Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Weirdness in Nagoya: Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae. [via FG]
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Three polar bears at Nagoya zoo in central Japan turned green this summer from swimming in a pond infested with algae. The zoo staff had been changing the water less frequently to save resources, and the hot weather had induced algae overgrowth in the pond and safety moat. The same thing happened at Singapore Zoo four years ago, and at the San Diego Zoo back in 1979. Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan...
FIBA (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
TEHRAN (FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Men) - Syria staved off a spirited Japanese challenge and posted a 93-86 win in the bronze medal play-off on Friday. The win put Syria on the podium after 18 years. The last time Syria bagged a medal was in 1990 at Nagoya, when they won the silver behind Japan. The bronze also put Syria in the FIBA U19 World ...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Miscellaneous Japan, UNESCO's World Heritage Sites
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden announcement that he will step down has put the Bank of Japan on alert for possible swings in financial markets, BOJ Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Tuesday. With the BOJ Policy Board still lacking two members, the central bank chief also expressed hope that the next administration will appoint the new members as soon as possible by managing to work with...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Aichi police failed to disclose an arrest they made last week of a 33-year-old sergeant on the force, a police official said Wednesday. The officer is alleged to have stolen nine comic books, worth ¥4,770 in total, at a bookstore in a shopping mall in Nagoya last Saturday. He was off duty that day. Read the full story
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Thursday started out well enough with a relatively normal visit to the Tokugawa Art Museum and gardens in Nagoya. Took lots of pictures of us posing with umbrellas next to waterfalls admired ancient swords and tea caddies. That sort of thing. Took a long walk through Nagoya and ate some fish and chips at The Hub Nagoya's British theme pub. Food actually very good if a bit on the small size bee
News & Information (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
NAGOYA, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING PARENTS’ NAMES AT 3RD GRAF) The body of a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan was returned to Japan on Saturday evening and……Read more
News & Information (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
NAGOYA, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING HEADLINE. THIS IS 3RD LEAD) The body of a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan was returned to Japan on Saturday evening and……Read more
News & Information (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
(Kyodo) _ Japan striker Keiji Tamada grabbed a brace to send Nagoya Grampus top of the J-League with a 3-2 win over Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday. Nagoya had twice fallen behind at……Read more
I.Z. Reloaded: Online Refreshments (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
As part of its public outreach program, the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STEL) at Nagoya University in Japan has published comic books written by popular cartoonist Hayanon, featuring humorous characters and scientific themes such as global warming, ozone hole, solar wind, etc. The comics are free to download (pdf) and are in English.
News & Information (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
(Kyodo) _ Results of Saturday’s J-League first-division matches: Kashima Antlers 1, Nagoya Grampus 2 Urawa Reds 3, Jubilo Iwata 1 FC Tokyo 1, Tokyo Verdy 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 3, Kashiwa……Read more
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. will give up on the group's worldwide sales target of more than 10 million units for 2009 due mainly to the flagging North American auto market, sources said. Toyota now plans to revise downward its projection for 2009 sales, including vehicles sold by Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., to around 9.8 million units from the original goal of 10.4 million units,...
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Osaka-based company Senyo Kogyo announced plans to build a test line for “Eco Ride”, an energy-saving transportation system, this October. The system will be constructed in Chiba, east of Tokyo. The company already operates similar railways in Ibaraki prefecture, Nagoya and Osaka. Just like a roller coaster, Eco Ride is planned to make use of height [...]
Dexigner Design Portal (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Past Icograda President, Helmut Langer of Germany, is the first non-Japanese designer to receive the title of Honorary Professor from the Nagoya University of Arts in Japan.
