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The dental industry is a huge one. Today dentistry is not just limited to the study of teeth diseases and researching about the various treatments of these. A huge part of this industry in now dominated by cosmetic dentistry. The dental industry has emerged as an attractive segment in the healthcare industry. In the year 2008, this industry had already occupied an empire of US$18.8 billion. On the international platform, the dental market is dominated by U.S, Europe, and Japan, three countries collectively accounted for over 84 percent of the international revenue in the year 2007.
The latest dental industry news is that, with the rise in oral health awareness, increasing aging population, advanced dental treatments and high aesthetics have boosted a high growth in this segment. There are a number of other factors too which have impacted the enormous growth of this industry in a positive way. The dental equipment market is also growing by leaps and bounds on the global map. The main driving element in this regard is the advancement in technologies which the dentists these days, are using to treat the patients.
Another, happening news of the dental industry is the introduction of the CAD/CAM in the designing of dental bridges and dental crowns. The 3D imaging techniques and the reduction in the designing time has greatly improved the diagnosis of patients and planning of procedures.
The dental industry has more news and updates. There has been much progress in the dental biomaterial industry too and these have given the dentists more natural and long lasting dental solutions. The countries of Asia Pacific have started to experience a rapid growth in their economic development and this is influencing high standard of living amongst the people. As a result, these countries are now exhibiting a rising demand for more sophisticated and advanced technologies in the dental market.
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Love Hotels of Japan
The Japanese are a practical people. In the past most young adults lived with their parents until they married, and it was not unusual to find three generations living under one roof, separated only by paper thin walls or shoji screens. Needless to say, finding a suitable place to pursue the most private of acts was somewhat difficult to achieve. Emerging from necessity, “Love Hotels” were introduced in the late 1950's, offering couples who desired time alone an affordable room to rent by the hour. While they might be perceived as bawdy or odd to a foreign visitor, Love Hotels are considered futsuu (normal) in Japan, a fact of life for high school students on up to middle aged lovers and beyond. The Japanese attitude toward sex is often more relaxed and cosmopolitan than that of the west, and these establishments are an accepted segment of a society where space and privacy are at a premium.
Originally modeled after traditional Japanese inns called Ryokan, the hotels in the early 60's gradually began catering to a more modern, western concept of love and romance, featuring ceiling mirrors and rotating beds with European styled furnishings adorning each room. Eventually these were replaced with high tech amenities, contemporary rooms now offering fully automated services. The television provides a variety of films or karaoke music, while radio and lights are effortlessly controlled from the headboard of the bed. Alcohol, snacks, and sex-toys can be ordered from room service and paid for with a credit card. For those who enjoy multitasking, some hotels even offer “sun beds” that provide a tan while you indulge in other sensual delights. Bordering highways, nightspots, and sometimes even found in suburbia, bright neon lights flashing names like “Hotel Charm”, and “Love Oasis” make these hotels easy to spot for couples with or without a car. For married couples wishing to add variety to their sex life, or “salarymen” and their “office ladies” in search of a clandestine haven after an evening spent drinking, these convenient love nests offer a readily available solution.
Love Hotels are models of discretion, and ensuring that a customer can fully relax while there is a top priority. Clients entering the premise never see the staff or other customers, and anonymity is always assured. Those arriving by car enter underground parking lots hidden from view, and staff often cover license plates to deter any curious onlookers. Upon entering the reception area the customer is greeted by a lit panel displaying photographs of available rooms. Choosing a room is as simple as pressing a button, the extinguished light of the panel confirming the room selected is now occupied. Payment is made discreetly to a staff member who remains hidden behind a partition, and verbal exchange between patron and staff is usually unnecessary.
Depending on the location and exclusivity of the hotel, the amount paid for time spent varies. Room rates are displayed on a sign in front of the hotel, and can range from (2,500-6,000) yen for a “rest” (usually two hours) to as much as 12,000 yen for an overnight stay. Though often cheaper than business hotels or other traditional accommodation, Love Hotels do not provide the same kind of services in regard to mobility. Once you have left the hotel you unfortunately have to pay again to reenter.
About the Author
Jim Sherard is the author of "Land of the Rising Sun, A Guide to Living and Working in Japan", which can be found at: http://www.escapeartist.com/e_Books/Living_and_Working_in_Japan/Living_and_Working_in_Japan.html
one of my occupied japan teacups is a raised dragon design with saucer what would it be worth?
If you have a single cup and matching saucer, you can probably get $15-35 for it on Ebay. If this is a japanese style cup (no handle, no saucer), it is worth less.
These were produced in bulk, for many, many designs. If there is a maker's mark, like Mikasa, it is worth slightly more.
Cupboards used to store pies, jelly, sugar
Go to an antique show and you might see a pie safe, jelly cupboard or sugar chest. But most beginning collectors would call each a "cupboard" or "chest" with no idea how the furniture was originally used.
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