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Report: Toyota developing solar powered green carTokyo, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. |
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Japanese City Finds Treasure in Recycling Unwanted ElectronicsOdate, Akita, Japan - Many small pieces can add up to a big whole, and one small city in the north of Japan is finding there's money in the process as well. |
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Japanese Workers Forsake Cubicles, Embrace OutdoorsTokyo, Japan - Kokuyo, a Tokyo-based company, wants to improve worker efficiency and cut down on corporate carbon emissions so it has come up with the idea of moving its employees outside. |
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Japan says to spare humpback whales again
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 13, 2008 - Japan will again spare humpback whales from its annual Antarctic hunt in the face of strong protests by Australia and environmentalists, an official said Thursday.
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Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling PlantChiba, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will start operations at a plastic-recycling factory next year to reduce costs and profit from selling salvaged material. |
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India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energyMumbai, India - Long before "green" cars became trendy in other parts of the world, a boxy electric two-seater began rolling out of a small factory in the Indian city of Bangalore, which was then emerging as a software services hub. |
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Scotland Launches World’s Biggest Prize for Marine Renewable EnergyEdinburgh, Scotland, UK - Move over, Richard Branson: Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, has just announced the Saltire Prize, a £10m (or $20m) award aimed at jump-starting research in marine renewable energy. |
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New Fossil Is World’s Oldest Plant-Eating Lizard
A rare fossil discovered in Japan is the oldest known plant-eating lizard, scientists say, shedding light on an evolutionary puzzle that stymied Charles Darwin.
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‘I’m so grateful for getting shot out of the sky’Bialla, Papua New Guinea - The Japanese fighter caught the American pilot from behind, riddling his plane with machine-gun rounds. The left engine burst into flames. It was time to bail out. |
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Japanese sailor to embark on world’s longest wave-powered voyageHonolulu, Hawaii, USA - Kenichi Horie, who has crossed the Pacific in a solar-powered boat made of recycled aluminum, is getting ready for his next solo adventure. |
news from East Asia
- Beijing’s New Year Resolution: Scrap Polluting Cars
- Report: Toyota developing solar powered green car
- Japanese City Finds Treasure in Recycling Unwanted Electronics
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Japanese Workers Forsake Cubicles, Embrace Outdoors
- UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
- Good news? There is some
