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Please God, Save the whales and dolphins!President Obama made an election pledge to “work diligently to end Japan’s scientific whaling programme”, and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)...read more. (Read More)
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Ultimate “Triumph,” Xmas Gift for Her, “Nice Cup in Bra”
Japanese company “Triumph,” has designed a bra that is also a putting mat.
For your lady that loves golf. This novelty bra has pockets for...read more. (Read More)
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Japan's whaling fleet may run out of money if the Spending Review Committee pulls financing. The new government in Japan is looking for ways to cut wasteful spending and the Institute for Cetacean Research...read more. (Read More)
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A Japanese trawler capsized while trying to haul in a smack of Nomura's jellyfish. Nomura's jellyfish are massive creatures weighing over 400 pounds, and have begun crowding the Sea of Japan. The three...read more. (Read More)
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REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR WHALE AND DOLPHIN MEAT IN JAPAN __________________________________________________________________________ 2,500 Japanese supermarket and convenience stores to stop selling whale, dolphin...read more. (Read More)
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Bill Sakovich's Ampontan blog had an entry about a new Japanese word "Obamu", named after President Obama. It's being used as a verb that basically means to push ahead with your convictions even though it appears likely that (Read More)
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Thanks god it is not the H1N1 behind the death of 30 people in state of Bihar in India. And that is the reason it didn't get the media attention. Poor health infrastructure, underdevelopment and lack of awareness kill thousan (Read More)
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JAPAN'S SMALL CETACEAN HUNTSMore than 400,000 dolphins, porpoises and small whales have been killed in Japanese waters over the last 20 years. The Government of Japan still allows more than 22,000 small cetaceans...read more. (Read More)
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DOLPHIN VIGIL AT THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN LONDONwww.eia-international.org/campaigns/species/cetaceans/ Help EIA send a message to Japan to end the slaughter of whales, dolphins and porpoises Up to 20,000 whales, dolphins a (Read More)
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Learning Japanese is fun. If you’ve seen Japanese cartoons, if you’ve watched any of theiroutrageous game shows, you’ll easily come up with this conclusion. After all it was the Japa-nese who introduced Pokemon, Super Mario, (Read More)
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Learning Japanese is an opportunity for you not only to be able to speak a new language butalso allows you a glimpse into one of the world’s most brilliant, unique, and beautiful cul-tures. The system of Nihonggo, as the Japa (Read More)
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An unnamed company from Japan has developed the future of air hockey tables. Anyone tired of their parent's old air hockey table, will certainly love the glitz and glamor of this newly designed table. To make things more ch (Read More)
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In this post we present a list some of the latest japanese startups using web technology I’vRead by Akky Akimoto keeps a record of all books you’ve read via your Twitter account and lets you find users with a similar taste i (Read More)
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After 54 years of conservative rule, it appears that Japan's opposition party, the left of centre, Democratic Party of Japan has won a landslide victory. The Liberal Democrats have ruled for all but 11 months since...read more. (Read More)
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The top selling cars in the Cash for Clunkers program were: Toyota Corolla (see related recall story- d'oh!) Honda Civic Toyota Camry Ford Focus Nearly 700,000 cars were sold in the Cash for Clunkers program's four-week run (Read More)
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The Japanese version of Engadget reports [Google translation] that a Mac mini purchaser appears to have received a Mac OS X Snow Leopard restore disc along with the computer. The source has provided a photo of the DVD, as we (Read More)
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Japanese mega-corporation Mitsubishi is alleged to have been hoarding and freezing thousand of tons of bluefin tuna. Estimates are that Mistubishi controls between 35 and 40 percent of the 60,000 tons caught...read more. (Read More)
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Japan's economy has risen out of the global recession after a 0.9% growth in the April-to-June quarter. The second quarter growth stands as the first after four consecutive quarters of an ebbing economy. "Correspondents say t (Read More)
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By, Uwe Paschen.Okinawa, Japan has just been struck by an Earthquake of the magnitude of 6.8 wish was preceded by a sery of Earthquakes through out Japan today, 09:00 Hours local Japanese time....read more. (Read More)
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Severe tropical storm Morakot has intensified rapidly over the last 24 hours and has been upgraded to typhoon status by the Japanese Meteorological Agency. The storm has sustained winds of 65kts with gusts up to...read more. (Read More)