Contributor ReportsHelpful robots of Japan
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prabirghose 
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 02 03:42:59 -0800 2009 | technology-news
We usually associate robots with activities connected to science and technology. They are seen in sci-fi movies and Robocop was all about Robot Policemen. But, Japan has brought the robots to the level of the common man. The Japanese robots...
ReachTwitter Japan to introduce micropayments
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intellectual
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Mon Nov 30 20:12:56 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
Twitter Japan is going to introduce paid for premium accounts from next January, according to local reports The Japanese version of the site, which already operates slightly differently to the other Twitter sites around the world, is understood to be...
New Brain Scanners Can Identify A Painting A Student Is Looking At?
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robertweller
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sat Nov 28 05:46:06 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
New Scientist Article Revision By Robert Weller The state of the art in brain scanning has reached the level where the latest technology could identify the artist of a painting a client is looking at, New Scientist reports. It shows...
BRAVE NEW SNAILS?
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slydog
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sun Nov 29 17:28:35 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Genetic researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have been experimenting with some pretty screwy things lately. Their experiments with Giant Pond Snails have allowed them to change important genetic traits. Snails are predestined by their genes to grow...
Tokyo Story - stepping out from a kitchen
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dstories
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 27 05:57:13 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
The world can be large and small, depending on how one looks at it. As for Tokyo, it’s definitely true there’s a whole world out there and not only sushi. I just came to visit Yoshi-kun - kun often used...
President Obama in Tokyo
Posted by: WordSlinger
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 17 14:49:53 -0800 2009 | political-news
TOKYO, Japan - President Obama's speech was warmly received by an audience of about 1,500 Japanese. He was continuously interrupted by applause and got a standing ovation after finishing his forty minute pep talk. Obama stressed in Tokyo he wants...
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL OUR PRESIDENT TO STOP BOWING
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Redhanded101
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sat Nov 28 23:26:21 -0800 2009 | political-news
As if bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia back in April of this year were not embarrassing enough, President Barack Obama has done it again. That disgraceful display of supplication which was heavily criticized and rightfully so - was...
Giant jellyfish sinks a Jap trawler
Posted by: prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 24 12:13:34 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Nomura’s jellyfish can be huge creatures and weigh upto 200 kilograms with diameters of upto 2 meters – which means miniature giants. A Japanese fishing trawler landed a huge catch of these fishes in their net and the boat capsized...
Marriage-Hunting Bra Heats Up Courtship in Japan
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namuo
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 24 12:40:39 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Triumph International recently unveiled a new marriage bra concept to please nagging mothers who fret about their single daughters. Known as the Marriage-Hunting Bra, this Japanese invention comes with a countdown timer and ring-holding slot and acts as a reminder...
Cross Promos Gone Wild; Whopper with 7 Patties
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nathanielinbrazil
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 17 13:15:02 -0800 2009 | odd-news
This one did not come from Mad Men . Bigger than the Big Mac and larger than the Wendy’s stack this Whopper is a gastronomic anomaly. In Japan this week, Burger King and Microsoft have initiated a cross promotion deal...
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