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Waitresses in French maid uniforms and Japanese anime costumes serve and entertain customers at Philippines’ first “cosplay” maid cafe. It’s a place to kick back, relax and be pampered in fine style. A Japanese cultural phenomenon has arrived in the Philippines, it’s a “Cosplay” cafe named Meidolls where waitresses dress up as anime-inspired French maids. The cafe [...]

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) announced its acquiring Mitsubishi’s Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) from a Japanese joint venture the two companies have been involved in for 45 years. The deal represents the second phase of a share redemption plan in the second quarter of 2012, resulting in Caterpillar becoming a sole owner of CJL. The share redemption deal is valued [...]

The floating debris from Japan’s devastating tsunami is now halfway across the Pacific Ocean, and scientists expect some of it to reach Hawaii in the next couple of weeks. John Blackstone reports on the impact of the debris on U.S. shores.

CBS This Morning: Japan tsunami debris: How scientists track it. Environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho International, speaks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about how scientists are tracking the Japan tsunami debris, as well as its potential impact on the environment.

Archive footage of Diana’s solo visit to Japan in 1995 where she visited the Hodogaya War Cemetery, The Kitamachi Old People’s Home, and The Umeda Akebono School in Tokyo, Japan in February, 1995. Diana Speaks Japanese