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Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
100 of the Greatest YouTube Hits in Four Minutes
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A YouTube fan spent even more free time assembling 100 of the greatest YouTube moments into a 4 minute montage, so we can...
16 Nations Step in Line for Sustainable Tuna
Colombia joined Japan, the United States, Spain, France, and 11 other nations last month endorsing a landmark treaty to protect tuna along the entire...
Nissan Rolls Out Electric Car for 2010
Nissan unveiled its new electric car yesterday. The Leaf, a medium-size hatchback, debuted with a top speed of 87 miles per hour (140km) and...
Elusive Musical Gift Can be Taught to Very Young
The gift of perfect pitch -- the ability to identify a note simply by hearing it -- may teachable, after all. The Eguchi Method...
Cats Provide the Perfect Answer to Combat Stress — by the Hour (Video)
A new cafe concept is taking hold in Japan. Paying by the hour, stressed-out workers get a chance to play with friendly...
Electric Cars Poised to Give Auto Industry a Jolt
In the next year or so, after only a century or so of trying, the electric car may break free of the lunatic fringe...
Blind Pianist Wins Van Cliburn Award (Video)
The 20 year old blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii became an overnight star in Japan after winning the internationally renowned Van Cliburn award....
Alaska’s Rat Island Finally Rat-Free After 229 Years
Alaska's Rat Island is finally rat-free, 229 years after a Japanese shipwreck spilled rampaging rodents onto the remote Aleutian island, decimating the local...
The World’s Most Peaceful Nation Named
The South Pacific nation of New Zealand, already renowned for it's scenic beauty, has strengthened its idyllic image by being named the Most Peacful Nation...
Top 10 New Species for 2008
How many new species would you guess are discovered by scientists in a given year? Would you believe, a tally of more than 18,000...
Passenger Spots Leaking Jet Fuel, Averts Mid-Ocean Crash
Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda spotted a fuel leak during take-off and possibly saved the lives of more than 300 airline passengers in route...
Obama Unveils ‘Historic’ Car Efficiency Standards
President Obama yesterday announced what amounts to a historic shift in climate change policy, a new rule that strengthens fuel economy and greenhouse gas...
G-20 Backs $1Trillion Boost For Struggling Nations
President Obama emerged from the global summit of G20 leaders with an agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and...
Honda Overwhelmed by Surge in Hybrid Sales
Overwhelmed by a three-fold surge in sales of its hybrid, Honda will increase production of the Insight, which debuted in Japan on February 6....
Monsanto Dumps Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone
After 5 years of declining sales and several legal setbacks, Monsanto has finally decided to dump recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), thanks to...
CEO Shuns Private Jets, Armani Suits and Excessive Pay (Video)
Instead of buying corporate jets and paying himself millions as CEO, the Japan Airlines' chief, Haruka Nishimatsu, puts his money and time into...
Satellite Launched to Provide Pictures of Greenhouse Gases
Efforts to tackle global warming received a boost today with the successful launch of a Japanese satellite, the first to monitor greenhouse gases from...
Afgan Schools to Benefit From $24 Million Boost
Tens of thousands of schoolchildren in Kabul are set to benefit from a $24 million donation from Japan, under an agreement signed today with...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008
Feast your eyes on five of the winning photographs of the London Natural History Museum and BBC Magazine's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008...