2006.05.01

Asia-Counterfeiting (NY Times) An amazing story here of how NEC almost lost its entire brand to Chinese counterfeiters. 2006.05.01

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Internet Traffic in Japan.  [ITU Strategy & Policy Unit] Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has published  the results of an estimate of the amount of internet traffic in Japan. According to the study, based on the total volume of traffic calculated from broadband subscribers in Japan, average traffic reached 468 Gigabit per second (Gbps) as of November 2005. For comparison, Telegeography estimates that as of mid-2005, the combined average traffic on all cross-border internet backbone routes stood at just under 1 Terabit per second (Tbps). This means that MIC is estimating that Japan's domestic average traffic represents almost half of all average international internet traffic. 2006.05.01

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Japanese teen who poisoned mother to get treatment (Reuters). A teenage Japanese girl who gradually poisoned her mother into a coma while keeping a blog about her worsening health will be sent for treatment in a reformatory. 2006.05.01

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ROK Arrest for Illegal Whaling. [Yonhap] A 30-year-old captain of a small South Korean fishing boat has been arrested by police and his two crew members were indicted without detention on suspicion of illegal whaling. 2006.05.01

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Japanese politician heads to ROK to discuss island spat (AFP). A veteran Japanese politician and close aide of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi left for South Korea with hopes of calming a row over a cluster of disputed islets. 2006.05.01

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Kobe beef leaves a raw taste (Shanghai Daily). When patrons order Kobe beef in Shanghai's restaurants these days they are most certainly not being served the real thing. 2006.05.01

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Japanese "device art" brings technology to life (AFP). From virtual water that you stir in a real bowl to little digital dwarves to play with, the latest trend from Japan is making technology both fun and thought-provoking. 2006.05.01

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