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Encyclopedia: Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima (福島市; -shi) is the capital city of Fukushima prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. Fukushima Prefecture was historically part of Mutsu Province. Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県; Ehime-ken) is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fukushima-Prefecture   (3589 words)

Fukushima Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fukushima Prefecture (福島県 Fukushima-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. Fukushima is the southernmost prefecture of Tohoku, and the closest to Tokyo. The coastal Hamadori region lies on the Pacific Ocean and is the flattest and most temperate region, while the Nakadori region is the agricultural heart of the prefecture and contains the capital Fukushima, and the mountainous Aizu region has many sccenic lakes and harsh winters. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukushima_prefecture   (265 words)

AllRefer.com - Fukushima, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia 277,528), capital of Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Kiso plain. The Joban coalfield is the center of the region's coal mining. Fukushima (the capital), Koriyama, Taira, and Wakamatsu are the chief cities. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Fukushim.html   (185 words)

Ibaraki Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province, until the abolition of the Han system in 1871. Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. The prefecture is often called "Ibaragi"; however, the official name is "Ibaraki." It is also sometimes jokingly referred as "Chibaragi" combining Chiba and Ibaraki together. www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ibaraki_Prefecture   (485 words)

List of Japanese Prefectures Hokkaido Prefecture (prefectural capital is Sapporo-shi) on the island of Hokkaido. Kagawa-ken Prefecture (prefectural capital is Takamatsu-shi) on the island of Shikoku. Kanagawa-ken Prefecture (prefectural capital is Yokohama-shi) on the island of Honshu. www.crnjapan.com /references/en/prefecture_list.html   (726 words)

Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima prefecture is adjacent to Tokyo metropolitan area and is suitable for conducting business communication with major cities in Japan. Average land price of industrial districts in the prefecture is approximately half of the national average, while the average industrial land price of coastal areas in Kanto district and of Kinki district is as four to 7 times as high as that of Fukushima prefecture. Fukushima prefecture always ranks at the head in the number of factories which have newly located in the prefecture. www.jetro.go.jp /en/invest/region/fukushima/index.htm   (843 words)

Fukushima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fukushima, Fukushima - a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Fukushima, Hokkaido - a town in Hokkaido, Japan This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukushima   (82 words)

Fukushima - Tourist Information Fukushima   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Fukushima is a prefecture on the Pacific coast of the Tohoku Region. Providing information on bus schedules in both Fukushima and Koriyama cities, It is an approximate 15 minute walk from the Fukushima JR Station. Symbol of Fukushima Prefecture Symbol of Fukushima Prefecture. www.link-submit.com /lsm/fukushima.html   (207 words)

Search: Fukushima - Info.co.uk Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Kiso... Fukushima may refer to: This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. Fukushima ni atta himerareta yokuryujo" which could be translated into "A secret internment camp... dpxml.infospace.com /infocom.uk/results?otmpl=dog/webresults.htm&qkw=Fukushima&CMP=KNC-3LS480536328&infoad=1   (246 words)

My Way - News It said the focus of the earthquake was 19 miles below the surface off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in northeastern Japan. NHK said the earthquake measured four on Japan's seismic intensity scale of seven in some areas of Miyagi prefecture, which is just north of Fukushima, and registered at lower levels in various other locations in northern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency later issued a tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture, and the agency said a tsunami measuring 20 inches in height was already thought to have reached the coast. news.myway.com /world/article/id/37417|world|10-30-2003::22:03|reuters.html   (262 words)

Ono   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Ono District, Fukui, a district in Fukui Prefecture Ono District, Gifu, a district in Gifu Prefecture Ono District, Oita, a district in Oita Prefecture www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Ono.htm   (175 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) The subject of the project are 33 buddhist temples located in the Aizu region of the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The purpose of the 33 temples, which each house an idol of a "Kannon" (or Buddhist Diety) is for worshippers to undertake a "Mairi", or pilgrimage, to each of the 33. The 33 Kannons and the Mairi are an extremely signifant aspect of the culture and history of the Aizu Region (western Fukushima Prefecture). www.ecai.org /Activities/Bangkok2003/ab_mclaughlin.html   (259 words)

Fukushima News In Fukushima prefecture south of Miyagi, a fire department official said two of the five injuries appeared to be serious: a 73-year-old man who was hit by a... FUKUSHIMA — A group of plaintiffs whose relatives died in a cable car fire in Austria in 2000 have filed a damages suit in the United States against the... Fukushima Prefecture, which has 30 small towns and villages and ranks third in terms of the number of such municipalities, opposes the merger guidelines. news.daylightonline.com /2005-03/Fukushima.html   (5393 words)

TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Fukushima Fukushima called after Fukushima Castle has many temples built 1,200 years ago. Experience the spirit of Fukushima through this look at life, culture, history and nature along the Abukuma River, the life source of Fukushima. Outline of Fukushima prefecture, tourist attractions, district, municipality and scenic spot. www.townnet.info.co.jp /world/asia/japan/fukushima.html   (155 words)

Plutonium Investigation - Others News - 14/08/2002 - INTERVIEW / Eisaku Sato: Public kept in dark on nuclear power ... The full text of the interview with Fukushima Governor Eisaku Sato and the editorial of the Asahi Shimbun, originally published in Japanese on 11 June 02 and published in English on 30 July 02. Fukushima Governor Eisaku Sato, who remains at odds with the government and the electric power industry over the proposed project, says he finds the government plan unacceptable because it lacks a clear future vision. The central government and TEPCO are unhappy with the refusal by Fukushima and Niigata prefectures to make good on their agreements. www.wise-paris.org /english/othersnews/year_2002/othersnews020814a.html   (1328 words)

Tepco delays MOX debut due to opposition in Fukushima In April, the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was scheduled to become the first nuclear plant to use MOX fuel. However, Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato said last month that the prefecture will not allow MOX to be used because residents are against it. NIIGATA (Kyodo) Residents and assembly members of the village of Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, filed an official petition Thursday requesting the village establish an ordinance to allow a plebiscite to be conducted on a plan to use plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel at a local nuclear plant. www.nci.org /j/jpu-mox-jt32901.htm   (507 words)

Nuclear Waste News: Fukushima Governor Delays Kepco's First MOX Fuel Use.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Fukushima Governor Delays Kepco's First MOX Fuel Use. LONDON -- The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture has delayed plans for the country's first use of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) planned to start using MOX at Fukushima I-3 this year. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:71634408&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (183 words)

Red light to plutonium The Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Mr Sato, in a Prefectural Parliament session yesterday (26 Feb), articulately stated that his province would not allow MOX utilization to start. Governor Sato claims that most Fukushima people are doubtful about the central Government's energy policy in general, and the nuclear fuel cycle policy in particular, reiterating that a total critical review is inevitable. The Governor of Niigata Prefecture, another province where TEPCO's MOX program is scheduled to start later this year, told the press that Niigata would allow MOX burning only after it is experimented in Fukushima first, not vice versa. www.anawa.org.au /news/nixmox.html   (243 words)

Fukushima - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Fukushima, from Grand Prarie, Alta., and Victoria's Rutledge each shot 68 on Wednesday in the opening round of the PGA Tour's second stage of qualifying in... She cited Mizuho Fukushima, chairman of the Social Democratic Party, and several young politicians of the Democratic Party of Japan who are familiar with... Sumon district of Uonuma, lower 5 in Tochio, Nakanoshima, Kawaguchi and the Irihirose district of Uonuma, and 4 in Nagaoka and the Fukushima Prefecture town of... news.daylightonline.com /2003/Fukushima.html   (4861 words)

Fukushima, Japan - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) FUKUSHIMA -- Three workers at a nuclear power plant were exposed to radiation after radioactive material was blown out of pipes that were being cleaned, Tokyo... SDP leader Mizuho Fukushima said the party was perplexed by the request filed by a lawyer representing a woman claiming to have been sexually assaulted by the... One of the hospitals is in Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, another in Kashimadai, Miyagi Prefecture, and the third in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. www.4newz.net /world/am/Fukushima.html   (2965 words)

Fukushima --  Encyclopædia Britannica Its area of 5,322 square miles (13,784 square km) is mostly mountainous, and settlement is concentrated in small interior basins and along the coast. Power is generated with coal from the nearby Joban coalfield and by hydroelectric plants on the Nippashi-gawa... The city is divided into several sections that are located on the Abukuma Plateau and the alluvial plains of the Natsui and Same rivers. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9035609&query=null&ct=null   (434 words)

Case Studies: Business Solution | NEC In the past, as a rule blood for a given prefecture was supplied from within that prefecture. But in sparsely populated prefectures or regions in which younger people go to work in neighboring cities during the daytime, it is very difficult for the residents to supply the blood needed for their own region. There was a need implement a fundamental review of this system for supplying blood within prefectural boundaries, and to establish a balance between the supply and demand of blood in terms of broader regional blocks. www.sw.nec.co.jp /english/library/jirei/sekijuji   (1646 words)

Plutonium Investigation - Others News - 12/06/2003 - New talks needed on the nuclear fuel cycle Looking back, along with the governors of Niigata and Fukui prefectures, I proposed in 1996 that an effort should be made to form nuclear energy policy with the consensus of the people based on broad discussions. Since the Meiji Era (1868-1912), Fukushima Prefecture has been supplying the Tokyo area with power, including hydraulic power, as the nation's largest provider of electricity. However, as it is, the situation could threaten the prefecture's very existence as a center of power plants. www.wise-paris.org /english/othersnews/year_2003/othersnews030612a.html   (823 words)

Prefectures (Japan) Fukushima Prefecture 4 languages - Official website of the Fukushima prefectural government. Kagoshima Prefecture 5 languages - Kagoshima Prefecture, the southern edge of mainland Japan.. Osaka japanese/english - Osaka Prefecture, located at the approximate center of Japan, is divided into 33 cities, 10 towns, and 1 village. www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/as/japan/prefectures.htm   (513 words)

Outdoor Japan - Fukushima Prefecture - Area Guide - Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) 120,000), lies in the middle of Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern part of the Tohoku region. The oldest city in the prefecture, it dates back more than a thousand years, and even now many old temples and historic sites can be seen. The symbol of Fukushima, Mt. Bandai, located in the Bandai-Asahi National Park, consists of the main peak Obandai (1819m), Kushigamine (1636m), and Akahaniyama (1430m). www.outdoorjapan.com /areaguides/agfukushima1.html   (906 words)

Fukushima Prefecture -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Fukushima Prefecture was historically part of (Click link for more info and facts about Mutsu Province) Mutsu Province. Fukushima prefecture is the southernmost prefecture of Tohoku, and the closest to (The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan) Tokyo. The coastal Hamadori region lies on the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean and is the flattest and most temperate region, while the Nakadori region is the agricultural heart of the prefecture and contains the capital Fukushima, and the mountainous Aizu region has many sccenic lakes and harsh winters. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fu/Fukushima_Prefecture.htm   (1303 words)

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