For more than 100 years, Japan has claimed the edge over other national cuisines due to a rather unfair advantage. While the rest of the world’s meals rely on the four taste variations of sweet, salty, sour and bitter, Japan claims a unique fifth element which it calls umami.
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Oil impact for years on Gulf Coast
The US President Barack Obama says it is going to take years for the Gulf Coast to recover from the worst oil spill in the nation’s history.
Officials quit over Afghan jirga security
The chiefs of Afghanistan’s interior ministry and intelligence have abruptly resigned following a series of failed attacks at the opening of last week’s peace jirga.
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Kan the new man in Japan
Japan’s finance minister, Naoto Kan, has been formally elected as his country’s next prime minister.
Irritable Kan tipped to lead Japan
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Japan PM resigns over Okinawa base
The man who brought more than fifty years of conservative rule in Japan to an end has resigned, less than a year after becoming prime minister.
Police enforce Aceh women dress code
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Japan, China discuss friendlier ties
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Maoists claim India train derailment, collision
At least 65 people have been killed after an express train was derailed in eastern India, crossing into the path of another train.
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Youngest Everest climber returns
The American boy who has just become the youngest person ever to conquer Everest has arrived back at base camp in the Himalayas.
