The principal is not enthusiastic about installing classrooms with even electric fans in spite of sweltering hot Japanese summers.

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The once hot Japanese solar market declined 27% in 2007.

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The high-quality, lightweight patterned textiles made from the ramie plant are ideal for the hot and humid Japanese summer.

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During dinner late one night, while Mr. Toba relaxed over a Japanese hot pot and local liquor, Taiga stomped around the house in basketball warm-ups and two pairs of eyeglasses one for his eyes and a pair of dark sunglasses perched on his forehead, because he thought they were cool.

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Indeed, Japanese corporate earnings over the past three years have been impressive -- 23 of the top 30 performers in our Hot Stocks 500 are Japanese.

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Looks totally hot, very classic Japanese RPG drama.

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Toyota raised eyebrows in the Japanese market recently by selling a hot-pink version of its Crown sedan, long seen as targeting the staid establishment.

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Its posh spa offers treatments from massage and facials to fun with hot stones and mud packs, and its four restaurants cater to Chinese, Japanese or Western tastes.

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