Restaurant in Mito serves 'Mito Komon' ramen

Restaurant in Mito serves 'Mito Komon' ramen

MITO, Japan - A restaurant in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, offers ramen noodles, shown in this undated photo, duplicating what Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700), a prominent Japanese feudal lord known as "Mito Komon," is believed to have eaten. The ramen is served with five spices.

Copier blocks illicit copying of confidential documents

Copier blocks illicit copying of confidential documents

TOKYO, Japan - Ricoh Co. said Dec. 9 it has developed a printer-photocopier capable of automatically blocking unauthorized duplication of classified documents. A woman holds a copy (R) imprinted with masked dots and a photocopy (left) containing no prints. If a person tries to make a photocopy of documents with masked patterns on the new copier, it will recognize the patterns and produce blank gray paper instead of duplicating the documents, the company said.

Kuda Bux and one of his experiments

Kuda Bux and one of his experiments

Undated photograph of Kuda Bux and one of his experiments with eyeless sight: with head bandaged, he is duplicating shorthand characters drawn on a blackboard by Lucie Kay. HPG/1/12/9 (vi) Date: circa 1935

Copier blocks illicit copying of confidential documents

Copier blocks illicit copying of confidential documents

TOKYO, Japan - Ricoh Co. said Dec. 9 it has developed a printer-photocopier capable of automatically blocking unauthorized duplication of classified documents. A woman holds a copy (R) imprinted with masked dots and a photocopy (left) containing no prints. If a person tries to make a photocopy of documents with masked patterns on the new copier, it will recognize the patterns and produce blank gray paper instead of duplicating the documents, the company said. (Kyodo)