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  • Hack attack led to theft of 22 million IDs at Yahoo Japan

    Yahoo Japan faced a hack attack, which reportedly led to a theft of 22 million user ids that constitutes one tenth of its 200 million members. A file of ID details was stolen from the administration system at Yahoo Japan, which was spotted late on 16th May. In a report by BBC, the tech firm cut the net access as soon as it detected the attack. Although the firm was not sure if the data had ...

  • Japan has many attractions for foreign tourists

    "The Land of the Rising Sun" - Japan - attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. The country, which will host the 2020 Olympic Games, has a lot to offer to its visitors. These tourists are being ferried from Takamatsu Airport to Setouchi Triennale 2013, a unique festival of contemporary art spread out and interlaced with the numerous islands dotting Japan's picturesque ...

  • Now enjoy Ramen Noodles onboard Japans ANA flights

    All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Japan's largest airlines, has announced plans to serve Ramen Noodles to its passengers from June 1, 2013. Ramen dishes have been developed exclusively for the Japanese airline by Hakata IPPUDO, the famous Ramen Noodle chain based in Kyushu, Japan. Operated and managed by Chikaranomoto Company Co., Ltd, Hakata IPPUDO has expanded its market to seven countries. ...

  • Weaker yen fuels economic optimism in Japan

    The Japanese government Monday revised upward its evaluation of the economy given the weakness of the yen, which is helping to push exports and encouraging companies to increase production. In its economic report for May, the cabinet raised its evaluation of three of the 14 categories it analyzes: exports, industrial production and profits. In addition, it said that the economy "is moving ...

  • Excessive intake of beef pork boosts male diabetes risk

    Men who eat large amounts of beef or pork daily face a heightened risk of diabetes, a team of researchers said Tuesday. No risk rise was seen in women, the team from the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and the National Cancer Center said. ';It would be better for those who eat a lot of beef and pork to substitute a part with chicken and fish,'; said Kayo Kurotani, ...

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What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

For we mortals on earth, the afterlife will always be a matter of either faith or speculation--faith for those who believe in something, speculation for those who choose not to. Either way, we don't know for sure what awaits us after our last dying breath, and we can either be comforted by what we believe in or simply ignore the whole notion. Because the afterlife is such a difficult-to-gra ... ...

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  • Panel eyes letting rich foreigners stay for long periods

    A government panel discussing measures to boost tourism has drawn up an interim report proposing a new type of entry qualification that would allow wealthy foreigners to stay in the country for several years. Based on the interim report compiled Monday, the panel will release a final report next month for submission to a ministerial forum on tourism. Currently, Japan allows foreigners to stay ...

  • China tapped Google server secrets

    WASHINGTON - Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials. The breach appears to have been aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives in the United States who may have been under ...

  • Hashimoto brings S. Korea into fray

    South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labeling sex slaves a military necessity. In a remark likely to fuel outrage and further stoke tensions in an already uneasy relationship, Hashimoto said the South Korean military ...

  • Five Japanese Corporations Offer Internships to Masdar Institute students

    WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 (WAM) -- Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced that five major Japanese corporations are offering eight-week summer internships in Japan to UAE national students for the second successive year. The internships are being coordinated by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade ...

  • Other militaries guilty of wartime sex slavery says Japanese politician

    A Japanese newspaper has quoted Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto as saying the US, Britain, Germany and France also sexually abused women during World War ...

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