Japan concerned at geographical names becoming Chinese trademarks

" TOKYO — Japan has decided to step up its efforts to protect Japanese place names, such as Kyoto and Hiroshima, from being registered as trademarks in China, government officials said Wednesday. As the Chinese and Japanese languages share many kanji characters, an...

Ex-boss Okada seen as top choice to replace Osim

"Okada was promoted to Japan national coach during the final Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in 1997 after head coach Shu Kamo was fired.He was appointed manager of Consadole Sapporo in the J-League second division in 1999 and guided the team to promotion to the first...

Micrel to pSecured interconnect processor at trade show

"The KSZ8692/KSZ9692, new secured interconnect processors, ideal for consumer multimedia, VoIP, home multimedia, printer server, digital projector, and embedded and industrial control systems, will preview at the show for the first time. The show is being held in Yokohama,...

RI Embassy to enlighten illegal workers in Japanese towns

"The Japanese government had put Indonesia in seventh place on the list of countries of origin of immigration rule violators. "We must know about all Indonesians in Japan as there are many things they should know, mainly about their rights based on the new citizenship law,"...

Sweet Sounds of Summer: Japanese Wind Bells Market in...Kawasaki

No revving up your motorcycle here! I am familiar with Farmers Markets and Flea Markets. Until today I had never heard about one dedicated only to Wind Chimes or in this case Japanese Wind Bells called Fuulin.More quiet sounds on Serge the Concierge

Ramen Challenge

"Ramen Challenge Ramen Challenge 30,000 yen is on offer ($247 US) to those who can consume this entire massive bowl full of ramen in 20 minutes. It contains 1kg of pork, 1.5kgs of noodles and 2.5 Litres of soup. Over 700 people have tried, 3 have succeeded... This store is...

10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2007

"Bendable Concrete The nickname for Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) is self-explanatory: bendable concrete. Specially coated microscopic polymer fibers slide past each other instead of snapping under stress, so ECC bends without breaking. The material has been used...

Japanese Art Trucks

Came across a great collection of photographs of Dekotora this morning. A Dekotora is (from wikipedia) " is a loudly decorated truck found often in Japan. Dekotora commonly have neon or ultraviolet lights, extravagant paints, and shiny stainless or golden exterior parts....

Corrugated cardboard house painting

"These photos show painted cardboard shelters in the homeless city that took root in the underground sprawl of Shinjuku station’s western wing in the mid-1990s. A deadly fire swept through the community in February 1998, forcing the inhabitants out and conveniently...

MYTHS OF AIDS AND SEX

"Below a lurid picture of a worm wriggling through a human heart, the caption reads: "Careless sex is a fruit with a worm in it. AIDS.""