* Aint nothin but the blues Nov 13, 2008
My dream finally came true, says Kikuta on the phone earlier this week while visiting his hometown of Utsunomiya, a city 95km north of Tokyo, where he returns twice a year to hold guitar workshops. I am still thinking about that day, he says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
To HAL and back Oct 11, 2008
Yatchan and Fukuchan wear uniforms and serve customers hot towels and drinks at the Kayabukiya sake house, in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo. The monkeys are family pets that started out by mimicking the owners' actions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Restaurant turns to monkey business Oct 7, 2008
The Kayabukiya sake house, in the city of Utsunomiya north of Tokyo, is using a pair of uniformed Japanese macaques called Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to serve its customers. The younger of the two, Fuku-chan, usually begins the first shift and is quick to give customers a hot towel to help them clean their hands before they order their drinks, as is the custom in Japan. (ABC Online)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Yakuza 2 FAQ Sep 20, 2008
Anyway, this guy is Bob Utsunomiya. He usually just says "Hm" when you walk past him, but once you've unlocked extra items, a green triangle will appear and you can talk to him. (IGN PS2)
Zen-Noh Shuts Grain Facility in U.S. Gulf as Hurricane Gustav Approaches Sep 1, 2008
All of the terminals and grain elevators on the Mississippi River are shut down and are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Gustav,'' Charlie Utsunomiya, director at the Japan office of the Arlington, Virginia-based market development organization for American wheat, said in an e-mail today, citing information from U.S. contacts. An elevator is a facility to store and ship grains. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
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)
Japanese flour milling team to visit ND Jul 19, 2008
The Japanese delegation will be accompanied by Wataru Utsunomiya, director of the U.S. Wheat Associates office in Tokyo. USW works to maintain and improve export market opportunities for American wheat farmers with support from the farmers themselves through a per bushel checkoff. (Agri-View, WI)
Japan faces engineering shortage May 18, 2008
Applications to the engineering program at Utsunomiya University, an hour north of Tokyo, have fallen one-third since 1999. Starting last year, the school has tried to attract students by adding practical instruction to its theory-laden curriculum. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
JR East Link Faces Opposition, Delaying Development of Tokyo Real Estate Feb 18, 2008
The new link will allow trains from the Joban, Takasaki and Utsunomiya lines, north of Tokyo, to run through to the Tokaido line, to the south of Tokyo. The new line will give passengers other options and may reduce congestion on trains between Ueno and Tokyo, said Kogure. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japan PM Hopes to Take Climate Leadership at Davos Jan 25, 2008
"Japan needs to commit to targets if it wants to take leadership in fighting climate change, but for targets to be met, there need to be policies," said Fukashi Utsunomiya, professor emeritus of environment policy at Tokai University. "It won't be acceptable for Japan to announce a target it can't reach.". (Planet Ark, United States)
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)
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)
Nomura Holdings Offers $2.8 Billion for Regional Bank Ashikaga, People Say Nov 28, 2007
Toshio Aoki, an Utsunomiya, Japan-based spokesman for Ashikaga also declined to comment. Officials at the Financial Services Agency were not available. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
MEMC stock hits record on global demand for polysilicon Oct 5, 2007
It makes wafers at its facilities in St. Peters; Sherman, Texas; Novara, Italy; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hsinchu, Taiwan; Chonan, South Korea; and Utsunomiya, Japan. pthimangu@bizjournals. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Japan faces hunger pains as poor slip through net Oct 3, 2007
"The poverty line is considered one half the median income, or around 2.3 million per year. The current poverty rate for Japan is 15.3 percent. That means more than 19 million live below the poverty line. Forty percent of the more-than-1.2-million single mothers make less than 1.5 million per year. "In Utsunomiya a few years ago a mother starved to death with her child. It happens, and will, unfortunately, probably become more common. (News on Japan, Japan)
80,000 commuters in Japan delayed by a 'groper' on the tracks Sep 6, 2007
An estimated 80,000 commuters suffered delays as 37 trains on the Keihin-Tohoku Line, Saikyo Line, Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line, and Shonan-Shinjuku Line were affected. Sexual harassment has been a significant problem on Japan's trains for years, with rail companies introducing women-only carriages as a result. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Annual festival shows off Japanese tradition Jul 23, 2007
just can't believe the number of people who have come out, said Alice Utsunomiya, president of the Women's Club of the Guadalupe Buddhist church ... Utsunomiya could not estimate the number in attendance by the festival's end, but she said the event sold out of food ... Utsunomiya, 71, is a long-time member of the Guadalupe Buddhist Church one of four in the Central Coast. (Santa Maria Times)
Obon: Local dancers to celebrate annual Japanese festival Jul 13, 2007
Event organizer Alice Utsunomiya practices the the Bon Odori, a traditional Japanese dance, Wednesday at the rehearsal for the Obon Festival at the Veterans Memorial Cultural Center ... The Guadalupe Buddhist Church has put on the local event for as long as Central Coast native Alice Utsunomiya, 71, can remember ... It s a gathering of joy, said Utsunomiya. (Santa Maria Times)
Hippo Gets His Teeth Brushed: See The Video Jun 6, 2007
At a zoo in Utsunomiya City, north of Tokyo, kindergarten children watched as a zookeeper brushed a hippopotamus' teeth with a 20-centimeter long brush. The male hippo, which is called Wataru-kun, approached the fence and opened his mouth as the children called his name. (WTKR.com, VA)
Japan's lost generation May 18, 2007
Electronics giant Canon Inc. ( ) is in the spotlight after Hideyuki Ohno, a 32-year-old temporary worker at the company's Utsunomiya factory, near Tokyo, organized 17 other temps into a union. His beef: After seven years on the job, he's still employed by an agency, not Canon. (News on Japan, Japan)
