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...year I explored all these claims. Age is the new fat, in the way that there are things that used to say low-fat or low-calorie, which now claim to be anti-aging. You've got age-defying water. In other countries there are collagen-infused marshmallows. In Japan there's beauty ice cream. Food that used to be reviled for being fattening, like avocados, olive oil and nuts have been reborn as elixirs. Chocolate, once the poster food for appearance problems, now [claims to have] anti-aging properties. Maybe if you eat a lot of chocolate, your wrinkles...
...brother John is a friend and former business partner of President George W. Bush and was appointed ambassador to Japan in 2005 after four years as Australia's ambassador...
...minds. THC: What do you think is the difference between your reception in the United States and your reception elsewhere? Do you find that there is a strikingly different reception of your novels in different countries?JC: Yes, the reading demographic in different countries varies enormously. In Korea and Japan apparently lots of punks read my books. In Russia they’re popular among both university students and women. In Italy, France, and Sweden the books are categorized as a sort of “surreal noir” and the hipster crowds there buy them. The variety delights...
...remarkable turn-around from last week's battering that ended Friday with losses of 7% to nearly 9%. Most indices in Asia similarly rebounded, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng rising 6.77%, and Syndey's All Ordinaries up 5.14%. Though the region's showcase Nikkei index remained closed during Japan's public holiday, most Asian markets aside from Taiwan were all posting modest advances...
...Beijing's financial support. These concessions may include guaranteeing Chinese investments in the U.S. (such as the roughly $300 billion of Fannie and Freddie May debt it owns). Demands could extend to non-financial areas. Beijing protested recently after the U.S. stationed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Japan, for example. Chinese officials could even pressure Washington to halt weapons sales to Taiwan...