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  Japan's Solar Scheme Both Out of the Box and Out of This World

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:28 PM ET

  devices are planned for launch and testing in about 10 years, in successively larger increments of generated power, to permit the scientists at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency the opportunity to asses and refine issues relating to technical and economic feasibility.It's a truly fascinatin Read More

  More like this in: Energy, NASA, Space, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Physorg.com
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  THEEE Yankees Win (And Their Fans Do, Too)

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:39 AM ET

  their native son, Hideki Matsui, hit a home run, single and double in Game 6 yesterday, and eventually get crowned World Series MVP, the first Japanese-born player to earn the honor. In Toyko, scores of workers took an extended lunch break and crowded around TVs in electronics stores t Read More

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  Robo Garage Creates Awesome Robots

  By Kirk Bromley | Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  created by robo designer Tomotaka Takahashi and he's constructed out of carbon and plastic. And he'll outlive and outperform anybody. Go, Robo Life Read More

  More like this in: Robots, Kyoto, Kyoto University, Life & Style, Asia, Gadgets, Cutting-edge, Culture
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  The Story on Nori: Can Sushi Make You Fat?

  By Jac Chebatoris | Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:41 AM ET

  shrimp tempura roll can ring in at 21 grams of fat; an eel and avocado roll, 17g.It's these more tricked-out variations (I daresay not too many Japanese eat anything called a "volcano roll") on sushi where the pendulum swings from healthy and clean (sashimi and nigiri) to hefty rolls covere Read More

  More like this in: Health, Salmon, Sushi, Jeremy Piven, Life & Style, Food & Drink
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  The Amazing All-In-One Breakfast Machine

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:48 PM ET

  a beginning, due to when you eat it – at the start of the day."We can’t wait to egg the machine on.  Photo courtesy Arne Hendricks vi Read More

  More like this in: Hollywood, Coffee, The Telegraph, Amsterdam, World, Technology, Life & Style, Europe, Gadgets, Home & Garden, Food & Drink
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  The Amazing Green Race

  By Courtney Rubin | Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:08 PM ET

  the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. a day only. It took the Japanese team five days to cross the finish line. Their win was the first by a Japanese team since 1993.Thirty-two solar powered cars from 16 countries lined up at the starting line in Darwin, Northern Australia, last Saturday Read More

  More like this in: Technology, The New York Times, Travel, NASA, Australia, Emissions, Planet, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Michigan, Environmentally Friendly
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  Gut-busting Collaboration

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:43 PM ET

  collaboration or the idea to promote it, but we’re not asking any questions. We just hope the promotion lasts. According to Engadget, Burger King Japan has teamed up with Microsoft to promote the software giant’s Windows 7 platform by selling a seven-patty Whopper. Yes, our arteries clogged Read More

  More like this in: Microsoft, Windows, Burgers, Burger King, World, Business, Asia, Good Ideas, Retail, Food & Drink
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  Hollywood's Red Carpet Turns Green

  By Ben Corbett | Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:33 PM ET

  the festival will feature films such as The Cove, a documentary lambasting the controversial slaughter of 2,000 dolphins each year in Taiji, Japan.Meanwhile, the “Green Carpet Highlight” is James Cameron's Avatar, starring Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver, a sci-fi with the premis Read More

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  Learn English? Yes, You Can

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:53 PM ET

  hope these days – that they can learn a new language, that is. The New York Times reports that one of the most popular ways to learn English in Japan is to listen to speeches by President Obama.Local publishers like Asahi Press are cashing in on the Commander in Chief’s sonorous voice wit Read More

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  Using Robot Fish for Safer Driving

  By Steve Tanner | Mon Oct 5, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  a single organism. While they have free-will, they also have the innate ability to stay a safe distance away from one another and avoid collisions. Japanese car-maker Nissan synthesized this behavior in a fleet of robots called "Eporo."The technology comes a year after Nissan built similar robot Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Robots, Automobiles, Nissan Motor Co Ltd., Business, Technology, Autos, Gadgets, Cutting-edge