Grandma Can't Sleep: A Taiwanese Folk Song Composed by a Big Nose
Region: Taiwan
"Amah Koon Beki" or [ 阿媽．睡未去 ] is a newly-composed Taiwanese folk song about a grandma who cannot sleep at night, because she is worried about what kind of present to buy for her grandchild for the Lunar ... more
Views: 4511Toyota Motors of Japan to Suspend Production for Two Weeks
Region: JapanAll 12 plants of Toyota Motors in Japan will suspend production for 11 days during the month of February and March this year because of shrinking global demand of cars. Yahoo News: ‘A global economic downturn has... more
Views: 978Japan Has Seven Major League Players On World Baseball Classic Roster
Region: United StatesJapan released their roster for the World Baseball Classic today and there are no less than seven Japanese Major League players on the list. Japan was the winner of the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and they ho... more
Views: 732Japan Has Seven Major League Players On World Baseball Classic Roster
Region: United StatesJapan released their roster for the World Baseball Classic today and there are no less than seven Japanese Major League players on the list. Japan was the winner of the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and they ho... more
Views: 675Greenpeace Activists Plan to Clash With Japanese Whale Hunters
Region: Japan
The flagship of Japan’s controversial whaling fleet left for the Antarctic on Monday, as members of Greenpeace planned to interrupt the ship’s annual research expedition. Japanese Fleet Leaves Port... more
Views: 1745INFO ON SUMO
Region: IndiaThe minimum 136 kgs fat man who participate in Sumo is known as RIKISHI. Thus RIKISHI is a Sumo Wrestler.A Rikishi is called YOKOZUNA when he becomes a grand champion of Sumo .In Sumo a wrestler's weight, size & strength a... more
Views: 1602BABY DROP BOX SYSTEM IN JAPAN
Region: IndiaCRANE'S CRADLE commonly known as BABY DROP BOX .The baby drop box system already exist in Germany , South Africa , USA & some other countries .Recently Crane's Cradle was opened in Japan on 10/05/07. In spite of discour... more
Views: 1101The End of OhmyNews Japan
Region: Japan
At the end of August, 2008, OhmyNews [ja], the citizen journalism site from South Korea that entered the Japanese market in 2006 with much fanfare, closed its doors [ja]. First officiall... more
Views: 2455Japan: Street View's Missing Streets
Region: JapanThe launch early last month of Google's Street View service in major Japanese cities brought with it considerable controversy and debate among Internet users, particularly with regard to the s... more
Views: 4145Japan wholesale prices rise 7.2 percent in August
Region: JapanJapan's wholesale inflation remained near a 27-year high in August, the government said Wednesday, as the soaring costs of energy and raw materials continued to pressure businesses. The index for domestic corporate good... more
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