Bismarck Tribune Breaking News Veteran fought on, from the Aleutians to Hiroshima Nov 11, 2008
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck News - Veteran fought on, from the Aleutians to Hiroshima ... Veteran fought on, from the Aleutians to Hiroshima ... Voll served in the Pacific Theatre and from a distance saw a cloud of smoke after the dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Flawed system Nov 11, 2008
The forum also discussed the unresolved compensation to victims of weapons of mass destruction, including the atomic bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II, and the use of the defoliating chemical Agent Orange by US troops in the Vietnam War. The anti-nuclear movement activists called for a world that is free from nuclear weapons. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bona Fide Phenomenon Nov 9, 2008
The Chronicle caught up with the musician by telephone from Hiroshima, Japan, in the midst of his 32-concert tour of the country. Q: Are the Japanese big ukulele fans. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Did Oregon’s biggest river save the world? Nov 9, 2008
And it s no coincidence that Hanford, where the bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were built, is situated on the Columbia River near the dams nuclear weapons research and production requires enormous amounts of electricity. Perhaps these needs would have been sated without the two job-creation projects on the Columbia. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Troops in need of occupation therapy Nov 8, 2008
They also saw Japan in its worst state: the flattened ruins of Hiroshima, with the city's burnt and irradiated people, the twisted metal graveyard of the Imperial Navy at Kure, the swarms of starving orphans, the defeated men, the women reduced to prostitution ... After the Japanese surrender in August 1945, nine days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Chifley government was keen to take part in the occupation, partly to build on Australia's wartime role in the south-west Pacific victory... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mizuho Brush Will Exhibit Our Product Lines at 'Cosmoprof Asia 2008' Which Will Be Held in Hong Kong From Nov. 12th to 14th, 2008 Nov 5, 2008
HIROSHIMA, Japan, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmoprof Asia, the not-to-be-missed event in Asia for the global networking in the beauty and health industry will celebrate its 13th anniversary from 12 to 14 November 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ... Mizuho Brush Co., Ltd. 4548 Kumano Aki gun Hiroshima Japan 731-4200 TEL +81-82-854-0432 FAX +81-82-854-9182 Osahiro Maruyama (Director, Marketing). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
In death, WWII survivor joins shipmates Nov 1, 2008
It would later be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in the world's first nuclear attack. Because of its cargo, the Indianapolis had sailed to Tinian unescorted. (MSNBC -- Politics)
A Seabee in the Pacific Oct 27, 2008
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August brought about the Japanese surrender and the discontinuing of the alert. Lewis moved on to China after the surrender. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
The Opera's New Clothes Oct 25, 2008
Adams and Sellars have chosen to focus on the days before the first Los Alamos test, less than a month before the bomb was used on Hiroshima. And on the conflicts amongand withinthe atomic scientists assembled by Oppenheimer. (Slate)
Ford Motor May Reduce Mazda Stake as Kerkorian Exits (Update2) Oct 22, 2008
Mazda may buy some of Ford's shares in the Hiroshima-based carmaker, two people familiar with the discussions said last week. The remainder will be bought by other companies, including Hiroshima Bank Ltd., and parts-makers, Kyodo newswire reported today, without saying where it got the information. (Bloomberg)
Ford to sell part of Mazda Oct 22, 2008
TOKYO: Ford Motor Co will sell up to 5 per cent of Mazda Motor Corpto Hiroshima Bank, nearly completing its search for buyers of the US automaker's partial stake in its Japanese affiliate, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday ... 4 per cent to 263 yen in morning trade, while Hiroshima Bank was flat at 391 yen ... 9 per cent. By purchasing Mazda shares, Hiroshima Bank may be looking to support the network of factories and subcontractors in Hiroshima prefecture, where Mazda has its headquarters. (India Times)
Al-Megrahi: the dilemma Oct 22, 2008
Dude,So imagine the terror for tens thousands of people in or near, the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima after the US bombs exploded and incinerated 220,000 civilians , and laid waste both cities ... If those bombs had not been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is estimated that U.S. casualties would have been in the region of TWO MILLION in order to finally defeat Japan ... 22/10/2008 07:14:22 I see some debate which brings in Hiroshima. (Scotsman)
Ford to offload Mazda stake Oct 22, 2008
Ford will sell up to 5% of Mazda Motor Corp to Hiroshima Bank, nearly completing its search for buyers of the U.S. automaker's partial stake in its Japanese affiliate, Kyodo news reported ... 4% to 263 yen in morning trade, while Hiroshima Bank was flat at 391 yen ... By purchasing Mazda shares, Hiroshima Bank may be looking to support the network of factories and subcontractors in Hiroshima prefecture, where Mazda has its headquarters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Economic deals top India premier's Japan visit Oct 21, 2008
Instead, the Japanese government will ask for understanding from India for Japan's public sensitivity to nuclear issues because of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the end of World War II.. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Elpida Announces An Additional Reduction of Executive Compensation Oct 20, 2008
Our manufacturing facilities, Hiroshima Elpida Memory, Inc. (front-end processes) and Akita Elpida Memory, Inc. (back-end processes), utilize the most advanced manufacturing technologies available in the industry. Further, we have customer sales and marketing support offices in Japan, North America, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. (JCN Network, Japan)
Hiroshima: Peacerises from the ashes Oct 19, 2008
Hiroshima: Peace rises from the ashes101908living1Correspondent HIROSHIMA, Japan - Once known more for its role in ending World War II, Hiroshima today is a major tourist attraction, and each year thousands of visitors from Japan and around the world flock to this western Japanese city. Hiroshima: Peace rises from the ashes ... A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, was one of the few buildings that survived the nuclear blast on Aug. 6, 1945. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Nuclear commission to meet in Sydney Oct 19, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd proposed the ICNND in June after visiting Hiroshima in Japan, which had been devastated by a nuclear bomb at the end of the Second World War. Mr Rudd last month said the commission had a two-year mandate to reinvigorate the global debate on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and for nuclear disarmament. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The Case Against Barack Obama: Part 1 Oct 19, 2008
Obama hears Wright speak of Hiroshima and Sharpeville as examples of acts of injustice ... The invasion never occurred because of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which military historians believe saved at least 1 million lives ... Obama felt no sense of outrage to hear Hiroshima and Sharpeville mentioned in the same breath. (Human Events Online)
Asia-Pacific Oct 16, 2008
com's Dara Brown looks at the aftermath of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Produced by Kevin Flynn and John Asterita. (MSNBC -- International)
Hopewell to repeat Japan student exchange program Oct 16, 2008
After ten days of attending classes in Nagoya, students will travel to other sites in Japan, which in the past have included Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto. Novitt is also recruiting families to host Nanzan Kokusai students when they arrive in Huntersville sometime in mid-March, 2009. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Mazda May Buy Back Some Shares as Ford Considers Selling Stake in Company Oct 16, 2008
Nothing has been decided,'' said a spokesman for Hiroshima, Japan-based Mazda. Ford holds 33. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Vehicle Takes to the Road in Norway Oct 15, 2008
Hiroshima, Oct 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today introduced the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE (Rotary Engine) vehicle to Norway's public roads in collaboration with the Norwegian national hydrogen project, HyNor ... Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years. (JCN Network, Japan)
Officer died after fighting 15 men Oct 14, 2008
"As to whether this training was out of the ordinary, I wouldn't say that it was not out of the ordinary." A preliminary naval investigation by the school in the western city of Kure, near Hiroshima, found the officer was punched so hard in the jaw that he fell unconscious. He was sent to hospital and died two weeks later. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Defense Ministry Investigates Death of Sailor During Training, AFP Reports Oct 14, 2008
The incident took place at a school in Hiroshima prefecture in western Japan that was set up in 1999 to train units to raid spy ships, the report said. The school was established in response to North Korean ships intruding into Japanese waters, according to the report. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Who is a terrorist? Oct 12, 2008
The Allies justified the atom-bombing of the civilian centres of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the grounds that the alternative to ending World War II - an infantry invasion of Japan - would have cost even more lives. Justifiable act of war, or a terrorist attack on an unprecedented - and still unsurpassed - scale. (India Times, India)
Numonyx, Elpida formalize foundry deal Oct 11, 2008
PARIS Numonyx B.V., the memory spin-off of Intel Corp. and STMicroelectronics Inc., has formalized a foundry agreement with DRAM specialist Elpida Memory, Inc. so that it can utilize Elpida's 300-mm wafer facility in Hiroshima, Japan, to produce NOR flash memory ... Elpida and Numonyx said they have started technology transfer and development activities for Elpida's Hiroshima Plant, with initial production expected mid-2009. (EETimes)
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Hiroshima, Oct 9, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that the sedan version of the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan), fully redesigned for the first time in 5 years, will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show*1 on November 19, 2008 ... Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years ... Corporate Communications Division Mazda... (JCN Network, Japan)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 7, 2008 Oct 8, 2008
Nancy Pelosi and others laid flowers at Hiroshima, Japan's memorial of first atomic bombing. Did she lay flowers at the USS Arizona for our brave sailors who died in Pearl Harbor (as Leon Smith mentioned) when attacked by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941. (North County Times)
Local teens reach across the Pacific Oct 6, 2008
And it seems the trip fulfilled the organization's founding purpose: The student ambassadors said that, while the occasional cultural misstep occurred, the trip which included excursions to Tokyo and Hiroshima fostered a deep respect within them for the Japanese people ... On the agenda was a tour of Kyoto, picking green tea leaves, a visit to the Hiroshima Memorial, a three-day stay in the home of a Japanese family in Ogaki, and, of course, exploring Tokyo, among other activities ... Part of... (Santa Maria Times)
Lessons From Asia Oct 4, 2008
" Bitzer noted that China is expected to exceed Japan's GDP by 2015 and to exceed the United State's by 2040. "It reminds me of what life would have been like in the United States from 1880 to 1920, when our growth was so phenomenal," he said. The other thing that surprised Bitzer was the number of Chinese people who speak English. Japan: Elegant, Formal Hertlein's trip to Japan began with a week in Kyoto. She also visited Hiroshima, Tokyo, Ryokan and Yamagata, a rural area in Northern Japan... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2008 Sep 25, 2008
Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years. For more information, please visit. (JCN Network, Japan)
Mazda to Ship Autos via Trans-Siberian Railroad Sep 25, 2008
said Thursday it will begin shipping automobiles to Russia in October by the Trans-Siberian Railroad to reduce transportation times to meet growing demand (JCN Network, Japan)
Alatas, Perry to join nuclear panel Sep 24, 2008
Mr Evans has spent several months seeking members of the commission, which was announced by Mr Rudd at Hiroshima and will seek ways to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and technology, to reduce existing stockpiles and improve safeguards. Other commissioners are believed to include the former Norwegian prime minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and a former British MP, Baroness Shirley Williams, who advises Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on non-proliferation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Zimbabwe power-sharing deal: The aftermath of a new order Sep 22, 2008
Manatsha is studying for a PhD at Hiroshima University, Japan. More in Opinions. (Sunday Standard)
Mazda Expands Measures to Improve Employee Work-Life Balance Sep 22, 2008
Hiroshima, Aug 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will progressively implement 10 policies to enhance its employees' work-life balance starting on August 11, 2008 ... Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years ... Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan Corporate Communications Division Tokyo: +81-3-3508-5056 Hiroshima: +81-82-282-5253. (JCN Network, Japan)
Signs of Hawaiian Life in the Universe Sep 21, 2008
Courtesy Photo Adam Beattie found the Kona Winds in Hiroshima, Japan. He described it as a spa for dogs. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 20, 2008 Sep 21, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently became the highest-ranking sitting American official to visit ground zero of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan ... On one of those days, Ms. Pelosi joined other speakers to pay their respects at the memorial to the Hiroshima bombing ... I hope that on her way back to the U.S., she stopped in Hawaii to visit the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor to bow and place flowers at the monument containing the names of the sailors who lost their... (North County Times)
Court Historian Sep 20, 2008
We know that atomic warfare as practiced at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to say nothing of Dresden s incineration, meets his full approval: Fortunately, he smugly asserts, the English-speaking peoples wars are fought by professional soldiers under the direction of elected politicians, with intellectuals having very little to do with them until they are safely won, after which they can criticize with hindsight and moral superiority. Pius XII, Admiral William Leahy, Bishop Fulton Sheen, and British... (The American Conservative)
IPO Profile: Data Horizon Co. Sep 17, 2008
which provides medical information services, will make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for startup companies on Friday (JCN Network, Japan)
Toyota Factory Hit by Bomb Explosion, Little Damage Caused, Police Say Sep 17, 2008
To contact the reporter on this story: in Hiroshima, Japan at ; in Tokyo at. Last Updated: September 17, 2008 00:30 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Hynix, Chi Mei Cut Production to Ease Oversupply of Computer Chips, LCDs Sep 10, 2008
Elpida will decrease production capacity of its dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips by 10 percent at a plant in Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, Chief Executive said yesterday. Powerchip, Taiwan's biggest DRAM maker, said yesterday it plans to reduce output by between 10 percent and 15 percent in the fourth quarter from the current period. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Daniel D. Ortman Sep 10, 2008
While on Tinian Island, Dan witnessed the takeoffs of the B-29 bombers Enola Gay and Bockscar, on their way to deliver the atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. After the war, Dan returned to Coos Bay and married Charlotte I. Betts. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
* Japan denounces Indian nuclear trade Sep 8, 2008
The mayor of Hiroshima, where the US military dropped an atomic bomb for the first time on Aug. 6, 1945, deplored the move. It is clear that this will make the NPT [Non-Proliferation Treaty] a dead letter and will become a huge obstacle for the future efforts toward complete abolition of nuclear weapons, Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said in a statement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Veterans face bittersweet salute Sep 8, 2008
Tsang and Small took part in the March 9, 1945, firebombing of Tokyo, which killed about as many people as died immediately after the subsequent Hiroshima atomic blast. "It never bothered me to kill people because you never saw them," says Small. (USA Today)
WWII VETERANS: Kids keep reunions, memories alive Sep 8, 2008
3 million, displaced half the population and did vastly more damage than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs ... But having reported on the controversial 1995 Smithsonian Institution exhibit on the Enola Gay, which dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, I also understood the other side. (USA Today)
If it's in terminal gridlock, then it must be Japan Sep 6, 2008
That's an understatement almost worthy of Emperor Hirohito's remark after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage." In Japan, it takes impossibly long to decide on anything, if anything is, in fact, ever decided at all. The political system suffers from terminal gridlock. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' Sep 5, 2008
Dr Smith also calculated long-term mortality rates among survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and compared them with obesity and active smoking. "The immediate effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs led to approximately 210,000 deaths in the two cities. However, radiation exposures experienced by the most exposed group of survivors led to an average loss of life expectancy significantly lower than that caused by severe obesity or active smoking," the report states. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)
US filmmaker held, accused of spying Sep 3, 2008
Japan Pelosi lays flowers at Hiroshima site HIROSHIMA - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday became the highest-ranking sitting US official to visit ground zero of the world's first atomic bombing. The Democrat, who came to this western port city for a two-day annual gathering of Group of Eight legislative heads, joined other speakers in paying their respects at a memorial to the Hiroshima bombing ... No serving US president or vice president has ever visited Hiroshima. (Boston Globe)
Pelosi visits Hiroshima memorial Sep 3, 2008
Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, is the highest ranking US figure to visit the site in Hiroshima, the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack ... Mrs Pelosi and the other G8 delegates visited Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park before heading into an all-day meeting ... The bombing of Hiroshima marked the beginning of the end of the war in the Pacific. (BBC News -- Americas)
U.S. President Harry S. Truman Sep 3, 2008
Truman: The man who authorized the use of the Atom-Bomb. Truman was a complex man and the man that will be judged by time for using Nuclear weapons "The Manhattan Project" for the first time. (Suite101.com)
Pelosi visits memorial in Hiroshima Sep 2, 2008
Pelosi visits Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial ... HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking serving American official to pay respects at the memorial site of the world's first atomic bomb attack ... On Tuesday morning, she and the other G-8 representatives visited Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park before heading into an all-day meeting. (MSNBC -- International)
Japanese clubs set to lure Aussie talent Aug 29, 2008
Fringe Socceroos defender Eddie Bosnar (JEF United Chiba) is the only Australian presently playing in the J-League, but former Socceroos Ned Zelic (Urawa Red Diamonds), Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe), Graham Arnold and Aurelio Vidmar (both Sanfrecce Hiroshima) all had stints in the J-League, while Sydney FC teammates Steve Corica and Tony Popovic (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) and Perth Glory defender Hayden Foxe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) also played in Japan's top division. Australian-born player agent Ian... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Researchers discover atomic bomb effect results in adult-onset thyroid cancer Aug 29, 2008
PHILADELPHIA Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to Japanese researchers ... D., laboratory chief, Department of Radiobiology and Molecular Epidemiology at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) in Hiroshima. (EurekAlert!)
* Struggling on in times of hardship Aug 26, 2008
Japan lost millions of people in that long war and the entire country was scorched by incessant Allied bombing, followed by the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Despite this, the arrogant Japanese could not imagine even in their wildest dreams that the emperor would surrender, and everybody asked: What should we do. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Albert Einstein's Error Aug 23, 2008
The devastating effects, not just on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the whole world was far reaching and still present over sixty years later. Einstein later said it writing the first letter was the single greatest mistake of his life. (Suite101.com)
Spansion, SMIC ink 43-nm foundry deal Aug 22, 2008
Under the terms, Elpida will make NOR-based flash memory devices in its 300-mm wafer fab in Hiroshima for Numonyx (Geneva). Elpida will make 65- and 45-nm devices on a foundry basis for the flash-memory vendor. (EETimes)
Urban Corp. Shares Rise on Speculation Merrill Lynch May Bid for Company Aug 22, 2008
The Hiroshima, western Japan-based company named 's Japanese unit as the financial adviser for the bidding process yesterday. To contact the reporter on this story: in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
LaSalle to Invest 280 B. Yen in Japan Distribution Facilities Aug 21, 2008
Specifically, the Chicago-based company plans to invest in the development of multistory distribution facilities in the three major metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya as well as in key local cities such as Sendai and Hiroshima. An investment fund specialized in distribution can play a significant role in Japan, said Yosuke Yoshikawa, managing director of the firm. (JCN Network, Japan)
Urban, Collapsed Developer, Has Bond Sale Examined by Tokyo Stock Exchange Aug 19, 2008
The Hiroshima-based company declared the nation's largest bankruptcy in six years on Aug. 13, the same day it disclosed derivative transactions that funneled funds back to its banker, BNP Paribas SA. Japanese banks are cutting back loans to real- estate firms in an economy that shrank in the second quarter ... Regional banks including Hiroshima Bank Ltd. and Shikoku Bank Ltd., already facing surging bad debts, have said Urban's bankruptcy will cut profits. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
1st-Month Orders for Mazda's Biante Minivan Top 6,000 Units Aug 18, 2008
said Monday that orders for its Biante minivan have exceeded 6,000 units in one month since its release on July 8 (JCN Network, Japan)
An American face to the tragedy of Hiroshima Aug 17, 2008
Katsumi Kasahara/Associated Press Curator Shigeru Aratani, of the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, points at a photo of Army Air Force Cpl. John Long Jr., top right, grinning under his khaki side cap, among other victims at the memorial in Hiroshima. Sixty-three years ago this month, on Aug. 6, 1945, the atom bomb obliterated Hiroshima ... Among the estimated 140,000 victims at Hiroshima was a group of at least 10 American prisoners of war. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Announcing: Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater Aug 16, 2008
To add historical flavor and replayability, over 150 different in-game events are now depicted including the Doolittle Raid, Mirill's Marauders, Japanese Midget Sub attacks on Pearl Harbor and even the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... 28 countries (5 major and 23 minor belligerents) 20 unit types with up to 30 different unit characteristics Over 150 different in-game events including the Doolittle Raid, Merill's Marauders, Japanese Midget Submarine attacks on Pearl... (IGN PC Games)
Japan property stocks slide on Urban collapse Aug 15, 2008
Urbans collapse also hit its main lender Hiroshima Bank Ltd, whose shares fell 2. 9% to 396 yen after it cut its first-half profit forecast to write down unsecured loans to Urban. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Urban Has Biggest Drop in 12 Years After Developer Files for Bankruptcy Aug 15, 2008
Hiroshima-based Urban developed the building in Osaka's central business district that houses the retail store, according to Urban's ... Hiroshima Bank Ltd., which lent more than 12 billion yen ($109 million) to Urban, cut its profit forecast 54 percent. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
