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  • April 2008

    • Health History Hidden in Urine

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 21, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Health History Hidden in Urine

      (Newser) - Urine does indeed hold metabolic clues, researchers have found, and could shed light on blood pressure and heart problems, the Times of London reports. "Metabolic profiling can tell us how specific aspects of a person’s diet and how much they drink are contributing to their risks for certain diseases"—something DNA research can't do, says one of the scientists involved. More »

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      China  • Japan  • United Kingdom  • United States  • public health  • metabolism  • urine cultures

    • Dior Vogue Shoot Is Cats Pajamas for Hello Kitty

      Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Dior Vogue Shoot Is Cats Pajamas for Hello Kitty

      (Newser) - The newest icon to model the latest Dior designs is short, pudgy, and has stubby legs and facial hair. But that doesn't seem to bother Dior designer John Galliano, Reuters reports. The ubiquitous Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty will be featured in the upcoming issue of Japanese Vogue— sporting new Dior duds, posing with Galliano and going me-owt shopping in Paris. More »

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      Japan  • fashion  • Vogue  • Christian Dior  • Hello Kitty

    • Japan Warns of Croc Danger

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Japan Warns of Croc Danger

      (Newser) - After their research confirmed what many had complained about, Japanese officials today asked the makers of popular Crocs clogs to do something about a design that makes wearers susceptible to getting caught in escalators, the AP reports. The grip and flexibility of the plastic footwear led to several dozen incidents mainly involving young children. More »

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      Japan  • Crocs  • escalators

    • Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for Bank of Japan

      International Business Times  |  Apr 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for Bank of Japan

      (Newser) - The Democratic Party of Japan has accepted a new central banker just in time for the crucial meeting of G7 finance leaders in Washington on Friday, reports the International Business Times . The top spot has been vacant since March 19, leaving the bank vulnerable during an unsteady economic time. Masaaki Shirakawa is expected to be formally nominated today as Bank of Japan chief. More »

    • Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

      CNN  |  Apr 7, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

      (Newser) - A new breed of companion is the rage in Japan, entertaining women with lavish compliments, conversation and undivided attention—the male geisha. Businesswomen pay upwards of $1,000 a night for these men, CNN reports—with, industry reps say, nothing physical being exchanged. Hundreds of such services have sprouted across the country, driven in part by the increased spending power of Japanese women. More »

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      Japan  • business  • gender  • gender roles

    • Japan Busts US Sailor in Murder-Robbery

      Reuters  |  Apr 3, 08 6:05 AM CDT

      Japan Busts US Sailor in Murder-Robbery

      (Newser) - Japanese police arrested a US sailor today on suspicion of stabbing a taxi driver to death and then robbing him, Reuters reports. The 22-year-old Nigerian national serving in the American Navy was already in US custody on charges of desertion. The American ambassador to Japan was forced to apologize for yet another US serviceman implicated in a crime in recent months. More »

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      murder  • Japan  • crime  • US military  • robbery  • military bases  • sailor

    • World Attitudes Toward US Improving: Poll

      BBC  |  Apr 2, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      World Attitudes Toward US Improving: Poll

      (Newser) - A worldwide wave of anti-Americanism appears to be abating a bit, though global views toward the US continue to be mainly negative, according to a BBC World Service poll. The average percentage of people saying the US is a negative global influence dropped to below 50% for the first time in three years. Those who believe the US is a positive influence increased to 35% from 31% a year ago. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • Israel  • Japan  • State Department  • US  • anti-Americanism

  • March 2008

    • Japanese Swindle Could Cost Lehman $250M

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 29, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      Japanese Swindle Could Cost Lehman $250M

      (Newser) - Possible fraud involving forged documents from a Japanese trading firm may have cost Lehman Brothers $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The investment bank loaned funds to a Japanese biotech firm last year; the transaction was secured by top trading company Marubeni Corp. But the biotech firm filed for bankruptcy March 19, and the funds still haven’t been paid back. More »

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      Japan  • fraud  • Lehman Brothers  • investment bank  • forgeries

    • Japan's Inflation Surges

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 28, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      Japan's Inflation Surges

      (Newser) - A double whammy of rising inflation and unemployment has experts worried that Japan’s economy—the world’s second largest—is fast losing steam, reports the Wall Street Journal. Inflation in February rose 1%, its fastest spike in a decade, and household spending stalled in the face of rising food and oil prices. More »

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      Japan  • inflation  • unemployment  • exports  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy

    • MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 25, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun

      (Newser) - The sun was just rising in Boston today as the Red Sox began their World Series title defense by taking on the Oakland Athletics half a world away. Many American fans were still in bed, but Japanese aficionados were paying rapt attention, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Sox have been selling out exhibition games all week, playing for baseball-crazed fans with a decidedly different style than they're used to. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Japan  • Boston Red Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • Daisuke Matsuzaka

    • Okinawa Protesters Rip US Military Crimes

      Reuters  |  Mar 23, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Okinawa Protesters Rip US Military Crimes

      (Newser) - Thousands poured into the streets of Okinawa today to protest crimes by US servicemen and to demand a smaller American military presence on the Japanese island, Reuters reports. "Crimes and accidents have happened over and over," said the mayor of Okinawa City. "But each time, our voices have been trampled and there has been no end to the heinous crimes." More »

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      Japan  • rape  • military  • Okinawa  • military bases

    • Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      AFP  |  Mar 21, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      (Newser) - When markets are in chaos and currencies are fluctuating wildly, central bankers jump in to try to provide stability, as Ben Bernanke has done at the Fed. But in Tokyo a political standoff has left the Bank of Japan without a leader at the worst possible moment, reports the AFP. If MPs can't agree on a BoJ governor soon, the world's second-largest economy could face a serious crisis. More »

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      Japan  • credit crisis  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy  • Bank of Japan

    • Red Sox Boycott Resolved Bloodlessly

      Associated Press  |  Mar 19, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      Red Sox Boycott Resolved Bloodlessly

      (Newser) - The Boston Red Sox are headed to Japan as planned after Major League Baseball gave in to players' demands that team coaches be paid for the trip, the Boston Globe reports. Players threatened not to board this afternoon's flight to Tokyo for season-opening games Tuesday and Wednesday against Oakland; "everyone connected with the trip will be fairly compensated," an MLB rep said. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Japan  • Boston Red Sox  • boycott  • Jason Varitek

    • How Yahoo Would Improve Microsoft

      MarketWatch  |  Mar 18, 08 6:24 PM CDT

      How Yahoo Would Improve Microsoft

      (Newser) - Yahoo today restated its opinion that Microsoft’s $44.6 billion buyout bid underestimates the online giant’s “combination of unique assets,” but for the first time stated publicly the strengths it would bring to the Microsoft merger, MarketWatch reports. In an investor presentation for the SEC, the company argued it would take Microsoft "from sub-scale position to strong positions in search and display." More »

    • Dextre Lives! Space Robot Gets Power

      Associated Press  |  Mar 15, 08 1:46 PM CDT

      Dextre Lives! Space Robot Gets Power

      (Newser) - Dextre's finally getting some juice. Astronauts aboard the international space station solved a glitch last night and got power flowing to their partially built robot, the AP reports. Now they can go ahead with a spacewalk tonight to finish assembling it. “There was obviously some real concern over the last day or two for getting that powered up,” said one official. More »

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      Japan  • NASA  • Canada  • International Space Station  • Discovery space shuttle  • spacewalk  • Dextre  • Kibo  • Endeavor space shuttle

    • Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 13, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Dollar Sinks Below 100 Yen

      (Newser) - The dollar's decline continued today, dropping below the symbolically dramatic threshhold of 100 yen for the first time in 12 years. The greenback held on just above ¥100 during the trading day in Tokyo before slumping to ¥99.80 in Europe this morning. The dollar took a pummeling across the board, trading at record lows against not only the yen but also the euro and the Swiss franc. More »

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      Japan  • US dollar  • Nikkei  • Tokyo  • yen

    • Tourism Busts Pre-9/11 Record

      Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Tourism Busts Pre-9/11 Record

      (Newser) - Nearly 57 million foreign tourists visited the US last year, pumping more than $123 billion into the economy, Reuters reports. It's the first time a tourism record has been broken since the 9/11 attacks staggered the industry. Some 17.7 million visitors traveled from Canada and 15 million from Mexico. Some of the increase is fueled by the weak dollar. More »

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      Japan  • United States  • Mexico  • Canada  • tourism  • Department of Commerce  • Carlos Gutierrez

    • Killing Exposes Sumo's Brutality

      Washington Post  |  Mar 10, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Killing Exposes Sumo's Brutality

      (Newser) - Seventeen-year-old sumo wrestler Takashi Saito was beaten to death 8 months ago, but the Japan Sumo Association took until last Thursday to punish the alleged culprits—Saito’s trainer and three fellow wrestlers. The dawdling response was much too slow to prevent a public relations disaster: Japan now knows that most sumo stables have baseball bats—to beat wrestlers with. More »

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      Japan  • Takashi Saito  • baseball bats  • beatings  • sumo wrestling

    • Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 9, 08 4:02 PM CDT

      Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise

      (Newser) - Representatives from more than 70 governments gathered last week at a secret meeting in London to hash out a compromise that would allow Japan to resume commercial whaling for the first time in more than 20 years. Pro- and anti-whaling nations discussed plans to lift the worldwide ban on whaling, but not without raising the ire of environmentalists, the Independent says. More »

    • Japanese 'Frankenwhale' Experiments Slammed

      Australia's News Network  |  Mar 8, 08 11:14 AM CST

      Japanese 'Frankenwhale' Experiments Slammed

      (Newser) - Scientists have reviewed the research Japan uses to justify hunting whales, and they've concluded that it is mostly useless—and very weird, Sydney's Daily Telegraph reports.   Researchers tried to fertilize cow and pig eggs with whale sperm, and to create test-tube whales from frozen sperm.  "It's totally esoteric, very strange research," an Australian scientist said. More »

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      environment  • Japan  • whale  • whaler  • Japanese whale hunt  • science experiment  • minke

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