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Asia-Pacific animal news — who cares? Apparently, everyone

It’s the weekend and what better time for a trio of human interest stories involving cute animals from the Asia-Pacific region? Perhaps human interest is an inaccurate description since none of these tales are exactly in the interest of humans, but we tend to become preoccupied with stories about individual animals as we anthropomorphize and...

Tornado strikes city near Tokyo, dozens injured

TOKYO (AP) — A tornado has torn through an area just northeast of the Japanese capital, injuring at least 30 people and destroying dozens of homes. The fire department said the tornado struck Sunday in the city of Tsukuba, 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Tokyo. Firefighters and helicopter medical teams rushed to the area,...

Earthquake research predicts grim outlook for Japan’s next ‘big one’

It’s the most photographed mountain in the world, but Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji could be the site of a magnitude 8 earthquake, according to researchers at Shizuoka University. The Daily Yomiuri reports that the Fujikawa River fault zone, running west of the dormant volcano, has been found to be 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) long –...

YEARLY COCKTAIL PARTY AND LAUNCH OF IUM MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 2012

The yearly cocktail party which gathers the mentors and mentees of the year as well as other master students and local business professionals, was held on Thursday 19th January at the Monte Carlo Bay in Monaco.

88 graduate students, enrolled in the IUM masters programs and in the Monaco MBA, met top executives and entrepreneurs from various fields who wanted to be introduced to the current classes. Some of these entrepreneurs accepted to join the 2012 Mentors’ Club and to share their experience with one assigned student. A unique opportunity for the IUM students to expand their business...

Maverick Australian producers in Tokyo: Pizzini, Hochkirch and Curly Flat

First, a disclaimer. While I have rummaged through this piece and edited, added and negated information; the chief voice of this post belongs to James Dunstan, head of Tokyo importer, The Vine. It was thanks to Dunstan and his vision that Tokyo, in the middle of August, hosted three outstanding Australian producers: Pizzini, Hochkirch and...