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Haptic display technology is becoming pretty popular with lots of mobile makers including Apple Computers all set to embrace it in a big way. The Japanese Broadcasting firm, NHK have taken Haptic technology further by adding an optical touch panel...

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A fire official says more than 16,000 people were evacuated from a Tokyo suburb while an unexploded 1-ton bomb believed was defused.

 
 
May 17 2008 by AP0 Comments

A standoff between the Japanese and South Korean coast guards ended peacefully after a joint investigation found that a Korean fishing boat did not violate Japanese waters, an official said Saturday.

 
 
May 16 2008 by AP0 Comments

Rice futures sank to a six-week low Friday, falling for a fifth day on hopes that exports from Pakistan and Japan will ease fears of a shortage of the staple consumed by half the world’s population.

 
 
May 16 2008 by AP0 Comments

A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl was convicted of a lesser charge Friday during a court martial and sentenced to four years in prison in a case that inflamed public anger at the American military presence on Okinawa.

 
 
May 16 2008 by AP0 Comments

The U.S. military says a military court has found an American Marine guilty of abusive sexual conduct of a Japanese teenager in Okinawa, southern Japan.

 
 
May 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan’s second biggest banking group, reported Thursday a 50 percent drop in profit for the fiscal year, taking a beating from U.S. subprime credit problems.

 
 
May 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

Toyota’s Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it’s the world’s first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales.

 
 
May 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

The fault line that caused this week’s devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain contributed to the wide reach of the damage, Japanese scientists said Thursday.

 
 
May 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

NEC Corp.’s profit for the fiscal year through March more than doubled from the previous year as the Japanese electronics maker’s mobile phone and computer-chip businesses swung to profit.

 
 
May 15 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sony Corp. shares jumped 9.1 percent in Thursday morning trading, a day after the Japanese electronics and entertainment company released upbeat earnings that included a record fiscal year profit.

 
 
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May 17 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

Haptic display technology is becoming pretty popular with lots of mobile makers including Apple Computers all set to embrace it in a big way. The Japanese Broadcasting firm, NHK have taken Haptic technology further by adding an optical touch panel...

 
 
May 14 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

The Japanese who are usually a little too conservative have thrown all conservatism out of the window to create these outrageous pieces of lingerie that have plenty of use than just covering up some vital assets. How about a bra which looks more like...

 
 
May 14 2008 by Desh0 Comments

Thinking of Japan presents a vivid imagery of towering artifacts, some great buildings, great technology, and friendly folks. Have you ever listened or thought about some weird hotels that lend a definite charm to the creativity and skills of the...

 
 
May 12 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

The LG Prada has brought luxury and style to mobile phone users in almost 40 countries since it’s launch way back in March of 2007. Finally, the Japanese too can have a piece of mobile phone luxe with DoCoMo all set to carry the uber-bling LG...

 
 
May 8 2008 by Jayaprashanth0 Comments

Even as we are very tired of Hello Kitty themed products doing the rounds now and then, we have one more coming along. This time the cute, er evil cat sits atop a car charger. The Hello Kitty car cigar lighter charger is designed to be compatible with...

 
 
May 7 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Are Japan and China inching closer to each other to start a new era of political and diplomatic bonhomie? The inhumane Japanese atrocities on the Chinese during the Second World War had embittered the Chinese towards Japan. However, with time being...

 
 
May 5 2008 by Atul0 Comments

It’s not that easy being a champagne lover in Japan unless you are guaranteed an empire as an heir. Only that would call for a grand night lifestyle where you can afford to let the cork fly for 4 million yens. The brewery that serves the talked...

 
 
Apr 29 2008 by attitude0 Comments

Technology is spreading across the world faster than ever before and that has never been truer than in the case of automobile technology in the last few years. All boundaries have broken down and while there is still a significant time lag between...

 
 
Apr 26 2008 by attitude1 Comments

This is a killer combination that is probably the greenest innovation that you will see in the lighting industry for sometime. These spectacular LED lights are designed in such wonderful fashion that there is quite positively no other lighting device...

 
 
Apr 24 2008 by attitude0 Comments

It is no wonder that the annual Hanover industrial fair draws plenty of attention and it is also no surprise that this gala festival held by the Germans is something that will make heads turn and eye balls pop out. We have some very special snap shots...

 
 
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Japan’s Self-Defense Force personnel lift a defused rusty bomb in Chofu, on the outskirts of Tokyo Sunday, May 18, 2008. More than 16,000 Tokyo residents were evacuated Sunday as experts disposed of the unexploded one-ton bomb believed to have been...