Tokyo Electric Power Says Fire Put Out at Niigata Nuclear Plant Today Jul 1, 2008
Tokyo Electric Puts Out Fire at Niigata Nuclear Plant (Update1) ... The power producer has increased dependence on oil, natural gas and coal-fired thermal generation to offset the loss of output from the nuclear plant in the northern prefecture of Niigata, after an earthquake forced its closure in July 2007. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Tokyo Electric Power Shares Gain After Utility Says It May Increase Prices Jun 27, 2008
8 quake that struck Niigata prefecture in northern Japan was more powerful than assumed during the plant's design, and safety concerns linger even after the International Atomic Energy Agency in February said it found ``no significant damage. The temblor sparked a fire and caused radiation leaks, prompting the trade ministry to order it to be shut indefinitely. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japan Increases Crude Oil Imports on Higher Demand From Power Utilities Jun 25, 2008
Tokyo Electric shut its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Japan's northern prefecture of Niigata last July after a powerful earthquake jolted the area. The plant is the world's largest. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
4 Arrested in Japan After Attack Warnings on Blogs Jun 17, 2008
A junior high school student was also questioned in northern Niigata after allegedly posting a note saying he would burn down a train station on June 30 and then "randomly commit murders.". Police have closely monitored the Internet since the Akihihabara rampage, intensifying attention that began over suicide Internet sites that show viewers how to kill themselves by mixing household chemicals and inhaling the toxic fumes. (Fox News)
FACTBOX - Japan and Earthquakes Jun 16, 2008
8 magnitude quake struck the Niigata region, about 250 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, killing 65 people and injuring 3,000 ... 8 magnitude quake struck Niigata prefecture, about 250 km (150 miles) northwest of Tokyo, killing 11 people and injuring 1,950. (Planet Ark, United States)
Small Radioactive Water Leak Within TEPCO Plant Jun 16, 2008
TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's biggest, located in Niigata prefecture in northwestern Japan, has been shut down since a major earthquake last July. Beside TEPCO, nuclear power facilities run by Tohoku Electric Power Co located in northern Japan were also operating normally after the powerful earthquake. (Planet Ark, United States)
Japan Quake Death Toll 9, Searchers Dig Through Rubble Jun 16, 2008
"You have to avoid what happened in other places after the earthquakes like Kobe and Niigata -- the people who end up dying isolated in temporary housing," said Rimi Fuse, a psychiatrist who specialises in treating disaster victims ... 8 earthquake struck the Niigata region in northern Japan, killing 65 people and injuring more than 3,000. (Planet Ark, United States)
7.2-magnitude quake kills 2 in rural Japan Jun 15, 2008
8-magnitude quake killed 11 people in Niigata, just southwest of Saturday's epicenter, damaging a nuclear reactor and causing radioactive leaks. A major quake hit the southwestern city of Kobe in January 1995, killing more than 6,400 people. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Northern Japan quake kills 4, more missing Jun 14, 2008
8 earthquake struck the Niigata region in northern Japan, killing 65 people and injuring more than 3,000. That was the deadliest quake since a magnitude 7. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Asia gears up for nuclear power Jun 10, 2008
8 quake shook the coastal area of Niigata, on the north-west coast of Japan. The epicenter was only 16 kilometers from the Kashiwazaki Karima nuclear plant. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
* Japan defeat Hong Kong to win Asian Five Nations May 18, 2008
AFP, NIIGATA, JAPAN Monday, May 19, 2008, Page 20. Japan's Koji Shinozuka, left, scores against Hong Kong during the second half of their Asian Five Nations match in Niigata yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Earthquake $20 Billion Damages Expose Insurance Abyss for Government May 17, 2008
The Niigata earthquake, which struck central Japan last July, recorded total damages of $3 billion, with insured losses equivalent to 10 percent of the total, according to , chief economist for Swiss Re Asia in Hong Kong. China's quake occurred four months after the country's worst snowstorms in 50 years forced the evacuation of more than 1 million people and damaged at least 1 million homes. (Bloomberg)
G-8 Labor Officials Begin 3-Day Meeting in Japan May 12, 2008
The talks, in Niigata on Japan's north coast, are aimed at boosting support for global environmental initiatives before Japan hosts the G-8 summit in July. The labor ministers, whose formal talks start Monday, are also expected to address concerns about growing income disparity, aging and uncertainty over financial markets, Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry said. (ABC News -- Wire)
G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style May 11, 2008
TOKYO (AP): Labor officials from the Group of Eight industrialized nations began a three-day meeting Sunday to seek ways of reducing workplace emissions of "greenhouse'' gases blamed for global warming, officials said. The talks, in Niigata on Japan's north coast, are aimed at boosting support for global environmental initiatives before the Japan hosts the G-8 summit in July. The labor ministers, whose formal talks start Monday, are also expected to address concerns about growing income... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Stem Cell Marker Controls Two Key Cancer Pathways Apr 17, 2008
D., Niigata University, Niigata, Japan and Hideyuki Okano, Ph. D., Keio University, Keio, Japan. (Science Daily)
Japan FY '07 Power Output Tops One T. Kilowatt-Hours Apr 15, 2008
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture remains inactive due to a powerful earthquake in July last year, pushing down the capacity utilization rate for Japan's nuclear power plants to a four-year low of 60. 7 pct. (JCN Network, Japan)
Hitachi Finds Error in Earthquake Monitoring at Nuclear Power Stations Apr 11, 2008
8-magnitude earthquake caused a fire and radiation leaks at a Tokyo Electric facility in Niigata prefecture last July. Twelve power producers, responding to a government request, revealed in March 2007 more than 300 cases of improper safety practices. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Nippon Oil, Tokyo Gas Launch Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Apr 1, 2008
and Tokyo Gas Co. said Tuesday that they have launched the operation of a jointly built thermal power plant in eastern Japan that uses natural gas as energy (JCN Network, Japan)
Prefectures May Halt Road Projects on Gasoline Tax Dispute, Nikkei Reports Mar 29, 2008
The Niigata state government has stopped placing orders because it can't pay for the projects without the tax revenue, the newspaper said, citing a prefecture official it didn't name. Kagoshima is considering a bond issue to make up for any revenue shortfall, the newspaper reported. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Tokyo Electric Expects Power Supplies to Meet Summer Demand Mar 27, 2008
said Wednesday that it plans to secure sufficient electricity supplies to meet expected peak demand this summer, despite having little prospect of operations resuming at an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant. The company will increase power supplies by 2. (JCN Network, Japan)
Tokyo Electric Hastens Fossil-Fuel Plants as Hedge Against Reactor Delays Mar 26, 2008
Tokyo Electric's Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant in Niigata prefecture has been shut since July 16 when a 6. 8 magnitude tremor caused a fire and radiation leaks. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japanese Fishermen, Farmers Will Lose Out When Special Oil Tax Law Expires Mar 26, 2008
Farmers are also struggling with higher costs, the agricultural association of Niigata said. The situation for agriculture is severe because of high oil prices,'' said Noboru Asai, director of planning at the association, which represents Japan's most famous rice-producing area. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Chugoku Electric to Double Nuclear Plant Quake-Effect Estimate, Kyodo Says Mar 25, 2008
6 quake in Niigata prefecture started a fire and caused leaks at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station near the city of Kashiwazaki in July last year after the plant was shaken more than the maximum assumed in its design. To contact the reporter on this story: in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Taisei, 27 Others Ordered to Suspend Biz over Bid-Rigging Mar 24, 2008
and 27 other general contractors to suspend operations for up to 30 days due to their involvement in bid-rigging for a subway extension project in the central Japan city of Nagoya (JCN Network, Japan)
Miss Ireland upstages lady in red Mar 1, 2008
A cruel, biting wind is blowing in from the Sea of Japan as waves crash on to the concrete breakwaters lining the shore of the Japanese fishing port of Niigata. Saturday, 1 March 2008. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Runaway lawnmower kills monk Feb 26, 2008
Handa, from Niigata in Japan, came to Britain in 1978, when he began building a pagoda to promote peace. He had tended the pagoda with the help of nuns ever since. (Yahoo News)
Asias tigers eye nuclear future Feb 15, 2008
The high risks and vulnerability of nuclear power plants in geologically unstable zones were dramatically highlighted by the impact of an earthquake upon the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on July 16, 2007. Fortified to withstand earthquakes as strong as 6. (Asia Times Online)
Japan in a quandary Feb 11, 2008
Forwards: Ryuji Bando (Gamba Osaka), Ryoichi Maeda (Iwata), Kisho Yano (Niigata), Yuzo Tashiro (Kashima). Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sumo hazing allegations rock Japan Feb 10, 2008
The results of an autopsy conducted last year by Niigata University concluded that Saito died of shock caused by multiple injuries. In a separate autopsy, specialists at Nagoya University confirmed earlier this month that shock caused by multiple external injuries contributed to Saito's death. (CNN -- World)
OUTDOORS: Japanese duck in Mississippi Delta Feb 3, 2008
After further research it was confirmed the duck was banded near Niigata, Japan, on Feb. 16, 2000. The pintail drake was banded by a member of the Japanese Bird Banding Association, on Hyoko Lake, near the northwestern coast of Japan. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Tokyo Electric Expects Losses to Widen on Higher Cost of Oil, Natural Gas Jan 30, 2008
The quake in Niigata prefecture, measured at magnitude 6 ... The Niigata earthquake was the most costly global disaster of 2007, Japan's Asahi newspaper said Jan. 21, citing a report from a UN agency. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Stormy weather with heavy snow continues in northern Japan Jan 25, 2008
In the 24 hours to Friday morning, snow reached 44 centimeters in Gunma Prefecture, 42 cm in Niigata Prefecture, and 41 cm in Hokkaido. In the 24 hours until 6 a.m. Saturday, snow is forecasted to reach 50 cm in the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions, 40 cm in Hokkaido, 30 cm in Nagano and Gunma prefectures, and 15-20 cm in Chugoku, the northern and central Kinki region, and Gifu Prefecture, the agency said. (News on Japan, Japan)
last week's questions Jan 25, 2008
Head to the north coast (Fukui, Toyama and Niigata) for wild coastlines, fish to die for and lots of snow for an extended winter (November - March at least). Go all the way up to Hokkaido for rolling plains, dairy farms, and some amazing examples of nature conservation (such as the tancho cranes on Kushiro Marsh). (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
1st Japanese Rice Ethanol Plant to Start 2009 Jan 21, 2008
The project in Niigata, central Japan, for which the Japanese government is paying half the plant construction cost of 1 ... The Niigata project involves engineering company Mitsui Engineering uilding Co and Satake Corp, a food processing machinery maker based in Hiroshima, western Japan ... Zen-Noh, which retails gasoline mainly for farmers, plans to sell gasoline directly blended with 3 percent of the rice-origin ethanol at its 40 gas stations in Niigata. (Planet Ark, United States)
Japan's Niigata Earthquake Most Costly Global Disaster in 2007, Asahi Says Jan 21, 2008
Japan's Niigata Quake Most Costly Disaster in '07, Asahi Says ... Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Niigata earthquake in July 2007 was the most costly global disaster of the year, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported, citing a report from a UN agency. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
INTERVIEW-Japan's first rice ethanol plant sees 2009 start Jan 18, 2008
The project in Niigata, central Japan, for which the Japanese government is paying half the plant construction cost of 1 ... The Niigata project involves engineering company Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co <7003. (AlertNet)
Japan Machine Orders, Consumer Mood Dip Jan 16, 2008
Speaking in Niigata in northern Japan, Watanabe said the rising losses related to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis were a reason for worries. "There are a lot of industries suffering due to high costs," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Softbank Eyes Free Call Service between Mobile, IP Phones Jan 15, 2008
is considering making phone calls between subscribers to its mobile phone and Internet Protocol phone services free of charge, informed sources said Tuesday (JCN Network, Japan)
Guest-Tek Announces Election of Board of Directors Jan 12, 2008
Previously Mr. Ishihara held the positions of Executive Director and General Manager of Hotel Okura, and President and COO of Hotel Okura (Niigata, Japan). Presently Mr. Ishihara is President and CEO of Shiba Park Hotel. (PR Newswire)
The samurai returns Jan 5, 2008
"How can I explain this?" says the 48-year-old Niigata native as he struggles for words. "With Letters, then Memories, I reached a sort of turning point in my acting. I had poured so much of myself into those movies and I really had no idea where to go from there. I was of course offered scripts but nothing that moved me at all in the same way. A lot of people advised me to go ahead and make a movie anyway. But in the end I didn't make one for nearly a year.". (Asia Times Online)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Tokyo Electric to Delay Nuclear Plant to Fortify Quakeproofing, People Say Dec 28, 2007
The company's facility in Niigata prefecture's Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the world's largest nuclear power plant, has been shut since July 16 when a 6 ... Confidence is waning since the earthquake in Niigata. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
McCormack: Japan & Plutonium Dec 24, 2007
" While Japan's government and bureaucracy pursues single-mindedly its chosen nuclear superpower path, the embrace with the US tightens while its distance from Asia widens. In February 2006, Washington included Japan on a short-list of countries for a projected Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), a kind of nuclear energy "coalition of the willing" that would include the US, Great Britain, France, Russia, China, and Japan (i.e. the existing nuclear club members, all nuclear weapons... (Zmag.org)
ANA Not to Scrap Fukuoka-Niigata Route Dec 18, 2007
said Tuesday it has decided not to terminate flights between Fukuoka and Niigata. "> --> ANA Not to Scrap Fukuoka-Niigata Route Tokyo, Dec 18, 2007 (Jiji Press) - All Nippon Airways said Tuesday it has decided not to terminate flights between Fukuoka and Niigata. ANA the same day informed Niigata Governor Hirohiklo Izumida of the decision to retract its application for the transport ministry's approval of termination of the route connecting the southwestern and central Japan cities. In... (JCN Network, Japan)
Quakes, bias are threats to nuclear plants Dec 16, 2007
The damage an earthquake can wreak on a nuclear plant was shown in July at Tokyo Electric's Kashiwazaki Kariwa power station in Niigata prefecture. Kazuyuki Takemoto, a former Kashiwazaki city councilman and longtime anti-nuclear activist, was working at home when the quake hit. (Business Report, South Africa)
Don't betray abductees, Tokyo warned Dec 14, 2007
Justin McCurry in NiigataFriday December 14, 2007 ... The wind that whips the coast of Niigata had turned chilly, but the 13-year-old was only a few hundred metres from the warmth of her home. (Guardian Unlimited)
Japan Nuclear Energy Drive Compromised by Conflicts of Interest in Safety Dec 13, 2007
The damage an earthquake can wreak on a nuclear plant was shown in July at Tokyo Electric's Kashiwazaki Kariwa power station in Niigata prefecture. Kazuyuki Takemoto, a former Kashiwazaki city councilman and longtime anti-nuclear activist, was working at home when the quake hit around 10 a.m. When he ran outside, Takemoto saw a neighbor climb from the ruins of his home. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
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)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Woman crosses Pacific to visit Madison resident Dec 6, 2007
She had grown up on the west side of Japan's Honshu Island in a region called Niigata. Yamazaki arrived in Kansas at age 17 with a Japanese student's knowledge of English. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Explosion at Mitsubishi Gas Plant in Niigata Kills One Worker, Kyodo Says Dec 6, 2007
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- An explosion hit Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co.'s plant in Niigata Prefecture, north of Tokyo, this morning, killing one worker, Kyodo News reported, citing police. The general line of the Tokyo-based chemical maker was busy when Bloomberg News called for confirmation. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Tokyo Elec. Mulling Purchase from Nippon Oil-Tokyo Gas Power Plant Nov 24, 2007
Mulling Purchase from Nippon Oil-Tokyo Gas Power Plant. is considering buying electricity from a thermal power plant being built by Nippon Oil Corp. and Tokyo Gas Co. , informed sources said Thursday. (JCN Network, Japan)
Japan Nuclear Plant Utilization Rate Drops to 56.3 Pct Nov 14, 2007
The decline stemmed from the continued shutdown of a plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co. that was hit by July's major earthquake in Niigata Prefecture as well as regular inspections of nuclear plants, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan. Tokyo Electric Power saw the capacity utilization rate of its nuclear plants slumping at 31. (JCN Network, Japan)
Winter Sports in Japan. Nov 9, 2007
A skier can board a bullet train on a brisk and sunny day in Tokyo, and in just over 1 hour be at a resort in Niigata or Nagano where there will be 2 to 4 meters of snow. Depending on the region and prevailing weather conditions, it is usually possible to ski from December through April. (Suite101.com)
Strong quake in west Japan could kill 42,000-report Nov 2, 2007
8 tremor killed seven people and injured hundreds in Niigata, northwest Japan, also putting the world's biggest nuclear power plant out of action. news is provided by. (AlertNet)
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer with S-1, an Oral Fluoropyrimidine Nov 1, 2007
From Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara (S.S.); National Cancer Center Hospital (M.S.), the Cancer Institute Hospital (T.Y., T.N.), Nihon University School of Medicine (M.F.), University of Tokyo (Y.O.), and Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital (K.A.) all in Tokyo; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa (T.K.); Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata (A.N.); Sakai City Hospital, Sakai (H.F., H.I.); Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka (M.H.); Aichi Cancer Center Hospital,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Real reasons for rice price fall Oct 23, 2007
Koshihikari rice produced in the Uonuma region of Niigata Prefecture, known for its specially high quality, is now on sale at major supermarket chains at prices nearly 10 percent lower than last year. The largest factor behind the fall in the price of rice is excess production of the nation's staple food. (News on Japan, Japan)
Tokyo Electric Finds Safety Rod Damage at Reactor Shut by July Earthquake Oct 19, 2007
The malfunction, discovered during inspections at the facility, the world's biggest nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, has no effect on plant safety, the company said. A magnitude 6. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
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)
Uchihashi: Japanese Deregulation Sep 25, 2007
I was surprised when, for an NHK Niigata regional bureau special program, I met the president of a small regional company that had received an order for printing devices from the Finnish company Nokia. When a Nokia representative visited the company, he said, "There are certain conditions that must be met for our company to enter into a cooperative relationship with you. Please answer the following questions." His first question was "Do you know where your final disposal facility for emissions... (Zmag.org)
Tokyo Electric Extinguishes Fire at Nuclear Plant; No Radiation Leakage Sep 20, 2007
Tokyo Electric's Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant in the northern prefecture of Niigata has been shut since July 16, when an earthquake sparked a fire and caused radiation leaks. The utility has been conducting inspections and repairs on plant equipment damaged by the tremor. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Fire at Japan's quake-hit plant Sep 20, 2007
The fire at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata prefecture was sparked by a fault in a cooler on the roof of the plant, a spokesman said. Workers extinguished the flames and there was no danger of a radioactive leak, the spokesman said. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Customized Virus Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells That Drive Lethal Cancer Sep 13, 2007
Aoki also is affiliated with the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University in Niigata, Japan. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. EDT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007. (Science Daily)
ANA to Scrap 2 More Domestic Routes Sep 13, 2007
The major Japanese airline currently offers two round-trip services a day on both routes--one connecting the southwestern city of Fukuoka and the northeastern city of Sendai and the other between Fukuoka and Niigata, central Japan. "> FeaturedNews Rooms New 2007Annual Reports ? 2001-2007 The Japan Corporate News Network (JCN) K.K.. (JCN Network, Japan)
Footballs results Sep 2, 2007
J-League: Urawa Red Diamonds 0 Omiya Ardija 1, Kashima Antlers 4 Kawasaki Frontale 1, FC Tokyo 3 Vissel Kobe 1, Yokohama FC 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2, Albirex Niigata 0 JEF United Chiba 1, Jubilo Iwata 0 Shimizu S-Pulse 1, Nagoya Grampus Eight 1 Gamba Osaka 4. Leading standings: Urawa Red Diamonds 52, Gamba Osaka 51, Kashima Antlers 45, Shimizu S-Pulse 44, Albirex Niigata 41. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
