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...Until now, conventional wisdom held that Japan's foreign population was too small, tightly regulated and closely watched to pose any terror threat. Officials frequently bragged about the sophistication of their high-tech border controls, claiming they would be sure to snare any known unsavory characters at the port of entry. Those boasts withered last week, however, in the face of revelations that Dumont slipped undetected in and out of the country four times on a fake French passport, while also being on an international wanted list. The possibility of such infiltration has added credence to the single explicit threat...
SPORT: How to bet on horses; a bizarre, high-tech golf club...
...Bertha, the last one to revolutionize golf. The Quad debuts June 15, but is already hot on the PGA Tour. Says TaylorMade's Sean Toulon: "We've empowered golfers to change their equipment to fit their swing and improve performance--a significant development." At least until the next high-tech gizmo comes along. --By Sonja Steptoe
...Finally, high-tech jewelry may have come of age. Inspired by the runaway success of the camera phone, cell-phone giant Nokia has launched Imagewear, a line of necklaces that work like 21st century lockets. Crafted around color LCDs, each necklace can receive and display images from phones and other devices...
...outside Europe, as well as the new E.U. members, to get permanent residence in Germany. It will also grant work permits to thousands of foreign students who graduate from German universities each year, and allow self-employed people to set up businesses in Germany. The agreement will primarily benefit high-tech industries. They have been disappointed by Germany's "green card" program of five-year residency permits, which expires at the end of this year. Since it was implemented four years ago, only 16,500 green cards have been issued. "We're heavily dependent on foreign workers coming to Germany...