Not too long ago, the words auto manufacturer meant dealing with the Big Three the American manufacturing companies like General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. Everyone bought their cars and they were clearly industry leaders powerful companies that ranked high in customer satisfaction, made quality vehicles and were the most popular cars to own. Times have definitely changed. Not only are the Big Three not as powerful as they once were, they have lost the loyalty of so…
Toyota’s Prius to be Built in China
Toyota and a Chinese company have inked a deal whereby the Chinese manufacturer will produce hybrid Prius cars. Some are certain to make their way to the US, reducing historically long wait times from months to weeks.
The Tao of Breathing
One of the impressions I have gained recently in speaking to Zen friends about practice is a certain attitude towards breathing in zazen. For the sake of brevity, and just for fun, I wish to refer to it as “samurai breathing”.
Increasing Applications of Micro Bubbles
Micro bubbles have also been introduced by the Japanese to market safe and good tasting oysters. Micro bubbles of concentrated oxygen containing about 2% ozone can be used to inactivate norovirus in shellfish and oysters. This norovirus is one of the major pathogens causing food poisoning in winter. This is a much more cost effective method compared to cultivating the oysters in sterile seawater and using chlorine-based germicide.
The Japanese Feudal Periods
Japan is often thought of as a very formal, polite society. While this is true in modern times, the Japanese feudal periods were anything but.
Why Does The Tool Bit Break Easily In Micro Milling?
While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing dies and micro encoders, the breakage of the tool bit has been identified by many users as a teething problem.
An Overview of Asia
Asia is the largest continent when measured by landmass and human population. Following is an overview of Asia.
An Overview of the Samurai
Given their noble role in most Hollywood movies, you might be surprised to find the discussion of the Samurai is a somewhat controversial area, particularly as to how the Samurai actually acted.
Japan Casinos
Japanese people love gambling and all kinds of games of chance, and although Japan casinos are not plentiful due to governmental regulation, gambling is very popular with Japanese and foreigners alike. The Japanese have a long history of gambling, often involving traditional games that are not known outside its borders, and furthermore, they love to bet on sporting events such as horseracing and baseball. Consequently, current political moves to liberalize the Japan casino in…
The Difference Between Karate and Kung Fu
Explanation of the basic differences between karate and kung fu martial arts.
The Difference Between Karate and Tae Kwon Do
Describing differences and similarities between karate and tae kwon do, the two most popular martial arts in North America.
What Do You Do During an Overseas Layover?
Unless you are only traveling a few hundred miles, the days of the non-stop are virtually non-existent. There are a few non-stop flights from point A to overseas point B but they are usually too expensive or the country you want to visit is that airlines hub.