Contributor ReportsCrayon Shinchan Writer Found Dead
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jojoeffe 
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 09 22:54:57 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
The Crayon Shinchan comic writer, Yoshito Usui found dead in the mountains Arafune, Gunma prefecture. He was found collapsed at a depth of 120 meters from the slopes of the mountain, and found by one of the climbers. After the...
ReachHow An Empire Was Destroyed in a Day: Hiroshima Almost Goes Bye-Bye
Posted by: ahol888
Hiroshima :: Japan | updated Wed Dec 09 23:21:45 -0800 2009 | odd-news
During this week, there have been and will be many commemorative events concentrating upon the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. This surprise attack by Japan was the first and so far the only attempt by a...
'Kimono' Fire of 1657 killed over 100,000...
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instgtr
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Mon Dec 07 07:11:02 -0800 2009 | disasters
On March 2, 1657, a priest was burning a "cursed" kimono that had been owned (successively) by 3 teenage girls. Before they ever got the chance to wear the Kimono each of the girls died. A strong wind blew up...
New swine flu fighter discovered
Posted by: anonymous
Tajimi :: Japan | updated Mon Dec 07 14:39:51 -0800 2009 | health-news
Researchers at Hokkaido University said Thursday they have found a combination of substances that is effective at combating swine flu. The group led by professor Tadaaki Miyazaki of the university's Research Center for Zoonosis Control found that a combination of...
New Brain Scanners Can Identify A Painting A Student Is Looking At?
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robertweller
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sat Dec 05 21:50:43 -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...
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...
Helpful robots of Japan
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prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sun Dec 06 02:41:00 -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...
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 Mon Dec 07 10:00:32 -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 Mon Dec 07 10:05:52 -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...
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