Oriental Land Targets Wealthy Chinese Disney Fans as Japan's Growth Cools Nov 20, 2008
Increased marketing in China and other Asian countries doesn't mean competition is intensifying with the operator of Hong Kong Disneyland, the region's only other Disney theme park, Nagaoka said ... The company wouldn't consider buying a stake in the Hong Kong resort, which is owned by the local government and Walt Disney, Nagaoka said ... Still, the company will continue to seek opportunities for new resorts in Japan, Nagaoka said. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
A History of Nobel Physicists from Wartime Japan Oct 8, 2008
Hantaro Nagaoka was one of Japan s first physicists ... At university, Nagaoka hesitated to take up science; he was uncertain if Asians could master the craft ... In 1903 Nagaoka proposed a model of the atom that contained a small nucleus surrounded by a ring of electrons. (Scientific American)
Electronics rivals joining forces in Japan Jul 28, 2008
Alliances and contracting arrangements have several advantages over outright mergers, said Sadao Nagaoka, director of the Institute of Innovation Research at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. They ensure management continuity and, by limiting collaboration to areas where the merits are greatest, they avoid overextending a company. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Livedoor's Horie's appeal fails Jul 26, 2008
"The defendant has a flimsy sense of standards and lacks any grace," presiding judge Tetsuji Nagaoka said as he handed down his verdict. But Horie's lawyers claim that he is being punished for being confident in his own innocence. (BBC News -- Business)
Former Livedoor Head Horie Loses High Court Appeal for Fraud Conviction Jul 25, 2008
He harmed Japan's stock market,'' the chief judge Tetsuji Nagaoka said. It was a heinous act to sugarcoat his company as if it were growing. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
For the love of yeast Apr 23, 2008
As a graduate student in the bioengineering department of Nagaoka University, Noma got a step closer to doing something different with biology: He developed a strain of carrot that could grow in a desert environment. For his PhD, which he received in 2000, he studied transposons in rice and Arabidopsis at the University of Tokyo. (The Scientist)
IPO Profile: Taiyo Koki Co Dec 9, 2007
which makes and sells grinding machines, will make its stock market debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Dec. 19 (JCN Network, Japan)
C02 storage now a global goal Dec 5, 2007
APThis site in Nagaoka, northwest of Tokyo, Japan, is testing CO2 storage. The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth in Kyoto, in addition to studies on filter technology, recently completed a pilot project of injecting carbon dioxide into the earth. (MSNBC -- Environment)
METI wants CO 2 stored underground Oct 5, 2007
The ministry is currently conducting an experimental project to capture and store 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide underground in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It will study the environmental impact of the technology and choose a site for the latest experimental project by spring. (News on Japan, Japan)
Japan blames foreign media over 'inaccurate' nuke damage reports Jul 29, 2007
The city of Nagaoka, about 40 kilometers northeast of Kashiawazaki, also has a cluster of seafood shops in addition to a beach. According to the association of mayors in the prefecture, accommodation facilities and tourism event organizers had received around 50,000 cancellations by July 20 after the quake on July 16 and the number of cancellations has been rising. (News on Japan, Japan)
Nightmare scenarioJapanese concerns about nuclear safety during earthquakes Jul 20, 2007
KATSUMI ICHIMURA, 41, ENGLISH TEACHER, NAGAOKA ... I live in Nagaoka, some 50km away from the nuclear plant. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Japan Quake Causes 9 Deaths, Nuke Leak... Jul 17, 2007
(AP) National highway is cut off following a powerful quake in Nagaoka, northwestern Japan, Monday. Eliot Brenner, a spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington, said the agency told Japan's government it was ready to provide assistance if needed but had not received any request for help. (The Drudge Report)
Fears of nuclear leak after quake Jul 17, 2007
A road destroyed by the earthquake in Nagaoka. Photograph: Kyodo News/AP. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
7 die, over 900 injured in strong quake in Japan Jul 17, 2007
The quake measured upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata and Iizuna in Nagano, lower 6 in Joetsu and Nagaoka in Niigata, and upper 5 in Iiyama in Nagano. The earthquake also affected nearby prefectures including Ishikawa, Yamagata, Tochigi, Saitama, Fukushima and others. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hockey: India beat Japan 4-3 Jul 1, 2007
Damandeep Singh nearly scored in the 17th minute as he deflected Prabhjot's pass, but goalkeeper Shunsuke Nagaoka palmed the attempt away. The Japanese goal fell a second time in the 22nd minute when Prabhjot was on hand to flick home a rebound off Nagaoka who stopped Sandeep's penalty corner attempt ... Maintaining the pressure, India took a 3-1 lead past the 34th minute with Prabhjot driving the ball to net off Nagaoka's pads after receiving a pass from Bimal Lakra, who made a good run from... (India Times, India)
Stop killing kids! Jun 25, 2007
Just this month, an 18-year-old schoolgirl gave birth to a boy and let him die in a prefectural high school in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. What did she feel like during the many months of her pregnancy. (News on Japan, Japan)
Laying down the spear| May 25, 2007
Tomohisa Nagaoka owes a lot to whales, having killed thousands during a long career as a whaler, but he has traded his harpoon for binoculars, convinced many Japanese would rather watch than eat them. "I feel as if whales are part of my body," said Nagaoka (75) who was born and raised in a former whaling port on Japan's southwestern island of Shikoku ... Nagaoka, who is permanently suntanned with deep wrinkles etched into his forehead, sails out with tourists on his "No. 2 Suehiro-Maru" fishing... (iAfrica.com)
Southwestern students achieve academic excellence in fall term May 4, 2007
Honor roll: Ryan Nagaoka. Klamath Falls. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Japan to join U.S. CO2-free power plant project Apr 22, 2007
In Japan, the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth has been conducting verification tests on a CO2 geological sequestration system at a natural gas field in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It is hoped the results of the research will be applicable to the U.S. project, government sources said. (News on Japan, Japan)
Carlyle bullish on Japanese chip industry Apr 16, 2007
Minoru Nagaoka, a spokesman at Hitachi Kokusai, declined to comment. Freescale is an Austin, Texas-based maker of chips for cars and mobile phones. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
