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  1. Kawasaki, once Japan's eco-disaster spot, turning past bad practice to good use. Int Eco-tech Fair 2010 in 2/2010, showcasing green-tech
  2. Japanese hotel offers professionally choreographed marriage proposals for $2000 fee. If she says no, same staff help dejected men get drunk
  3. 13 yr old blogger Tavi Gevinson, author of Style Rookie, is guest of honor at Rei Kawakubo's party at Comme des Garçons party this Fri.
  4. ow much are politicians trusted ? Comparative Study 'tween Sweden and Japan seminar / Swedish embassy 17/12. Answer: not very well in Japan!
  5. More sharing-based businesses in the New Economy: in Shinjuku a store that allows consumers to rent designer bags for 500yen per night.
  6. Yamanashi Prefecture farmers offering a 1-year "experience agriculture" program - giving lessons on agriculture for middle aged people
  7. Only 30% of Japanese Twitter users are women, but number is set to grow, since they're "tired of Mixi, which is too high maintenance"
  8. @a_small_lab Thanks! Giles Murray is the brilliant journalist who interviewed us from both magazines.
  9. Good publicity in both Time and Fortune magazines for our little company. Happy days!
  10. 60th Matsusaka Beef Cattle Competitive Exhibition to be held Nov 29th. Prize stakes up to Y50 million for the best cattle/steak on display.
  11. Our first 2011 trends client presentation scheduled tonight. Five Japanese trends to shape business strategy over the next 18 months.
  12. @janchip ...and Google puts an ad for China Travel Service at the top of that article!
  13. Taipei 101 skyscraper boosts green credentials to attract tenants. http://bit.ly/2dud53
  14. Nintendo starts PPV video streaming service to Wii consoles. Disney & Sesame Street among first offering.
  15. Yamato "Kuroneko" Takkyubin delivery service to launch in Jan in Singapore, as well as Shanghai. Malaysia and Indonesia also in the works.
  16. Breaking the press club system "is Japan's glasnost" http://bit.ly/08zR3kl
  17. Men's-only ikebana lessons introduced for a limited time at "Kazahana" in Aoyama. Imaginatively called "Men's Only Flower Classroom"
  18. @tokyomango Here's a healthy kaiseki recipe from cold Tokyo for your squash. http://tiny.cc/DHtxb
  19. RT @BOPreneur: World of Good is a company founded and run by young women. Women do 1/2 of world's work & own 1% of assets
  20. @JapanIntercult MicroSD card. Trend perspective: simplicity, a quality revered in such complex times & basically e diary to capture thoughts