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Niigata Prefecture

Type: Company

Name: Niigata Prefecture

Nationality: Japan

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc

Japan planning 14 nuclear plants: report (AFP)

AFP/Tokyo Electric Power/File – A control room of one of seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, …10 mins agoTOKYO (AFP) – Resource-poor Japan is planning to build at least 14 nuclear power plants over the next ... [Published 7 hours ago by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Japan, Nuclear Power, Niigata Prefecture, Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Heavier snowfalls in Japan due to big chill blowing from the Arctic

Bitterly cold air blowing south from the Arctic Circle triggered highly unusual weather fluctuations that brought heavier snowfalls to areas of Japan this winter.A committee of experts under the Japan Meteorological Agency said the highly unpredictable ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Asahi.com]

Entities: Arctic Oscillation, Japan, Atmospheric Pressure

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Gov't hopes to release 10 crested ibises into wild in Sept

The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it hopes to release 10 crested ibises into the wild in September as scheduled after attacks by a marten killed nine others and threatened a delay in this years release project for the endangered avian species.The ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Japan Today]

Entities: Crested, Niigata Prefecture, Infrared, Species, Environment

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

Central Japan Railway Co

Anti-quake rails to curb derailment

Central Japan Railway Co. has started installing guard rails to stabilize Tokaido Line Shinkansen bullet trains and prevent derailment during a major earthquake.The measure was prompted by a 'rocking derailment' that occurred along the Joetsu Shinkansen ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Asahi.com]

Entities: Earthquake, Niigata Prefecture, Central Japan Railway Co

First Reported Feb 23 2010 - Updated Feb 23 2010 - 1 Documents

FEATURE: Cambodian school adopting Japanese method enjoys popularity

A private school in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh adopting Japanese-style teaching in music, painting and other subjects is enjoying high popularity. The school's principal, 60-year-old Yasuo Anzai, was an assistant principal at a junior high school ... [Published Feb 23 2010 by Kyodo]

Entities: Cambodia, Adoption, Saitama Prefecture, Teaching

First Reported Feb 04 2010 - Updated Feb 04 2010 - 1 Documents

International University of Japan

Japan: Snow Candle Sparking Hope for Haiti

In a freezing winter at International University of Japan (IUJ) , located in Niigata Prefecture of Japan, over 100 students from different countries joined together to build a snow ball in lighting the candle of hope for Haitians who have been suffering ... [Published Feb 04 2010 by Global Voices Online]

Entities: Haiti, Japan, International University of Japan, Niigata Prefecture

First Reported Dec 29 2009 - Updated Dec 29 2009 - 1 Documents

Personal Reflection on the Life of Chess Butler

I didn't have the opportunity to know "Chess", or William Chessley Butler, who died this past week at the age of 23 from cystic fibrosis. Chess was the son of one of my closest high school friends, Nikki LeMaster Butler, and I just received word ... [Published Dec 29 2009 by The Washington Note]

Entities: Niigata Prefecture, Steve Clemons, Cystic Fibrosis

First Reported Nov 19 2009 - Updated Nov 19 2009 - 1 Documents

Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant

TOKYO (AFP) Smoke rose on Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.The smoke was caused by friction from ... [Published Nov 19 2009 by AFP via Yahoo!]

Entities: Japan, Radiation, Earthquake

Quotes

..."Not smoking" is one of the most effective ways to prevent cancer that is cost-free and is not difficult if one is determined. WHO says: "Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world today. It causes 80 to 90 percent of all lung cancer deaths, and nearly one-third of all cancer deaths in developing countries." In North America and Europe, the decline in the incidence of cancer in the 1990s is attributed to a decrease in the number of smokers

Cancer-thwarting lifestyles [Japan Times - Feb 27 2010]

...the leadership of Fujio Cho and Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota's Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively, Toyota has transformed its principle of using "only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that services your people and processes." Both executives steered Toyota in new directions while trying to maintain the corporate culture that underpinned its success...

'Toyota off the cliff?: Lessons in leadership' [EuroInvestor.co.uk - Feb 26 2010]

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Japan planning 14 nuclear plants: report (... [Yahoo! News - 7 hours ago]
Heavier snowfalls in Japan due to big chill blo... [Asahi.com - Mar 17 2010]
Gov't hopes to release 10 crested ibises into w... [Japan Today - Mar 16 2010]
Anti-quake rails to curb derailment [Asahi.com - Mar 10 2010]
Cancer-thwarting lifestyles [Japan Times - Feb 27 2010]
'Toyota off the cliff?: Lessons in leadership' [EuroInvestor.co.uk - Feb 26 2010]
FEATURE: Award-winning director making next fil... [Kyodo - Feb 23 2010]
FEATURE: Cambodian school adopting Japanese met... [Kyodo - Feb 23 2010]
Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant [AFP via Yahoo! - Nov 19 2009]
Arroyo urged to seek $1B in int'l aid [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Oct 11 2009]
Japanese Researchers Tap Chemical Composition T... [Popular Science - Aug 05 2009]

Blogs

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Japan: Snow Candle Sparking Hope for Haiti [Global Voices Online - Feb 04 2010] In a freezing winter at International University of Japan (IUJ), located in Niigata Prefecture of Japan, over 100 students from different countries joined together ...
Personal Reflection on the Life of Chess Butler [The Washington Note - Dec 29 2009] I didn't have the opportunity to know "Chess", or William Chessley Butler, who died this past week at the age of 23 from cystic fibrosis. Chess was the son ...
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nucl... [The Greenpeace weblog - Dec 24 2009] Today's big stories from the nuclear industry: Nuclear plant spills tritium into lake âWorkers at the Darlington nuclear station filled the wrong tank with ...
Toshiba to Build a Second Li-ion SCiB Productio... [Green Car Congress - Oct 29 2009] Anticipating strong future demand, Toshiba Corporation will construct a second dedicated production facility for its safe, long-life, rapid charge SCiB battery (earlier ...