Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye

STORY: Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of bakers making Ramadan pitas in Istanbul 3. various of Safak Turkoglu, owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SAFAK TURKOGLU, Owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 5. various of people buying Ramadan pitas 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): TAHSIN AYDIN, Customer 7. various of people attending an iftar dinner in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkish people have been suffering from severe inflation, which costs them 60 percent more than last year to put Ramadan pitas on the iftar tables. This delicious circular flatbread, a five-century-old Ramadan tradition, is a flavor unique to Turkish cuisine, produced only during Muslim's holy month. In a recent statement, the Turkish Bakers Federation announced that the price of 300 grams of plain pitas increased to 10 Turkish liras (about 0.52 U.S. dollars) du

Inedible pure gold soft-serve ice-cream

Inedible pure gold soft-serve ice-cream

TOKYO, Japan - Convenience store operator Ministop Co. said May 11, 2010, it will give away ''soft-serve ice cream'' ornaments made of pure gold by lot to three applicants who send in pictures of themselves with soft-serve ice-cream by May 30. The prized ornament is 10 centimeters tall, 90 grams in weight and worth about 300,000 yen.

Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a platinum Snoopy doll which Jewelry maker I.K. Co. will offer for sale to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the popular cartoon character. The company said Dec. 14 it will produce and sell 10 units valued at 5.5 million yen each for orders through department store operator Isetan Co.'s principal store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Covered with 231 small white and pink diamonds, the doll is about 5 centimeters high and weighs 300 grams.

IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said Feb. 25 it has developed a prototype of a compact portable computing device that allows users to carry their software to locations equipped with dedicated cradles. The small device, tentatively named the PC Core System, measures only 8.2 by 16 by 2.2 centimeters, weighs just 300 grams and contains a processor, memory and hard disk drive.

Sharp forms CPU on glass substrate

Sharp forms CPU on glass substrate

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. said on Oct. 22 it has succeeded in forming an 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) on a glass substrate (photo), paving the way for the development of futuristic ultra-thin ''sheet computers'' and ''sheet television sets.'' The first technology of its kind in the world was developed jointly by Sharp and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the basis of their jointly developed continuous grain (CG) silicon technology. The technology could lead to the development of notebook personal computers and 15-inch TVs as thin as 1 mm and weighing only around 300 grams.

Sharp forms CPU on glass substrate

Sharp forms CPU on glass substrate

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. said on Oct. 22 it has succeeded in forming an 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) on a glass substrate (photo), paving the way for the development of futuristic ultra-thin ''sheet computers'' and ''sheet television sets.'' The first technology of its kind in the world was developed jointly by Sharp and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the basis of their jointly developed continuous grain (CG) silicon technology. The technology could lead to the development of notebook personal computers and 15-inch TVs as thin as 1 mm and weighing only around 300 grams. (Kyodo)

Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a platinum Snoopy doll which Jewelry maker I.K. Co. will offer for sale to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the popular cartoon character. The company said Dec. 14 it will produce and sell 10 units valued at 5.5 million yen each for orders through department store operator Isetan Co.'s principal store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Covered with 231 small white and pink diamonds, the doll is about 5 centimeters high and weighs 300 grams. (Kyodo)

IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

IBM Japan develops prototype, portable computing device

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said Feb. 25 it has developed a prototype of a compact portable computing device that allows users to carry their software to locations equipped with dedicated cradles. The small device, tentatively named the PC Core System, measures only 8.2 by 16 by 2.2 centimeters, weighs just 300 grams and contains a processor, memory and hard disk drive. (Kyodo)

Canon to launch world's smallest digital camera

Canon to launch world's smallest digital camera

TOKYO, Japan - The handout photo shows the IXY DIGITAL 300, the world's smallest digital camera, to be put on sale in Japan by Canon Inc. in early April. Canon said March 27 the new digital camera, the sister model of the popular IXY DIGITAL launched in May last year, is equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens, measures 94.8 millimeters wide, 62.5 mm high and 29.9 mm thick and weighs around 240 grams.