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TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works. -
1voteFor Westerners, it is the device that has launched a thousand euphemisms: the water closet, the loo, the john, the can. Its existence is about function – one that is best left as unacknowledged as possible.
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* This article is about disruptive technology in the culinary sector. No, cheesecake won't start walking and doughnuts won't be assembling your new Toyota Prius, but sweets produced by venture firm FCOM (Fresh Functional Food Composite) Co. are packed, or better yet, "infused" with technology. -
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MITAKA, Japan: Despite an improved economy, Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. One result has been a growing craze for Indian education in this fad-obsessed nation. -
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With all the talk about Amazon’s Kindle, there’s a bigger revolution taking place and those who studied classic literature will be horrified. In Japan, half of the top ten selling works of fiction in the first six months of 2007 were composed on mobile phones. -
1vote“Grave of the Fireflies” is a powerful Japanese anime film set at the end of World War II. Subtitled in English, “Grave of the Fireflies” tells the story of an adolescent boy, Seita, responsible for the care of his younger sister, Setsuko, after his mother is killed in the firebombing of Kobe and their father in service of the Japanese Army.
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