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by Steve Levenstein
A century-old radioactive hot rock spa resort in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan has now attracted its youngest visitor, 8-year-old brain cancer patient Nanako Murakami.
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by Steve Levenstein
While GM teases impatient carbuyers with the Chevy Volt and takes aim at the popular Prius, Japan's Toyota refuses to sit still. Instead, the new 2010 Japan-market Prius has raised the bar for new hybrid cars - and is preparing to take charge!
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by Steve Levenstein
Shampoo For Glasses cleans glass or polycarbonate eyeglass lenses without having to rub, wipe or even touch the surface with a glass cleaning cloth. Your eyeglasses stay cleaner - and clearer - for MUCH longer!
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by Steve Levenstein
Imagine pulling a ripe banana, strawberry or kiwi fruit off the vine, plunging in a straw and drinking up the freshest fruit juice you ever tasted. These delightful designer fruit juice packages bring us one step closer to doing just that.
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by Steve Levenstein
Ninjapin gives the humble push pin a much-needed makeover. Your walls (and your landlords) will thank you!
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by Steve Levenstein
Japan's NEC and BIGLOBE have added a little fun for those trying to go green at home: a neat, CGI "Carbon Ball" video game design that uses bright blue Dung Beetles to illustrate your (and your neighbor's) progress in reducing those messy carbon footprints.
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by Steve Levenstein
Hello Kitty boasts an abundance of branded products, a few of which stand on their own as demonstrations of creativity and innovation. The Hello Kitty Mini Fan is one such design triumph.
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by Steve Levenstein
Move over Scotland, Japan now features the world's scariest toilets. Designed by Tugboat Agency for Georgia Max Coffee, stalls at a number of high-end Japanese ski resorts feature wrapped graphics that give the user the illusion he or she is sitting at the top of a regulation ski jump!
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by Steve Levenstein
Invented by a Japanese scientist, the Soladey-3 Ionic Toothbrush dissolves dental plaque using negatively charged ions generated by a solar panel in its handle.
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by Steve Levenstein
We all know real workaholics never rest, and now their secret is out: the Workaholic Pillow!