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The 11:50 a.m. (0250 GMT) quake shook Japan's southern Oita prefecture, as well as some parts of Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures. Its epicenter was 50 kilometers under ground. (Xinhuanet, China)
Japan goes shoppingat the village stall Mar 24, 2006
The concept is the brainchild of Morihiko Hiramatsu, former governor of Oita prefecture in western Japan. The former senior METI official translated the idea into action when he took the helm of the Oita government in 1979 ... Successful Japanese model Hiramatsu initially proposed the OVOP campaign to prevent depopulation and economic stagnation in Oita prefecture and also to reduce its heavy dependence on the central government, thereby promoting local autonomy. (Asia Times Online)
Toshiba plans second new flash memory plant: paper Mar 11, 2006
Since the Yokkaichi complex will have little room left after the construction of the first new factory, the second new plant will likely be built in Oita prefecture on Japan's southwestern major island of Kyushu or northern Japan's Iwate prefecture, the Asahi Shimbun said. Research firm iSuppli expects the NAND flash market to expand 140 percent to $26. (ABC News -- Business)
LEAD: Soccer: Kubo at the double as Yokohama sink Kyoto Mar 5, 2006
At Ajinomoto Stadium, Paraguayan striker Santiago Salcedo and new signing Rychely both scored as FC Tokyo eased past Oita Trinita 2-0, while substitute Yohei Toyoda struck the winner as Nagoya Grampus Eight edged visiting Cerezo Osaka 3-2. Defending champions Gamba Osaka kicked off their campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to last season's runners-up Urawa Reds on Saturday. (Kyodo, Japan)
Soccer: Gamba, Urawa share spoils in J-League season opener Mar 4, 2006
Magno Alves, a preseason signing from Oita Trinita, responded with a shot that was deflected off the crossbar at the other end but Gamba were unable to find a winner. Gamba captured their first J-League title in dramatic fashion last season, beating Kawasaki Frontale on the final day of the season to finish one point ahead of four teams, including Urawa. (Kyodo, Japan)
Centuries-old art form rewards with beauty Feb 26, 2006
He attended basket-weaving school at the Oita Prefectural Technical Institute in the small town of Beppu, with a population of about 130,000. A self-described "city boy," he has adjusted to the quiet pace of Beppu, where he lives without a TV or cell phone, pursuing his craft to the sounds of jazz music. (Des Moines Register)
Tokyo to help poor countries market specialty goods in Japan Jan 28, 2006
The initiative, which originated in Oita Prefecture in 1979, is intended to make selected local products globally competitive ... The one village, one product campaign has been successful in Japan, with Oita's products such as the distilled spirit "shochu" gaining popularity. (Kyodo, Japan)
Kyodo news summary Jan 28, 2006
The initiative, which originated in Oita Prefecture in 1979, is intended to make selected local products globally competitive. Japan pledged to assist developing countries' efforts to expand trade with its new 10 billion aid plan that was unveiled just before the WTO meeting. (Kyodo, Japan)
M&As used to ensure survival of baby boomers' businesses Jan 28, 2006
OITA (Kyodo) Mergers and acquisitions by blue-chip companies make the headlines, but the smaller deals have become extremely important to the survival of small and medium-size firms that cannot find successors to run the business. Yumiko Kawano (center), managing director of Oita-based Hope Life Inc., helps her employees package products ... "I felt I was not suited to running a business," said 52-year-old Yumiko Kawano, managing director of Hope Life Inc., a company based in the city of Oita. (NewsIsfree-Japan)
Japan's November Machinery Orders Advance 2.3 Percent on Factory Spending Jan 13, 2006
Canon said Jan. 6 it will spend about 14 billion yen to build a new lens factory in Oita Prefecture to make digital cameras. It will hire about 600 workers and aims to begin production in May 2007. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Bleak times for bridge builders Jan 12, 2006
A worker welds steel beams together at the Oita Works of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., one of the firms penalized for rigging bids for bridge construction projects ... Workers at the Oita Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. in the city of Oita are currently busy on orders for bridges to be used to transport natural gas from Sakhalin and other bridges to be built around the country. (Japan Times Online, Japan)
Doctor of reforms Jan 8, 2006
Upon his return from America, my father served in a church in Oita Prefecture for two years, then moved to Kobe to serve at a church there for 15 years. Did you ever think of following your father into the church. (Japan Times Online, Japan)
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