h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

yet to change the technology stuff etc but GB I have put in whale culling, it can be found in the animal section.

A12590462 - Japan
Author: Opticalillusion

That's great thanks Opti

Right I've added Jon M's comments and thus his name. I've also addressed everything else except posting 121, which I need help with and the technology section, which is causing writing problems.

Posting 121 is yours, and you appear to have sorted some of it, so for the benefit of reviewers, could you post what you still need help with? Thanks

Re: your question about a link to Japanese tea, it's a green tea, not tea with milk. It's a traditional ceremony which the Japanese call "ocha"

In response to GB's note >>could you post what you still need help with
here are my problems

1) what do people think of the sections, in particular the getting there section, history section and famous people section ( Is Yoko Ono ok now?)
2) I haven’t missed Italicising any films have I?

I've also got writer's block when it comes to technology

Here's a link but I'm not sure of it

http://www.o-cha.net/english/japan/culture/culture12.html

The "Getting There" section is fine although it's mostly about "getting around"

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This needs to be broken up, as Koizumi didn't record the CD with Tom Cruise, he recorded it with Elvis' backing singers. Koizumi performed a duet with Tom Cruise "live" for an audience when Tom visited Japan.

Yoko Ono - Born in 1933, Yoko Ono became known for being John Lennon's wife and was rumoured to have helped break up the band The Beatles. Those that remember Yoko and Lennon today also remember the song 'Imagine'.
Yoko was already a well-known artist before she became John Lennon's wife, so it's not correct to say that.
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You could say she memorably appeared in the video for the song 'Imagine' performed by John Lennon.

Ref 'Technology', you may find this site helpful in summarising the kind of inventions that Japan is most skilled at

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind00/access/c7/c7s3.htm

addressed GB's comments

Thanks 4 the link BigAl

now the technology part is sorted.

so now its ready for the Edited Guide

Double quotes aren't allowed

I thought that was the case but left them in because you had used double quotes

Yes but this is a conversation forum, I used them for emphasis. You should know double quotes aren't allowed in EG entries, you've had several entries published now

As I said in an earlier posting, IMO inventions such as the rice cooker were not exactly 'earth-shattering'. However, I've done a bit of a search and found that the actual invention is an 'inductively-heated rice cooker. They were invented in Japan due to the number of womemn entering the workforce which, by 1950 had reached 48% of the female population. The first effective R/C was sold in 1956.

This is a link to a different website:

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/techno/rice/ih.html

... also I think you should say a little more about the Subaru telescope e.g. s'thing like 21st century infra-red telescope designed to examine the outer fringes of the universe.

Link:

http://www.naoj.org/

'...and instant ramen'. > 'the convenience food known as instant ramen'.

sorted

'They were invented in Japan due to the number of womemn entering the workforce which, by 1950 had reached 48% of the female population. The first effective R/C was sold in 1956'.

womemn > women
R/C > rice cookers

done