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2008-06-06

Canned Coffee Survey

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One very good source of information on Japanese trends and products is Nikkei Trendy (Japanese). This week there is a survey on canned cof...
2008-06-05

Breast Milk or Infant Formula not Water

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There is an important posting on the Junkfood Science blog concerning hyponatremic seizures resulting from infants being given water to dri...
2008-06-04

Soft Drinks and Cavities

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There is an interesting paper in Nutrition Research " Acidic Beverages Increase the Risk of in vitro Tooth Erosion ". A group at ...
2008-06-03

Tougher Drunk Driving Laws in Japan

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As of September last year, the drunk driving laws in Japan became much stricter, with very little tolerance at all. A blood alcohol level as...
2008-05-29

Kotooshu Wins the Summer Sumo Basho

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Bulgarian Sumo wrestler Kotooshu became the first European to win a major sumo tournament or basho. It was big news here in Japan and good n...
2008-05-23

Japan's Food Import Tariffs

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There was a very interesting article in the 2008.5.21 issue of Nikkei Shimbun (Japanese edition). It lists the tariffs on the importation of...
2008-05-19

Bottled Tap Water

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As elsewhere in the world, bottled water has become very popular in Japan. While it is surely better for you than the other choices which am...
2008-05-15

Krispy Kreme comes to Japan

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Krispy Kreme opened its first store in Japan in December 2006. I took the above picture at around 3 pm in front of the original Shinjuku loc...
2008-05-13

Statistics for Food Poisoning in Australia

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There was an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 2008.05.08 http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/is-it-safe-to-reheat-leftovers...
2008-05-08

How about some Sushi and Guinness?

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There is a nice kaiten (or conveyor belt) sushi bar in Odawara City Mall which boasts a collection of the world's best beers. It is call...