Posted by: diychica on: November 4, 2009
Carter confirmed that Toyota would introduce a battery electric car in 2012.Toyota would like to have a fuel cell vehicle on the market by 2015 if there is a reasonable network of filling stations. oyota will start deploying its test fleet of 500 plug-in Priuses around the end of November to commercial and government fleets [...]
Posted by: diychica on: September 22, 2009
A rental van’s dash cam catches a high quality head on collision in Japan.
Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmk6TstPTCM
Posted by: diychica on: September 9, 2009
Just opposite train station Akasaka is the culinary temple for Tokyos hungry ninja fans.
Specially dressed ninja waiters lead diners through an underground fantasy world with built-in obstacles. A drawbridge to the main dining room opens only after a holler from the head ninja. On the menu are hundreds of differently decorated ninja dishes.
Source:http://www.metacafe.com/watch/bg-3016089/tokyo_ninja_restaurant/
Posted by: diychica on: September 4, 2009
I’ve never seen anything but perfect fruit for sale — each neatly packaged one-by-one.
So what happens to the produce that is misshapen or slightly bruised or marred by rubbing against the stem? Some of it goes into processed foods and juice. The rest is dumped — and dumped all along the delivery chain.
Source:http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/09/03/japans-obsession-perfection-may-be-thwarting-sustainability
Posted by: diychica on: August 29, 2009
Developed by researchers in Japan, this high-tech wheelchair provides greater mobility to the disabled.
The prototype RODEM looks and even functions like a scooter to some extent. It has an all-wheel drive, and the cushioned surfaces on the prototype provide safety for the legs and chest.
Source:http://www.automotto.org/entry/high-tech-wheelchair-functions-as-a-scooter-as-well/
Posted by: diychica on: April 9, 2009
Japan makes more single malt whisky than Scotland but has developed a taste for the tipple from St George’s Distillery near Thetford, in Norfolk, and is importing 400 bottles every month.
The only whisky distillery in England is exporting its spirit 6,000 miles to Japan.
Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/5125309/Englands-only-whisky-is-hit-in-Japan.html
