American shares Nobel physics prize Oct 8, 2008
Maskawa, 68, is a physics professor at Kyoto Sangyo University in Japans ancient capital of Kyoto, who also teaches at Nagoya University in his hometown in central Japan. I wasnt expecting the prize, Kobayashi said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Discovery Of 'Broken Symmetry' At Subatomic Level Earns 2008 Nobel Prize In Physics Oct 8, 2008
Makoto Kobayashi, a Japanese citizen, was born in 1944 in Nagoya, Japan ... D. in 1972 at Nagoya University, Japan ... D. in 1967 at Nagoya University, Japan. (Science Daily)
Sumo wrestlers on trial in training mate's death Oct 7, 2008
"I just want them not to hide anything, and to tell the truth,'' he told reporters before the trial Tuesday, as he clutched a picture of his son. The trial is taking place at a district court in Nagoya, 170 miles (270 kilometers) west of Tokyo. At the time of his death, Saito was preparing for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The closed, conservative world of sumo has been hit with numerous scandals recently, including the expulsion of several Russian wrestlers for marijuana use and public... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Panasonic Achieves Production of 300 Million TV Sets, a World's Record Oct 7, 2008
The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:MC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at. (JCN Network, Japan)
Biden v Palin: As it happened Oct 3, 2008
Ben Opray, Nagoya, Japan : She at least comes across as human. She actually shows how she represents change. (BBC News)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Baldwin Technology Wins Dampener Order in Japan Oct 3, 2008
From its eight production plants, Chunichi Simbun, Nagoya, Japan, publishes seven newspapers with a combined daily circulation of 4. 28 million. (MediaWeek.com)
Anonymity turns nice people nasty Sep 25, 2008
I definitely believe that anonymity affects the frequency of antisocial behavior among individuals to some extent, even when these individuals have a reasonable sense of morality so-called ordinary people, says study author Tatsuya Nogami of Nagoya University in Japan. In my personal opinion, people generally try to comply with social norms in everyday life, even when such compliance with norms and rules conflicts with their personal self-interests. (MSNBC -- Health)
UFJ Bank Announces Subscription of New Common Shares Issued by Chukyo Bank Sep 25, 2008
Strong in the Osaka and Nagoya regions and actively prompting bad-loan disposals. Actions. (JCN Network, Japan)
Evergreen International gets preliminary approval for cargo route to China Sep 24, 2008
As of last May, Evergreen also operated as many as five scheduled Boeing 747 cargo flights between Hong Kong and Columbus each week, stopping twice a week in Nagoya, Japan. Shanghai is mainland China's largest cargo hub, according to Evergreen, with nearly twice as much freight as Beijing and almost four times as much as Guangzhou. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Panasonic Develops World's First 3D Full HD Plasma Theater System* Sep 24, 2008
The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya (TSE: 6752) and New York (NYSE: MC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at. (JCN Network, Japan)
Toyota Develops Personal Transport Assistance Robot 'Winglet' Sep 22, 2008
Practical tests of its utility as a mobility tool are planned to begin in Autumn 2008 at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) near Nagoya, and Laguna Gamagori, a seaside marine resort complex in Aichi Prefecture. Testing of its usefulness in crowded and other conditions, and how non-users react to the device, is to be carried out in 2009 at the Tressa Yokohama shopping complex in Yokohama City. (JCN Network, Japan)
Asian stocks struggle as economies hit by slowing exports to U.S. Sep 20, 2008
In cities Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, prices rose but at a slower place 1. 7% this year, vs. 5. (USA Today -- Money)
Foreigners Remain Net Sellers of Japan Stocks Sep 19, 2008
In the Sept. 8-12 week, nonresidents posted net selling of 324,222 million yen, wider than the prior week's selling excess of 194,520 million yen, according to the TSE report based on transactions via 62 brokerage firms on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya exchanges. Overseas investors apparently steered clear of risk assets amid mounting worries about financial difficulties at U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, which this week filed for bankruptcy protection, Yutaka Miura, equity manager at Shinko... (JCN Network, Japan)
AirAsia to Launch Flights to Japan in 2009 Sep 19, 2008
The company also hopes to start services to such major Japanese cities as Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka in the future. AirAsia is the leading low-cost airline in Southeast Asia. (JCN Network, Japan)
Avenged Sevenfold Announce Upcoming Tour Dates in the U.S. and Southeast Asia Sep 18, 2008
10/16 Nagoya, Japan, Diamond Hall. 10/18 Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Super Arena. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sumo's Ban on Marijuana-Using Russian Wrestlers Roils Tokyo Tournament Sep 13, 2008
In an editorial on Oct. 3, the Nikkei newspaper said sumo's governing body failed to properly investigate the death of a 17 year-old recruit in a hazing incident at the Tokitsukaze stable near Nagoya in June 2007. The wrestler was beaten by other wrestlers and the stablemaster, who was expelled from sumo after he admitted to hitting the wrestler over the head with a bottle. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Preseason All-America Nagy Fires Final Round 67 at Topy Cup Sep 12, 2008
Charlotte 49ers - Men's Golf. Junior Corey Nagy placed tied for 9th at the Topy Cup. (Charlotte49Ers.com)
Scientists form alliance to develop nanotoxicology protocols Sep 12, 2008
The IANH team includes researchers from Germany: Wolfgang Kreyling of Helmholtz Institute; from Ireland: Kenneth Dawson of University College Dublin; from Japan: Gaku Ichihara of Nagoya University, and Kun'ichi Miyazawa of the National Institute for Materials Science; from Switzerland: Harald Krug of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA); from the United Kingdom: Vicki Stone of Napier University; from the United States of America: Vince Castranova, Mark Hoover,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Seniors Lead Lobos at Topy Cup Sep 10, 2008
The University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site. Senior Steve Saunders shot a 2-under 70 in today's first round. (Golobos.com)
Questions rise about temps, overwork at Toyota Sep 10, 2008
"Toyota may be No. 1 in vehicle production and sales, but I don't think it's No. 1 in much else,'' she said. Speaking out in this way is extremely rare in Japan. In November, the Nagoya District Court ruled Uchino died of overwork, doing more than 100 hours of overtime a month, much of it unpaid, including so-called voluntary quality control meetings held after regular work hours. Sudden deaths from brain and heart disorders are classified as karoshi if linked to extremely long hours and... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors Sep 9, 2008
A polar bear, its fur stained with algae, stands in its cage at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, central Japan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 ... Kyodo News, Shuzo Shikano Polar bears, their fur stained with algae, stand in their cage at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, central Japan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
IBC 2008 Exhibitor Profiles Sep 5, 2008
Nagoya University, Tanimoto Laboratory ... Tanimoto Laboratory, Nagoya University, will showcase FTV (Free viewpoint TV). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Russian sumo brothers fail marijuana tests Sep 4, 2008
Russian sumo wrestler Hakurozan, left, receives water from his brother Roho, right, before his bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, Japan, on July 20. The two brothers, who tested positive for marijuana use on Tuesday, yesterday denied that they had used or even touched the stuff. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Existing Power Capacity Seen Enough for Maglev Shinkansen Sep 3, 2008
has estimated that its planned magnetic levitation, or maglev, Shinkansen line, linking Tokyo and Osaka, will not require the building of new power plants, Jiji Press learned Wednesday (JCN Network, Japan)
Aging Japan Faces Crematorium Shortage Sep 3, 2008
"We're already running at full capacity," said Takahiro Yamada, an official in Nagoya, where only one crematorium serves a city of 2 ... Nagoya, in central Japan, has faced typical difficulties ... Yamada from Nagoya city hall said residents opposed to land-based crematoria had urged the government to look into the ship idea, but officials were skeptical. (CBS News -- World)
Ten-Year Bonds Rise for Second Day as Cheaper Oil Eases Inflation Concern Sep 3, 2008
Second-round effects'' of inflation are ``unlikely to emerge in the near term,'' Bank of Japan Governor said in a speech yesterday in Nagoya, central Japan. Long-term yields are around the mid-1 percent range now because people don't expect inflation to take hold in the Japanese economy. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Fukuda's resignation may derail fiscal changes in Japan - International Herald Tribune Sep 2, 2008
"The world's economy is in a transitional phase to more sustainable growth," he told business leaders in Nagoya. Calling such a phase "painful to every country," he added that "a certain pace of adjustment in the world economy seems necessary.". (Nogales International, AZ)
Bank of Japan's Shirakawa Says Economy Is `Sluggish,' Inflation Contained Sep 2, 2008
Growth will likely remain sluggish for the time being'' because of higher energy prices and a cooling global economy, Shirakawa said in a today in Nagoya, central Japan ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Nagoya at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Floods Swamp Hundreds of Homes in Central Japan Sep 1, 2008
NHK said authorities issued evacuation orders to more than half a million households in the Aichi region, which includes Okazaki and the industrial city of Nagoya. Japan has suffered repeated flooding in recent months and the government weather agency warned of more rain in eastern and northern Japan on Friday and Saturday. (Planet Ark, United States)
Two area high schools host students from Japan Aug 27, 2008
Coming from cities with populations of millions of people, (Rina is from Tokyo and Natsuki and Naoko from Nagoya) the girls were pleasantly surprised by the small communities and small schools they are now a part of. Quiet, calm, all corn and beans are their descriptions of the area. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Toyota Cuts '09 Global Auto Sales Estimate to 9.7 M. Aug 27, 2008
Toyota Cuts '09 Global Auto Sales Estimate to 9. plans to cut its global vehicle sales projection for 2009 to 9. (JCN Network, Japan)
Foreigners Turn Net Buyers of Japan Stocks Last Week Aug 22, 2008
In the Aug. 11-15 week, nonresidents posted net purchases of 109,677 million yen, against the prior week's selling excess of 104,207 million yen, according to the TSE report based on transactions via 61 brokerage firms on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya exchanges. Foreigners apparently moved to cover short positions on beaten-down issues, Yutaka Miura, equity manager at Shinko Securities Co., said. (JCN Network, 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)
Flower power Aug 20, 2008
hanami party amongst the Japanese cherry blossoms (iAfrica.com)
Auto-Use Carbon Fiber Development Speeds Up in Japan Aug 16, 2008
In June, Toray launched a research and development base in Nagoya, central Japan, planning to start full-scale operations in September, in order to reduce costs and processing time further. Teijin Ltd. acquired composite materials maker GH Craft Ltd. in July and built a Rer on the premises of the subsidiary, aiming to overtake Toray through cooperation with its carbon fiber unit Toho Tenax Co.. (JCN Network, Japan)
A three-medal outburst Aug 16, 2008
The 26-year-old security guard from Nagoya was out to improve on a silver medal finish at the Athens Games in 2004. She'd won a total of three world championships and hailed from a wrestling family. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Incoming! Japanese workers hear a missile alert which turns out to be a false alarm Aug 15, 2008
Safety alert systems were being tested at Nagoya City Hall, 170 miles (270 kilometres) west of Tokyo on Wednesday. A staffer had left a volume switch turned on by accident, sending the alert throughout district offices. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Japan Used Auto Sales Down for 28th Month Aug 12, 2008
5 pct to 1,804 units due to a special factor linked to Nagoya Railroad Co.'s revamping of its bus operations. By. (JCN Network, Japan)
1 held over Air China bomb threat Aug 11, 2008
The airplane was carrying 70 people from Nagoya to Chongqing via Shanghai. Four other flights were also delayed due to the threat. (India Times, India)
Olympic bomb threat disrupts flights Aug 9, 2008
An Air China flight with 61 passengers and 10 crew returned to Chubu Centair International Airport near Nagoya after the threat was received, an airport official told CNN.. The aircraft was searched, but no bomb was found. (CNN -- International)
Threat turns back Air China plane Aug 9, 2008
A flight carrying 70 people from Nagoya to Chongqing via Shanghai was forced to return to Japan after the threat was received, and it landed safely, he said. The flight departed from the central Japan airport for the second time later Friday after undergoing safety checks that found no problems, ministry officials said. (MSNBC -- International)
* World News Quick Take Aug 9, 2008
The plane that was forced to return to Japan, which was carrying 70 people from Nagoya to Chongqing via Shanghai, and four other delayed Air China flights took off later yesterday after no bombs were found on them, ministry officials said. MALAYSIA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
OMC Card Aims for $500 Million Profit After Central Finance, Quoq Mergers Aug 8, 2008
based in central Japan's Nagoya, had a loss of 23. 8 billion yen for the year ended March 31, also due to higher provisioning costs. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Toyota Unit Cuts 800 Temp Workers Aug 5, 2008
unit in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka laid off about 800 temp workers in June and August in response to slowing vehicle demand in North America, informed sources said Tuesday (JCN Network, Japan)
Toyota to Set Up Auto Finance Unit in Vietnam Aug 4, 2008
will set up an auto financing unit in Vietnam later this month, the automaker's financial services arm said Monday (JCN Network, Japan)
Researchers Recreate Universe's First Star Aug 2, 2008
This protostar was surrounded by a giant mass of gas and it grew to 100 times the sun's mass over about 10,000 years, according to Naoki Yoshida of Nagoya University in Japan. That is very rapid growth on a cosmic scale. (Fox News)
Toyota Unveils Winglet Personal Transporter : The Japanese are building a Segway... Aug 2, 2008
Toyota notes that the Winglets will begin consumer testing this fall in the Central Japan International Airport in Nagoya and the Laguna Gamagori resort. Testing will continue in 2009 in more locations, and full Winglet production is scheduled to ramp up in 2010. (IGN Gear)
Big Bang Ripples Formed Universe's First Stars Aug 1, 2008
"Previous works probed up to only intermediate stages where only gas blobs or dark matter clumps are formed," said lead study author Naoki Yoshida of Nagoya University in Japan. The new research brings astronomers a step closer to simulating the entire birth of an early star all the way up to nuclear ignition. (National Geographic)
Researchers simulate a portrait of the early universe Aug 1, 2008
Photo courtesy of Dr. Naoki Yoshida of Nagoya University in Japan via Science-AAAS. Posted at 02:03 PM/ET, July 31, 2008 in | Like this story. (USA Today -- Tech)
Population Rises for First Time in Three Years on Return of Expatriates Aug 1, 2008
More than half of Japan's population lived in the greater Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya areas, the Ministry of Internal Affairs study said. About 22 percent of the population is aged 65 years or over, compared with 13. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
D2 Lymphadenectomy plus PAND for Gastric Cancer Jul 31, 2008
From the Gastric Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo (M.S., T.S.); the Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center, National Cancer Center, Tokyo (S.Y., Y.K.); the Department of Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata (A.N.); the Department of Surgery, National Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama (A.K.); the Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, Osaka (M.H.); the Department of Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka (T.T.);... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Japan government sponsors costume contest Jul 30, 2008
The sixth-annual World Cos-Play Summit in Nagoya, central Japan, is expected to draw 28 contestants from 13 countries, including China, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. The two-day contest will name a winner on Sunday, but it was unclear if there would be any prizes. (USA Today -- News)
Eel drink goes on sale for Japan's hot summer Jul 29, 2008
A Japanese chef uses a fan to prepare grilled eels at an eel restaurant specializing in eels in this central Japanese city of Nagoya on Thursday July 24, 2008. The restaurant, which handles only home-grown eels, was crowded with customers who want to beat the summer heat with grilled eels on Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
* Grand champion Hakuho maintains his flawless record Jul 27, 2008
AP, NAGOYA, JAPAN Sunday, Jul 27, 2008, Page 20. A day after wrapping up his seventh title, grand champion Hakuho maintained his flawless record yesterday with a win over Kotomitsuki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Mongolian sumo champ secures unassailable lead Jul 26, 2008
Hakuho, 23, enjoyed a clean sweep of victories and no losses on the 13th day of the 15-day tournament in the central city of Nagoya, ensuring he will win his seventh career title ... Asashoryu, the fifth-ranked wrestler in modern sumo history, pulled out of the Nagoya tournament after a weak start, citing injuries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Toyota to Cut 2008 Global Auto Sales Plan by 350,000 Units Jul 23, 2008
will sharply lower its group's global automobile sales and production plans for 2008, due to weakening demand especially in the United States, company officials said Wednesday (JCN Network, Japan)
Airlines think cutbacks could bring back profits Jul 23, 2008
Routes to be eliminated will include Denver-London, Los Angeles-Frankfurt and San Francisco-Nagoya, Japan. Tilton said United will close its Nagoya station. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
* Hakuho overpowers Toyonoshima to keep perfect record Jul 21, 2008
AP, NAGOYA, JAPAN Monday, Jul 21, 2008, Page 20. Grand champion Hakuho overpowered Toyonoshima yesterday to maintain his perfect record and close in on victory at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Hakuho brushes aside Tochinonada to maintain his lead Jul 20, 2008
AP, NAGOYA, JAPAN Sunday, Jul 20, 2008, Page 20. Yokozuma Mongolian Hakuho brushed aside Tochinonada yesterday to hold on to sole possession of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ... In the days final bout at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, grand champion Hakuho barely broke a sweat, getting a grip on Tochinonadas belt and shoving the No. 3 maegashira out to improve to a perfect 7-0 at the midway point of the Nagoya meet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Asashoryu pulls out of tourney after weak start Jul 19, 2008
AFP AND AP, TOKYO ANDA NAGOYA Saturday, Jul 19, 2008, Page 18. Tochinonada pushes Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu out of the ring in their fifth-day bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, Japan, on Thursday ... Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu, the fifth-ranked wrestler in modern sumo history, yesterday abruptly pulled out of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament after a weak start. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ama, Hakuho tied for lead at Nagoya sumo tournament Jul 18, 2008
Ama, Hakuho tied for lead at Nagoya sumo tournament. AP, NAGOYA, JAPAN Friday, Jul 18, 2008, Page 24 ... Hakuho overpowered Hokutoriki yesterday to stay tied for the lead with Mongolian compatriot Ama at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Kotooshu stays alive in quest for top sumo rank Jul 17, 2008
The 25-year-old, who in May became the first European to clinch a major sumo tournament, pushed out Futeno to stand at two wins and two losses on the fourth day of a 15-day tournament in the central city of Nagoya. Back-to-back convincing tournament wins are considered a minimum requirement for sumos governing authority to promote a wrestler to the rank of yokozuna. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Foreign Investors Remain Net Sellers of Japan Stocks Jul 17, 2008
In the July 7-11 week, nonresidents posted net selling of 223,920 million yen, up from the prior week's selling excess of 99,163 million yen, according to a TSE report covering transactions via 63 brokerage firms on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya exchanges. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 198. (JCN Network, Japan)
