Toyota to Launch Ultra-compact 'iQ' in Japan Oct 15, 2008
Monthly sales target for Japan: 2,500 unitsAssembly Plant: Takaoka Plant, Toyota Motor Corporation. iQ Specifications. (JCN Network, Japan)
Living with humans has taught dogs 'morals'... Aug 22, 2008
At the forum in Budapest, Dr Akiko Takaoka from Kyoto University 00004000 in Japan described as-yet unpublished work that examined what is going on inside a dog's mind when it hears a stranger's voice ... Dr Takaoka said: 'This suggests dogs generate an internal visual representation of a male or female correlated with the voice. (The Drudge Report)
Dogs can sniff right from wrong Aug 22, 2008
Meanwhile, Dr Akiko Takaoka from Kyoto University in Japan has described as-yet unpublished work that examined what is going on inside a dog's mind when it hears a stranger's voice. More Health/Sci. (India Times, India)
* World News Quick Take Jun 11, 2008
A firefighter lost his job after city officials found out he had been driving ambulances and firetrucks for over 20 years without a drivers license, an official in Takaoka City, central Japan, said yesterday. The case came to light when the firefighter in his 40s, who had been working for the city for over 25 years, hesitated to show his drivers license during a regular inspection last week, said Shigeru Sawasaki, a Takaoka City official. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Japan cuts finances for US bases Dec 12, 2007
5 per cent, or 400 million yen in 2009 and 2010, according to Foreign Ministry official Masaki Takaoka ... Thomas Schieffer, the US ambassador to Japan, and Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura reached the accord Wednesday, Takaoka said ... "Japan feels it is important to gain public understanding for our support of American troops, and also spur the US to budget more efficiently," Takaoka said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
More of this story Nov 17, 2007
Seonna Hong, whose work is usually character-driven, chose to exhibit a tapestry at JANM. Eishi Takaoka constructed a red box big enough to step into and covered it with dozens of small sculptures: Unidentifiable objects sprout from small, serene and perfectly smooth faces hand-carved out of wood. Pryor Praczukowski, a colorist for Giant Robot, creates faux film stills. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Yen for Titanium Roofs on Japan Temples Fuels Preservationist Backlash Jul 27, 2007
Financial support isn't as important as aesthetic appeal, says Dosho Yotsuya, abbot at the Zuiryuji Buddhist temple, a heritage site in the northwestern city of Takaoka. Zuiryuji's seven-structure compound, completed around 1660, showcases early Zen architecture from Japan's 1603-1868 Edo period, when the administrative capital shifted to what is now Tokyo from Kyoto. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
The 2008 Toyota Scion xD at a glance Jul 27, 2007
WHERE BUILT: Takaoka, Japan. KEY RIVALS: Dodge Caliber, Ford Focus, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Accent, Chevrolet Aveo. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Toyota Anxiety With Defects, Recalls Accompanies Toyoda Drive to President Jul 25, 2007
Streamlining Takaoka ... In Takaoka, Japan, parts that were once lined up in racks alongside the assembly line now arrive at a sort area at the line's end ... The Takaoka plant now needs 20 hours to make a Corolla. (Bloomberg)
Scion's little xD: You know what you got, good or bad Jul 20, 2007
Manufactured at Toyota's Takaoka. plant in Toyota City, Japan, which also manufactures others models including the Yaris hatchback and Corolla models for the Japan market. (USA Today -- Money)
In baby-scarce Japan, marriage is delivered to door Apr 11, 2007
Hiroe Takaoka is one of the single women the matchmaking group is determined to marry off. But so far the 23-year-old city hall clerk is holding out, even after being handed a photograph of an eligible bachelor several months ago by a matchmaker. (News on Japan, Japan)
