Then he discovered a new Japanese method of cutting diamonds: When viewed under a low-magnification (3x) lens, the stone refracted light in such a way as to give off a pattern of eight heart-shaped sparkles at the bottom of the diamond and eight arrow-shaped fire-bursts through the top--hence the name "hearts-and-arrows" diamonds.

FORBES: Stones on fire

According to the congressional report, China plans to more than double its renewable energy resource by 2020, is rapidly expanding nuclear power, which despite fears in the wake of the Japanese situation, is the cleanest method of producing power.

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Any attempt to erect a one-time, rigid barrier between thieves and content, he says, is useless, including the current method pushed through by the Japanese consumer electronics companies.

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Method two, for the hands-on investor: Buy Japanese blue chips available in the U.S. as American Depositary Receipts.

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Method three, for the truly adventuresome, is to dive into the Japanese market in search of yen-denominated shares.

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Like his medium, his method combines the old and the new: he draws with a traditional Japanese brush dipped in ink, but adds occasional colour on a Mac.

ECONOMIST: Japanese cartoons