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When David Sissons wrote his pioneering article on Japanese prostitutes in Australia he found that most of them were from Nagasaki and the nearby peninsula of Kumamoto ('Karayuki-san: Japanese prostitutes in Australia 1887-1916', Historical Studies, Vol 17 No 68 pp. 323-41 and No 69 pp. (Zmag.org)
Japan's farm minister commits suicide May 28, 2007
Matsuoka, a native of the southern city of Kumamoto, spent almost all of his career as a bureaucrat in the agriculture ministry before being elected to parliament in 1990 as a candidate of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. He was appointed to the minister's post in September when Abe took over from reform-minded premier Junichiro Koizumi. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Japan's Parent Trap May 25, 2007
A nurse carries a baby doll, demonstrating the Jikei Hospital's baby drop-off system as the new procedure is unveiled to the media in the southern city of Kumamoto, Japan, May 1, 2007 ... The toddler reportedly told doctors at the hospital in the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto that "I came with Daddy," and knew his own name, which enabled authorities to identify the father. (News on Japan, Japan)
Japan child dumping spurs soul searching May 17, 2007
A nurse carrying a baby doll demonstrates the Jikei Hospital's baby drop-off system as the new procedure is unveiled to the media in the southern city of Kumamoto, Japan, in this Tuesday, May 1, 2007 file ph oto ... The drop-off for infants, known as "Stork's Cradle," was begun May 10 by the Roman Catholic-run Jikei Hospital in the southern city of Kumamoto to discourage abortions and the abandonment of children in unsafe public places ... They apparently rode Japan's bullet train to Kumamoto,... (News on Japan, Japan)
Row over three-year-old dumped in baby hatch May 16, 2007
The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was left at the Catholic-run Jikei hospital in Kumamoto last Thursday. The hospital, citing privacy, refused to confirm or deny the report but police said they had been notified of one arrival at the 24-hour Stork's Cradle baby hatch. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Toddler left in hospital's box for unwanted newborns May 16, 2007
The incubator-like box, the first in Japan and similar to ones in Germany, was set up by the Catholic Jikei hospital, Kumamoto, on Thursday to allow parents to drop off babies safely and anonymously if they feel they cannot care for them. Kyodo news agency yesterday quoted a source as saying the boy, who was left in the hatch on Thursday, appears to be well and had told hospital staff his name. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Outrage as toddler left at Japan drop-off for unwanted newborns May 16, 2007
Police in the city of Kumamoto said the child was left at the "baby hatch" on the same day it opened. Japanese media said the boy was aged between three and four. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
A congressman faces foes in Japan as he seeks an apology May 12, 2007
HONDA'S grandparents came from Kumamoto, a prefecture in southwestern Japan, in the early 1900s, part of the first wave of Japanese immigrants to the United States. His mother, Fusako, was born in San Jose's Japantown in 1916 and grew up there. (News on Japan, Japan)
Japan urged to come clean on confessions May 12, 2007
"I knew right away that something was wrong with his confession," said the former judge, Norimichi Kumamoto, after he finally went public with his belief that he had participated in sentencing an innocent man to die. Kumamoto, 70, quit the bench six months after the 1968 trial, and says he has carried "hurt in his heart" over his role in sending Hakamada to death row ... "He was older than me, and I thought that because he had experienced the war when freedoms were taken away or oppressed, that... (Los Angeles Times)
Japan's first 'baby hatch' opens to controversy... May 11, 2007
The baby hatch, modelled on a project in Germany, went into operation at a Roman Catholic hospital in the city of Kumamoto, some 900 kilometres (560 miles) southwest of Tokyo ... " Since the hospital announced plans to set up the hatch in November, it has reportedly received about 40 inquiries. Advocates say the plan, if replicated, could help boost the dwindling birth rate in Japan, where abortion is widely accepted. The city of Kumamoto approved the Jikei Hospital's plan in April after... (The Drudge Report)
* World News Quick Take May 11, 2007
The baby hatch, modeled on a project in Germany, went into operation at a Roman Catholic hospital in the city of Kumamoto, some 900km southwest of Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has urged Japan to return to "family values," opposed the idea but found no legal grounds to stop it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hokule'a leaves Nagasaki, heads to Fukuoka May 11, 2007
At Kumamoto, several hundred schoolchildren did a dockside performance for the canoe, and the mayor honored Hawai'i by flying the Hawaiian flag above both the Japanese and U.S. flags. "It's kind of overwhelming. It's progressive. We're getting more people coming out at each of the ports," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Japanese man to return home from N. Korea in June May 10, 2007
The 52-year-old man is believed to be a former student at Kobe University from Kumamoto Prefecture, according to the sources. While living in Vienna from 1982 to 1987, he came to know the sister of Shiro Akagi, 59, one of the Red Army members who hijacked a Japan Airlines plane in March 1970 and forced it to land in North Korea, the sources said. (News on Japan, Japan)
Voyaging canoes seek shelter from storms May 1, 2007
The boats left Okinawa Saturday en route to Kumamoto, Japan ... He said that once the storm clears, forecasters predict three to four days of clear weather before the next storm which should be plenty of time for the canoe to reach Kumamoto. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Apr 30, 2007
The voyaging canoe Hokule'a and the escort boat Kama Hele left Okinawa yesterday and are on their way to Kumamoto, Japan, the Polynesian Voyaging Society said in an e-mail. The canoe left Itoman Harbor in Okinawa at about 1 p.m. yesterday Hawaii time. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hokule'a has left Okinawa Apr 30, 2007
The journey to its next destination, Kumamoto, is expected to take about six days. MINI SITE MAP. (Honolulu Advertiser)
11-day voyage brings Hokule'a to Okinawa Apr 25, 2007
During its voyage through Japan, the Hokule'a is scheduled to visit Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Oshima, Hiroshima, Uwajima and Yokohama. The voyage also fulfills a dream of late Voyaging Society President Myron "Pinky" Thompson, who wanted the Hokule'a to eventually sail to Japan. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hokule'a crew makes connection with islands of Japan Apr 25, 2007
The next stop is Kumamoto, Japan. Veteran sailor and Maui-based commercial fisherman Tim Gilliom, said in a blog that he has found the Japan voyage to be an intense experience. (Honolulu Advertiser)
IIJ and Hirata Form Partnership for Joint Management of Taihei Computer Apr 16, 2007
(3) Established: March 1, 1986 (4) Headquarters: 5-4 Myotaijimachi, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture (5) Representative: Shozo Tajiri (6) Capitalization: JPY 50 million (7) Employees: Non-consolidated 47 (as of March 31, 2007) (8) Major Shareholders: Taiheikosan Co., Ltd. (940 shares, 94. 00%) Shozo Tajiri (60 shares, 6. (BusinessWire)
Next on the tee: 4/12/07 Apr 12, 2007 McNeill: Japan's Death Penalty Apr 11, 2007 Japan's way of judicial killing Apr 8, 2007 Family bids farewell to Helena Apr 8, 2007 Here's the Beef Apr 4, 2007 British national Bill Hawker weeps as he holds a photo of his 22-year-old daughter Lindsay Ann Hawker during a press conference in Chiba city, Japan on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The body of Lindsay Ann Hawker was discovered buried in sand in a bath tub on a apartment balcony after her possible murder at the apartment in Ichikawa City, east of Tokyo on March 26. (Britain) Thursday, March 29, 19:54 Mercury goes up in Japan, Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom Mar 29, 2007 Quake rocks southwestern Japan Mar 24, 2007 More landing gear trouble for Bombardier Mar 20, 2007 Bombardier Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kyushu After Gear Malfunction Mar 20, 2007 International culture, food festival March 11 Mar 6, 2007 Record high temperatures logged at 11 monitoring points in Japan Mar 5, 2007 Lost in translation Feb 26, 2007 Zizzo Has Two Assists In U-23 Draw In Japan Feb 24, 2007 Peter Lowry Makes First Appearance For U23 Team In 0-0 Tie With Japan's U22s Feb 22, 2007 Revolution look to lock in Joseph Feb 20, 2007 A foreigner links Japan to its soul Feb 20, 2007 Zizzo Called Up To U.S. Under-23 National Team Feb 17, 2007 Sony Cuts Back On Chip Spending Feb 14, 2007 Property trusts raise $641m to fund deals Feb 13, 2007 Rubicon Japan Trust eyes property buy-up Feb 12, 2007 At Cafe Rouge, dinner is the show Feb 9, 2007 Japan's Broadest Measure of Economic Activity Suggests Growth May Falter Feb 6, 2007 Voyaging canoes nearing Johnston Feb 5, 2007 Fukuoka alive with own blend of Japanese culture Jan 26, 2007 Rootin' tootin' hootin' Tex-san (Eric Talmadge) Jan 8, 2007
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Life Card Ladies Open, Friday-Sunday, Kumamoto Airport Country Club, Kumamoto, Japan. On the Net. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Study pries into ovarian cancer's deadly secrets Apr 12, 2007
In addition to Cho, Wu and Hendrix-Lucas, the research team includes Rork Kuick, Yali Zhai, Aytekin Akyol, Samir Hanash, David E. Misek and Eric R. Fearon, as well as scientists at the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids and Kumamoto University in Japan. This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense. (EurekAlert!)
"I thought [the evidence produced at the trial] did not make sense," said Kumamoto Norimichi, who nevertheless went along at the time with the 360-page judgment ... " Early on Dec. 30, 1948, a killer broke into the house of a priest and his wife in Kumamoto Prefecture and used a knife and an axe to murder them and wound their two young daughters. In the dirt-poor early postwar years, life was cheap and a black market thrived in most parts of Japan. The killer could have been anyone, but... (Zmag.org)
"I thought (the evidence produced at the trial) did not make sense," said Norimichi Kumamoto, who nevertheless went along at the time with the 360-page judgment issued by the three-judge bench. Hakamada's application for a retrial has been rejected by the Tokyo High Court and the Supreme Court. (News on Japan, Japan)
IR photo by Martin J. Kidston - Kiyomichi Nagata, left, the outgoing manager of the Kumamoto Plaza, beams proudly as Tom Sterns talk about the past two years working with the Nagata family ... Manager of the Kumamoto Plaza returns to Japan; new director takes helm ... Two fast years after arriving in Helena as the new manager of the Kumamoto Plaza, Kiyomichi Nagata, joined by his family, bid farewell Friday evening to the city and the people he s come to know. (Helena Independent Record)
Originally from the Mount Aso region of Japan (home of San Antonio s Sister City, Kumamoto), Akaushi are considered a Japanese National Treasure and a protected breed ... By 1974, those nitpicky scientists of Kumamoto Prefecture had established carefully controlled breeding programs to produce more delicious-tasting beef than ever before. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Seven other points which saw the mercury go up to hit the highest level for March were Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tokyo's Shinkiba district and Haneda airport, Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture. In downtown Tokyo, the temperature rose to the late-May level at 24. (News on Japan, Japan)
1 rocked southern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture late on Friday, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 10:37 p.m. (1337 GMT) quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the prefecture, the agency said, adding that focus of the quake, which is in Kumamoto city, Kumamoto prefecture, was shallow. (Xinhuanet, China)
However, in Tuesday's incident, the Bombardier DHC-18 was able to land safely at Kumamoto Airport in southern Japan after manually deploying its landing gear ... Kumamoto is about 900 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- A Bombardier DHC-8-103 airplane operated by Amakusa Airlines Co. made an emergency landing in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan because its landing gear failed to lower, Japan's transport ministry said. The plane safely landed after the gear was lowered manually, the ministry said in a release. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Also represented at this year s festival will be Missoula-based international groups such as Sons of Norway, the Japan Friendship Club of Montana and Kumamoto Plaza, the Sweden-Vasa Lodge and the town s Greek community. Nearly two-dozen traditional performances will take place throughout the day in the third-floor ballroom featuring everything from Tajik and folk dances from Saudi Arabia to belly dancing. (Missoulian, MT)
5 C, while Kosa, Kumamoto Prefecture, logged 26. 3 C and Torahime, Shiga Prefecture, 26. (News on Japan, Japan)
I could barely understand her words; they were part of the country slang from Kumamoto mixed with decades of pidgin English words she had acquired. I was crushed. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Sophomore midfielder assisted on both U.S. goals against Rosso Kumamoto ... UCLA sophomore midfielder assisted on both goals in a 2-2 draw between the U.S. Under-23 National Team and JFL squad Rosso Kumamoto in Kumamoto, Japan Friday ... Zizzo sent a shot to the far post but saw Rosso Kumamoto goalkeeper Hiroki Kobayashi make a kick save. (Uclabruins.com)
KUMAMOTO, Japan - Santa Clara University men's soccer captain made his first appearance with the United States Under-23 national team on Wednesday, Feb. 21 ... The U-23s will conclude their two-match tour on Friday night when they face local JFL side Rosso Kumamoto. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Revolution forward Adam Christman and midfielder Ryan Solle are with the US Under-23 team for games against Japan and the club team Rosso Kumamoto in Japan this week. Frank Dell'Apa can be reached at f. (Boston Globe)
Hearn spent most of his 14 years in Japan in another provincial city, Kumamoto, and Tokyo before his death at age 54 ... Generations of Japanese have been spooked by his images of haunted Matsue, says Morio Nishikawa, a professor at Kumamoto University who specializes in Hearn. (International Herald Tribune)
The U.S. will face the Japan U-22 Men's National Team on Feb. 21 and JFL team Rosso Kumamoto on Feb. 23. Both matches will take place at 7 pm local time (2 am PT). (Uclabruins.com)
It's a mystery whether Sony has improved yields, expanded output and lowered the cost per chip at its Cell-making facility in Kumamoto, in southern Japan. Nakagawa will likely disclose more to analysts on Thursday when he is scheduled to give them a rundown of the company's semiconductor operations. (BusinessWeek)
The assets are in Tokyo, Sapporo, Hokkaido, the northern most of Japan's main islands and Kumamoto City, Kyushu. Rubicon's chief executive, Gordon Fell, said in an investor presentation that the latest deal was expected to deliver significant financial and portfolio benefits to Rubicon's unit holders. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The trust has entered into an agreement to acquire office and retail blocks in greater Tokyo, Sapporo in the country's northern islands, Nagoya City and Kumamoto City in the south. If the deal goes ahead, it will lift the value of Rubicon's assets under management to $4 billion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
I don't know where Gold gets them, but the bagaduce (from Maine) and kumamoto (from the Northwest) oysters I've had here are sublime, served at the ideal temperature chilled, but not too chilled to kill the flavor. They're so pristine and fresh (the server tells us the bagaduce are just 18 hours out of the water) that the chef prefers to serve them without a thing. (Los Angeles Times)
I do feel Japan's economy is recovering'' said Chieharu Nishida, an office worker at a housing company in Kumamoto, southern Japan. Nishida, 60, comes to Tokyo once a year for a housing industry trade show. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
The Hokule'a will sail from Palau to Okinawa, then Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Uwajima and Yokohama, where Kalakaua signed the immigration treaty. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Kumamoto castle is known for sloping enemy-repelling walls ... Another interesting side trip is Kumamoto, famous for its castle and Japanese style garden, Suizenji Jojuen Park ... Both Nagasaki and Kumamoto offer local transportation via quaint streetcars and can easily be visited using a 103,000 won ($109) three-day Kyushu rail pass which must be purchased in advance here in Korea. (Korea Herald, Korea)
KUMAMOTO, Japan Yoshinao Tsuji has just one regret in life. He wanted to be born a cowboy. (Washington Times)
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