The answer is in. The reason is indisputable. We now know why people in Japan do NOT want to retire.
A 60-year old dude was thrown up into the air by three colleagues at his retirement/farewell …

Yet another Santanimal = Animals in Santa Pictures, er, Clothes.
An orangutan, penguins, whale sharks…how about a sea lion Santa Claus to keep all the little sea cubs in line for the next 10 days or …

Suzuki Motor Corp. says it will stop competing in World Rally Championship racing as of 2009.
Recession in Japan is blamed and Suzuki is unable to bear the cost burden. Suzuki has only been involved fully …

It’s tomorrow in Japan from where I am. I am on the west coast of the U.S. It is late night 12/3. But, it’s already tomorrow 12/4 in Japan. And Japan is in recession. Here …

Hold on to your wallets.
Sapporo Breweries has brewed 100 liters of beer using barley grown from seeds cultivated during five months on the International Space Station.
Yeah, real beer brewed from out of this world…literally.
Sapporo will …

Japan is heading for a recession (depression?) much like the rest of the world. One of the indicators – the price to be a member of a golf club.
In May of 2007 the price …

How do you say Happy Thanksgiving in Japanese, Chinese, Russian? I could tel you here but then you still might not know. Ask a friend from one of these countries if the translation is wrong/right? …

Nippon Yusen KK and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. have had to change routes between Europe and Asia to evade the bands of pirates
operating off the Somali coast. The pirates have been seizing vessels …

The Japanese favorite meal on Christmas Day – Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Christmas Trees in October.
Ask a Japanese what their religion is at Christmas time – Christian = they can play at being a Christian during this …

The Brazilians have a plan to welcome in the year of the cow.
Yellow underwear.
Seriously. .
In Brazil, the color of underwear worn at midnight on New Year’s Eve is believed to determine one’s luck for the …