Richardson's Withdrawal a Mixed Blessing for Some Activists (HispanicBusiness.com)
Bill Richardson's surprise decision to withdraw his bid to become commerce secretary has left a group of Silicon Valley Chinese-American activists scrambling to get him to apologize for his role in the case of a Taiwanese-American scientist once accused of stealing nuclear secrets.

Coffee may protect against oral cancers
(Reuters)

Japanese researchers clone ox known as 'father of Hidagyu' beef
Japanese researchers have successfully cloned what is believed to have been the progenitor ox of Gifu Prefecture's "Hidagyu" beef, prefectural officials said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

Investment in Clean Technology Suffers Steep Quarterly Decline - Wall Street Journal

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Investment in Clean Technology Suffers Steep Quarterly Decline
Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago
The numbers, which exclude some places like Japan and South America, have shown growth every year since 2001 when reported transactions totaled $506.8 ...
Permira Japan office will not replace co-head Private Equity News
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iPhone TV (finally) comes to Japan
As we reported on October, Softbank, No.3 cellphone carrier sells iPhone in Japan, start selling a specially designed iPhone peripheral for Japanese customers who think cellphone must have TV tuner. This tuner and external battery combo is sold at 7 Softbank shops since the end of 2008. It will be officially available nationwide on January 9th. iPhone [...]

Mild quake hits offshore northern Japan
(Inquirer.net)

Govt to hunt for minerals, rare resources
The government on Monday compiled a draft plan on the development of ocean energy and mineral resources that calls for starting research on resources, including rare metals, from fiscal 2009, and completing it within 10 years in a bid to secure such resources amid intensifying international competition, according to sources. (Yomiuri)

Mixi Intoduces New Features of “MyMixi of MyMixi” and “Footprint of My Own”
Japan’s most popular SNS “Mixi” introduced new two feature deployments today, especially on so-called “footprint” feature. You may have your own site on Mixi, and Mixi’s footprint feature allows to show you on the list when and which other Mixi users have visited your site. With today’s system renewal, new icons are prepared for “My Mixi of My Mixi” etc., that means your [...]

Surprise Drop In Carbon Dioxide Absorbed By East/Japan Sea
(Science Daily)