Chicago Professor Shares In Nobel Prize In Physics ***
Oct 7th, 2008 · A University of Chicago professor has won a share of the Nobel Prize in physics. Yoichiro Nambu, a Tokyo-born U.S. citizen, shares the prize with two Japanese scientists.
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Shugo Tokumaru Provides An 'Exit'
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Tokumaru is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Tokyo. With diverse tastes ranging from Brian Wilson to Sun Ra, he crafts arrangements that can come off like the work of Sufjan Stevens, complete with pop flourishes and wild freakouts.
Markets Face Continuing Troubles As AIG Teeters
Sep 16th, 2008 · Market woes continued Tuesday amid news that another U.S. financial giant, insurer American International Group, was veering closer to bankruptcy. The two biggest Asian stock markets — Tokyo and Hong Kong — plummeted.
Tokyo Zoo's Conservation Effort Turns Bears Green
Sep 8th, 2008 · If it happened in the U.S., you might think green polar bears were an early St. Patrick's Day shenanigan. But those bears turned green at the zoo in Tokyo. The Tokyo zoo says the apple-green stain over most of the bears' fur started with an effort to conserve water by changing the bears' pond water less often. That led to more algae, which is difficult to wash out of the bears' thick fur.
Monkey Eludes Police In Tokyo Train Station
Aug 21st, 2008 · A cheeky little monkey made his way into a Tokyo train station Wednesday and perched on a ledge high above the morning commuters, many of whom grabbed their cell phones and snapped videos. The mischievous creature can now be seen all over the Internet. Dozens of police tried to get him to jump into nets, but the wild monkey skipped out of the station toward a nearby park.
Pooh Arrested For Theft In Tokyo
Aug 13th, 2008 · Try to avoid staring into the eyes of a dog — or into the eyes of Winnie the Pooh. A man wearing a Pooh costume on a street corner in Tokyo took offense at people staring. The Pooh — accompanied by two friends dressed as a mouse and a panther — then beat up and robbed two people. They told police they put on the costumes after running out of clean clothes.
Love Psychedelico: 'Standing Bird' *
Jun 5th, 2008 · Tokyo-based rock group Love Psychedelico takes its cues from British invasion rock, and its U.S. debut, This Is Love Psychedelico, struts its western influences better than many bands this side of the Pacific. Pairing gutsy, Stones-inspired guitar riffs with undeniably catchy pop melodies, Naoki Sato mixes influences and styles as seamlessly as lead singer Kumi oscillates between Japanese and English lyrics. The end result is a bit derivativebut has a unique flair and a vitality all its own.
Hello Kitty Tapped for Diplomacy
May 20th, 2008 · Hello Kitty, Japan's chubby-cheeked, white cartoon cat is one of the most powerful and lucrative brands in the world. And this week, the fictional character has been selected as an envoy; officials in Tokyo have named her their official tourism ambassador to Hong Kong and China.
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