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Tai chi improves balance in Parkinson's patients

Feb. 14, 2012 - 07:09AM JST ( 0 )

People with Parkinson's disease who practiced the Chinese martial art tai chi for six months showed better balance than counterparts who did other forms of… Read

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My favorite English bookstores in Tokyo

Opinions Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:42AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Visiting bookstores has always felt like a somewhat sacred experience. The perfect bookstore requires the ticking of many boxes and few seem to fall into this niche as stores get bigger and bigger, with escalators,… Read

Glossy leather stands out at New York fashion week

Lifestyle Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:26AM JST ( 0 Comments )

Shiny leather stood out during a particularly busy Sunday and Monday at New York fashion week, with both Derek Lam and Donna Karan for DKNY making the most of the material in its most highly… Read

Jolie, showing directorial debut, says Afghanistan is next

Arts & Culture Feb. 14, 2012 - 05:46AM JST ( 1 Comment )

Angelina Jolie says it was only natural that her directorial debut should tackle some of the toughest issues facing humanity and after wartime Bosnia, Afghanistan is likely to be her next subject. At the Berlin… Read

My frugal Valentine: Romance in a recession

Lifestyle Feb. 14, 2012 - 05:00AM JST ( 7 Comments )

Ugh. Valentine's Day in one of the most commercialized holidays of the year in one of the most expensive cities in the world in the middle of a global recession? Relax. These ideas should turn… Read

U.S. begins stem cell trial for hearing loss

Health Feb. 13, 2012 - 10:00AM JST ( 1 Comment )

U.S. researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants. The phase I trial… Read

Chinese snap up Aussie vines in hunt for top drop

Food Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:05AM JST ( 0 Comments )

The coal-rich hills of Australia's Hunter Valley have long fed China's steel furnaces but the winemaking region is riding a fresh boom as the Asian power's middle classes toast their new wealth. Mining delegations are… Read

'Extremely Loud' director calls for more 9/11 films

Arts & Culture Feb. 13, 2012 - 07:03AM JST ( 15 Comments )

The director of Oscar-nominated 9/11 drama "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry, told the Berlin film festival he was stunned by the scarcity of movies about the attacks. The 50-year-old British filmmaker said a… Read

Global Dining

Executive Impact Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:55AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Anyone who has lived in Tokyo for even a short period of time has no doubt dined in one of Kozo Hasegawa’s restaurants. As president and CEO of Global Dining Inc, Hasegawa and his team operate 60 restaurants, including as Gonpachi, Tableaux, Café La Boheme, Zest Cantina, Monsoon Café, Legato… Read

Scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

Lifestyle Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:30AM JST ( 4 Comments )

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality. Users of the TELESAR V don special equipment that allows them not only… Read

Toshiba e-book reader

New Products Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:19AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Toshiba has released its BookPlace DB50 e-book reader. It has a 7-inch screen with screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It has a 7 1/2 run time and can store up to 6,000 novels.… Read

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