Good cinema, nothing else
India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) was first established in 1975 to encourage good cinema. But it soon went in decline. But the orgnaisation has had a re-birth and has …
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Japan to launch internet ‘fasting camps’ for kids
With many Japanese children addicted to the internet, the ministry of education attempts to curb this addiction by introducing internet ‘fasting camps’. Finbarr Toesland reports. The Japanese ministry of education …
Read MoreJapan creates a sperm bank for endangered animals
Japanese scientists create a sperm bank for endangered animals that one day could be used ‘to colonise other planets’. Finbarr Toesland reports. Scientists at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine …
Read MoreiWatch Patented in Japan
Although Apple is remaining tight lipped publically about the rumoured iWatch, Bloomberg has reported that the Japan Patent Office received a trademark request for “iWatch” from the US ‘It’ brand. …
Read MoreJapan Sees the Light in Solar Energy
In spite of its huge deficit of natural resources, Japan’s cities are characterized by neon lights, luxury gadgets and 24 hour service culture. But in March 2011,when the devastating Great …
Read MoreMobile Consumers in Asia on the Rise
As consumers in the Asia Pacific region increasingly turn to mobile transactions as a more convenient means of purchasing goods, forecasters are predicting an explosion of profitability in the …
Read MoreComputers Make Life More Taxing in India
While internet slowdown affected the whole world last week, India was largely unaffected. Services of the government-run BSNL were hit in some southern states but private broadband service providers were …
Read MoreGoophone Hopes to Out Fake the iPhone 5s
With the rumoured August 2013 launch date looming ever closer on the horizon, Apple executives will no doubt be anticipating that …
Read MoreAsian Mobile Chat Titans in War for Market Supremacy
You may have heard about Sony’s recent announcement for PlayStation,due out later this year, which is positioned against its main rivals Nintendo and Microsoft. However, the more important battle in …
Read MoreWhat’s in your food? Smart Kitchen!
In the midst of the horse and donkey meat scandal that has Britains rethinking their dependence on convenience food, Japan may have come up with a more palatable solution. Japanese …
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