Fighting Foodons (Called Martial Arts Cooking Legend Bistro-Recipe, 格闘料理伝説ビストロレシピ, in Japan), is a manga and anime series.The original Bistro Recipe comic was first serialized in Comic BomBom in September 2007. TV series first appeared in December 11, 2001 in NHK BS-2 satellite channel.In the United States the series was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment in cooperation with Enoki Films; Enoki Films held the license and contracted the dubbing to 4Kids. The series was aired on the FoxBox (now known as 4Kids TV). Chinese version was premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong, Fairchild TV in Canada starting on 22 May 2005.Its theme song is a remix and a redub of Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.

Heath & Beauty Trends by Anne Vickman: This week’s article finds me looking east for what can be found to the west: Japanese company DHC is a mail order operation offering wide variety of skin care products and cosmetics all made from the same fruit: the Spanish olive. Olive oil is the main ingredient in a large percentage of its products.

Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.

The japanese have yet again invented something to extroardinary. They made the watermelon square because of consumers complaints that the fruit did not fit in refrigerators, and that you couldn't cut it because it rolled.

Japan has again shown off one of its greatest innovations - square watermelons.

The Japanese take the time to pamper their produce and the result shows. Of course you pay for quality. An ordinary cantaloupe costs about $20 but is delicious. California fruit is like California women, beautiful and tasteless. Japanese fruit is like Japanese women, delightful and expensive