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Reading between the lines of Hatoyama's far-sighted 'vision thing'

The prime minister's keynote policy address in the Diet affords the nation's leader an opportunity to present their overall thinking to the people — as its name in Japanese, shoshin hyomei (declaration of convictions), would...

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Number of flu cases tops 'warning level'

The number of influenza patients across Japan has surpassed the government's "warning level" for the first time this season, raising concerns that children with serious symptoms of new swine flu may b...

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Feature: Over the weekend and into the new @ the Mumbai Film Festival

by Abhishek Bandekar Over the past weekend, the Mumbai Film Festival continued with its unexpected surprises. When the reel for Alejandro Almendras’s Huacho turned up damaged, people went to see Maciej Pieprzyca’s Polish film...

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Guchi Interior Design navigates the uncharted waters of Universal Design

Nov 06, 2009 (Lodi News-Sentinel - Three years ago, Katherine Kawaguchi, an experienced interior designer, began studying and researching Universal Design. In January, she and her husband will open Guchi Interior Design Studio...

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A Glimpse of the Future: Robots Aiding the Elderly

By Calum MacLeod Among the products in development in Japan: A robotic bed from Panasonic that transforms into a joystick-controlled wheelchair on the user's spoken command. There's also Riba, a robot nurse disguised as a giant...

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The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God Of Manga

Osamu Tezuka was a seminal figure in 20th century Japanese popular culture, yet the West regards him as a creator of children's cartoons. 'Rally Up Mankind' Photo: OSAMU TEZUKA Osamu Tezuka in his studio, 1962 From The Phoenix...

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Dollar holds ground before jobs data, Aussie firms

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar sat tight as investors held off taking new positions before a U.S. jobs report likely to signal the strength of economic recovery, while the Australian dollar firmed after its central bank foresaw...

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Improvements to 2010 Honda CR-V spotlight its flaws

Honda routinely does what it calls a minor model change about halfway through a vehicle's life cycle, even if the model is selling well. So the current-generation CR-V, launched as a 2007 model, gets a change for '10 — but not...

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Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show

As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability." On giant...

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