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  • Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation

    A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...

  • Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

    Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

  • Japanese Market Up Sharply On Trade Data Weaker Yen

    The Japanese stock market is trading sharply higher on Wednesday with investors going on a buying spree, buoyed by encouraging trade data, a weaker yen and the overnight strong close on Wall Street.With several key stocks from across various sectors surging higher, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index is currently trading up 278.7 points or 2.1 percent at 13,286.Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, the biggest ...

  • Japans opposition leader slams party co-leader over controversial words

    The Japan Restoration Party's co-head Shintaro Ishihara slammed the party's another leader, Toru Hashimoto, over the latter's controversial wartime sexual slavery remarks that have hurt public support for the party, according to local media.Ishihara said the improper words made by Hashimoto over the wartime military brothels a "great nuisance", adding that Hashimoto ...

  • Taiwan market Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V

    GW88V features Exmor R CMOS image sensor to support Full HD video recording and 20.4-megapixel photography, 10x optical zoom, operability at 10m under water and low temperatures up to -10 degrees C, shockproof of 10m fall and IP5X dustproof, Sony Taiwan ...

Movie Review

Airplane II: The Sequel [DVD]

Airplane II: The Sequel [DVD]

Having already honed and perfected their unique brand of guerilla comedy in their long-running Kentucky Fried Theater and 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie (which was directed by John Landis), it was finally time for the ZAZ team (brothers David and Jerry Zucker and their childhood friend Jim Abrahams) to make their own feature-length movie. The possibility of pulling it off seemed slim, ... ...

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  • Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater

    TOKYO (Reuters) - High levels of toxic strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that operates the facility said on Wednesday Strontium-90 is a by-product of the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors as well as nuclear weapons, according to the website of the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

  • Tokyo-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner diverted to Seattle

    SEATTLE (AP) -- An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United ...

  • Asian markets subdued as Fed looms Nikkei rallies

    the rest of Asia was restrained as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies were subdued as well ahead of the outcome of the ...

  • Japans May trade deficit widens on import costs

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China soared.The strong export data -- up 10.1 percent over last year -- comes after earlier figures showed the world's third-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, as ...

  • Japan look to avoid early exit face Italy next

    RECIFE, Brazil (AFP) - The task facing both, Asian champions Japan and three-time world champions Italy is clear cut in Recife at the Confederations Cup.An Italian win on Wednesday, on the heels of Sunday's success over Olympic champions Mexico should propel the Azzurri into the semi-finals, while also ending the Blue Samurais' interest in this summer's event.The pressure is off ...

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