Aishwarya Rai

All about China

All about India

Bollywood

Live Cricket Streaming

Home » Archive by Category

Articles in All about Japan

Australia Picks Up After the US in Beef Sales in Japan
Friday, 25 Aug, 2006 – 2:24 | No Comment

The US used to sell about $1.4 billion worth of beef to Japan. No more.
Costco Japan is the only customer right now. And though Costco sales are brisk, they don’t sell a billion dollars …

China Plans “Rape of Nanjing” Film
Friday, 18 Aug, 2006 – 0:50 | No Comment

Signonsandiego reported that China is planning a film version of the book "Rape of Nanjing."
In 1937 Japan did horrible things to the Chinese. China says that Japanese troops killed as many as 300,000 men, women …

Japanese PM Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine
Tuesday, 15 Aug, 2006 – 15:28 | No Comment

He said he would go. Good for his word, PM Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine, resting place for WWII Class A war criminals.
The majority of the Japanese general public was opposed to the visit.
Business leaders …

Honda Makes an SUV that goes 1300 Miles without refueling
Tuesday, 6 Jun, 2006 – 5:45 | No Comment

Honda has built and ultraefficient vehicle that goes 1300 miles between fill ups. It carries 6-8 passengers – 8 Japanese and 6, sometimes 5 or 4 Americans.
Of course, there is always a catch.
The vehicle costs …

Toyota Does Right When They Do Wrong – Prius Recall
Monday, 5 Jun, 2006 – 4:34 | No Comment

Toyota is planning to voluntarily recall about 2/3 of the Prius cars they have made.
Someone in Japan learned that when you turn the steeling wheel and drive real slow into a curb, it can break something …

Toyota Overtakes GM in China
Sunday, 28 May, 2006 – 2:23 | No Comment

Toyota will overtake GM as the number one car maker in the world sometime this year.
Toyota is building factories; GM is closing them down….Toyota…Toyota…Toyota… I am sure GM is tired of the word.
Well, they are …

NEC and Microsoft Prove We Can All Just Get Along
Friday, 26 May, 2006 – 3:55 | No Comment

I learned how to use a computer in Japanese. I knew the tool bar titles in Japanese BEFORE I learned them in English.
My first PC was made by www.nec.com. And what I remember most vividly …

Japan Heads to Hawaii-Ken
Friday, 26 May, 2006 – 2:58 | No Comment

Ken (pronounced like the boy’s name) is Japanese for prefecture which is roughly equivalant to the US word for state. When I lived in Japan, I lived in Niigata-ken, or Niigata Prefecture.
Japanese like to travel …

Japan’s Economy Keeps Growing
Wednesday, 24 May, 2006 – 4:49 | No Comment

Japan’s economy grew for the fifth straight quarter – at an annual rate of 1.9%.
Continued consumer spending + solid company investment + booming exports = Solid and balanced growth.
Last year the economy grew 3% – …

Used Prius Value Goes Up!
Tuesday, 23 May, 2006 – 1:33 | No Comment

There must be a reason why I keep harping on this?
Imagine buying a used car for $26K and then turning around and selling it for almost $30K. That’s what you can do if you can …

PANASIANBIZ      COSMOFAIRNETWORKS