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Tokyo's old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 weeks agoTOKYO (AP) — The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years...
Electric spoon that makes food taste saltier goes on sale in Japan
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoA battery-operated spoon that makes food taste saltier has gone on sale in Japan. The spoon, which...
Chinese team proposes invisible expansion in disputed South China Sea using tunnels
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA team of Chinese scientists say they have come up with a way to build tunnels under artificial...
Kirin's electric spoon leaps from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 months agoJapanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an electrified spoon that researchers claim...
We Regret to Inform You That The Spinning “Loading” Icon Is Actually Called a “Throbber”
Futurism via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoOn the internet, anything can be called anything. A site can be called "Twitter" for more than a...
Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan's modern underground theater, dies at 84
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoTOKYO (AP) — Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet...
Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to Americans – are an appreciation of...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoThe first cherry blossom viewing was organized in Japan by Emperor Saga in 812 C.E. In the ensuing...
Eating nuts during pregnancy may reduce child's peer problems: study
NextShark via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoA new study has found a possible association between the consumption of nuts during pregnancy and...
Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film documents the plight of single mothers
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoThe women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for...
Tokyo governor asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park and famous baseball stadium
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a...