Archive for the ‘Japan’ Category

Halloween – Going Dressed as a Vending Machine

If it were Halloween, today is by coincidence, it would make more sense that a Japanese would dress themselves up or disguise themselves like a vending machine.
But the Japanese do it regularly……

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 31st, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Robots w/ air muscles, Robots that take a Shower….what next?

The Japanese have created an artificial hand with air muscles that can even pick up a raw egg.
Gee, I can't even do that.
The robot was unveiled at he Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Tech…

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Posted by Bill Belew on June 26th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Japan Matsuri – Things Uniquely Japanese

I lucked out. I get to host the March version of the Japan Matsuri (Festival). What happens every March in Japan, unless you are in Hokkaido, then it's May, and the Tohoku region, then it's Ap…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 3rd, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Leads Wanted – Suspected Murderer of ESL Teacher in Japan Caught on Security Camera

I want to do my part to get the word out.
The suspected murderer, Tatsuya Ichihashi, of an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher was caught on a security camera at a Japanese restaurant just hour…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 2nd, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Nippondit – 2-18-07a

Nippon is how you Japan in Japanese.
Nippondit – a short post to get you thinking about Japan. 
Top Three Unsafe Locations in Japan Feb 18, 2007
Where do you feel unsafe? 
U.S. Stealth…

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Posted by Bill Belew on February 18th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Japan Bashing Alive and Well in China

The article has been transferred to Japan Bashing Alive and Well in China

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Posted by Bill Belew on February 2nd, 2007 in Japan | No Comments

Thailand Considers Free-trade Agreement With Japan

Thailand’s new government is planning to pick up where ousted Prime Minister Shinawatra’s left off.
The old government negotiated a free-trade agreement with Japan. The new government plan…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 16th, 2006 in Doing Business in Japan, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Chinese Children Prefer Japanese Cartoons

At a recent forum on cartoons held in Qingdao, Shandong province it was announced that there are about 500 million cartoon readers in China.
Abt 60% of them are aged 14-17. 30% are over 18 years old. …

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 8th, 2006 in Business in China, China, Japan, Japan business | No Comments

Top Five Countries Contributing to Website Domain total of 100,000,000

Netcraft based in Bath England started tracking the number of websites in 1995 when there were just 18,000. 
It took nine years for the number to reach 50,000,000 and then 2.5 years to get the n…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 3rd, 2006 in China, Doing Business in China, Doing Business in Korea, Japan | No Comments

I don’t speak Chinese but my cell phone does.

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) is a private laboratory in Kyoto Prefecture Japan.
The company has developed Internet software for cell phones that translates Japan…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 1st, 2006 in China, Doing Business in China, Doing Business in Japan, Japan, chinese | No Comments