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Kyoto Prefecture

Type: Province

Name: Kyoto Prefecture

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Juntendo University

Trimming the fat from Japan’s problems

It seems a stupid question. Maybe it is. Or maybe not. Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that we are all rational beings. We possess average intelligence, adequate and more or less similar education, and copious exposure to all the information ... [Published Japan Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Japan, Diet, Juntendo University, Metabo

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Kyoto's cultural treasures at mercy of Fukui reactors

KYOTO – Each spring, thousands of tourists visit the ancient capital of Kyoto to enjoy what, for many, is the quintessential Japanese experience of viewing cherry blossoms in the cradle of the nation’s traditional culture.During this time, as well as ... [Published Japan Times - May 07 2013]

Entities: Kyoto, Fukui (Japan), Reactor, Disaster, Nuclear Power Plant

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Takashimaya Co Ltd

'Pop idol' robot converses with customers at Osaka store

OSAKA – A robot designed in the form of a female pop idol and equipped with the ability to recognize words and converse, reappeared Wednesday at a department store in the city of Osaka where it debuted.Named Minami after a popular Osaka neighborhood, ... [Published Japan Times - May 01 2013]

Entities: Osaka, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Takashimaya Co Ltd, Osaka University

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 4 reports

World?s Oldest Living Person to Mark 116th Birthday

By Suzan ClarkeApr 19, 2013 6:00amJiroemon Kimura, the oldest living man in the world, turns 116 Friday, and he plans to have a modest celebration with his family in his Japanese home.Kimura was born on April 19, 1897 ? one year before the start of the ... [Published ABC News - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Guinness World Records, Akiko Fujita, Jeanne Louise Calment, Japan, Spanish–American War

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kyoto University

Mayor wants permanent resident status for overseas students who graduate from Kyoto Univ

Kyoto Mayor Keiji Yamada has made public his intentions to appeal to the government to award overseas students who graduate from Kyoto University with the right to permanent residence. It is a proposal entitled ?Kyoto University Special Ward? and also ... [Published Japan Today - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Kyoto, Permanent Resident, Kyoto University, Singapore, Yahoo Japan Corp

First reported Feb 25 2013 - Updated Feb 25 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. radar to counter North’s missiles

Tokyo and Washington are mulling the installation of an X-band radar system at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Kyoto Prefecture to build up Japan’s missile defense system and counter the North Korean ballistic missile threat, sources close to bilateral ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Feb 25 2013]

Entities: missile, United States, Sea of Japan, North Korean Missile

First reported Jan 15 2013 - Updated Jan 15 2013 - 1 reports

GS Yuasa Corp

4 Japanese companies agree to provide free use of EVs and energy supply devices to government of Kyoto Prefecture in disasters

Kyoto Prefecture and four Japanese companies entered into a partnership last September under which the prefectural government can call on the companies to provide free use of their electric vehicles (EVs) and power feeding devices for emergency response ... [Published Green Car Congress - Jan 15 2013]

Entities: Electric Vehicle, Disaster, emergency, GS Yuasa Corp, Battery

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 1 reports

Kyoto resident becomes world's oldest-ever man

A resident of Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on Friday became the world's longest-living man, reaching the age of 115 years and 253 days to surpass the previous Guinness record by one day, city officials said. Guinness World Records postponed handing Jiroemon ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: Kyoto, Guinness World Records

First reported Dec 26 2012 - Updated Dec 26 2012 - 1 reports

Unlicensed drivers face heavier penalty

The National Police Agency plans to seek a Road Traffic Law revision to impose heavier penalties for unlicensed driving, following a fatal car accident caused by a boy without a license in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, in April, sources said. Under the ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 26 2012]

Entities: National Police Agency, Car Accidents, prison

First reported Dec 18 2012 - Updated Dec 18 2012 - 1 reports

Kyoto man, 115, now world's oldest

A 115-year-old Kyoto Prefecture man has become the oldest living person in the world after an American woman, also 115, passed away Monday, according to Guinness World Records. Jiroemon Kimura of Kyotango was born on April 19, 1897, 15 days later than ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 18 2012]

Entities: Kyoto, Dina Manfredini, Guinness World Records

First reported Dec 12 2012 - Updated Dec 13 2012 - 2 reports

Four North castaways now in Tottori

Three of four men rescued from a North Korean boat adrift in the Sea of Japan arrived Thursday at Miho Bay, Tottori Prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said. The boat was also towed into the bay, where the three will be questioned aboard a coast guard ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 13 2012]

Entities: Tottori (Japan), Maizuru (Japan), Sea of Japan, Japan Coast Guard

First reported Dec 12 2012 - Updated Dec 12 2012 - 1 reports

Man acquitted of schoolgirl murder

The Osaka High Court on Wednesday acquitted a 64-year-old man in the May 2008 murder of a high school girl in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, overturning a lower court conviction. The Kyoto District Court in May 2011 sentenced Katsumi Naka to life for murdering ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 12 2012]

Entities: Homicide, Murderer, Osaka, Kyoto

Quotes

"I'm teaching them the Japanese language, and I wanted them to experience the culture" Takahashi said. "And they love cherry blossoms."

Friendship blossoms at annual Sakura Festival [Published Columbian.com - Apr 19 2013]

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Unlicensed drivers face heavier penalty [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 26 2012]
Kyoto man, 115, now world's oldest [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 18 2012]
Four North castaways now in Tottori [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 13 2012]
Man acquitted of schoolgirl murder [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 12 2012]
Japan Coast Guard rescues four from drifting No... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 12 2012]
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U.S. radar to counter North’s missiles [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Feb 25 2013] Tokyo and Washington are mulling the installation of an X-band radar system at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Kyoto Prefecture to build up Japan’s missile defense system and counter the North Korean ballistic missile threat, sources close to bilateral ...
4 Japanese companies agree to provide free use ... [Published Green Car Congress - Jan 15 2013] Kyoto Prefecture and four Japanese companies entered into a partnership last September under which the prefectural government can call on the companies to provide free use of their electric vehicles (EVs) and power feeding devices for emergency response ...