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Tokyo to propose cap-and-trade emissions plan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo aims to take a major step in meeting its pollution-reducing target by revising an emissions cutting bill. ... more
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Monkey working in a bar
I wish this was my local. more
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Con men use crabs and a slick line in questioning
In Japan, an increasing number of people are receiving unsolicited crabs in the mail from con men. After the crabs are delivered, the ... more
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A Look at the Emperor of Japan - the institution, the history, the birthday
Japan's Imperial System stretches back of two thousand years. According to Japanese mythology, the emperor is descended from Jimmu, a ... more
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Smoking Kills - Literally! Kerosene-soaked Japanese man kills himself with cigaret...
It’s a situation that almost beggars belief, but a Nagoya man died on Sunday after having doused himself in kerosene and being given a... more
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Okinawa, Japan 17: World's Largest Tug-of-War
Visit http://StrayCompass.com for more videos and articles about Okinawa and beyond. ... more
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Crazy japanese train loaders
This just has to be some world record. How do all those people fit into an already crammed train? more
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Earth set to receive alien reply, Invasion in 2015
If all goes well—or very wrong—Earth may receive a message from aliens from the Altair solar system as early as 2015. Japanese astrono... more
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Solar bra brings conservation closer to the heart
Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric ... more
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New Solar Bra - Bring the environment closer to your heart
A new solar-powered bra can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod. The Bra developed by Lingerie maker T... more
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Okinawa, Japan 16: Musical Traditions
Visit http://StrayCompass.com - for more videos about Okinawa and beyond!! ... more
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Japan to militarise Space?
A new law will allow Japan to have a military presence in space for the first time, the New Scientist reports. ... more
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Wrinkles give you smoking
Japanese vending machines may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke. more
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Nike to release Panda Shoe for earthquake victims
Japanese designer, artist, and producer, Hiroshi Fujwara, has announced that he will be releasing a "Panda Pack" the proceeds of which... more
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Kashiwa Sato
Quite possibly the most prolific designer in modern Japanese history, Kashiwa Sato is a one-man monolith of visual communications who ... more
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ESPN thus begins the hype for an MLB team to try and buy Yu Darvish away from Japa...
$50 million for the rights to talk to Seibu for Matsuzaka was unprecented... ... more
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Cigarette vending machines identify your age
"The legal age for smoking in Japan is 20 and as the country's 570,000 tobacco vending machines prepare for a July regulation requirin... more
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3 dead in Japanese 'detergent suicide' pact
Police found three men dead in a car parked outside a spa Monday morning -- the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent, of... more
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Japan’s baby hatch - 16 babies dropped off in first year
A better alternative to abortion? Instead of having one, you leave it at this church so they don't result in an unwanted death. ... more
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The iPod tax?
And not just on iPods too. Japan is making steps towards taxing Personal Music Players and giving the funds to recording studios, arti... more
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