Paradise West

MOMOYA TVCM archive - "public domain" video effort in Japan

2008-01-25T02:15:30Z

The first major public domain video-sharing project in Japan, by Research Institute of Digital Media and Contents, Keoi University (Keio DMC), in collaboration with Kawasaki City Museum, is now open to public. The site, "History of Showa, reflec...

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Tadanobu Asano film nominated for Oscars!

2008-01-23T08:16:16Z

Just briefly... "Mongol", an epic film about Genghis Khan, starring Japan's Tadanobu Asano, is nominated for the Academy Award Foreign Language Film category. The film's director is Russian, the filming was done in Mongol, and is credited as mad...

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Dream eggs for egg-allergy people

2008-01-12T17:26:04Z

My son has egg allergy. Everytime he sees someone eating eggs, he sadly utters "that looks so good, I wish I could eat it." His sadness may come to an end, thanks to a group of high-school students in Japan. The egg development team from Harim...

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Blackout in Silicon Valley

2008-01-06T01:52:31Z

We were out in Mexico for a few days for New Years Vacation, and came back to find out that we had a blackout in our house. It turned out that our area was the hardest hit in the area, and as of now, which is supposedly after more than 30 hours a...

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