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  WIRE REPORTS
Bird strikes lead to delays in wind turbine projects
(Asahi)

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)

(AFP/File) - Researchers at a flu research laboratory. A US-Japanese research team announced Monday it had isolated three genes that explain why the 1918 Spanish flu, believed to be the deadliest infectious disease in history, was so lethal(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)

  DAILY REPORTS
  • Jan 07 Bird strikes lead to delays in wind turbine projects (Asahi)
  • Jan 07 Japanese researchers clone ox known as 'father of Hidagyu' beef (Kyodo)
  • Jan 07 Coffee may protect against oral cancers (Reuters)
  • Jan 06 Mild quake hits offshore northern Japan (Inquirer.net)
  • Jan 06 Govt to hunt for minerals, rare resources (Yomiuri)
  • Jan 05 Surprise Drop In Carbon Dioxide Absorbed By East/Japan Sea (Science Daily)
  • Jan 04 Japan geothermal projects pick up after 20 yrs (Reuters)
  • Jan 03 Toyota reportedly working on entirely solar-powered car (geek.com)
  • Dec 29 Use of eggs, sperm from 3rd party OK'd (Asahi)
  • Dec 28 Researchers delve into the health benefits of sea cucumbers (Mercury News)
  • Dec 27 JAXA unveils 'disposable' craft (Asahi)
  • Dec 27 Govt to set up iPS cell information database (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 27 In technology, an effort to help the Japanese fishing industry (International Herald Tribune)
  • Dec 27 Bird flu infection survey begins across Japan (NHK)
  • Dec 26 Japan's paddy fields home to whole range of flora, fauna (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 24 Thorium a safer choice for nuclear reactors (Asahi)
  • Dec 24 'Cycle trains' keep passengers rolling along (Asahi)
  • Dec 23 Four small satellites for H-IIA unveiled (Japan Times)
  • Dec 23 A Japanese town that kicked the oil habit (Time)
  • Dec 22 Hungover? Take two eels and call me in the morning (AFP)
  • Dec 21 Strong quake off Japan, no damage (AFP)
  • Dec 21 In vitro rates boosted by 'breathing eggs' finding (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 20 Tokyo to host global transport CO2 meet (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 19 Japanese apple farmer grows apples with Apple, iPod logos (Macworld)
  • Dec 18 Japan's High-Tech Solution to Bike Clutter (Fast Company)
  • Dec 18 Japanese billboard watches you (rdmag.com)
  • Dec 18 Japanese astronaut Furukawa to stay at space station in 2011 (Kyodo)
  • Dec 16 Living with in-laws linked to heart risks in Japanese women (New York Times)
  • Dec 16 Seismic refits too much for old N-plants (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 15 Pace of global warming slowing: Japan Meteorological Agency data (Kyodo)
  • Dec 14 Female crested ibis released into wild found dead (Kyodo)
  • Dec 12 Purpose in life may cut risk of stroke (Asahi)
  • Dec 12 9-yr-old girl finds unknown shrimp fossil (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 12 New rocket development remains up in the air (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 12 Family linked to mom's greater heart risk (UPI)
  • Dec 11 Japanese company develops images from brain (thewest.com.au)
  • Dec 11 Blue light may prevent suicide (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 11 Sony to launch virtual universe this week (AFP)
  • Dec 11 Japan harnesses commuters' stamping for power (AFP)
  • Dec 09 Team develops fluorescent substance that only illuminates live cancer cells (Mainichi)
  • Dec 09 Study suggests life created by asteroid collisions (USA Today)
  • Dec 08 Japanese scientists make 'deep impact' into understanding of origins of life on Earth (Mainichi)
  • Dec 08 Icicles point to early chill (Asahi)
  • Dec 07 Kaguya moon images posted on YouTube (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 07 M4.4 quake jolts Miyagi Pref., vicinity in northeastern Japan (Kyodo)
  • Dec 06 Emergency care--the crisis in obstetrics/Doctors, nurses overworked, understaffed (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 06 All national univ. hospitals to get ICUs for newborns (Yomiuri)
  • Dec 05 Kyoto Univ. team cultivates 2 more strains of embryonic stem cells (Kyodo)
  • Dec 05 Underwater robot dives into fight to save coral reefs (Asahi)
  • Dec 03 Japanese Virtual Wife Nags You to Eat Right (InventorSpot)
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