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Nissin's Big Cheese Meat Cup Noodle Gives Cheeseburgers Stiff Competition
2011-12-04 06:01:00 Cup Noodle can really hit the spot when you're studying, gaming or satisfying the between-meal munchies but it's not really a ?meal?, is it? If you believe that, you haven't seen Big Cheese Meat Cup Noodle! Japan's newest flavor sensation is the closest thing yet to a cheeseburger in a cup. More About: Competition
New Year, Next Dimension: China's First 3D Television Channel Rings In 2012
2011-12-03 08:01:00 A dozen years into the 21st century and just over 50 years after citizens watched their first nationally broadcast programs, China boasts over 3,000 TV stations. Now Chinese television is about to enter the third dimension with the country's first 3D TV channel set to hit the airwaves on January 1st, 2012. More About: News , Television , Business , Media , New Year
Innovative 'Shoe Socks' Show Off Japan's Sole
2011-12-03 06:01:00 Like the look of wearing shoes but prefer to leave those dirty soles in the vestibule? Try Kutsu Kutsushita ?Shoe Socks?, snazzy socks from Japan designed to look like your usual socks & sneakers combo! More About: Show
10 Bizarre Christmas Party Costumes from Japan
2011-12-02 06:01:00 If you haven't been asked to join in any reindeer games, get your antlers to Japan where the Christmas costumes are unlike any those found anywhere else. Check out ten of Japan's oddest seasonal costumes and accessories, offered by the fine folks at Village Vanguard in the spirit of ?St. Christmas?... whoever or whatever that is. More About: Party , Bizarre
Is Cleanliness Next To Godliness? Not According To Your Average Medical St
2011-12-02 01:15:00 Some med students might think they are gods, but a new study conducted by the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology at Hannover Medical School suggests that they may never have heard the old proverb cleanliness is next to godliness.
World Record Meat Kebab Puts Japanese Island on the Map
2011-12-01 06:01:00 Japan isn't really known for its meat kebabs... until now. A Guinness World Records certified, 107.6-meter (353 ft) long grilled beef kebab made & eaten on Ishigaki Island near Okinawa is one skewered meat treat that's going to be very hard to beat! More About: Meat , World Record , Japanese
For-Profit Vs. Non-Profit: A Scary Study Of Nursing Homes
2011-11-30 10:00:00 Those of you whose parents are at the age where a nursing home is being considered as an option for their care may just want to pay attention to the results of a recent study led by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). It compares the staffing and quality of care at for-profit nursing homes with that of non-profit facilities. More About: Science , News , Health , Lifestyle , Study
DIY Theremin Kit from Japan Makes Sounds Only Lenin Could Love
2011-11-30 08:01:00 The Gakken Theremin Mini DIY Kit is the ideal holiday gift for your niece or nephew provided you can't stand their parents. They say Lenin loved the theremin's eerie sound the first time he heard it, so full Marx to him. More About: Japan , Sounds , Love
Magic Spiker Slip-On Soles Give Black Ice a Black Eye
2011-11-30 02:12:00 I see your snowshoes and I raise you: Ice Shoes! Actually these Magic Spiker winter soles stretch over almost any shoe, turning the most mundane loafers into ice-gripping, non-slipping, cold-weather warriors. Pretty slick, huh? More About: Security , Outdoors , Products , Travel , Clothing
X Prize: Geneticists Compete To Duplicate Genomes Of Centenarians
2011-11-29 10:00:00 The search is truly on for what makes people live past 100 years ... aside from eating right, exercising regularly, and having lots of social contact. It's about their genomic makeup, and Archon Genomics is holding a big, as in 10 million dollars, prize for the first genetics team to develop the sequence of genes that can produce medical grade genomes from 100 centenarians. Personalized medicine, here we come! More About: Science , News , Health , Technology , Nature
iPhone Geiger Counter Calls Out Concealed Radioactivity
2011-11-28 06:01:00 The Geiger Fukushima iPhone was designed to be cheap yet effective in exposing radiation hotspots. It accomplishes these goals by working with the owner's iPhone and a dedicated app, thus reducing duplication of components. Bonus: it's made in Japan's hard-hit Fukushima prefecture! More About: Science , News , Security , Health , Technology
Lenovo Unveils "World's Smallest Desktop PC"
2011-11-27 23:11:00 While it's physical size may not live up to all the hype that Lenovo is giving it, the IdeaCenter Q180 is still quite a small PC, with features that would make it practically perfect for use as a home theater PC (HTPC). More About: Technology , Computers , Electronics , Products , Desktop
Pickmaster Plectrum Punch Owes a Debt to Credit Cards
2011-11-25 21:01:00 Attention indebted guitarists, don't be so quick to cut up those maxed-out credit cards. The Pickmaster Plectrum Punch quickly recycles VISA, Master Card and other name brand credit cards into cheap ?green? plastic guitar picks. Sing with me now, ?E I E I Owe!? More About: Credit Cards , Environment , Products , Credit , Gadgets
Katy Perry's AMA Dress: Wearable Propaganda or Fashion Foible?
2011-11-25 17:20:00 Is Katy Perry moonlighting for China's government or merely modeling a dress from designer Vivienne Westwood's Spring/Summer 2012 Gold Label collection? Maybe both: the Chinese calligraphy on her form-fitting AMA frock spells out ?Green Economy?, a popular catchphrase oft-spouted by China's official media. More About: Fashion , Propaganda , Dress
Esthetic Prosthetic Designed for the Disabled
2011-11-25 06:01:00 With prosthetic devices, function comes first while form too often places a poor second. Not anymore! Perhaps inspired by the footwear flaunted by footless South African runner Oscar Pistorius, a Japanese industrial designer has unveiled a very esthetic prosthetic. More About: News , Sports , Health , Lifestyle , Fitness
The Space Raincoat Keeps You Dry, Makes You Look Fat
2011-11-24 06:01:00 Marlon Brando may have been The Wild One but who says you can't be The Weird One? Certainly not Taiwan's Feng Yu Development Co., designers and manufacturers of the one and only Space Raincoat.
China Farms Out Human Milk Production
2011-11-23 17:08:00 Human milk? At my supermarket? It's more likely than you think, thanks to China's genetically engineered cows. More About: News , Health , Parenting , International , Children
VW's People's Car Project Ad Campaign Really Gets a Round
2011-11-23 01:50:00 Volkswagen gets back to their roots with ?The People's Car Project ?, an innovative multimedia ad campaign that's turning heads and winning praise in ? where else ? the People's Republic of China. More About: Campaign
Washable Toilet Seat Liner Warms Hearts, Saves Power
2011-11-20 06:01:00 If your pet peeve is a cold toilet seat and you're dreading the onset of winter weather, Japan's got something that'll warm your heart (and more): fluffy, furry, reusable and washable toilet seat liners. Next time nature calls, don't let American Standard give you the cold shoulder - plop your posterior on a poodle instead! More About: Power , Seat , Toilet
Portrait Of 60s Protester Adds Perspective To Occupy Movement In Song
2011-11-18 15:21:00 Where have all the protest songs gone? Are they still blowing in the wind, or have new ones surfaced to chronicle life's current strife? While it seems like only yesterday, it's actually been over 40 years since Americans felt angry and disenfranchised enough to assemble in solidarity and protest against injustice and greed. More About: Marketing , News , Business , Media , Entertainment
Chinese Compensation Scheme Saves Wild Predators, Reimburses Herdsmen
2011-11-15 17:40:00 Cry wolf, prey tell? China's innovative compensation program has proven to be a roaring success, protecting endangered wildlife as well as the pocketbooks of farmers and herders. More About: News , Environment , International , Trends , Work
'Video Memo' Digitally Updates 3M's Classic Paper Post-It Notes
2011-11-14 06:01:00 Video Memo from Japan's Green House allows you to leave short video messages friends, family and/or co-coworkers can watch. With its 1.77-inch LCD screen and on-board CMOS camera, Video Memo is the 21st century's version of the Post-It Note. More About: Video , News , Technology , Environment , Electronics
China Celebrates 'Singles Day' on November 11th
2011-11-11 06:01:00 If it's true misery loves company, get yourself to China on November 11th for Singles Day! A pop culture holiday of relatively recent origin, Singles Day (Guang Gun Jie in Chinese) celibates, er, celebrates the unmarried and unattached. More About: News , Health , Lifestyle , International , Holiday
Dell Sells Ubuntu Linux-Loaded Computers in China
2011-11-11 00:22:00 Following a fairly unsuccessful attempt in the USA back in 2007, Dell is looking to see if those in China will be more interested in a PC without Windows. More About: Linux , Technology , Computers , Products
Call it Edgy: The Parental Advisory iPhone 4 Case
2011-11-10 06:01:00 Got a few choice words to tell those bleepin' telemarketers? Making prank calls to Tipper Gore again? The polycarbonate plastic, custom designed Parental Advisory iPhone 4 Case from Strapya Taobao lets the world know you're the ?Bad Apple? of the bunch. More About: Electronics , Lifestyle , Products , Fashion , Gadgets
Eco-Friendly Heat Pad Pencil Combo Composts As You Compose
2011-11-09 16:31:00 Care to shave a few cents off your monthly heating bill? Looking to be the next hot writer? Say ?yes!? to both, provided your purple prose is penned with the Heat Pad Pencil! More About: Science , News , Environment , International , Art and Design
Japan's Top Pop Singing Group Invites Fans to Make Babies With Them
2011-11-05 05:01:00 AKB48, Japan's wildly popular all-girl idol group, wants to make babies with their fans! Introducing "AKBaby", a curiously creepy app that lets fans - for a low monthly subscription fee to their new ISP service - merge a photo of their face with that of a favorite AKB48 member, thus creating the face of "their" baby. More About: Fans , Babies , Make
Faux Apple iShampo for 'Original, Revolutionary, Surprising and Elegant' Ha
2011-11-04 05:01:00 Introducing ?iShampo?, yet another Apple tribute (copy, knockoff, ripoff) that seeks to parlay the promotional power of the iconic tech colossus. Why change the world again today when you can change your hair care regimen tomorrow? More About: Original
Free Solar-Powered TV Sets Bring Programs to China's Western Nomads
2011-11-03 05:01:00 Thousands of solar-powered TV sets complete with solar panels, batteries and satellite receivers have been donated to ethnic herdsman in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Nomads who've never even seen a TV before can now enjoy 51 channels of programming. More About: News , Technology , Electronics , International , Programs
Burger King Japan Goes Wide with the Pizza-Size Burger
More articles from this author:2011-11-01 23:25:00 What makes a Whopper look wimpy? Burger King Japan 's new Pizza -Size Burger, that's what! This 8.8 inch (22cm) wide mega-meal is massive for short but not for long: it's only available from December 8th through 25th... and, sorry to say, only in Japan. More About: Wide 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
