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Gifu

Type: City

Name: Gifu

Country: Japan

Latitude: 35.419998

Longitude: 136.759995

population: 397,718

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Kobe University

Retired teachers stay busy as bees

FUKUI – Five people in their 70s to 90s from Fukui Prefecture have been chasing and collecting bees for more than half a century, contributing to the discovery of rare species.All five of the former teachers studied the life of bees under Fukui University ... [Published Japan Times - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Species, Kobe University, Toyama, Gifu

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Course records for Tadese and Tufa at Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon

Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopia’s Mestawet Tufa set new course records when winning at the third edition of the Naoko Takahashi Cup / Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in 1:00:31 and 1:10:03 respectively on Sunday (19).Zersenay, ... [Published IAAF - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mestawet Tufa, Zersenay Tadese, Martin Mathathi

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New purple bench at Purple People bridge

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - There's a new purple bench on the Ohio side of the Purple People Bridge, thanks to one of Cincinnati's sister cities. The bench was unveiled by New Taipai City. There are also flags atop the purple poles at the bridge from New ... [Published WXIX - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gifu, Liuzhou, Kharkiv, Harare

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Central Japan Railway Co Ltd

JR Tokai reveals 'small and efficient' future bullet train stations

An exterior plan for intermediate stations on the maglev bullet train route is seen in this image provided courtesy of JR Tokai. Intermediate stations for Japan's future magnetically levitated (maglev) bullet train will be small, simple and efficient, ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Nagoya, Central Japan Railway Co Ltd, Sagamihara

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Nippon Ichi Software

Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, Japan, just inked a contract to be the official sponso

Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, Japan, just inked a contract to be the official sponsor of Japanese soccer team F.C. Gifu. Hope this means all the players must wear Prinny hats! Read more... ... [Published Kotaku - May 14 2013]

Entities: Gifu, Nippon Ichi Software, Japan

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

15 dead, 1 missing in mountain-related accidents during Golden Week

TOKYO Fifteen people died and one person remains missing after mountain-related accidents during Golden Week, officials said Wednesday.Meanwhile, NHK reported that 67 hiking accidents were reported in the holiday period from April 27 to May 6. Most of ... [Published Japan Today - May 08 2013]

Entities: Avalanche, Toyama, Gifu

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

With no cash for Windows upgrades, local gov't to disconnect some PCs from Net and tape up ethernet ports

, Microsoft will end support for its XP operating system which is still installed on one-third of PCs in Japan. After that date, the company will no longer provide corrective updates should any security flaws be discovered, meaning users will be more ... [Published Japan Today - May 06 2013]

Entities: Ethernet, Ports, Ichinomiya (Japan)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Old Navy chases new blood in untapped Nagoya, Gifu markets

Old Navy, the largest casual clothing retailer in the United States, opened two outlets in the Chubu region on April 25 in what appears to be a foray aimed at leveraging its fashion sense, high quality and low prices in central Honshu.One of the stores ... [Published Japan Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: Old Navy, Nagoya, Gifu, Sakae (Japan), Denki

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Chubu's 'Dragon Route' resumes bid to lure tourists

NAGOYA – A project to lure Asian tourists, especially Chinese, to central Japan has resumed after delays caused by the territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing.The “Dragon Route” project is being promoted by prefectures, municipalities and economic ... [Published Japan Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: Japan, Gifu, Tokyo

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

PURE BLISS IN GIFU

No television. No Internet. Futons and a kotatsu (a heated wooden table) were all that greeted us in our cosy tatami-lined room in Nodaniya minshuku (a cheaper, smaller version of a ryokan), an accommodation in Shirakawa-go, a mountain village in Gifu ... [Published Epicure - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Gifu

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Mitsubishi Motors to cut domestic output: Report

Mitsubishi Motors Corp will reduce the production capacity of a major plant in Okayama prefecture by about 40 per cent this year, the Nikkei said.The automaker, which had earlier streamlined its overseas production by withdrawing from Europe and Australia, ... [Published Economic Times - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Kurashiki, Gifu

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sony to sell land at factory site in Gifu

Print: Apr 23, 2013Last Modfied: Apr 23, 2013GIFU – Sony Corp. is arranging the sale of 5.6 hectares of land in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, where the closing of its factory there last month seriously affected the regional economy, Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta ... [Published Japan Times - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Gifu, Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Workers

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...and Fisheries issued a written request on April 19 to 75 prefectural governments and major cities that have slaughterhouses, urging them to "review blanket testing from July."

Prefectures mixed over blanket BSE testing: survey [Published MAINICHI Daily News - 14 hours ago]

The Dragon Route Promotion Council says the project is so named as the tourist route "courses mysteriously through Japan like the swelling of a dragon's body." (PNA/Kyodo) JBP/PJN

'Dragon Route' project resumes work to lure tourists to central Japan [Published Balita.org - May 02 2013]

"The idea is you wear what you earned," Durr said. "Even if it's somebody else's medal, you're not supposed to be wearing it."

Korean War vets leader's secret unraveled in emotional driveway interview [Published Syracuse Online - May 01 2013]

...According to news reporting originating from Gifu, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) has a neuroprotective effect. Astrocytes support neurons by releasing neurotrophic factors including glial cell..."

Gliomas: Studies from Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine Provide New Data on Gliomas [Published NewsRX - Apr 29 2013]

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Retired teachers stay busy as bees [Published Japan Times - 8 hours ago]
Prefectures mixed over blanket BSE testing: survey [Published MAINICHI Daily News - 14 hours ago]
Why the Panasonic push for profitability will m... [Published What Hifi - May 20 2013]
Course records for Tadese and Tufa at Gifu Seir... [Published IAAF - May 19 2013]
New purple bench at Purple People bridge [Published WXIX - May 17 2013]
JR Tokai reveals 'small and efficient' future b... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 14 2013]
Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, J... [Published Kotaku - May 14 2013]
15 dead, 1 missing in mountain-related accident... [Published Japan Today - May 08 2013]
With no cash for Windows upgrades, local gov't ... [Published Japan Today - May 06 2013]
Chubu's 'Dragon Route' resumes bid to lure tour... [Published Japan Times - May 03 2013]
Old Navy chases new blood in untapped Nagoya, G... [Published Japan Times - May 03 2013]
'Dragon Route' project resumes work to lure tou... [Published Balita.org - May 02 2013]
Korean War vets leader's secret unraveled in em... [Published Syracuse Online - May 01 2013]
Gliomas: Studies from Gifu University Graduate ... [Published NewsRX - Apr 29 2013]
PURE BLISS IN GIFU [Published Epicure - Apr 29 2013]
Reported corporal punishment 'tip of iceberg' [Published Asiaone - Apr 28 2013]
Corporal punishment reports up at public schools [Published Asiaone - Apr 28 2013]
Mitsubishi Motors to cut domestic output: Report [Published Economic Times - Apr 23 2013]
Sony to sell land at factory site in Gifu [Published Japan Times - Apr 22 2013]
FSA publishes Weekly Review No.42 [Published Japan Financial Services Agency - Apr 22 2013]
TOKAI Route Map [Published ZDNet - Apr 22 2013]
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (9502) - Financi... [Published TransWorldNews - Apr 22 2013]
Gifu opens women-only dorm for drug addicts [Published Japan Times - Apr 19 2013]
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Police to introduce stalker danger-level checklist [Published MAINICHI Daily News - Apr 19 2013]
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BOJ's Miyao confident on 2% inflation goal [Published Japan Times - Apr 18 2013]
18Apr/Ryuzo Miyao: Economic activity, prices, a... [Published Bank for International Settlements - Apr 18 2013]
Micro ITLAs poised to spur 100G optical communi... [Published Cabling Installation and Maintenance - Apr 18 2013]
BOJ Official Sees Over 1% Inflation Next Fiscal... [Published 4 Traders - Apr 18 2013]

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Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, J... [Published Kotaku - May 14 2013] Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, Japan, just inked a contract to be the official sponsor of Japanese soccer team F.C. Gifu. Hope this means all the players must wear Prinny hats! Read more... ...
Fujitsu software uses a smartphone's camera to ... [Published Engadget - Mar 18 2013] There seems to be an unwritten rule that Japanese carriers and smartphone makers need to dedicate R&D spend to bettering the lives of their users. And we certainly can't argue with that. NTT DoCoMo is at the forefront of said innovation, developing ...
Fujitsu Laboratories Japan – Develops Rea... [Published Newlaunches.com - Mar 18 2013] Many companies and scientific Labs around the world are striving hard to come up with more Health-centric technology to make healthcare more hassle-free. Fujitsu Laboratories Limited Japan has developed a technology to measure a person’s pulse in ...
Japanese Architect Toyo Ito Wins Pritzker Prize [Published The China Blog - Mar 18 2013] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese architect Toyo Ito, whose buildings have been praised for their fluid beauty and balance between the physical and virtual world, has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize’s jury announced Sunday. The 71-year-old ...
Japanese Architect Toyo Ito Wins Pritzker Prize [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Mar 18 2013] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japanese architect Toyo Ito, whose buildings have been praised for their fluid beauty and balance between the physical and virtual world, has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize’s jury announced Sunday. The 71-year-old ...