Tag: Japan
Coca-Cola and Stevia -Soon!
"Ever heard of stevia? Thanks to Coca Cola you willPOSTED May 16, 2:28 PMIf you've ever tasted stevia, you know it's extremely sweet. In fact, this amazing noncaloric herb, native to Paraguay, has been used as a...
Mac Donalds Forces English writing for Japanese R...
Mac Donalds Head Office in Chicago is forcing Japanese Restaurants stores to change there Writing from Hiragana to Roman letters. Some thing that most Japanese do not appreciate to much. After all this is Japan, Hiragana, Katagana and Kanji are the Native for of Writting...
Vietnam-Japan music gala to open in Hanoi and HCM...
The Vietnam-Japan music festival will take place in Hanoi on May 24-25 and Ho Chi Minh City on May 26 to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries. The event is expected to draw the participation of many famous artists both...
Now, a solar bra to charge your phone
Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with asolar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge amobile phone or an iPod.Japanese lingerie maker...
May 15th is nylon stockings day!
May 15th marks the 68th anniversary of the first sale of women’s nylons. Du Pont Corporation were the first to introduce them back on May 15th, 1940 and sold over 5 million pair on that day. Celebrate today by...
Japanese Delicacies: Monja-yaki (dried squid, cor...
I am staying away from art and craft today for Tokyo Thursdays.Instead I went looking for Foodie Bits and was lucky to find a flurry of details on Japanese Delicacies organized by region on the Japan National Tourist Organization site.I decided to showcase one dish amongst...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...
Japan to start counting crow`s feet
Before you will be able to get any cigarettes out of the vending machines in Japan, you better make sure you have plenty of wrinkles, crow`s feet, and skin sags so that the machine can tell if you are old enough to...
World`s smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci bi...
"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a...
Japan's military blasting off to space
Japanese MPs have backed plans to scrap rules restricting the use of military technology in space.While I think Japan's desire to go Star Wars is largely defensive (China's been pretty active on this front as well),...
VW, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: paper
More good news concerning hybrid and electric cars: Nissan, Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi are all planning on rolling out new hybrid models as early as next year. The highlighted article quotes an article from...
Hiroshi Yamauchi: Richest Man of Japan
""Do you know about HiroshiYamauchi? Here is a clue; he has made you sit in front of your television forhours. Still did not get it? Well, Hiroshi Yamauchi is the former president offamous Japanese gaming company, Nintendo. Currently, 80 year old HiroshiYamauchi has been...
Japan considers iPod levy
The Japanese government will introduce a so-called iPod levy this week."Japan may introduce a private copying levy on sales of portable digital music players and digital hard-disc recorders, according to media...
'Only the Carp that can swim up the Yellow River ...
On Monday, May 5th, Japanese celebrated Children Day (or Kodomo no hi).On this occasion it is a tradition to fly Koi Nobori flags (flying carp).Takafumi Suzuki and Hiroko Torigoe (PingMag Make) paid a behind the scenes visit to the Koi Nobori workshop of Mr. Takashi Hashimoto...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
