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Asahi Shimbun
March 29, 2018
IWATA, Shizuoka Prefecture--A rare albino Japanese gecko that has poor vision and difficulty catching food could soon be on display to bring luck to visitors. Shizuma Yanagisawa, 23, a staff member of the Ryuyo Konchu Shizen Kansatsu Koen insectarium here, has kept the cream-colored lizard, about 9Ãâà...
Asahi Shimbun
March 28, 2018
Takei's parents used to run a Japanese confectionery shop in Shizuoka Prefecture. “My parents, grandmother, every member of the family would cook in the kitchen on a daily basis. We were fussy about how food tasted,” says Takei, who also began cooking when he was around 10. When he set off forÃâà...
The Japan News
March 28, 2018
Jiji Press KOFU (Jiji Press) — The prefectural governments of Yamanashi and Shizuoka adopted Tuesday numerical targets for the number of climbers on some routes on Mt. Fuji. The move is designed to prevent the mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from becoming crowded with too many hikers.
Markets Insider
March 28, 2018
Mishima City is situated in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, and is easily accessible from the Tokyo metropolitan area in about one hour by Shinkansen bullet train. Furthermore, the city has fascinating features such as the historic "Mishima Taisha Shrine," the "Mishima Skywalk,"Ãâà...
The Japan Times
March 28, 2018
KOFU, YAMANASHI PREF. – The prefectural governments of Yamanashi and Shizuoka on Tuesday adopted targets for the number of climbers on some Mount Fuji routes. The move is designed to prevent the mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from becoming crowded with too many hikers.
Interfax Global Energy
March 27, 2018
Japan's JXTG Energy has withdrawn its plans to construct a gas-fired power plant in Shizuoka prefecture because of opposition from local people, according to Nikkei. The power plant was to be located near the centre of the city of Hammatsu. The local community opposed the plant on air quality andÃâà...
Nikkei Asian Review
March 19, 2018
The tie-up with Shizuoka Bank, covering a range of services for retail customers and small to midsize businesses, will be the first in a broader effort by Mizuho to trim costs and redistribute operations through partnerships with regional banks. Other local lenders may be inspired to seek similar arrangements.
The Japan Times
March 19, 2018
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Shizuoka Bank are considering tying up to offer financial services tailored to individual customers, sources said Monday. The move is designed to improve the efficiency of operations, as commercial banks in Japan struggle with the impact of the central bank's negativeÃâà...
pharmabiz.com
March 12, 2018
Inder Pal Singh, Dr Abhay H. Pande and two students Purvi and Sanjay from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar visited Shizuoka University, Japan on an invitation from Professor Enoch Y. Park, Director, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology,Ãâà...
The Tokyo Reporter (blog)
February 27, 2018
SHIZUOKA (TR) – The Shizuoka District Court last week sentenced a 34-year-old man to death over the murders of two male acquaintances whose dismembered bodies were found at a lake in Hamamatsu City two years ago, reports Jiji Presss (Feb. 23). On February 23, presiding judge Masanobu SatoÃâà...
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