Mon. October 06, 2008
Japanese Prefectures:
Asahi Shimbun
October 6, 2008
Thirteen people drowned in separate incidents in
Hyogo,
Tokyo, Tochigi and
Aichi prefectures--prompting authorities to re-evaluate how they respond to ...
And the city of Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, will introduce a system next summer to send text messages to people climbing nearby Mount Asamayama, ...
Although Takahashi's mother made an emergency call to the fire department in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, it was to no avail--no one showed up to rescue her. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 5, 2008
Former Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa, a lower house member from
Shizuoka Constituency No. 3, initially rented an unoccupied shop ...
Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, a lower house member from Hokkaido Constituency No. 11, opened an office for the lower house election campaign in Obihiro ...
... long," he said during an event to mark the opening of an election campaign office of a first-time candidate scheduled to run in Saitama Constituency No. ...
Sail World
October 6, 2008
Searchers took the action because they believe the 66-foot yacht Jade Princess is no longer in the waters near the
Okinawa prefectural island of Ishigaki, ...
Mainichi Daily News
October 6, 2008
In
Ibaraki Prefecture, the number of female volunteer
firefighters doubled to 204 this spring, from 98 in 2003, and a local firefighters group moved to set ...
Mainichi Daily News
October 6, 2008
The Daily Yomiuri
October 6, 2008
During meetings to decide a minimum wage for each prefecture, local advisory councils wanted a wage capable of assisting the working poor while maintaining ...
The Japan Times
October 6, 2008
I previously mentioned the historical fact that "gaijin" once also applied to
Japanese - to "outsiders" not from one's neighborhood. But as Japan unified ...
F1SA
October 6, 2008
Located 62 miles outside of
Tokyo in Oyama, part of the
Shizuoka Prefecture, the Fuji Speedway is set in the foothills of Mount Fuji,
Japan's highest peak ...
EKU News Center
October 6, 2008
He will even be giving two speeches in Japanese, having prepared with the help of retired EKU professor
Michiko Kwak and an English-Japanese dictionary. ...
The Japan Times
October 6, 2008
Known as Harumi Setouchi before becoming a nun, she was born in
Tokushima Prefecture on the southern island of Shikoku in 1922. She studied Japanese ...
Yahoo
October 6, 2008
Dokdo lies just 90 kilometers east of
South Korea's Ulleung Island in the East
sea, while the closest Japanese territory of Oki Island in
Shimane Prefecture ...
Times 24
October 6, 2008
Next year, the race returns to Suzuka, in
Mie Prefecture, beginning an annual alternating programme between the two circuits. The Fuji track has been kind ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 6, 2008
A total of 150 hospitals in 39 prefectures have emergency rooms, according to a survey by the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM). ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 6, 2008
Sato is a professor of sociolinguistics at Hirosaki University in
Aomori Prefecture. He leads a study group of experts on easy Japanese expressions for ...
Thanh Nien Daily
October 6, 2008
Huynh Van Cam, also known as Le Huynh, was presented with the "Kazuo Itoga Memorial Award," created by
Japan's
Shiga Prefecture to honor those people who ...
Pollstar
October 6, 2008
The pop phenomenon in
Japan this year is an all-male vocal quartet called GReeeeN. The group, which is based in
Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan, ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 6, 2008
"If people in
Miyazaki Prefecture want me to work hard in the Diet to represent the prefecture's interests, I'll discuss running. ...
BloodHorse
October 6, 2008
Under fair skies in
Chiba Prefecture, the race opened with long-shot Western Venus jumping out to the lead along the backstretch, followed by MO Winner, ...
The Japan Times
October 4, 2008
The Japan Times
October 4, 2008
Known as Harumi Setouchi before becoming a nun, she was born in
Tokushima Prefecture on the southern island of Shikoku in 1922. She studied Japanese ...
TrustedReviews
October 4, 2008
... dominating the world's economic climate, the Makuhari Messe in
Tokyo's
Chiba Prefecture has played host this week to the annual CEATEC
Japan show. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 3, 2008
The Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau, backed by the
Aichi prefectural and Nagoya city governments and local
companies, asked a local bus company to ...
Chicago Daily Herald
October 3, 2008
"We had breakfast at 6 am and then went into training until 6 pm "There were 28 of us placed in the northern prefecture of
Japan and we spent a lot of time ...
Japan Corporate News (press release)
October 3, 2008
The company, based in Yokohama,
Kanagawa Prefecture, south of
Tokyo, filed for protection from creditors with Tokyo District Court the same day. ...
Asahi Shimbun
October 3, 2008
Similar efforts in
Japan, however, have mostly centered on
Tokyo and the Kansai region. Now, established and newly emerging Japanese hunger-relief ...
The Japan Times
October 3, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser
October 3, 2008
The rose-planting ceremony at the Peace Pole is in honor of Fukuyama City, which is located in
Hiroshima Prefecture and is known as the Rose City. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 3, 2008
The figures were calculated by combining the amount of political funds reported to election boards in prefectures and those reported to the Internal Affairs ...
Japan Corporate News (press release)
October 2, 2008
Tokyo, Oct 2, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Major
Japanese
retailer Aeon Co. <8267> opened one of Japan's largest shopping centers in terms of commercial floor space ...
Register
October 2, 2008
Trading Markets (press release)
October 2, 2008
(TSE:6753) said Wednesday that it has begun mass-producing thin-film
solar cells at its factory in Katsuragi,
Nara Prefecture, at a pace equivalent to ...
AsiaOne
October 1, 2008
Products by Suguru - which had a good reputation for producing quality processed egg products - were served in school lunches in 39 prefectures. ...
Asahi Shimbun
October 1, 2008
Kazuhiro Ogawa, 46, of
Osaka Prefecture, who escaped the fire unharmed, is suspected of arson, murder and attempted murder, according to police. ...
RedOrbit
October 1, 2008
On Saturday, public health officials in
Osaka Prefecture said they have detected
melamine in food products that were recalled by Marudai due to fear they ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 1, 2008
Shinya Hashizume, 47, a professor of
Osaka Prefecture University who specializes in urban development, said, "In
Japan, the Ferris
wheel has had a unique ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 1, 2008
NIIGATA--A week has now passed since 10 Japanese crested ibis--bred at a local facility--were released on Sado Island in
Niigata Prefecture. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
October 1, 2008
Japanese society can still be regarded as inward-looking and exclusive. A true tourism big bang won't come just by attracting more foreign tourists--Japan ...
TMCnet
October 1, 2008
...
Aichi Prefecture. The center is a symbol of Ikea's resolve to engage in the
Japanese
market over the long-term, President Lars Petersson of Ikea Japan ...
NDTV.com
October 1, 2008
Kazuhiro Ogawa, 46, was arrested and admitted charges of murder, attempted murder and arson, a spokesman for
Osaka prefectural police said. ...
동아일보
October 1, 2008
A city in
Chiba Prefecture closed its 58-year-old hospital Tuesday and fired all 185 staff members. Provincial governments run 973 hospitals around
Japan, ...
Editor & Publisher
October 1, 2008
Yomiuri's Sakaide plant, in western
Japan's
Kagawa Prefecture, will print about 150000 Asahi Shimbun copies for the Shikoku region, including Kagawa, ...
New York Times
September 30, 2008
an employee said on the Web site of the aquarium, Kinosaki Marine World, in
Hyogo Prefecture. Audiences seem to notice, with the dolphins failing to jump ...
