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July 2008
- NASCAR Fans Sneer at Toyota
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 24, 08 9:51 AM CDT
  
  In an effort to curry favor with millions of American NASCAR fans, Toyota joined the league’s top circuit 2 years ago, but fans aren’t warming to the Japanese automaker, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many fans felt betrayed last year when champion racer Kyle Busch traded in his Chevy on a Toyota, and he's been met with boos and a barrage of beer cans after recent victories. More »
  
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  Japan • auto industry • Toyota • NASCAR • cars • Kyle Busch
- Japan Quake Injures Dozens
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 24, 08 2:34 AM CDT
  
  A powerful earthquake jolted north-central Japan early today, injuring over 100 people, according to initial reports. The 6.8 quake collapsed 31 buildings on Japan's main Honshu island, according to CNN. Thousands of homes lost power in a blackout and landslides cut off key roads Officals have warned of aftershocks but say there is no danger of a tsunami. More »
  
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  Japan • earthquake • aftershock • tsunami
- Japanese iPhone Deters Perverts
  
  newser | Cult of Mac | Jul 22, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  The Japanese version of the iPhone 3G has one small difference from those sold elsewhere: the “shutter” sound it makes when the camera snaps a photo is always on, even when the phone is in silent mode, the Cult of Mac reports. The conspicuous sound is intended to discourage “upskirt” photos, a hot trend in Japan since the debut of high-res camera phones. More »
  
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  Japan • iPhone • digital photography • iPhone 3G • voyeurism
- In Japan, Jailhouse Chic Rules Fashion
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 6:53 PM CDT
  
  Japan's fashion-forward set is flocking to a line made by an unlikely group—prison inmates. Aprons, bags, and pouches emblazoned with the character for "jail" inside a circle are selling out just as quickly as inmates at a juvenile prison in Hokkaido can make them, the AP reports. "Especially, young people seem to like it," said a corrections official. More »
  
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  Japan • fashion • prison • jail • inmates • fashion label
- Rich Countries Getting Soaked for a Change
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 17, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  As the US and other developed economies feel the crunch of a housing collapse and credit crisis, emerging economies, especially those fueled by commodities, have yet to feel the pinch, the Washington Post reports. "We are overloaded with money, crazy amounts of money from the energy market," a professor says of oil-rich Russia. More »
  
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  China • Japan • India • economy • Europe • exports
- Buddhism Faces Bleak Future in Japan
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 14, 08 2:40 AM CDT
  
  Buddhism, once a significant element of Japanese culture, is beginning to decline in both popularity and influence, reports the New York Times. Buddhist rituals are even fading from funerals, where the religion once had a near-monopoly, as the Japanese increasingly rely on funeral homes, or skip funerals. If something doesn't change soon, the religion will "die out," predicts one priest. "We can't afford to wait. We have to do something." More »
  
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  Japan • religion • Buddhism
- G8 Leaders Chew on Global Food Crisis Over Caviar
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jul 8, 08 5:12 AM CDT
  
  The global food crisis tops the agenda at this year's G8 summit—and the talks seem to be hungry work, reports the Independent . The 18 dishes at the eight-course luxury dinner served to the leaders last night included caviar, sea urchin, and Kyoto beef—followed by a "G8 fantasy dessert" for those who still had room after the dinner feast and the six-course working lunch. More »
  
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  Japan • G8 summit • food shortage • Group of Eight • summit
- Bush to Canadian PM: 'Yo, Harper!'
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 7, 08 12:22 PM CDT
  
  Mixing Texas diplomacy with the high diplomacy of the G8 summit in Japan, President Bush showed off his characteristically casual behavior today by introducing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to another leader with a "Yo, Harper!" Bush landed British PM Tony Blair in hot water at a 2006 summit with a similar greeting, then proceeded to shock German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a brief back massage. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Japan • Canada • G8 summit • Stephen Harper
- Bush: Olympic Boycott Would Be 'Affront' to Chinese People
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 6, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  President Bush today defended his decision not to boycott the Beijing Olympics next month, saying skipping “would be an affront to the Chinese people" that would make it difficult "to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership.” Speaking ahead of tomorrow's G8 meeting in Japan, Bush said he would address concerns over religious freedom and human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Games. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Japan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • Hu Jintao • boycott • Olympic boycotts • Group of Eight
- Energy-Efficient Japan to Host G8 Summit
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 4, 08 7:26 AM CDT
  
  Next week the leaders of the developed world will meet at a resort in northern Japan for this year's G8 summit. With oil prices topping the agenda, Japan—by most measures, the most energy-frugal developed nation on earth—is hoping to use the international platform to promote its energy conservation program. As the New York Times reports, the meeting offers Japan a rare opportunity to take the lead on one of the world's most pressing issues. More »
  
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  Japan • oil price • energy • G8 summit • Group of Eight
June 2008
- Can Fish-Hungry Japan Go Sustainable?
  
  newser | Gourmet | Jun 26, 08 7:16 AM CDT
  
  Japan loves its fish: The island nation consumes an average of 147 pounds per person a year, compared to America’s 17. So, Samuel Fromartz wonders in Gourmet , how can Japanese fisheries continue to support supermarket fish counters as large as an entire US meat section? The answer, slowly gaining ground, is sustainable fishing, and retailers’ desire to have an eco-friendly stamp. More »
  
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  Japan • fish • Tokyo • tuna • sushi • sustainability
- World Body Postpones Decision on Whale Hunts
  
  newser | Economist | Jun 25, 08 8:25 PM CDT
  
  A moratorium on commercial whaling looks set to continue for another year after an international body put off a decision yesterday, the Economist notes, but its fate beyond that appears tenuous. The 81-nation International Whaling Commission, often paralyzed by conflicting views, also decided to revamp its decision-making process by forming a core panel of 20 nations to hash out resolutions. More »
  
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  Japan • Norway • whaling • International Whaling Commission • whales
- Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs
  
  newser | Travel Leisure | Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »
  
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  list • Japan • travel • tourism • job • Venice • Hello Kitty • Lego • karaoke
- Japan Unveils Robot Girlfriend
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 20, 08 1:53 PM CDT
  
  If you’re looking for love and the electronic variety is good enough, a Japanese company may have just the thing for you. Sega unveiled “EMA” today (that’s Eternal Maiden Actualization), a 15-inch robotic girlfriend that can find and kiss human faces on command, Reuters reports. The company hopes to sell 10,000—mainly to lonely adult men—in the first year; the retail price is $175. More »
  
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  Japan • robot
- Four Japanese Busted for Copycat Stabbing Threats
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 17, 08 8:50 AM CDT
  
  Threats of copycat violence posted on Japanese websites have led to four arrests in the wake of seven fatal stabbings in Tokyo this month by a crazed attacker, AP reports. “I'm going to do it, too. I’m going to kill 100 people,” wrote one man. Last week's killings, in which a man drove a truck into a crowd before stabbing bystanders, followed warnings he had posted on the Internet. More »
  
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  Internet • Japan • arrest • stabbing • death threats
- 7.2-Mag Quake Kills 6 in Northern Japan
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 14, 08 7:21 AM CDT
  
  A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Japan today, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than 140 others, the AP reports. Landslides trapped another 100 bathers at a hot springs resort, but no tsunami warning was issued. At a nuclear power plant, 5 gallons of radioactive water splashed from two pools storing spent fuel, but officials said there was no leakage outside the plant. More »
  
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  Japan • earthquake • disaster • tsunami • nuclear power plants
- Japan Wages War on Waists
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 13, 08 6:48 AM CDT
  
  Japan has launched an unprecedented national campaign to help its residents lose their love handles. The nation now requires local governments and corporations to annually measure the waistline of everyone age 40 to 74, the New York Times reports. Women over 35.4 inches and men over 33.5 inches—rather slender by US standards—will be educated on how to slim down, and local officials and business leaders face fines for missing targets. More »
  
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  Japan • obesity • diabetes • stroke • diets
- Under Fire, Japan's PM Won't Bow to Election Calls
  
  newser | BBC | Jun 11, 08 10:29 AM CDT
  
  Japan's prime minister suffered a humiliating blow today in a no-confidence motion passed by the upper house of the country's legislature—a post-war first, the BBC reports. Although the measure isn't politically binding, it's the latest step by the opposition to force Yasuo Fukuda to call new elections, a call Fukuda has repeatedly dismissed. More »
  
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  Japan • Yasuo Fukuda • no confidence
- Astronaut Waves Robot Arm
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 9, 08 3:25 PM CDT
  
  A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had nothing to grab; the equipment the arm will tend to arrives next year. More »
  
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  Japan • NASA • International Space Station • astronauts • Discovery space shuttle • space travel • Kibo • robotic arm
- Tokyo Killer Warned of Slaughter Online
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 9, 08 9:04 AM CDT
  
  The young man accused of killing 7 people in a knife rampage in downtown Tokyo warned of the attacks in a series of messages to an Internet bulletin board, reports the AP. Tomohiro Kato, who rammed his truck into pedestrians before stabbing 17 of them, posted warnings from his cell phone, including one only 20 minutes before the attack that read simply, "It's time." More »
  
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  Japan • violence • Tokyo • knife

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