence, Japan’s Nikkei continues to bear the blows of the economic crisis–this week, falling to ever new lows, following a 9.6%...
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