Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

Ocean Theater: Bringing under water ecstasy into the comfort of your living room!

Monday, November 16, 2009 17:07 By Neo

There is absolutely no doubt that the Japanese love their fish and if you wanted further proof then just take one look at the Ocean Theater and you will be more than convinced. Designed to fit perfectly into every modern home by Seiko Clock and Takara Tomy, this ultra-cool and captivating accessory will light up [...]

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Can climate change negotiations stop the subsidizing of overfishing?

Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:22 By GSerrano

The global fate of fisheries, their decline and overexploitation, may yet show a more promising environmental future. Where trade agreements failed to halt the overfishing of oceans, the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place next month in Copenhagen may yet be the solution.
The trick lies in the pledge by the leaders of the G20 [...]

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Japan Plans an Outer Space Solar Power Station by 2030

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:59 By Ramya

Managing with its small amount of resources and increasing demand for fuels, Japan is one of those countries of the world that largely depends on renewable sources for energy consumption. No wonder this yearning led the country to launch an audacious multi-billion dollar eco-friendly concept, the Space Solar Power System (SSPS) that would take form [...]

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The Great Trash Problem: What if there’s no more space left?

Thursday, October 29, 2009 21:07 By GSerrano

China has become the world’s largest producer of household garbage. The country has produced a lot of junk in packaging, old electronics, newspaper, bottles, etc. ‘Beijing officials warned in June that all of the city’s landfills would run out of space within five years.’
Japan has little spaces for practically everything. For its trash, it has [...]

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Would you care for a 7-patty Whopper with your Windows 7?

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 19:51 By GSerrano

In Japan, Windows 7 launch came with a 777 yen Burger King 7-patty Whopper 7-day promo.
The ‘satire’ seems to revolve around the multiple use of the number 7, obviously for some mnemonic intent. The Windows 7 launch ad was aided by Burger King’s Whopper that boasts of 7 patties. To top that, the whopping Whopper [...]

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Sony launches new camera

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:46 By NARUTO

It will be presented October 6 in Tokio in CEATEC, larger conference of technology of Japan, the revolutionary’s 3D prototype camera of Sony, that promises recordings with the use of just one lens.
The release of the camera HFR Comfort 3D can mark an important change in the filmings, because the use of only one lens [...]

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Off the rack starting Thursday: The Anti-H1N1 Suit

Friday, October 9, 2009 18:51 By GSerrano

It’s a most timely garb for the busy executive who just might be paranoid over the infectious spread of the dreaded Influenza A H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu. A Japanese menswear company named Haruyama Trading has produced some 50,000 pieces of said suit that is ‘coated with titanium dioxide, a chemical commonly used [...]

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Another Typhoon in Tokyo

Thursday, October 8, 2009 18:09 By MB

Typhoon Melor hit Japan, in the main island of Honshu, the south west of Tokyo. More than 40 people were injured and killed two people. Houses were damaged by the strong winds and the streets were flooded. The winds that caused damage caused 198 km/ hour.
The typhoon landed Japan before dawn in Aichi prefecture. The [...]

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Methanol Powered Mobile Gets Updated

Thursday, October 8, 2009 15:31 By Radhika

You are in a conference. And urgently need to make that call on your mobile. The next thing: You go scurrying for a viable charging point, ask for help from the staff around, worry about losing that instrument for lack of safety.
Or you are simply stuck at a hotel with no access to a charger, [...]

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The ultra-elite club of G7 makes way for G20 to be the broader global economic forum

Friday, September 25, 2009 17:33 By GSerrano

The developing countries will now play a more significant role in the economic policies of the world. The ultra-elite club of the richest industrial nations known as G7 will relinquish its top level global economic forum to the much broader G20 that includes the emerging economies and developing countries such as China, Brazil, and India.
The [...]

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