Posts Tagged ‘3202’

Nagano Men, Okinawan Women Live Longest in Japan

Overall, the average life expectancy for men in Japan is is 78.79 years.
The women folk are around almost seven years longer – 85.75 years.
The average life expectancy for men in Nagano Prefec…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 19th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

$1.8 million Grab Bag

Takashimaya Department store is planning to offer a diamond-encrusted "fukubukuro," or grab bag.
The bag will be filled with unknown contents and the price is Y200 million ($1.8 million).
It…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 17th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Toyota on Pollution Blacklist

Toyota Motor Corp. has found itself on China's pollution blacklist along with 40 other multinationals and 4,000 local firms.
Michelin China, Sina-Mars Group APP, Ford, Sinopec and others are on th…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 17th, 2007 in Toyota Motors | No Comments

ANA Eyes Global Budget Carrier

It seems unusual to me that a Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways Co (ANA) is planning to set an international low-cost airline.
Japan's usual method is to improve on a product, do it right (high…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 17th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Stolen Computer Forces Change in University Entrance Exam Questions

A question writer for Japan's national university entrance exam had his personal computer stolen, with the questions in it.
The National Center for University Entrance Examinations said the PC had…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 16th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Sharp Will Build World’s Largest Solar Cell Plant

Sharp Corp. told reporters on Friday that the firm will spend close to Y100 billion ($900 million) on a solar cell factory to be built in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.
Starting in 2009, the facility will p…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 16th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Chinese Carmaker Introduces Hybrid at Half Price of Prius

China's state-owned Changan Automobile Group will start manufacturing a hybrid vehicle next year.
It will be a first for Chinese automakers.
The car will:
1. be a 2-liter compact wagon
2. consu…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 16th, 2007 in Toyota Motors | No Comments

40% of Japanese Men Do It the Wrong Way

Four out of ten Japanese men do it the wrong way, as far as I am concerned.
Just 8 years ago, one in seven did it. Now three times as many do it.
A survey of 518 men and 518 women aged 30- to 50-years…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 14th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Sexy Schoolgirl, Rina Asada Strikes Out for Bowling

The post has been transferred to Sexy Schoolgirl, Rina Asada Strikes Out for Bowling

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 14th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Winter Bonuses Hit Record Highs

Winter bonuses on average will be a record Y829,865. ($7,500ish) according to data as of Nov. 30 released by 735 companies.
It's the fifth straight year of growth, butl short of last winter's …

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 14th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments