Original pictures for early Disney animation films found
December 19, 2005Original pictures for early Walt Disney animation films, inlcluding "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty," have been found stored in a warehouse in Chiba University, the university said Monday. The some 250 items consist of celluloid and background p...
Owners of 70,000 defective Matsushita heaters not yet identified
December 19, 2005Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said Monday it has remained unable to identify nearly half of the owners of its roughly 150,000 defective kerosene heaters despite identification efforts it has conducted over the past 10 days. The electrical appl...
Nagoya experiences heaviest snowfall in 58 years
December 19, 2005Nagoya recorded 23 centimeters of snow on Monday, the heaviest snowfall since 1947, as the coldest air mass so far this winter moved over the Japanese archipelago, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A low-pressure system also dumped heavy snow...
Kirin Brewery unit develops antibody that could cure bird flu
December 19, 2005Gemini Science Inc, a U.S. unit of Kirin Brewery Co. has developed an antibody for treating and protecting against flu infections that could also prove effective in fighting avian influenza including the deadly H5N1 strain, Kirin announced Sunday. ...
Abe, actor Kaneshiro among Newsweek's picks for top newsmakers of 2006
December 19, 2005Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and actor Takeshi Kaneshiro were among those who will make headlines in 2006 in politics, business, science and the arts, Newsweek magazine said Sunday in its annual "Who's Next." "Japan's political elite is alre...