From high end single malts to fine cuisine and fashion Japan has been gaga over luxury icons for as long as I can remember so are Japanese falling out of love with luxury as Michiyo Nakamoto suggests (Financial Times, June 3, 2009). The first paragraphs of the piece outline...
when going out in the town. Youngsters and teenagers in particular come under the strong influence of the media projection of their favourite celebrity and start emulating them. This is how trends become...
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Gerald Celente, U.S. trend forecaster, in an interview with Russia Today foresees a depression of mammoth proportions, dwarfing the 1930s. From a Russia Today interview: In 2009, we're going to see the worst...
Rapidly increasing popularity of live streams heralds final triumph of internet over traditional mediaQuestion: what do President Obama's inauguration, the Mixed Martial Arts world championship title fight, and...
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I am not sure I agree with Duncan Bartlett byline for Rent-a-friend in Japan (BBC, January 12) that 'Japanese still like to use their money to have fun'. This segment of From our own correspondent starts with a visit to Cat Cafes where for a fee time pressed Japanese can...
Blame it on us in the US for pushing aside the fairycake, the traditional British staple at birthday parties in favor of the new darling, well not so new here in America, the cupcake. Or so says Zoe Williams in...
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A leading Russian scientist and political analyst has proclaimed that a major civil war will occur in 2009 thus splitting The United States into six parts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITkziA-wZ0&feature=related This is based on the current...
This story was originally published by BetaTales.com U.S. newspapers are finally embracing Web 2.0 in their web operations, according to a major survey. But is it too late? Every year, The Bivings Group conducts a study of the web features of America’s largest newspapers...
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"Before taking a glance into the future fashion trends, maybe one should stop for a while and think about the mistakes of the past – if any. Nevertheless, fashion connoisseurs have already started to sum up the...
" This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed.Google search isn't just about looking up football scores...
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Tokyo, Japan. Boasting the 2nd largest economy in the world, the influence is Worldwide. Japanese domestics include: Electronics. Technology. Automotive. Robotics. And Crazy Gameshows??? Japan truly is the epicenter of Innovation. Makes you wonder if Japan has anything...
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Dreadlocks, a hairstyle that used to be mostly associated with reggae artists and fans, is fast becoming a hairstyle for many Cameroonian youths.Dreadlocks were common with reggae musicians like Bob Marley and...
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" Caution: Web sites about the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team and the U.S. vice presidential debate may cause serious harm to your computer. Cybercriminals who want to steal data and take control of computers are...
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