Teen sent to reformatory for assault Oct 14, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005 at 07:14 JSTOSAKA The Osaka Family Court decided Thursday to send a 17-year-old male to a reformatory for inflicting serious injuries on a little boy by hitting him in the head with a hammer in a public playground in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, in April. Presiding Judge Yoshitaka Onishi said the court decided to sent the teenager for rehabilitation at a juvenile facility instead of sending the case back to public prosecutors for a possible criminal trial because he... (Japan Today, Japan)
Univ mourns trio killed in train crash Jun 15, 2005
The gathering at the Higashiosaka campus hall in Osaka Prefecture observed a minute of silence for the three students Yoshihiro Shimoura, 20, a law major; Ryosuke Hamabata, 19, a business major; and Kazuya Kinoshita, 22, an engineering major. (Kyodo News). (Japan Today, Japan)
Violent teen had 'mass murder' in mind Apr 24, 2005
OSAKA (Kyodo) A teenager arrested for allegedly hitting a 4-year-old boy with a hammer in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, has told police he was driven by a desire to "commit mass murder," investigative sources said Friday. Police investigate a local park in Higashiosaka, Osaka Pref ... The teen hit Shota Nishizu at around 3:40 p.m. Thursday at a park in Higashiosaka, fracturing his skull. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Kyodo news summary -9- Apr 21, 2005
OSAKA - A 17-year-old male was arrested Thursday for allegedly hitting a 4-year-old boy with a hammer in a park in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, police said. The 4-year-old, Shota Nishizu, suffered a fractured skull and was treated in hospital, they said. (Kyodo, Japan)
Woman held for strangling son, 11 Mar 11, 2005
Shizu Yamagata has admitted killing her son, Teppei, at their home in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Wednesday, police said ... Her husband closed his bar in Higashiosaka in August because business was bad. (Japan Times Online, Japan -- News)
Woman kills son, then botches suicide Mar 10, 2005
"Because I felt it would be pitiful to leave the child alone, I strangled him when he was sleeping," Shizu Yamagata was quoted by the police as saying, admitting to killing Teppei, an elementary school boy, at their home in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. Her husband ran a bar in Higashiosaka but closed it in August last year because business was bad. (Japan Today, Japan)
LEAD: 2 in suicide cars involved in earlier death pact Oct 13, 2004
They include an unemployed man from Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, an unemployed woman from Saga City, a male university student from Iwaki, Aomori Prefecture, and a male part-time worker from Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture ... The man from Higashiosaka failed to pass university entrance exams for two years in a row. (Kyodo, Japan)
Cooperative Agreement Concluded between JAXA and Space Oriented ... May 21, 2004
Cooperative Agreement Concluded between JAXA and Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association (SOHLA). The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association (SOHLA) concluded a "cooperative agreement on small satellite technology" on May 20, 2004 ... Outlines of the Cooperative Agreement on Small Satellite Technology between Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Space Oriented Higashiosaka Leading Association (SOHLA). (Space Ref)
