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...island nation with few natural resources, Japan can't afford to be profligate. That means it has something to teach other nations. The country is one of the most energy-efficient industrial countries in the world, and some of Japan's leading companies, such as Toyota and Sharp, are known for technologies that foster greener lifestyles. A conservation mind-set is ingrained into Japanese people from birth, and is apparent in little ways throughout society. Ten years ago, when I first visited Kyoto, I was shocked that public restrooms had no soap, no dispenser full of paper towels - sometimes...
...policies announced during the election will be harmful to Taiwan and helpful to China's ambition to annex Taiwan. Even though the Bush Administration is satisfied with the peaceful results of the election in Taiwan, it ignores the tragedy that a pro-China Ma could bring about on the island. Ni Kuo-jung, Hsinchu, Taiwan
...were stranded on an island but miraculously it had a refrigerator, what 10 ingredients could you absolutely not do without? -Matthew LeMay, PhiladelphiaI'd have to have olive oil, garlic, pasta, canned fish-anchovies if I had to pick just one-cheese. If my husband were on the island with me, then I have to have salami. I've got to have some prosecco and some other wine, and you need your roughage, so escarole-and I have to have some beans, so I'd pick white...
...emotions teenagers feel when they're about to embark on an adventure-without their parents-that some 40 students from Elim Christian College in Auckland, New Zealand assembled on Sunday morning. Their school-holiday excursion entailed a five-hour bus ride to an outdoor center in the Central North Island, where they were to spend five days bonding with one another, developing their leadership skills and having...
...relaxation—in other words, Spring Break ‘08, WHOO! Our tans have already faded, and we’ve already forgotten most of the inside jokes that inspired the captions in our facebook albums. But one phenomenon that frequently characterizes both European tourism and island vacations seems to have followed us back to Cambridge—or rather, our adventures abroad have alerted us to a reality that always existed at home. The overpriced foreign restaurants that frequently lure hungry, naive, unsuspecting tourists have morphed into familiar Harvard Square landmarks that lure hungry, naive, unsuspecting undergrads...