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Posts Tagged ‘news’
Podcasts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged iTunes, news, podcast, video, web2.0 on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Similar to Aaron and his recent blog post, I have been enjoyed viewing video podcasts during my long daily commute to work using the Tokyo subways and trains.
Video podcasts are a new feature in the Apple iTunes store and I am currently subscribed to the following free podcasts:
A-Z Guide to Modern Life
Anderson Cooper 360
G4 Attack [...]
Japan in The News: Prominent Visitors to Japan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Charles, climate, Dalai Lama, Japan, kendo, Nara, news, Spain, visit on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two prominent world leaders are visiting Japan – Britain’s Prince Charles and the Dalai Lama. See various news coverage in the links below:
Dalai Lama in Japan after health scare
Dalai Lama arrives in Japan
Prince Charles visits forest restoration project in Nagano
Prince Charles, Camilla tour Nara, meet Aso
Prince Charles calls for joint effort to fight climate change
Prince [...]
Japan in the News: 2 Japanese and 1 Japanese-born American share Nobel Prize in physics
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged atoms, Japan, news, nobel, physics, quarks on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, a Japanese-born American and 2 Japanese scientist won the won the Nobel physics prize for discovering the fundamental asymmetry of the universe.
Yoichiro Nambu, who was born and educated in Tokyo and moved to the US in 1952, of the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, received half of the $1.4M prize for [...]
Japan in the News: British Tourist Swims in Imperial Palace moat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged British, Japan, moat, news, palace, Spain, swim, Tokyo on October 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A strange story earlier this week about a British tourist, living in Spain, who swam n@ked in a moat around the Imperial Palace. This news story was widely covered locally on TV. He was just released from police custody.
N@ked swimmer evades police in Tokyo palace moat (Reuters)
Shock as bald Briton bares all at Tokyo palace [...]
Japan in the News
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death-row, earthquake, execution, Iraq, Japan, news on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once again, Japan has been in the news lately:
Japan executes three inmates
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits northern Japan, M7 earthquake hits Hokkaido
Japan to withdraw air force from Iraq, Japan to end Iraq mission
5 lawmakers kick of campaigns for LDP leadership
2009 budget request top Y89 tril
Sony in the News
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blu-ray, Japan, laptop, LCD, news, PSP, sony, TV on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sony has been in the news recently from Tokyo:
Sony says laptops overheat, urges repairs
Sony unveils new Blu-ray disk recorders
Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable
Sony unveils world’s slimmest LCD TV
We have a Sony Bravia LCD TV and a Sony PlayStation 3. Do you own a Sony product?
Japan Prime Minister Resigns
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fukuda, government, Japan, LDP, Liberal, news, politics, Prime Minister, resignation on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced Monday that he will step down, citing a political stalemate in his efforts to implement key policies amid sagging support ratings, a move that comes less than one year after he launched his government and just a month after reshuffling his cabinet.
Since the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won big in [...]