SDK Launches New HD Media Production Site in Yamagata Jul 1, 2009
Tokyo, July 1, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) today started up Showa Denko HD Yamagata K.K., a new hard disk (HD) media production subsidiary located in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan ... SDK will step up development and production at Showa Denko HD Yamagata to ensure stable supply of the product to customers ... Company name: Showa Denko HD Yamagata K.K. Head office location: Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Representative: Hideo Ichikawa (Director and... (JCN Network, Japan)
Kashima widens lead in J-League's first division Jun 21, 2009
Japan striker Shinji Okazaki and Norwegian forward Frode Johnsen scored as Shimizu S-Pulse thrashed Montedio Yamagata 4-1. Omiya Ardija edged Kyoto Sanga 2-1 thanks to Taishi Tsukamoto's 72nd-minute free kick. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Generation of a severe memory-deficit mutant mouse by exclusively eliminating the kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha Jun 20, 2009
Contact: Dr. Yoko Yamagata ... A Japanese research group, led by Dr Yoko Yamagata of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan, has successfully generated a novel kinase-dead mutant mouse of the CaMKII alpha gene that completely and exclusively lacks its kinase activity ... "We demonstrated that the mutant mouse has a severe memory deficit because of the lack of the kinase activity of CaMKII alpha. This finding supports the idea that the kinase activity of CaMKII alpha is... (EurekAlert!)
Yojiro Takita's Oscar-winning 'Departures' May 24, 2009
" Takita, who has been directing films for 30 years, has had some success in his home country, but "Departures" is definitely a career breakthrough. It's beautifully shot on location through all four seasons in the Yamagata Prefecture, features haunting cello music, and Takita brings a delicate and sensitive touch to the material. That might seem odd to fans of his early work in the 1980s in the curious genre unique to Japan known as "pink films" (Takita was known for his work in the "Molester... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* Former president cancels Japan trip after falling sick May 16, 2009
During a 2007 visit to Japan, Lee completed only part of the tour through the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, Iwate, Akita and Gunma. He has visited Japan four times since he stepped down from the presidency in May 2000. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Antlers overtake Reds for J-League lead May 10, 2009
On Saturday, Kishi Yano scored the lone goal in fourth-placed Albirex Niigata's 1-0 win over Montedio Yamagata, now winless in three games after a bright start for the promoted side. South Korean striker Lee Keun-ho scored two goals and set up another to lead Jubilo Iwata to a 3-1 win over Omiya Ardija, while Tokyo versus Kyoto Sanga ended goalless. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
SDK and Fujitsu Sign Definitive Contract on HD Media Business Transfer Apr 30, 2009
Tokyo, Apr 30, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) today concluded a definitive contract on the transfer of Fujitsu's hard disk (HD) media business, operated by Fujitsu subsidiary Yamagata Fujitsu Limited, to SDK in accordance with the MOU of February 17, 2009. Based on this definitive contract, Fujitsu will establish a new company that will take over Yamagata Fujitsu's HD media business ... Yamagata Fujitsu manufactures aluminum media for HDs used in... (JCN Network, Japan)
Seiko Epson to Consolidate Chip Production in One Plant Mar 25, 2009
Tokyo, Mar 18, 2009 (JCN) - Seiko Epson Corp. would consolidate its chip production to one factory in Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan. Mapping out its strategy for the three years to March 2012, Seiko Epson aims to break even in the first year when it plans to implement restructuring measures to cope with a global economic downturn. (JCN Network, Japan)
Finke gets first win in Japan Mar 14, 2009
Shimizu S Pulse versus Yokohama F Marinos ended scoreless, while Montedio Yamagata and Nagoya Grampus finished with the same scoreline. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Japan offers a lifetime job, if hired right out of school Mar 6, 2009
During his final weeks at Tohoku University of Art & Design in Yamagata, he regularly skipped an architectural design class to do something he loved: produce a documentary film about his senior year. Playing hooky set off a chain reaction that ended Iwabuchi's career before it began. (USA Today -- Money)
Fujitsu and Toshiba Agree on HDD Business Transfer Feb 17, 2009
The following are expected to be the main assets covered by the transfer: - Fujitsu's HDD development, manufacturing, and sales divisions- HDD manufacturing subsidiaries Fujitsu Computer Products Corporation of the Philippines (FCPP) and Fujitsu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (FTC)- HDD design, development, quality assurance and other departments of Yamagata Fujitsu Limited- HDD technology development department of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.- HDD sales and marketing offices outside Japan. HDD heads and... (JCN Network, Japan)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Railways, Airlines Suspend Services Amid Gale; 66,000 Travelers Affected Feb 24, 2008
The three bullet train lines taken out of service today are the Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita lines. Services for part of those lines resumed. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Elusive flu strains strike region Feb 12, 2008
When the decision for this year's vaccine was made, a strain of H3N2 was taking off in Brisbane, Australia, and a strain of influenza B was spreading from Yamagata, Japan -- too late to include in the flu shot. That doesn't mean people who received the flu shot have no protection against the flu, said Joe Bresee, an epidemiologist at the CDC's Influenza Division. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Announcement of the Winner of the 22nd YAMAGATA BANTO Prize, 2007 Jan 18, 2008
OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Yamagata Banto is a world-class self-taught scholar born in modern Osaka. Osaka Prefectural Government established the Yamagata Banto Prize in 1982 in memory of Yamagata Banto and the prize is awarded to honor outstanding publications and their authors for their contributions to the introduction of Japanese culture in foreign countries ... John W. Dower Yamagata Banto Prize Contact: Yumi Miyake Cultural Affairs Division Department of Civic and Cultural... (PR Newswire)
* To Japan and back for eggs Jan 4, 2008
On the last leg of Herve's journey, he is led blindfolded from Yamagata harbor to a village in the Japanese interior where he meets with Hara Jubei (Koji Yakusho), a local warlord, to exchange gold for eggs. The transaction completed, he returns by the same route, and with his new wealth buys a house and property that he eventually turns into a field of lilies for Helene. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
NEC Electronics to merge production units Nov 29, 2007
Chip research and test production will be transferred from Sagamihara to a development centre in Yamagata, northern Japan. NEC Electronics, which makes chips for Toyota Motor Corp's Lexus luxury car and Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game console, is trying to focus on fewer products. (EETimes)
Women smokers have fat kids: Study Oct 30, 2007
The survey was done over a period of nearly two decades by a team led by Zentaro Yamagata, professor at Yamanashi University's School of Medicine ... The results "indicate smoking during pregnancy, even in the early stages, can affect the health of children over a long period of time," Yamagata said. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Sake, Drink of Samurai, Tastes Best in Dark, Smoky Bars From Where it Came Oct 25, 2007
We started with Ohyama Daiginjo from Yamagata, the home prefecture of one of my guests ... My sushi-chef guest preferred Kudoki, a dry sake from Yamagata that had hints of pear and a vodka-like vapor that lingered in the nose. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Toyota Cuts Car Weight With Carbon Fiber to Win Sales as Fuel Prices Rise Oct 23, 2007
Toray Industries Inc., Japan's biggest carbon-fiber maker, will not give out the material's prices, said spokesman Yoshitaka Yamagata. Carbon fiber is a technology for the future, but it's going to take years of work before the carmakers can use it for mass production,'' Endo said. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
* Common rail plan is ridiculous Oct 22, 2007
The ministry has used the Mini-Shinkansen in Japan -- which extended the Shinkansen line to Akita and Yamagata prefectures -- as an example of a common rail system ... Even though Akita and Yamagata prefectures didn't have an extensive rail service, and now have only a short length of common rail, the ministry still cited Japan as an example to imitate for the network between Kaohsiung city and county and Pingtung County. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Kisho Kurokawa, 73; influential Japanese architect who designed adaptable structures Oct 14, 2007
His concepts of houses floating on a lake and a tower patterned on DNA molecules were complemented by earthbound projects such as a resort in Yamagata called Hawaii Dreamland. If there was a breakthrough moment, it came with the Osaka Expo of 1970 that showcased three Kurokawa buildings. (Los Angeles Times)
Tanaka: Bombing Japan Oct 1, 2007
On 10 August 1945 -- the day after the bombing of Nagasaki -- the cities of Kumamoto and Miyazaki in Kyushu Prefecture and Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture were bombed. Two days later, Kurume, Saga and Matsuyama were targeted, and on 13 August Nagano, Matsumoto, Ueda and Otuki were bombed. (Zmag.org)
Silk, a sweeping romantic drama Sep 17, 2007
Once in Japan, Herve must secretly travel from Yamagata harbor into the island s interior and be led, blindfolded, to a snow-covered village of thatch, wood, and bamboo, tucked into the snowy Fukushima Mountains ... Extraordinary natural backdrops were also utilized in the mountains, forests, and volcanic hot springs of Matsumoto, with additional filming taking place in Sakata City, on the Sea of Japan, at the mouth of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture. (St. Paul Asian American Press)
Typhoon kills two, heads north Sep 8, 2007
Similar evacuation advisories were issued Friday in areas including Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, and Gunma and Yamagata prefectures ... Some bullet trains on the Tokaido, Nagano, Tohoku-Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines were also suspended. (News on Japan, Japan)
Typhoon Fitow Hits Japan, Leaves One Dead Before Weakening North of Tokyo Sep 7, 2007
The center of the storm was near the city of Yonezawa in Yamagata prefecture 250 kilometers north of Tokyo at 11 a.m. today, the agency said. It was moving north-northeast at 35 kilometers per hour. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Dirty money problems hit Japan's new cabinet Sep 1, 2007
The livestock-dealing cooperative, based in Endo's constituency in northern Yamagata prefecture, was a recipient of state subsidies through an affiliate of the agriculture ministry. Japan prohibits corporations from making political donations within one year of receiving any public money. (News on Japan, Japan)
Japan's Farm Minister Hit by Scandal Sep 1, 2007
Agriculture Minister Takehiko Endo acknowledged that the agriculture cooperative in his home state of Yamagata, which he has headed for 25 years, collected $9,930 in government payments by overstating weather damage done to the 1999 grape harvest. "It was a serious misconduct," Endo told reporters after Japanese media reported the scandal earlier Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
* World News Quick Take Aug 17, 2007
8oC set in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933. Five people have been killed since Tuesday in Saitama Prefecture just north of Tokyo, officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
13 dead as Japan endures hottest ever day... Aug 16, 2007
8 degrees set in northern Yamagata prefecture in 1933. Five people have been killed since Tuesday in Saitama prefecture just north of Tokyo, officials said. (The Drudge Report)
7 die, over 900 injured in strong quake in Japan Jul 17, 2007
The earthquake also affected nearby prefectures including Ishikawa, Yamagata, Tochigi, Saitama, Fukushima and others. In October 2004, a major earthquake hit Niigata prefecture, killing 67 people and injuring over 4,800. (Xinhuanet, China)
Strong quake rocks buildings in Tokyo Jul 16, 2007
The earthquake also affected nearby prefectures including Ishikawa, Yamagata, Tochigi, Saitama, Fukushima and others. Editor: Wang Hongjiang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Koshare craze hits Japan Jul 7, 2007
Nanao, Yamagata, Shonai, and Tokyo were all host to the Koshare dancers. During the trip the group participated in various festivals including the Fourth International Children's Music Festival, the 17th Annual Japan-American Grassroots summit, the Noto Yosakoi Matsuri Festival, the Mogami River performance with Dance Space and the Yamagata Kaleidoscope Festival. (La Junta Tribune Democrat, CO)
Waiter, there's deer in my sushi Jun 25, 2007
"It's like America running out of steak," said Tadashi Yamagata, vice chairman of Japan's national union of sushi chefs. "Sushi without tuna just would not be sushi.". (International Herald Tribune)
An awkward visitor for Tokyo and Beijing Jun 4, 2007
Lee then plans to visit four northeastern prefectures, Miyagi, Yamagata, Iwate and Akita, tracing the route of the places written in the travel diary Oku no Hosomichi ("The Narrow Road to Oku [the Deep North]"), written by the master of haiku (poetry), Basho Matsuo (1644-94), during the Edo period (1603-1867). After returning to Tokyo, Lee is to deliver a speech on June 7 about "the global situation in 2007 and beyond". (Asia Times Online)
* Lee Teng-hui to visit controversial shrine in Japan May 31, 2007
From Saturday to Tuesday, Lee will make an "oku no hosomichi" tour covering the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, Iwate, Akita and Gunma, retracing a journey made by the Japanese poet Basho in 1689 on which his famous work Oku no Hosomichi, or The Narrow Road to Oku was written. Lee is scheduled to visit Akita International University next Wednesday, where he will give a speech on Japanese education and hold a seminar with Taiwanese students. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Full Story » May 17, 2007
Started in 2006, the Sister City Plaza has an estimated construction cost of 325,000 designed to honor the six cities of Dunshanbe, Tajikistan; Jalapa, Nicaragua; Lhasa, Tibet; Mante, Mexico; Yamagata, Japan and Yateras, Cuba ... In April, another Sister City event took place when a delegation from Yamagata planted cherry trees in Boulder ... The city has been involved with Sister Cities for over 20 years, with each of the six cities becoming involved with Boulder as follows: Dunshabe, 1984;... (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Rush of returning travelers to Tokyo peaks May 7, 2007
The Nozomi 18 service from Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Tsubasa 114 service from Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, both to Tokyo, carried 50 percent more passengers than their capacity, the JR companies said. Tokyo-bound lanes on major highways saw some traffic jams but not as heavy as in previous years as many people apparently took holidays at varying periods, the Japan Road Traffic Information Center said. (News on Japan, Japan)
Pier-ing aheadCrumbling & unloved - but the seaside pier is now being reinvented Apr 6, 2007
Esther, Yamagata, Japan. Please dont forget to mention Saltburn by the Sea, it has one of the best piers in the country for survival. (BBC News -- UK)
Aspiring five Mar 30, 2007
Its really sad that traditional architecture is a dying art as Malaysia continues to develop at a rapid pace, said Jamilah, whose other feature documentary, The Spirit, the Soul ong, will represent Malaysia at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan in October. Selvas Pipe Organs is about a man with a passion for pipe organs, and his mission to play at the Dewan Filharmonik. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Underwood: Japan War Victims Mar 7, 2007
Since June 1995, Chinese war victims have filed lawsuits in Japanese courts in Tokyo, Sapporo, Kyoto, Nagano, Fukuoka, Niigata, Gunma, Yamagata, Miyazaki and Kanazawa, seeking compensation from the Japanese government and Japanese corporations. The lawsuits involve cases of massacre, indiscriminate bombing, abandoned chemical weapons and shells, Unit 731s experiments using live human subjects and its deployment of germ bombs, comfort women and cases of forced labor. (Zmag.org)
NEC shuts fabs, exits structured ASICs Feb 23, 2007
NEC Yamagata will primarily manufacture system-on-a-chip (SOC) products in its 300-mm line and will close its 8-inch line ... According to NEC (Tokyo), the 8-inch line at NEC Yamagata, as well as the 6-inch lines at NEC Kansai and NEC Kyushu, will be closed by fiscal year 2010 ... The 5-inch lines at NEC Yamagata and NEC Kansai will be closed eventually, according to the firm. (EETimes)
NEC Electronics Widens Loss Forecast on Chip Slump; Parent Raises Outlook Feb 22, 2007
The company also said it will trim planned capital spending 30 percent to 70 billion yen in the year starting April 1 as it starts to complete investments in its 300-millimeter chip production line in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan. NEC Corp., which controls 70 percent of the chipmaker, today raised its annual profit forecast to 40 billion yen from a February forecast of 18 billion yen, helped by a one-time gain from retirement funds. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Ghana's Cedi Redenomination ... A Trojan Horse Jan 23, 2007
The last time I was with Mr. Koizumi was when we campaigned together for Mr. Sagae, a renowned Tokyo lawyer for the Yamagata seat in the Diet (Japan National Parliament). Korea fixed July 2007 to begin circulating the newly redenominated currency after three years of deliberations research and preparation as against the mere seven months notice given to Ghanaians. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
