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Miyagi Prefecture

Type: Province

Name: Miyagi Prefecture

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Rice planted in former no-go zone

District in Tamura first to resume farming near Fukushima No. 1JIJIOnline: May 20, 2013Print: May 20, 2013Last Modfied: May 20, 2013TAMURA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Farmers in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, have begun planting rice in a district once ... [Published Japan Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Agriculture, Power Plant, Fukushima I Dai-Ichi Nuclear Plant, Fallout

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 6 reports

Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc

*Earthquake Jolts Northeastern Japan

SPA - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities ... [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan, Earthquake, Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant, Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc

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

Magnitude 6 quake Tohoku region; no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Tohoku region and surrounding areas Saturday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.On the Japanese seismic scale to 7, the 2:48 p.m. quake, which originated ... [Published Japan Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Tsunami, Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant, Sendai (Miyagi, Japan)

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

Yomiuri Shimbun

Wheelchair that improves quality of life for the elderly

| Makiko Tatebayashi |SENDAI, Japan (The Yomiuri Shimbun) — Quite a few elderly people spend most of their waking hours in wheelchairs that leave a lot to be desired.So university researchers have developed a wheelchair that can help the elderly ... [Published Borneo Bulletin - May 18 2013]

Entities: Sendai (Miyagi, Japan), Tohoku Fukushi University, Tatebayashi (Japan), Narita (Japan), Yomiuri Shimbun

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

New Moai statue puts down roots in Minamisanriku

SENDAI – A replacement Moai statue from Chile was installed Thursday in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, as a gift to help the tsunami-hit residents recover.It took about two hours for a crane to lift the 2-ton, 3-meter-high replica of one ... [Published Japan Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Minamisanriku, Chile, Replica, Tsunami

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

Panasonic Corp

GLP signs logistics facility expansion contract with Panasonic Logistics

Additionally, Panasonic Logistics will lease whole GLP Tomiya IV and will use the expansion to strengthen its distribution network in Northern Japan.GLP Japan president Yoshiyuki Chosa said, "We will continue to deliver the right solutions and maximize ... [Published Logistics Business Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Logistics, Panasonic Corp, Japan

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

South Korean media slam ‘provocative’ photo of Abe

Major South Korean newspapers splashed a photograph of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military trainer jet on their front pages yesterday, saying it was a reminder of Japan’s colonial-era atrocities.The picture in question showed a smiling Abe ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, South Korea, Japan, Shin Kak-soo

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

GPS requirement plan for former sex offenders suspended in Miyagi Prefecture

SENDAI -- Officials in Miyagi Prefecture announced on May 15 that they were temporarily abandoning plans to utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS) for the mandatory surveillance of former sex offenders.The measure -- which would have required substantial ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sex, Yoshihiro Murai, Great East Japan Earthquake, Sendai (Miyagi, Japan)

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

(EDITORIAL from the Korea JoongAng Daily on May 16)

Shame on Prime Minister AbeJapan's far-right politicians have lost their minds. Outspoken nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto have unabashedly brought up the ghosts of Japan's wartime past and irked neighbors that still ... [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Tōru Hashimoto, Adolf Hitler

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

Shame on Prime Minister Abe

Japan’s far-right politicians have lost their minds. Outspoken nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto have unabashedly brought up the ghosts of Japan’s wartime past and irked neighbors that still bear bitter memories of its ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Hashimoto (Japan), Nazi, Japan, Imperial Japanese Army

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

Another provocation from Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a thumbs-up while in the cockpit of a T-4 training jet at the JASDF base in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture, May 11. The photo has created controversy, as on the plane’s side is the number 731, which was also ... [Published Hani.co.kr - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, World War II, Crime

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

S Korean media slams "provocative" Japan PM photo

Major South Korean newspapers splashed a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military jet trainer on their front pages Wednesday, saying it was a reminder of Japan's colonial-era atrocities.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses inside ... [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, South Korea, Japan, Tokyo

Quotes

GLP Japan president Yoshiyuki Chosa said, "We will continue to deliver the right solutions and maximize our customers' operational efficiency, allowing them to concentrate on their core business." The expansion of the facility, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture, is expected to be completed in July 2014

GLP signs logistics facility expansion contract with Panasonic Logistics [Published Logistics Business Review - May 16 2013]

Yoshiyuki Chosa, President of GLP Japan, said: "We are excited to embark on this project, which is being designed specifically to meet the requirements of Panasonic Logistics. This agreement illustrates GLP's strong track record of developing build-to-suit projects that meet our customers' individual needs. We will continue to deliver the right solutions and maximize our customers' operational efficiency, allowing them to concentrate on their core business."

NEWS RELEASE ? GLOBAL LOGISTIC PROPERTIES EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH PANASONIC LOGISTICS IN JAPAN [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]

"There was no particular meaning in the number of the training airplane the prime minister was in on Sunday. Other than that there is nothing we can say" a ministry spokesman told AFP in Tokyo

S Korean media slams "provocative" Japan PM photo [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 15 2013]

..." Yuki Konno, head director of Tsunagappe Minamisoma, says, "I hope they will bring courage to the disaster victims, who are living difficult lives."

Classical musicians use their talents to support disaster victims [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 12 2013]

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Rice planted in former no-go zone [Published Japan Times - 1 hour ago]
Japan: 5.9 earthquake hits Fukushima coast, no ... [Published GlobalPost - May 18 2013]
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The other costs of concrete [Published Japan Times - May 18 2013]
Wheelchair that improves quality of life for th... [Published Borneo Bulletin - May 18 2013]
*Earthquake Jolts Northeastern Japan [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 18 2013]
M6.0 quake jolts northeastern Japan, no tsunami... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 18 2013]
5.9 earthquake strikes Japan off Fukushima coast [Published Russia Today - May 18 2013]
Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast [Published GMA News.tv - May 18 2013]
UPDATE 1-Northeast Japan jolted by M5.9 quake, ... [Published Reuters - May 18 2013]
New Moai statue puts down roots in Minamisanriku [Published Japan Times - May 17 2013]
GLP signs logistics facility expansion contract... [Published Logistics Business Review - May 16 2013]
GPS requirement plan for former sex offenders s... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 16 2013]
(EDITORIAL from the Korea JoongAng Daily on May... [Published Yonhap News Agency - May 15 2013]
South Korean media slam ‘provocative’ photo of Abe [Published Taipei Times Online - May 15 2013]
Shame on Prime Minister Abe [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 15 2013]
China irate at Japanese politician saying WWII ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 15 2013]
Another provocation from Abe [Published Hani.co.kr - May 15 2013]
NEWS RELEASE ? GLOBAL LOGISTIC PROPERTIES EXPAN... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]
Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause 1,800 fa... [Published Japan Today - May 15 2013]
Japanese PM, Osaka Mayor Criticized for Defense... [Published Korea Broadcasting System - May 15 2013]
S Korean media slams "provocative" Japan PM photo [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 15 2013]
On-Farm Food Safety program manager heads to Ja... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]
China, S Korea criticize Hashimoto over comfort... [Published Japan Today - May 14 2013]
Abe’s pose resurrects horrors of Unit 731 [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 14 2013]
On uneven ground: landfill property pitfalls [Published Japan Times - May 13 2013]
Nonagricultural firms helping farms rebound [Published Japan Times - May 13 2013]
64-year-old deer hunter shot dead by fellow hun... [Published Japan Today - May 13 2013]
Pictures Of The Day: 13th May 2013 [Published Huffington Post UK - May 12 2013]

Blogs

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 7th to ... [Published Greenpeace news - May 10 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors In its ongoing efforts to control massive amounts of radioactive water building up at the Fukushima ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 7th to ... [Published The Greenpeace weblog - May 10 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors In its ongoing efforts to control massive amounts of radioactive water building up at the Fukushima ...
Fukushima Updates 5/9 [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - May 09 2013] Here's the topics of today's Fukushima updates - TokyoElectric Company plans to pump F. Daiichi groundwater into the sea...Tepco says that transferring waste waters to above-ground tanks couldraise boundary radiation levels above 1 mSv/yr... Futaba town, ...
The View From Your Window Contest: Winner #152 [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 07 2013] A reader writes: The fogged-in, treeless channel with fishing vessels and the red-roofed single building. I see the North Coast of Iceland. (Though as good a guess might be Invercargill, New Zealand, which has the same look at the diametrically ...
Anti-Whaling Activists Hit a Nerve in Japan [Published Global Voices Online - Mar 16 2013] Japanese whaling authorities and anti-whaling activists are trading blame after a harpoon ship collided with two vessels from the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd in Antarctic waters on February 20, 2013. The incident offered a glimpse into ...

Press Releases

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Sompo Japan Makes Donations Through FY2012 E-Ko... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Apr 02 2013]