Over 100 sick in China as too many cooks spoil broth

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Some 170 wedding banquet guests were rushed to hospital in north China when powdered rust remover was added to the pot instead of salt after they all decided it needed added flavor, Chinese media said.

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Chinese dairy blames subcontractors for tainting

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A dairy ensnared in China's chemical-tainting scandal says it was a victim of unscrupulous behavior by the independent providers from whom it buys raw milk.

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Photos of North Korea leader Kim may be old: media

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Pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il issued by the communist state may be several months old and possibly taken before his reported illness, South Korean media said on Monday, raising more questions about his health.

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Kuroi Hakucho

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb has been on television a lot lately because he called into question, publicly, the risk models used by the financial industry...

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Booth Companion Showcase: Konami Keep Things Understated

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Those Tecmo girls? Sure, they were easy on the eye, but flashing skin is so cheap. And cheap is something Konami are just not interested in. At least when it comes to booth companions. Instead, the company that wishes they could...

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TGS Booth Babe March, Brought to you By Microsoft

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Every night as the 5 p.m. hour winds around and the show begins to wrap up, the speakers begin to pump out an orchestral version of Auld Lang Syne. Each booth gathers its companions to parade them around their booth for a final...

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Leah Dizon - Weekly Playboy No. 15 and No. 27

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Time for some Leah Dizon love. I realized this blog doesn't have much Leah Dizon, so let's get started with magazine scans from two issues of Weekly Playboy (プレイボーイ). These magazine photos make me glad she went to...

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Kim's photos not most recent

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I wondered how many people might have noticed,but then I wasnt paying attention - I have expect him to suddenly turnup on the telly saying "News of my demise have been grossly exaggerated and once again its all the fault that...

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Arimatsu Matsuri Parade

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有松山車祭りI went back to see the Arimatsu Festival yesterday, as the main parade was washed out and was rearranged for yesterday.I'm glad I made the effort as the festival was a lot of fun especially the amazing karakuri...

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Sunday Timewaster: And We Really Mean It [Hot Flashes]

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Insidious Tuna sent this along. I swear I've seen it somewhere before, but apparently not on Kotaku. This game has a very simple premise and a very difficult opponent...

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Canada's leader gambles for majority govt

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gambling that an opposition pushing an unpopular carbon tax will steer Canadian voters to the right in Tuesday's election and bolster his hold on power.

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Interview: Vienna Teng And Not Being A Liability

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I was reading this article on Vienna Teng down at Mochi Magazine and one of the quotes that stuck out me was this:Describing the mainstream response to her music as "overwhelmingly positive," she said being Asian ...

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Asian American Rally for Prop. 8

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Rally to "Uphold Traditional Marriage" in San Francisco Chinatown's Portsmouth Square Hosted by Asian American pastors and community leaders, supporters of Proposition 8, and concerned citizens.

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WoW Making Learning Fun [Education]

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Surprise! WoW may be good for you (or rather, good for kids): LiveScience has a nice little piece up on the myriad uses of WoW in educational settings, from getting kids to up their reading and writing ability to parents....

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Bollywood's Bachchan in hospital

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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is in a stable condition in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted with abominal pains.

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Filipino Community Opposes Prop H's 'Risky Business'

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SAN FRANCISCO - Key Filipino American organizations and community leaders assembled in the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center on Oct 3 to voice strong opposition to Proposition H on the November 4 ballot.

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Tokyo restaurants are more dog-friendly than San Francisco

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After spending the last month in Japan and Europe, I have come to the conclusion that, comparatively speaking, you can't take your pet anywhere in the US. Tokyo as I found out from my friend Mai and her Chihuaranian...

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Nozomi Sasaki - Dotted Bikini

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Here's Nozomi Sasaki in a dotted bikini from an earlier Visual Young Jump photobook release.

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Princess Aiko is deformed

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....deformed and kind of pudgy too.

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A Teddy Bear's Life in Korea

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If I could be any inanimate object in the world, I would be a teddy bear in Korea. Hwang Mi Hee made me want to be a teddy bear in these photos, now Kim Ha Yul makes me want to be one too!

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Cosplay @ the Tokyo Game Show

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Kotaku presents their cosplay finds at the Tokyo Game Show. They are pretty well done compared to the American cosplayers I've seen (the Japanese sure go all out)...

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More on the Pyongyang Film Festival and a Glimpse of KJI the Great Film Director

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Interesting article here from the LA Times's Barbara Demick about her trip to the recent Pyongyang International Film Festival. I wish there were a few more photos, but I'm sure one takes what they're given when covering...

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CS Lee in Dexter

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Korea American CS Lee plays Vincent Masuka, a forensics expert with the Miami Police Department, on Dexter. His character is mainly used as comic relief on Dexter including making sexual innuendos.

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Cosplay Alley: The Other Side Of The Lens

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Tart yourself up in the style of your favorite anime or video game character, ladies....

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Man Sells Wife's Breast Milk - now Thats Entertainment.

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"Every hour, she produces around 200ml of milk, which is too much for our baby daughter," Li Jun, of Hanyang, told the Chutian Golden Daily.n"Her daily milk production is easily enough to feed another baby."

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Walking under a pool?

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This is a pretty neat optical illusion. Not sure where this is in Japan, if anyone knows, please leave a comment! If something like this was available in the states, it would probably be at a science and industry museum or Ripleys.

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Earthquake simulator at TGS

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Seems this machine can go upto Shindo 7 according to the site this represents the strongest earthquake you could have.

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Robo Japan 2008

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I really try to avoid going anywhere near main stream japanese news sites but sometimes you just cant avoid it - so here is a report from Akihabara News that must have taken about 30 seconds to cobble together and...

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Japan says NKorea taken off US blacklist "regrettable"

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TOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said a US decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist was "extremely regrettable," Japanese media reported Sunday.

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China to Allow Short Selling and Margin Trading. What Will Happen

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18 months ago, all everyone was talking about was the stock market.  It was some 500% above its 2 year low, and we were finally able to break way from talking about real estate around the dinner table.

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China Says a Little Melamine is OK

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From Jessie Jiang, a look at China's new standards for melamine in milk...

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Saigon 2008 Oktoberfest

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I attended my first Oktoberfest ever with Tony and his wife last Friday night at the Windsor Plaza.  I really enjoyed it, expecially the food being a big fan of German sausages and mash potatoes.

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Malaysian Style Chicken Curry

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We had dinner at Wendy's place last night and she made us this delicious Malaysian style chicken curry served with rice and a side of stir fried okra (aka lady's finger) which was also very tasty. The chicken was cooked ...

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Japanese businessman in murder plot hangs himself

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Its strange when this story first surfaced I had a feeling it was all going to end messily.I suppose suicide is the traditional to go out.

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1/7 Aki Hanazono PVC

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Here's a really cute figure that is up for preorder from Orchid Seed. I seldom feature figures that are M18 but I though this was just too cute.

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Hong Kong sets panda reserve as priority Sichuan aid project

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Almost half of Hong Kong's aid package to help China's quake-stricken Sichuan will be used to restore a giant panda reserve, the government said Sunday.

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Wong kar-wai's ashes of time redux in theaters

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Forgot to mention that Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time Redux is playing in select theaters this weekend from Sony Pictures Classics. The famed Hong Kong auteur revisits his 1994 "martial arts epic," starring Tony Leung, Jackie Cheung...

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Comic Book Milestones: SECRET WARS

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If "Contest of Champions" was the best hero vs. hero battle among Marvel Superheroes, the first and ....

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Tokyo topography - cool maps of tokyo

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Hajime Ishikawa loves maps. In a recent interview with PingMag he talks about how he makes maps of Tokyo for work as well as hobby. He carries a GPS unit around with him and tracks his everyday trips ...

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Andy the Ballerina celebrates with Chae Yeon

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Shinhwa memeber Andy performed at Chae Yeon's fashion show for her brand BEQUEM. The BEQUEM fashion show showcased their fall/winter clothes, hats, shoes and handbags. All supposedly simple, yet elegant...

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A Dressed-Up Stroll Down TGS Cosplay Alley

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Normal people wearing costumes! That's right, today is Saturday, not only the first public day, but also the first day of cosplay fun. If you're interested in checking out fancy pants and wild wigs, we have still images for you.

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Behold The New Diablo III Logo T-Shirt

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I just got out of a brief interview with Diablo III lead designer Jay Wilson, where we discussed a few things about the role of gender in video games and the new rune system in Diablo III, but the whole time I was in there...

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Pusan Festival honors Asian film directors and actors

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The "Land of Scarecrows" by Korean director Roh Gyeong-tae and "Naked of Defenses" by Masahide Ichii of Japan won the New Currents Awards at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea on Friday, website Sina.com reported.

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