With Japan’s welfare system buckling under the demands of an ageing society, the world’s oldest man apologised yesterday for his longevity.
As Tomoji Tanabe, 111, received his certificate from Guinness World Records, the former engineer, who never touches alcohol, said that his feat of survival was nothing special. “I have been around too long,” he [...]
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World’s oldest man says sorry for his long life
June 20, 2007 – 12:26 pm
Japan changes name of island — Iwo Jima
June 20, 2007 – 11:48 am
Japan has changed the name of the Pacific island of Iwo Jima to the original name of Iwo To given by locals, who have become disenchanted with the popularization of its modern-day moniker by such movies as Clint Eastwood’s recently released “Letters from Iwo Jima.”
The new name in Japanese looks and means the same as [...]
Court nixes bid to sell ‘World Cup air’
June 20, 2007 – 9:07 am
A Chinese company that once tried to sell land on the Moon has lost an appeal against a court ruling that stopped it from selling bags of “World Cup air,” state media reported Wednesday.
Xinhua News Agency said that Beijing Lunar Village Aeronautics Science and Technology Co. lost a suit against the Beijing Administration for Industry [...]
Holy Hookers…
June 12, 2007 – 7:13 am
Slaves to the goddess of fertility
In a village in southern India a child has just been born. A group of women gather round the cradle, wishing the baby a life full of riches, rubies and pearls.
“You’re lucky the child is a boy,” the women tell the mother. In this society girls are valued far [...]
Asia – Floods in southeast Asia force thousands to flee
December 26, 2006 – 1:00 am
Reuters – KOTA TINGGI, Malaysia, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s worst floods in 37 years have displaced nearly 100,000 people amid food shortages, looting and criticism on Saturday of the government’s handling of the crisis. Heavy rain in neighbouring Indonesia
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Asia – Dollar Higher Against Yen in Asia
December 26, 2006 – 12:53 am
Newsday – TOKYO — The dollar was higher against the yen and the euro in Asia on Monday as Japanese players adjusted positions amid thin trading before the year-end holidays. The dollar was trading at 118.87 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market Monday, up
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Asia – Asia-Pacific E-Commerce: Spotlight on China, Japan and South Korea
December 26, 2006 – 12:52 am
IT-Analysis.com – The Asian e-commerce market is not a single market, but rather a collection of economies at markedly different stages of maturity. Japan is the most robust, although per capita online spending lags the US by a wide margin, suggesting that there is
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Travel Asia – Asia : China rapidly expands business in Africa
December 26, 2006 – 12:44 am
Telugo Portal – Andhra Asia Bollywood Business/Economy Columns Cricket Crime/Accident Entertainment General Health/Medicine Hollywood According to Zhang Yuanxiang, general manager of China Travel Service (Kenya), the year 2006 saw the number of Chinese
The man who reunites families BBC News – We note down the address of the adopted parents – [...]
Travel Asia – SilkAir orders 11 Airbus jets
December 26, 2006 – 12:44 am
Wichita Business Journal – the regional wing of Singapore Airlines , plans to use 11 new Airbus A320 aircraft to help expand its route system in Asia. More Services: Air Charter Air Travel Annuities Apartment Loans Asset-Based Financing
Search narrows for missing U.S. climbers in ChinaHerald Tribune – [...]