Japan's new gov't gets to work on political change Sep 30, 2009
Likely to be gone from the new budget are plans such as the LDP's proposed National Center for Media Arts -- a museum for art forms such as manga and animation which Hatoyama referred to as a "giant manga cafe" and the Yanba Dam project in Gunma Prefecture and Kawabe River Dam project in Kumamoto Prefecture. Former Prime Minister Taro Aso was an avid fan of manga comic books and has been accused of ramming through legislation before he lost power to make sure the National Center for Media Arts... (Xinhuanet, China)
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Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Researchers find drug-eluting stents safe, effective for PCI in diabetics Sep 22, 2009
Dr. Nakamura is Vice President and Director of the Cardiovascular Center at New Tokyo Hospital as well as Clinical and Visiting Professor of Kumamoto University in Matsudo, Japan ... The research team for the study also included Shotaro Nakamura, MD, New Tokyo Hospital; Hisao Ogawa, MD, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan; Jang-Ho Bae, MD, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Yeo Hans Cahyadi, MD, Husada Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; Wasan Udayachalerm, MD, King... (EurekAlert!)
GlaxoSmithKline to Develop Swine Flu Vaccine Sep 19, 2009
Along with its research works, Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute based in Kumamoto, southern Japan, makes and supplies medical products including vaccines and antitoxins. -By Kazuhiro Shimamura, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-6895-7566; kazuhiro. (SmartMoney)
* Lee Teng-hui arrives in Japan Sep 5, 2009
During his stay in Japan, he plans to deliver a lecture in the Japanese capital before traveling to Kochi and Kumamoto ... He is then scheduled to fly to Kochi and Kumamoto in southern Japan to deepen ties with business groups before heading back to Taiwan on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Taiwan's ex-president Lee visits Japan Sep 4, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " The archipelago in the East China Sea is known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands, as Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and as Diaoyu in China. "The land of the Senkaku Islands belongs to Okinawa, therefore it is a territory of Japan," Lee said in an interview carried in the Okinawa Times in southern Japan. China conducted missile tests in waters surrounding Taiwan in 1995 and 1996 in response to what it called Lee's attempts to "split the motherland. (Channelnewsasia.com)
From Fat To Chronic Inflammation Sep 3, 2009
Chronic inflammation within fat tissue is now recognized as a contributor to the many ill health consequences that come with obesity, from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, explains Yuichi Oike of Kumamoto University in Japan. The new discovery may therefore point to a targeted therapy designed to limit the health impact of the obesity epidemic, the researchers say. (Science Daily)
Japan's former prime minister a master artist Aug 17, 2009
A: At 53, I had the intention of retiring as governor of Kumamoto prefecture to a hermetic life, 'to till the fields when the sun shines and engage in reading when it rains,' as an old Japanese phrase says. But I went ahead to establish a new political party, leading to my becoming prime minister. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A crack in the ice of Japanese politics Jul 15, 2009
"We may be about to witness a true moment of change," said Professor Takao Akiyoshi of Kumamoto University. "If the Democratic Party of Japan wins, it will be the first time in a real sense that change in power was chosen by the people.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Promoting perspectives May 8, 2009
The province became Montana s third official sister state behind Kumamoto, Japan (1982), and the Taiwan Province (1985). Montana s relationship with Kyrgyzstan, Bisom noted, is maintained through the Partnership for Peace Program run by the Department of Defense and NATO.. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Kumamoto closes office in Helena Mar 23, 2009
IR photo by Kenji Nakagawa and Mason Harper with Nakagawa Martial Arts Academy give a presentation during the an event signifying the closure of the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan. Carla Wambach said she was disappointed to see the Montana office of the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan close its doors ... Wambach, a teacher involved in the International Affairs Councils, enjoys participating in cultural exchanges, like the ones the Kumamoto Cultural Plaza provided. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Miura stretches his record as oldest goal scorer Mar 16, 2009
The midfielder scored from a penalty kick in the 12th minute in his club Yokohama FC s 2-1 defeat to Kumamoto in a J-League Second Division match at home on Saturday. He was 42 years and 16 days. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Grass-roots uprising against river dam challenges Tokyo Mar 3, 2009
6 billion project in Kumamoto prefecture, a mountainous area of southern Japan ... In September, this rare grassroots uprising scored an even rarer victory when the governor of Kumamoto prefecture, a mountainous area of southern Japan, formally asked Tokyo to suspend construction ... In planning the Kawabe River Dam, the government tried to brush aside local doubts about dams going back to an accident 44 years ago when the sudden release of water from a smaller dam during heavy rainfall caused a... (International Herald Tribune)
W.R. Grace - Minamata and Libby share legacies of tragedy Mar 1, 2009
That Montana and Kumamoto the prefecture, or state, where Minamata is located have long been sister states is a coincidence bordering on irony, given their tragic similarities. That they now are sharing with and learning from each other, though, is no accident. (Missoulian, MT)
Kumamoto exchange closing Montana office Mar 1, 2009
Martin Kidston / Helena Independent Record Western coordinator Tom Sterns, left, along with Kumamoto Plaza director Kizuku Matsunaga, center, and high school student, Carly Taylor, take some time out last year at the Kumamoto Plaza before it closed on Last Chance Gulch ... HELENA The cultural exchange program envisioned by Mike Mansfield nearly 29 years ago will come to an end this March when the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan closes its Montana office and calls its diplomat home ... Cultural... (Montana Standard, MT)
Time to say sayonara’ Feb 24, 2009
Independent Record - Western coordinator Tom Sterns, left, along with Kumamoto Plaza director Kizuku Matsunaga, center, and high school student, Carly Taylor, take some time out last year at the Kumamoto Plaza before it closed on Last Chance Gulch ... The cultural exchange program envisioned by Mike Mansfield nearly 29 years ago will come to an end this March when the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan closes its Montana office and calls its diplomat home ... Cultural exchange programs, such as the... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
