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Kazuhiko Nagase, a Kanazawa Institute of Technology professor and train expert, told Japan's NHK TV, "There are very few train accidents in Japan in which a train has flipped just because it wasgoing too fast. There might have been several conditions at work speed, winds, poor train maintenance or aging rails.". Rescue workers from Osaka and the nearby town of Amagasaki worked into the evening, pulling bodies and survivors from the first two cars that were crushed against the apartment building. (USA Today)
Train derailment kills at least 57 in Japan With video Apr 25, 2005
"There are very few train accidents in Japan in which a train has flipped just because it was going too fast. There might have been several conditions at work speed, winds, poor train maintenance or aging rails," Kazuhiko Nagase, a Kanazawa Institute of Technology professor and train expert, told NHK.. NHK also reported that the automatic braking system on that stretch of track is among the oldest in Japan. (Houston Chronicle)
Train derails in Japan, at least 50 dead Apr 25, 2005
For the train to flip, it had to be traveling at a high speed, Kazuhiko Nagase, a Kanazawa Institute of Technology professor and train expert, told NHK. NHK reported that the automatic braking system at that stretch of track is among the oldest in Japan. The system stops trains at signs of trouble without requiring drivers to take emergency action, but the older system can t halt trains traveling at high speeds, NHK said. (International Herald Tribune)
Japan Eyes Speed in Train Derail Probe Apr 25, 2005
There might have been several conditions at work - speed, winds, poor train maintenance or aging rails,'' Kazuhiko Nagase, a train expert who is a professor at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, told NHK.. For the train to flip, it had to be traveling at an extremely high speed,'' Nagase said. (Guardian)
Painless Test Using Teardrops May Speed Diagnosis Of Sjgren's Syndrome Apr 16, 2005
According to study leader Naohisa Tomosugi, M.D., of Kanazawa Medical University in Japan, the new painless technique would require that patients shed as little as a single teardrop, collected in a doctor s office using special filter papers. The teardrop would then be analyzed in the laboratory for newly discovered protein biomarkers and results can be obtained in as little as one hour, Tomosugi says. (Science Daily)
Kyodo sports news summary Apr 10, 2005
Fukuhara, the highest-place Japanese woman in the current world rankings, was unable to respond to the expectations of 5,000 fans at Tokorozawa municipal gymnasium as she squandered two match points before going down in full sets to Saki Kanazawa. ---------- Baseball: Fujimoto double gives Hanshin victory in CL. (Kyodo, Japan)
Dalai Lama to visit on Friday Apr 6, 2005
Sunny, later cloudy NAGOYA 22. Sunny, later cloudy SAPPORO 10. (Japan Today, Japan)
N.Y.'s Nippon Club turns 100 Apr 3, 2005
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT PEOPLE OF KANAZAWA MEMORIAL MUSEUM VIA THE NIPPON CLUB/KYODO. "I have no problem with cold weather in New York, but I really hate humid weather in Japan," said Takahashi, who retired last year after working for over 20 years at Japanese financial firms in New York. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Nuclear foes want Rokkasho, Monju on U.N. nonproliferation agenda Apr 2, 2005
However, the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court ruled in early 2003 that the government's 1983 approval of the Monju project was invalid. The state appealed to the Supreme Court, which is expected to hand down its decision within a few months. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
WEEK 3Money makes money for savers of note By Tomoko Otake Mar 21, 2005
According to Cashball makers Ishizaki Industries Co., who get the shredded notes fresh from the Kanazawa branch of the Bank of Japan in Ishikawa Prefecture -- the inspiration for their unique piggy bank came two years ago, when employees noticed a visiting BOJ official carrying a ball pen containing shredded banknotes. At first the folks at the company, whose other products include biodegradable flower pots made from used tea leaves and coffee grounds, simply marveled. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Life)
Monument of Tokyo air raids unveiled Mar 10, 2005
The shocking thing is that it wasn't only Tokyo - it's smaller places like Maebashi, Nagano, Fukushima, Okayama, Kanazawa, Kofu etc that were also torched for some reason - up to 75% of some cities' structures - smoked. http. (Japan Today, Japan)
Woman avoids prison for mercy killing of son Feb 15, 2005
"Some of our members called for a lenient ruling, but others argued that (Sugano) committed an act that should never have been done," said Kimiaki Kanazawa, secretary general of the association. According to Kanazawa, the association knows no other example of people taking care of patients of the disease killing the patients at their request ... "We cannot leave the patients and their families isolated. There needs to be medical, welfare and psychological support for the patients and their kin... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Nursing home worker admits to slaying resident Feb 15, 2005
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) A part-time employee at a nursing home in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, was turned over to prosecutors Monday for allegedly killing an 84-year-old female resident. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Fukui governor gives approval to retool controversial Monju Feb 7, 2005
In the ruling, the court's Kanazawa branch supported a claim by 32 plaintiffs that the 1995 massive sodium coolant leak resulted from shortcomings in the safety assessment prior to construction. The Supreme Court plans to hold a session in March to discuss the government's appeal of the high court ruling. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Stoops finds game in Japan Feb 6, 2005
" That chance came to him when Kanazawa Tech (Rose-Hulman's sister school in Japan) came to Indiana to play some exhibition games. The head coach of Kanazawa Tech was scouting players when Rose-Hulman's coach, who just happened to be Stoops' ex-coach, recommended Stoops. Now Stoops is playing a great Indiana pastime of basketball in a country that is just embracing the sport. "As far as popularity, basketball in Japan has a lot of participation, but is still not considered a 'major' sport," said... (South Bend Tribune )
Fifth Iraq troop rotation begins Feb 6, 2005
These include Moriyama garrison in Nagoya, Hisai garrison in Mie Prefecture, Kanazawa garrison in Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyokawa garrison in Aichi Prefecture. The troops will be sent to Iraq in three batches at weekly intervals. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
REFILING: Fukui governor OKs remodeling Monju nuclear power reactor Feb 6, 2005
In the ruling, the court's Kanazawa branch supported the claim by 32 plaintiffs that the 1995 massive leak of sodium coolant at the reactor resulted from shortcomings in the safety assessment for Monju prior to construction. News Search Highlights. (Kyodo, Japan)
GSDF holds ceremony for Iraq team Feb 5, 2005
These include Moriyama garrison in Nagoya, Hisai garrison in Mie Prefecture, Kanazawa garrison in Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyokawa garrison in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo News). (Japan Today, Japan)
Sweets with free gifts sold in SK Jan 5, 2005
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at 05:05 JSTKANAZAWA Hokuriku Confectionery Co will put on the South Korean market sweets carrying "Pocket Monsters" and four other dolls as free gifts, company officials said Tuesday. Based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Hokuriku Confectionery has teamed up with toymakers Takara Co and Tomy Co as well as Queen Bee Garden Co, a maker of honey-based food products, in the South Korean business venture that will begin in late January, the officials said. (Japan Today, Japan)
Taiwan's Lee wraps up Japan trip, voices hope for closer ties Jan 2, 2005 * China seeks to punish Japan over Lee visit Dec 31, 2004 Lee voices hope to visit Japan again Dec 31, 2004 Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa Dec 30, 2004 Kyodo news summary -6- Dec 29, 2004 LEAD: Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of Japan visit Dec 29, 2004 FEATUREViews from the street By Melanie Burton Dec 28, 2004 * Lee Teng-hui arrives in Nagoya Dec 28, 2004 * Lee Teng- hui to leave for Japan today Dec 27, 2004 Taiwan's former president to visit Japan despite China's protest Dec 26, 2004 Ex-LDP exec Nonaka cancels trip to China over Japan's visa for Lee Dec 25, 2004 China cranks up heat over Lee but lets visa stand Dec 23, 2004 2ND LD: China urges Japan to cancel Lee's visa Dec 21, 2004 Gov't urges media not to cover Lee's visit due to China's protests Dec 20, 2004 Chinese demonstrate outside Japanese Embassy in Beijing against Lee Dec 20, 2004 Two to serve time over fatal crush on overpass Dec 18, 2004 Liver damage trials break new ground Dec 17, 2004 LEAD: Ex-Taiwan President Lee applies for visa to visit Japan Dec 17, 2004 2ND LD: Ex-Taiwan President Lee applies for visa to visit Japan Dec 17, 2004 JR asked to foot bill for bullet train projects Dec 17, 2004 China slams plan to give Lee visa Dec 17, 2004 CORRECTED: 3RD LD: Japan to issue visa for Taiwan's Lee, China protests Dec 16, 2004 Boys be ambitious Dec 9, 2004 Deregulated school systems offering English at elementary school level Dec 7, 2004 Supreme Court to hear Monju appeal Dec 3, 2004 Top court to mull lower court ruling on reactor Dec 2, 2004 Taking public pulse on Iraq mission turns up disturbing information gap Dec 1, 2004 Zenno Rob Roy triumphs in Japan Cup Nov 29, 2004 Into Nagoya and onto Inuyama By Chris Bamforth Nov 26, 2004 Converted offices now used as trendy housing Nov 20, 2004 High-tech firms bow to tradition as need for gold leaf rises Nov 10, 2004 Three Asashoryu relatives detained Oct 25, 2004 Redesigning the World Oct 17, 2004 Rakuten files for entry into baseball Sep 25, 2004 Global studies Sep 23, 2004 Teen held for killing elderly couple Sep 13, 2004 * Local boy makes good abroad Sep 12, 2004 Retrial ordered in banker's case Sep 11, 2004 Court reverses ruling for ex bank pres. Sep 11, 2004 Russian pays tribute to music of motherland Sep 7, 2004 Artwork melds with structure of new museum Sep 4, 2004 Kyodo news summary -3- Sep 2, 2004 New art museum in Kanazawa unveiled Sep 2, 2004 Inmate-abuse redress cut on appeal Aug 31, 2004 Citrus fruits can prevent cancer Aug 31, 2004 One dead, another missing as boat flips in big waves Aug 22, 2004 Japan's first half current account surplus hits record but set to ease Aug 11, 2004 Five facing imprisonment over fatal crush on Akashi overpass Jul 30, 2004 FTC probes Uny offices over alleged temp staff demands Jul 21, 2004 LEAD: Death toll from heavy rain rises to 6, 2 missing Jul 14, 2004 Comic book about Hiroshima A-bombing translated into English Jul 13, 2004 Emperor to undergo anticancer threapy Jun 29, 2004 "Win erotic Kyoto novel by Moon" Jun 4, 2004 Doraemonology is no Mickey Mouse course By Michael Hoffman May 16, 2004 * Taiwan Quick Take May 5, 2004 Notes: Ishii finds winning blueprint Apr 28, 2004 Friendship among Chinese, Japanese cities important in bilateral ties Apr 27, 2004 Sports schedule for Sunday, April 25 Apr 24, 2004 Kiss Summer Tour: No Ace, No Peter — But The Opening Act Is Poison Apr 23, 2004 English classes all the rage at elementary schools Apr 22, 2004 Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Uracil–Tegafur for Resected Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Apr 22, 2004 Cost, language barrier still keeping tourists away Apr 20, 2004 Group slams two LDP officials for secret meeting with North Koreans Apr 5, 2004 Read Indepth Article Apr 5, 2004 Weather policies bloom in Japan Apr 2, 2004
During his stay, he also visited Nagoya and Kanazawa. On Friday he called on a former professor at his alma mater, Kyoto Imperial University, currently known as Kyoto University, which he attended when Taiwan was a Japanese colony. (Kyodo, Japan)
Taiwan's Lee wraps up Japan trip Jan 2, 2005
During his stay, he also visited Nagoya and Kanazawa. (Kyodo News). (Japan Today, Japan)
On Wednesday, Lee and his family traveled by train from Nagoya to Kanazawa, a historic castle town by the Sea of Japan. He visited a museum in honor of prestigious local figures and suggested that the museum should display more documents and items related to Yoichi Hatta, an engineer from Kanazawa who led a huge farm irrigation project in Taiwan when it was under Japanese rule from 1895 to 1945, Japanese media reported ... Lee and his family toured downtown Kanazawa yesterday morning and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Friday, December 31, 2004 at 08:50 JSTKANAZAWA Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui on Thursday expressed thanks to Ishikawa Prefecture for the hospitality he received during his visit and voiced hope to visit again. "Thank you all, thank you so much," Lee told the staff of the Kagaya hot-spring hotel near prefectural capital Kanazawa. (Japan Today, Japan)
Thursday, December 30, 2004 at 05:27 JSTKANAZAWA Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, who is on a weeklong trip to Japan with his family, arrived in the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture on Wednesday on the third day of his visit. Lee and his family left Nagoya by train in the morning for the city on the Sea of Japan coast. (Japan Today, Japan)
---------- Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of Japan visit. NAGOYA - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, who is on a weeklong trip to Japan with his family, arrived in the historic city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture on Wednesday. (Kyodo, Japan)
Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, who is on a weeklong trip to Japan with his family, arrived in the historic city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture on Wednesday ... Hatta hails from Kanazawa ... Lee is expected to visit Kanazawa's Kenrokuen gardens, which were built by the feudal lords governing the region during the Edo Period (1603-1867). (Kyodo, Japan)
Corin Kanazawa Teacher, 27 Definitely to save money. It's getting ridiculous. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Life)
A statement issued by Lee's office in Taipei yesterday said Lee would travel in Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto during his weeklong stay in Japan. Lee will meet with one of his former professors, now 98 years old, at his alma mater Kyoto University. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Lee will stay in Nagoya for two days before travelling to Kanazawa city, said an official of the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU). The 81-year-old Lee will visit Kyoto Imperial University as an alumnus on Thursday and Lake Biwako Friday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Lee will stay in Nagoya for two days before travelling to Kanazawa city, said an official with Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), the pro-independence political party led by Lee. The 81-year-old Lee will visit Kyoto Imperial University as an alumnus on Thursday and Japan's biggest lake Biwako Friday. (Channel News Asia)
Lee, along with family members and doctor, is scheduled to arrive at Nagoya airport next Monday, and to visit Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto, where his alma mater, Kyoto University, is located, before leaving for home from Nagoya on Jan. 2. Following Japan's issuance of the visa to Lee, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi expressed strong displeasure and warned it will adversely affect bilateral ties with Japan. (Kyodo, Japan)
Lee, along with family members and a doctor, plans to visit Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto from Dec. 27 to Jan. 2. The Japan Times: Dec. 23, 2004(C) All rights reserved. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Lee, along with his family members and doctor, is scheduled to arrive at Nagoya airport Dec. 27, visit Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto, where his alma mater, Kyoto University, is located, and leave for home from Nagoya on Jan. 2. More from. (Kyodo, Japan)
Last Friday, Lee applied for a tourist visa to visit the cities of Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto from Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, according to a source close to Lee. Regarding the island as a renegade province and Lee as the leading figure behind the independence movement in Taiwan, China has demanded Japan cancel its decision. (Kyodo, Japan)
He would visit Nagoya, Kyoto, Kanazawa and Tokyo for five days beginning Dec. 27. Japan says Lee, 81, a Kyoto University graduate and fluent Japanese speaker, wants to go as a tourist. (Kyodo, Japan)
The officer, Tsuneo Kanazawa, 55, was one of the police officers in charge of crowd control at Akashi Police Station at the time ... He ruled that the tragedy could have been averted if municipal officials had requested that police be dispatched to the overpass by around 8 p.m., and if Kanazawa had properly deployed the officers under his command at the site by 7:30 p.m. ... Prosecutors had demanded 3 1/2 years in prison for Kanazawa, Nitta and Bungyoku. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Further question marks arise from an almost identical study published last year in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (vol 100, p 11850) by Inder Verma and Yoshiyuki Kanazawa of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, US. They found hardly any evidence of healed liver tissue after they infused bone marrow cells, and concluded that "bone-marrow derived cells cannot generally lead to a cure for liver damage". Journal reference: Hepatology (vol 40, p 1304). (New Scientist, UK)
Lee and his family are expected to arrive in Nagoya on Dec. 27, visit cities such as Kanazawa and Kyoto, and leave for home on Dec. 31, sources familiar with Japan-Taiwan ties said. He would be allowed to visit Japan for the first time since April 2001, when he came for heart treatment at a hospital in Okayama Prefecture. (Kyodo, Japan)
Lee, along with his family members and doctor, is scheduled to enter Japan through Nagoya airport Dec. 27, visit Nagoya, Kanazawa and Kyoto, and leave for home Jan. 2, the source said. Lee last visited Japan for five days in April 2001, when he received heart treatment at a hospital in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan. (Kyodo, Japan)
The extensions are from Shin-Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, to Shin-Hakodate, Hokkaido, on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line; Toyama to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line; and Takeo hot springs, Saga Prefecture, to Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line's Nagasaki route. The new sections are expected to be completed in about 10 years, but the plan says construction should be completed "as soon as possible.". (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Business)
Lee, 81, his family are expected to arrive in Nagoya on Dec 27, visit cities far from Tokyo such as Kanazawa and Kyoto, and leave for home Dec. 31, sources familiar with Japan-Taiwan ties said. Earlier in the day in Tokyo, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi expressed his opposition to Lee's planned visit to Vice Foreign Minister Yukio Takeuchi. (Japan Today, Japan)
Lee and his family are expected to arrive in Nagoya on Dec. 27, visit cities away from Tokyo such as Kanazawa and Kyoto, and leave for home Dec. 31, sources familiar with Japan-Taiwan ties said. A senior Foreign Ministry official said Lee is more a private citizen than a political figure. (Kyodo, Japan)
" The Zazen Boys' tour began Sept. 22. Major cities remaining include Oct. 4 at AZ Hall in Kanazawa; Oct. 8 at Club Junk Box in Nagano; Oct. 19 at O-East in Shibuya, Tokyo; Oct. 26 at Zepp Fukuoka; Nov. 5 at Nanba Hatch in Osaka; Nov. 6 at Club Quattro Hiroshima; Nov. 11 at Diamond Hall in Nagoya; Nov. 16 at Ax in Shibuya, Tokyo; Nov. 17 at Shinjuku Loft, Tokyo. For a full schedule and more information see The Japan Times: Sept. 29, 2004(C) All rights reserved / / / / / / / / / in... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Arts)
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) Japanese usually start studying English from junior high school, but here at Kanazawa Municipal Nomachi Elementary School, third-graders are learning it once a week as part of structural reforms in education ... Sixth-graders at Kanazawa Municipal Nomachi Elementary School in Ishikawa Prefecture study English by using textbooks designed for junior high schools. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
The Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch supported a claim by 32 plaintiffs that the massive sodium coolant leak at Monju in 1995 was a result of flawed safety assessments that were carried out on the prototype reactor prior to construction. "Flaws exist in the safety assessment (procedures) needed to prevent an accident, such as the leakage of radioactive material inside a reactor into the neighboring environment," the high court said. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
In the ruling, the high court's Kanazawa branch supported the claim by 32 plaintiffs that the massive leak of sodium coolant at the reactor in 1995 resulted from shortcomings in safety assessment for the Monju prior to construction. "Flaws exist in the safety assessment (procedures) needed to prevent an accident such as the leakage of radioactive material inside a reactor into the neighboring environment," the high court said in handing down the ruling, adding the safety assessment must be... (Kyodo, Japan)
The street polling started in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in early November based on a local housewife's idea. It has now spread to 14 prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka, Shizuoka, Fukuoka and Okinawa. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Time Paradox had won a 1 5/16-mile Grade 3 contest at Kanazawa in his previous start. The clean sweep of both big races on the 50th Anniversay celebration of the Japan Racing Association is continued evidence of just how difficult the Japanese are to beat on their home ground. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
In those days, even a prison building, as in the one brought here from Kanazawa, was put together with a touch of style. Prime among the buildings, though, is the former Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and erected in Tokyo in 1923. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Life)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, is offering subsidies to encourage the renovation of vacant office buildings into housing complexes ... 0 percent in Kanazawa, and 18. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Business)
Working in a sound- and vibration-proof room at Sakuda Kingin Seihaku Co. in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, he delicately moves a leather bag containing gold leaf down and left to right, as a gold-beating machine pops away like a machine gun ... Kanazawa is blessed with just the right climate, temperature and water for the manufacture of gold leaf, and the city is responsible for more than 98 percent of Japan's production ... Hakuichi Co., another long-established maker of gold leaf in Kanazawa,... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Business)
"I became their guarantor as they said they will be studying (in Japan). I left them with an acquaintance in Shizuoka Prefecture," he told reporters in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The three arrived in Japan to attend Asashoryu's wedding, which was held at a Tokyo hotel Aug. 31, and then started working at the factory, according to the sources. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
In the city of Kanazawa, crowds eagerly waited two weeks ago for the opening of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art. The stunning circular glass building by Sejima and her design partner, Nishizawa (their firm is called SANAA), won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale in September, as did their scheme to wrap a museum and plaza in Valencia, Spain, in a perforated steel skin. (MSNBC -- International)
Kintetsu out to Shikoku, maybe another new team in Kanazawa or Shizuoka, and pro-yakyu will be on the right track again. And for good measure, how about a nice salary cap to top it all off. (Japan Today, Japan)
This summer, Frontier students Charles Smith, Sarah Vincent and I got to go on the trip of a lifetime: a 10-day trip to Japan to attend an international youth forum as guests of the Kanazawa Sister City Organization. Kanazawa has seven sister cities, and Buffalo is one of them. (Buffalo News)
Monday, September 13, 2004 at 14:14 JSTKANAZAWA Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Monday on suspicion of murdering a couple in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, when he broke into their house with the intention of burglarizing it. The police said the boy, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, told investigators that he stabbed the two Takeo Jingo, 66, and his wife Nobuko, 64 after they caught him in the act. (Japan Today, Japan)
A week later, his work will be part of the opening show at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. Although not exhibiting in Taiwan on this trip, Lin assures us that he will be making his way home soon. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The high court in January 2001 upheld a Nagoya District Court-imposed 30-month prison term, suspended for four years, ruling that Honjin conspired with executives of a prefectural credit guarantee association to cause the association to incur 80 million yen in losses by covering a bad loan made by the regional bank based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The association guaranteed an 80 million yen loan that Hokkoku Bank extended to a machinery maker in the prefecture in June 1993, but the... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 09:02 JSTTOKYO The Supreme Court on Friday reversed lower court rulings that sentenced a former president of Hokkoku Bank, a regional bank based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, to a suspended prison term for conspiracy to commit breach of trust, remanding the case to the Nagoya High Court. "We were not able to resolve reasonable doubts about the establishment of a breach of trust charge" against Yasumori Honjin, 62, Presiding Justice Hiroharu Kitagawa said. (Japan Today, Japan)
Violinist Akiko Suwanai will play Auerbach's "New Work for Violin and Orchestra" with Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki, Sept. 25, 6 p.m., at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. For tickets call (03) 5353-9999. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Arts)
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) A new contemporary art museum due to open next month in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, features artwork that is integrated into the innovative circular building itself ... Visitors to a preview of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, view an installation by Argentine artist Leandro Erlich that simulates being underwater. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
---------- New art museum in Kanazawa unveiled before public opening. KANAZAWA, Japan - Tourism officials on Thursday were given a sneak preview of a new contemporary art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where artworks are integrated into the innovative circular building itself ... The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which was designed by internationally renowned Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will open to the public on Oct. 9. (Kyodo, Japan)
Thursday, September 2, 2004 at 14:34 JSTKANAZAWA Tourism officials on Thursday were given a sneak preview of a new contemporary art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, where artworks are integrated into the innovative circular building itself. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which was designed by internationally renowned Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will open to the public on Oct 9. (Japan Today, Japan)
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref ... The Nagoya High Court's Kanazawa branch cut the compensation the national government must pay to the 37-year-old man to 350,000 yen from the 520,000 yen he was awarded by the Kanazawa District Court. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
A researcher at Kanazawa Medical University in Japan showed that nobiletin, a compound found in tangerines, also showed promise in animal studies for preventing colon cancer. RATE THIS ARTICLE. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
KANAZAWA (Kyodo) A man died and another was missing Friday after their motorboat capsized in high waves caused by Typhoon Megi off Fukui Prefecture. Tsuruoka, Yamagata Pref. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
"The increase in crude oil prices is reflected in the increase in import values (for June)," said ministry official Tomohiko Kanazawa. "If this result continues, this could become a major factor in rising import (costs).". (Yahoo! Asia News)
The former policeman, Tsuneo Kanazawa, 54, was an officer in charge of crowd control at Akashi Police Station. The two other defendants facing 3 1/2-year terms are Mitsuhiro Bungyoku, 61, then head of the city government department in charge of the fireworks, and Keiichiro Nitta, 62, then a senior employee of Fukuoka-based security company Nisikan Co.. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
The antitrust watchdog inspected Uny's headquarters in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, and regional offices in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, FTC officials said. Uny is suspected of coercing suppliers into providing staff several times a year as helpers on bargain days for its outlets and demanding that they give Uny significant discounts in signing contracts, in violation of the Antimonopoly Law, the officials said. (Kyodo, Japan)
Thirty-seven rescue boats, including ones sent by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, also helped rescue stranded residents. On Wednesday morning, a firefighter found Matsu Horiuchi, 75, dead on a vacant lot in Sanjo, apparently from drowning, while Kikue Asano, 75, was found dead on a flooded road in Nakanoshima. (Kyodo, Japan)
Sunday, July 11, 2004 at 06:51 JSTKANAZAWA "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), a well-known Japanese comic book series about a boy who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has been entirely translated into English for publication shortly in the United States, its translators said Saturday. The 10-volume saga, portraying the life of a boy named Gen before and after the horrific explosion in 1945, was translated by a group of mainly housewives in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture ... but did... (Japan Today, Japan)
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 08:14 JSTTOKYO Emperor Akihito will undergo anticancer hormone therapy from July to combat signs of tumors following surgery in January 2003 for prostate cancer, his chief doctor Ichiro Kanazawa said Tuesday. The emperor, 70, will receive injections of a drug to reduce male hormones every four weeks, as these hormones can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer. (Japan Today, Japan)
She studied art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at Kanazawa College of Art. The Japan Times: June 4, 2004(C) All rights reserved. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Arts)
At Kanazawa Industrial College, the featured techno-hero is Gundam the anime robot warrior. Students are not analyzing his adventures, but his construction -- they are future engineers, after all. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Life)
The opening of the Taiwan-Noto service is expected to not only boost tourism on the Noto Peninsula but also to boost tourist numbers for the nearby city of Kanazawa. This story has been viewed 189 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dodger Senior Vice President and Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda will present Satoru Kanazawa, Japanese Government Tourism Department Director General, with an honorary Dodger jersey, and in return, Lasorda will receive a happi (traditional Japanese garment) coat. Among the special guests will be Wally Kaname Yonamine, the first American to play professional baseball in Japan after WWII, and Don Newcombe, the former Dodger great who played with Yonamine for the Chunichi Dragons in 1962. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
ACM President Yamade Tamotsu, who is also mayor of the Japanesecity of Kanazawa, said exchanges of the cities have not only boosted cooperation in various fields, but also enhanced mutual understanding between the local governments of the two sides and the two peoples as well. Questions. (People's Daily Online, China -- China)
Ishikawa prefectural stadium, Kanazawa. 1:30 p.m. Hanshin vs Yomiuri. (Kyodo, Japan)
Kiss will begin a tour of Australia and Japan on May 8 in Perth, Australia; the last date is June 3 in Kanazawa, Japan. While Kiss continue to play shows, Criss will write new material for an upcoming album that may also feature older songs from his archives. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture and Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, also special deregulated zones, started offering similar programs this month. The education ministry's Central Council for Education meanwhile earlier this month began looking into whether to make English a formal subject at all public elementary schools in line with the moves by some schools to promote the language. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
From the Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo (H.K., M.T.); the Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka (Y.I., Mitsuo Ohta); the Department of Surgery, National Okinawa Hospital, Okinawa (Morio Ohta); the Department of Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo (E.H.); the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Akashi (N.T.); the Department of Pulmonary Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
"We need to provide infrastructure to make it easier for independent foreign travelers to get around," said Satoru Kanazawa, director general of the transport ministry's tourism department ... Many, however, are reluctant to do so because of the language barrier and since they feel they lack the experience, the transport ministry's Kanazawa said, adding that they are also not prepared for guests who stay for a long period ... Kanazawa said ryokan are too expensive for foreign guests who want to... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Speaking before an audience in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Hirasawa, who also met Pyongyang officials in December, said they have acknowledged the errors, saying the documents were made in a hurry. According to Hirasawa, the officials said they would like to provide an accurate account of the 10. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
In 1993 she studied in Japan at Kanazawa Bijutsu Kogei Daigaku, Kanazawa, Japan. Her works have been exhibited frequently in Holland, India and Australia. (AbsoluteArts.com)
In Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, 270 kilometers, or 169 miles, west of Tokyo, hanami is in full swing, which may mean another payout for a tea shop in Kenrokuen park. Last year, the shop bought Tokio Marine's cherry-blossom derivatives for 1. (International Herald Tribune)
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