About 8.4% of public schools in Japan require urgent refortifcation. That's 10,656 schools our of the total of 127,164.
Perhaps in light of the recent massive earthquake in China, Japanese local authorities are increasing efforts to fortify those 10,000 schools.
Additionally, 43,109 of Japan's public schools or 33.9% predate the current building code. In short, they […]
I wonder, if Iceland is sitting on so many volcanos, why is it called Iceland?
Iceland gets 87% of its heating and hot water needs from geothermal heating. That's plugging into a volcano for the unintiated.
Mitsubishi will help the country get more by building five more geothermal plants between now and 2012. The first of the […]
(Handing out a business card, singing while she dances)
I spent many years in Japan (nearly 20) and I never saw a Japanese girl with the curves and proportions of this hot, sexy, curvacious, petite, um, humanoid.
She blows kisses, sings and shakes her bootie and is generally much more eager to give public displays of affection […]
Sumitomo Electric Industries has a new prototype electric vehicle.
It is driven by a superconducting motor - the first ever of its kind.
The world will get to see one at the G8 Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido from June 19.
Sumitomo wants everyone to know that high-temperature superconductivity technology is also an option for electric motors […]
Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH is the largest parts maker in the world.
Samsung is, um, Samsung.
Bosch has agreed to work together with South Korea's Samsung SDI Co to develop the next-generation batteries for hybrid cars.
The arrangement is a 50-50 joint venture. The two giants will spend some $500 million over the next five years to improve […]
"Let's hear it for high priced food" might be the chant of Japan's rice farmers.
With the high price of wheat, bread and pasta products and the unpredictability of stuff (cardboard dumplings…) coming out of China, Japan is returning to her staple - rice.
And,the rice growers and Japan's farm ministry are the happier for it.
Japan’s Ministry […]
Panasonic - they make bicycles and they make fluorescent bulbs that last 13,000 hours (541 days) that can be turned on and off 40,000 times.
It's called the Pa-Look Ball Premium Q (quick) compact fluorescent light bulb
The bulb would need to be the size of the Universal Studio globe to get that name on it.
The bulb […]
Want to see a movie? Indiana Jones? Sex and the City? Want to break the bank while you watch?
Japan's movie studio Shochiku Co. is opening a multiplex theater with two private rooms with high-end sofas.
Two people can rent the rooms for Y30,000 ($300ish).
The movie house will open on July 19th. There will be 10 screens […]
Nissan Motor Co Ltd will be providing their X-TRAIL "Clean diesel" vehicle for a test drive at the Environmental Showcase during the Hokkaido G-8 Toyako Summit.
The clean diesel has already been released in Europe and will be available in Japan in the fall of 2009.
Confusion starts now -
"The clean diesel X-TRAIL released in Europe […]
Reese Witherspoon is cute enough to make me wish I were half my age so I could wish I were old enough for her.
She's a cutie. The United Nations knows it. Japan knows it.
Witherspoon is in Japan to raise awareness for breast cancer and domestic violence. In some worlds those might go together.
Anybody for tea?
Reese […]
