World stocks up as Apple result lifts tech shares Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — World stocks rose Wednesday as investors stayed calm in the face of a possible debt default by Greece to search for good deals in technology shares boosted by stunning results from Apple Inc. Dragon dance performers swing their dragon infront of the electronic board at the trading ...
Green tea is very special The Gleaner | A TEA lover, Bernard-Paul Heroux, once wrote: "There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea." | Today, medical research clearly highlights the special health benefits of a specific tea - green tea, a drink made from the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia...
Nicolas Cage wants Wicker Man sequel: "Except this time he's a ghost" IMDb | Nicolas Cage has revealed that he would be interested in reprising his role for a sequel to the remake The Wicker Man. In The Wicker Man, Cage played an American policeman who flies to an island to find a missing young girl only to get caught up wi...
Nicolas Cage wants Wicker Man sequel: "Except this time he's a ghost" Digital Spy Nicolas Cage has revealed that he would be interested in reprising his role for a sequel to the remake The Wicker Man. | In The Wicker Man, Cage played an American policeman who flies to an island to find a missing young girl only to get caught up wi...
Eiko Ishioka, graphic designer and art director, dies at 73 The Miami Herald | As Japan's pre-eminent graphic designer and art director in the 1970s and early '80s, Eiko Ishioka helped build her reputation by heading media campaigns for Parco, a major boutique shopping complex chain. | But instead of focusing on fashion or ot...
Clothing featuring Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love surfaces in Japan NME Clothing featuring late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love has emerged in Japan. | The three-part collaboration between retailer Eyescream, Spade Magazine and Number (N)ine designer Takahiro Miyashita, features 16 "extremely limited" piec...
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Life in Japan, from sushi's perspective Gadling | In Japan, conveyor belt sushi, or kaiten-zushi, is the equivalent of a burger joint or taco stand: a cheap, quick dining option for people from all walks of life. At kaiten-zushi...
Nendo Unveils Collection of Sculptural Objects Made From Japanese Farming Nets Inhabitat | Tokyo-based Nendo has a lovely new collection of sculptural objects made from farming-net, an agricultural mesh ordinarily placed around fruit and vegetables to protect them from harm by wind and animals. Unveiled a few days ago, their ¨Farming-ne...
Advisors in Japan Say Post Disaster Nuclear Checks are "Insufficient" Inhabitat | Despite the rush to get reactors back online and convince the public that Japan's nuclear power generation facilities are safe, an advisor says the current checks of nuclear reactors in the country are "insufficient" and possibly unsafe. Hiromitsu ...
United Red Army (DVD) KDVR | THE FILM: | The late 1960’s and early 1970’s were a time of extreme and violent change not just in America, but throughout the world. Case in point: Japan’s United Red Army, the combination of the Maoist Revolutionary Left Wing of...
Nissan to build new $2 bn plant in Mexico Zeenews Mexico City: Nissan Motor Co. announced plans to invest $2 billion in building a third manufacturing facility in Mexico. | The new plant in the central state of Aguascalientes will generate 3,000 jobs and spur the creation of around 9,000 other positions, Nissan's vice chairman of operations in the Americas, Bill Krueger, said. | The Japanese autom...
Wild Wild India Indian Express | The country's wildlife, secret locations, epic landscapes and colourful beauty will be showcased in Discovery Channel's series - Wildest India . The series explores the wildest and most remote parts of India, from the Himalayan Mountains, down the mighty River Ganges and across to the North East. The five-part series will premiere as a special ma...
