Shimoda (Japan)

Type: City

Name: Shimoda (Japan)

Country: Japan

Latitude: 34.68

Longitude: 138.929993

population: 26,705

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Chomp your way through spring

It’s no surprise that the Japanese get serious about eating and drinking come late spring, as yatai food carts roll out, a bevy of fresh vegetables appear on restaurant menus and the annual festival season begins to heat up. This year is no different, ... [Published Japan Times - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Yokohama, Japan, Tokyo

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Sailors Celebrate 74th Annual Black Ship Festival

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor, Navy Public Affairs Support Element JapanSHIMODA, Japan (NNS) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Shimoda Harbor, May 19 after the completion of a ... [Published Navy News Stand - May 21 2013]

Entities: Shimoda (Japan), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Japan, Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer

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

Get off base and check out a festival!

Get off base and check out a festival!Stripes Kantopublished: May 15, 2013Share This:Editor's note: Check out all the great things happening on mainland Japan.SPRING ROSE FESTIVAL IN JINDAIJI BOTANICAL GARDEN (Tokyo): May 11-26, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., until ... [Published Stars and Stripes - May 15 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Saitama, Japan, Fukuoka, Martha Argerich

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

Cuello wins, Jaro bows out in Osaka

One judge scored the fight, 95-95 while two judges had it for the Filipino at 96-93, 97-92. Cuello (33W-4L-6D, 21 KOs) is looking forward to facing the winner of the WBC world minimumweight title fight between champion Xiong Zhao Zhong of China and Carlos ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Apr 08 2013]

Entities: Osaka, Kōki Kameda, Shimoda (Japan), Zhao Zhong

First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 1 reports

Japan's new strategy

Japan has long been an Asian exception, and has made a success of exceptionalism. Till the middle of the 19th century, however, it was a pretty average Asian feudal state. Then in 1853, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry steamed into the Tokyo bay with ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 02 2013]

Entities: Japan, China, Tokyo

Quotes

...Jonathan Schmitz, Fitzgerald's commanding officer. "It was an absolute pleasure to be able to take part in this festival, and the people of Shimoda were very gracious hosts."

Sailors Celebrate 74th Annual Black Ship Festival [Published Navy News Stand - May 21 2013]

...Jonathan Schmitz, Fitzgerald's commanding officer. "The officers and crew of Fitzgerald are very excited to not only experience the city of Shimoda, but at the opportunity to interact and work with our Japanese counterparts aboard the Murasame during our visit."

USS Fitzgerald Arrives in Shimoda for Black Ship Festival [Published Navy News Stand - May 21 2013]

JAIST International School 2013 on "Cat-CVD (Hot Wire CVD) and Related Technologies ― Fundamentals and Applications to Solar Cells and Other Devices―" was held on March 4-7, 2013 at Kanazawa city and JAIST campus

JAIST International School 2013 on "Cat-CVD (Hot Wire CVD) and Related Technologies" was held on ... [Published Noodls - May 07 2013]