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Cooling efforts increase at Fukushima plant Comments Off

Posted on March 17, 2011
Japan is stepping up efforts to cool overheated reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant after a third explosion and fire yesterday. Military helicopters were today employed to dump sea water over fuel rods in an attempt to prevent a complete meltdown. The facility was badly damaged by the tsunami which ... Read More >>

Susan Boyle arrives in Japan Comments Off

Posted on December 30, 2009
Susan Boyle has started to expand her world notoriety with a stint in the Land of the Rising Sun with a New Year’s appearance on Japanese national TV. The increasingly popular singer landed yesterday at Tokyo’s Narita airport and was greeted by thousands of cheering and adoring fans. The former Britain’s Got ... Read More >>

Japan’s love affair with Rent-A-Friend Comments Off

Posted on September 21, 2009
There’s a new trend proving increasingly populare in Japan: bogus friends. Call it social prostitution, Japanese people are becoming more and more interested in hiring someone to play a “stand in’ role in their lives, for a day, a night or maybe even as an ongoing service. Dates, friends, neighbours, co-employees, bosses ... Read More >>


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