Friday, June 20th, 2008
Naomi Matsushima has lent her name and designs to a series of sanitary napkins from P&G’s Whisper line. Naomi mentioned that she wanted to “design whisper” so that “women could pass their menstrual period more happily.” P&G has announced that from the ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
By law, Japanese citizens must now stay at a healthy weight. Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Sanrio is set to launch a new character series. The company will begin selling a new pair of characters, dubbed Cherinacherine, on Wednesday. The theme of the new series is a pair of female fairy friends who live in a cherry forest. The series will ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
The name for the world's highest tower, a huge 610-meter structure to be completed in 2011, will be "Tokyo Sky Tree," it has been announced. Officials from Tobu Railway and Shin-Tokyo Tower Co. announced in Tokyo on Tuesday that "Tokyo Sky Tree" was the most favored ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
A Japanese company (Taketori) that specializes in manufacturing bamboo products, has come out with “Bamboo Salt,” that promises to be healthier than ordinary table salt, rich in minerals and a selling point in today’s health obsessed market. Japanese sportswear brand Godwin is also re-launching a campaign ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
San-ai, Japanese swimsuit manufacturer new collection show on Sunday in Tokyo's Ginza. 30 new swimsuits on the stage at the Nishi Ginza Department Store were Chiaki Tani (left), the company's 19-year-old swimsuit model for 2008, and Aoi Nakabeppu (right), Toray's 17-year-old swimsuit model for 2008. ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Yosuke, a parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help! "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Eco-themed designs are all the rage these days, but the Peddy line of products doesn't so much try to play nicely with the environment as literally become part of it. Tokyo-based landscape design office Mindscape has developed the "living furniture for outdoor spaces" — currently ...
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