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Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cripples Japan’s Livestock
Japan, scrambling to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, will slaughter all livestock within 10 kilometres of t....
20 May 8:34 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s solar cell market tripled in 2009
Japan’s solar cell market more than tripled in the year to March, as government incentives spurred households to purcha....
19 May 10:04 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo couple married by robot in rooftop wedding
Japan has hosted the world’s first wedding to be conducted by a robot. The automated creature, known as the I-Fairy, ove....
18 May 10:49 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Universal Fan Fest – Japan’s High Tech 3-D Bid for 2022 World Cup
High-tech Japan has promised to treat football fans worldwide to ultra-realistic live 3-D telecasts of World Cup matches s....
18 May 2:47 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese man arrested for throwing millions worth of yen onto highway
A Japanese man has been detained by police after scattering tens of thousands of pounds worth of bank notes across a busy h....
18 May 2:41 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty in Trouble?
At age 36, Hello Kitty may be running out of product lives. That is the fear of executives at the Sanrio Corporation, the ....
15 May 1:55 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan sinking lower on gender discrimination report
photo NASA The gender gap yawns wide, despite Japan’s female astronaut and new anti-discrimination laws. The World Econom....
15 May 1:41 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pink Lady
Blast from the past! Pink Lady (ピンク・レディー, Pinku Redī?) was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1....
14 May 9:39 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
‘My Chopsticks Bra’ introduced by Triumph
Female urban farmers keen to keep their agricultural hobby close to their heart can now grow their own rice in a special b....
14 May 2:57 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hifumi Kato the Cat-Lover
Professional “shogi” (Japanese chess) player Hifumi Kato was ordered Thursday not to feed stray cats at the condominiu....
14 May 2:47 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Ghost” getting asian remake starring Song Seung Hun and Nanako Matsushima
Jerry Zucker’s hit 1990 film “Ghost,” starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, is reportedly getting an Asian remake.....
13 May 8:31 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mitsuo Ogasawara, J-League player of the year, snubbed for the World Cup
Japan offered snubbed midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara a crumb of comfort on Wednesday by naming him among seven standby player....
13 May 8:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Most distant cluster of galaxies from Earth Discovered
Far-Far-Away -- KYODO PHOTO A team of Japanese and German researchers says it has discovered the most distant cluster of g....
12 May 10:27 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
World’s fastest train – Japan shops buyers for Bullet Train Tech
The experimental MLX01 maglev is the world’s fastest train. But it is confined to a 12-mile track. And like the train it....
12 May 1:17 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Judo Champion and Double Olympic Gold Medalist Ryoko Tani to run for parliament
Japan’s seven-time world judo champion and double Olympic gold medalist Ryoko Tani said Monday she planned to run for pa....
11 May 9:07 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
MELL to perform at Anime Expo 2010
Anime Expo 2010 recently announced another musical guest of honor. Singer MELL will perform in concert on July 2 at the No....
10 May 9:13 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Investing in Love Hotels?
If you’ve lived in Japan, then you would know how odd, yet sensible these love hotels are for privacy. It’s a differe....
10 May 5:28 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s World Cup squad picked by coach Takeshi Okada
Rumors have spread that despite Japan’s improvement and reaching fourth finals, they could still find themselves over-po....
10 May 2:53 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Makiko Esumi and four other women honored by Japan Mothers Society at the Best Mother Awards
The nonprofit organization Japan Mothers Society honored five women on Thursday in its 3rd annual Best Mother Awards. This....
9 May 7:02 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Safest Car
2010 Subaru Legacy The 2010 Subaru Legacy has been officially named ‘Japan’s safest car’, after being awarded the Gra....
9 May 8:39 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
High Mercury levels, but no illness in dolphin-hunting town of Taiji
Traditional Whaling in Taiji, depicted in a maki-e in the Edo period Japanese researchers said Friday they had found high m....
9 May 2:36 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Once closed Monju Nuclear Power Plant reopened
Japan’s Monju fast-breeder reactor resumed operations Thursday after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a sod....
8 May 12:44 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Ai Miyazato aims to become the world’s number one golfer
Japan’s Ai Miyazato aims to become the world number one this week, brimming with confidence after winning her fourth US ....
7 May 4:52 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
US lawmakers threaten to punish Japan over child-custody cases
photo by colodio US lawmakers threatened to punish Japan unless it worked to reunite hundreds of children with foreign pare....
7 May 8:30 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New loosing its gleam to second-hand stores in Japan like Book-Off
Book-off has expanded it’s wares to include more than just books. The secondhand market is growing rapidly, particularly....
7 May 1:17 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Signal crayfish is an envasive species in Chiba Prefecture’s Tonegawa river water system
The signal crayfish, classified as an invasive species harmful to local ecosystems, has recently been found in the Tonegaw....
6 May 9:14 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fewer Children in Japan for the 29th Straight Year
Photo by busy.pochi Japan had fewer youngsters celebrating Children’s Day for the 29th straight year Wednesday, highlight....
6 May 1:08 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hatoyama Makes U-turn on Okinawa Stance
Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after his U-turn on the reloca....
6 May 1:01 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Geos bankruptcy echoes Nova Implosion and wrecks havoc on industry
A chain of English conversation schools is closed down. Thousands of employees are left worrying whether they will get pai....
6 May 5:34 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kama Chinen of Okinawa, World’s Oldest Person dies at 114
Just a week before her 115th birthday, the oldest person in the world has died on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.....
5 May 6:37 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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