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	Niigata Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niigata prefecture stretches about 240 km along the Sea of Japan from southwest to north east, with a coastal plain between the mountains and the sea.
		Niigata prefecture is home to the mouth of the Shinano River, the longest river in Japan.
		The towns of Horinouchi and Koide and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani (all from Kitauonuma District) merged to form the city of Uonuma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niigata_Prefecture (1565 words)

	niigata prefecture - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Niigata (the city) is the largest and most important city in Ura Nihon, the half of Japan that faces the Sea of Japan.
		Today, Niigata is best known for being visited by a freighter from North Korea once a month: one of the few direct contacts between the Free world and the communist country.
		Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on quality rather than quantity.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Niigata-Prefecture (330 words)

	Niigata Prefecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		On November 1, 2004, the towns of Horinouchi and Koide and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani from Kitauonuma District merged to form the city of Uonuma.
		Niigata is the principal rice growing region of Japan based on gross output.
		Niigata prefecture is known throughout Japan for its quality sake, senbei, and mochi.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Niigata_Prefecture (1248 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Niigata prefecture was originally divided into Echigo Province and Sado Province until the
		Russia and northern Korea, and was the first port on the Sea of Japan to be opened to foreign trade.
		Chuetsu Earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, causing shaking measured at Shindo 6+ at
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Niigata_Prefecture.html (292 words)

	CBSNews.com: Print This Story
		The family's white van was swept away in a wave of boulders and earth that pulverized the hillside road they were on when a 6.8-magnitude quake ripped across rural Niigata prefecture on Saturday, killing at least 31 people.
		One man suffered a stroke from the shock of the quake, said Hisao Ishikawa of the Niigata prefectural government.
		The train station in Nagaoka, the largest city in the quake zone, was badly shaken and in danger of collapse, and hundreds of travelers on platforms and passengers on trains were ordered to evacuate, said an official at East Japan Railway Co.'s Niigata office.
	uttm.com /stories/2004/11/08/world/printable654197.shtml (561 words)

	Kakuei Tanaka - a political biography of modern Japan:
		Niigata's only real access to eastern Japan was through a single decrepit train tunnel that went as much over the mountains as through them.
		Niigata Kotsu was the largest, with routes throughout the Niigata City area; Kubiki Automobile was the other company of size.
		Niigata Kotsu, as well as three different goliath Tokyo transportation corporations (Tokyu, Tobu and Seibu), all had designs on taking control of Niigata's Third District in order to profit from the expected tourist boom.
	www.rcrinc.com /tanaka/ch3-2.html (4875 words)

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		It border Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture on the south, Miyagi Prefecture on the east, and Akita Prefecture on the north.
		Niigata is noted as an important producer of rice.
		Niigata (the city) is the largest and most important city among the cities which face the Sea of Japan.
	yamagata.prefecture.en.wikivx.com (4401 words)

	Family buried alive by quake in Japan rescued after 4 days \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		NAGAOKA, Japan – A family of three – a mother and her two toddlers – was rescued today after surviving four days buried in a landslide from the powerful earthquake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
		Sakurai said standing lamps and objects on desks were thrown to the floor by the force of the quake.
		Workers rescued an unharmed 80-year-old woman from the debris of a house that collapsed in Ojiya, one of the worst-hit areas Saturday, officials said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041027/news_7n27japan.html (575 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Toddler rescued from Japan quake
		Efforts began in Niigata prefecture to free the Minagawa family after firefighters drafted in from Tokyo heard a voice under the rubble.
		The latest tremor to hit the area was centred on Hirokami, Niigata prefecture - the same region affected by Saturday's large 6.8 magnitude quake and its many aftershocks.
		Since the weekend, many thousands of people in the area have been sleeping in emergency shelters and even outside for fear of further tremors, and TV pictures from the shelters showed people throwing themselves to the floor and screaming in terror as the latest quake struck.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/asia-pacific/3957319.stm (453 words)

	breeders
		Yoshiaki Hirasawa of Hirashin Koi Farm breeds Koi in the mountains of Matto, Ojiya-shi, Niigata.
		Izumiya is one of the distinguished Koi breeders in Niigata.
		Niigata, Japan is known worldwide as the origin of Nishikigoi.
	www.thekoikeepers.com /breeders/breedersfull.html (4759 words)

	WVA News: Koizumi visits quake-damaged northern Japan; death toll rises to 31 - - The Intelligencer/Wheeling ...
		The death toll rose to 31 as elderly victims died from the effects of a magnitude-6.8 quake on Saturday, the deadliest to hit the island nation in nearly a decade.
		The train station in Nagaoka, the largest city in the quake zone, was badly shaken and was in danger of collapse, the Niigata Prefectural Police said.
		The Niigata government launched plans to build temporary homes in Nagaoka by year's end for those who lost their homes, said Nobuyuki Kondo of Nagaoka city hall.
	www.oweb.com /inter/story/1027202004_intJapan-Earthquake-P0771.asp (737 words)

	Strong shock hits quake-ravaged Japan - World - www.theage.com.au
		The 6.0-magnitude quake hit the same area where a 6.8-magnitude quake and a series of strong aftershocks struck on Saturday, killing at least 31 people and injuring some 2,500.
		The Japan Meteorological Agency said the stronger quake was centred at a depth of 10 kilometres in Hirokami, a village of 9,200 about 250 kilometres north-west of Tokyo.
		NHK said a nearby nuclear plant was operating normally, but that Niigata Airport had temporarily closed.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/10/27/1098667810023.html (409 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Toddler rescued four days after earthquake
		The family were buried under tonnes of rock and mud after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck rural Niigata, northern Japan, on Saturday, killing at least 31 people and injuring thousands.
		Mrs Minagawa was pulled from the wreck without a pulse, strapped to a stretcher and flown by helicopter to hospital.
		The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake was centred in Hirokami, a small village about 150 miles north-west of Tokyo, and are warning of more in the coming days.
	www.guardian.co.uk /japan/story/0,7369,1337196,00.html (447 words)

	Talk Wrestling Online - Earthquake in Niigata, Japan, 21 dead, over 2,000 injured...
		Yesterday when I was rounding up the news of the latest puro offerings I discovered there had been a Eathquake that was 6.8 on the scale in Niigata Japan.
		Homeless people in evacuation centers threw themselves to the floor and screamed in horror as the Wednesday temblor rumbled through the rural area of Niigata prefecture.
		The Japan Meteorological Agency said the stronger quake was centered at a depth of 6 miles in Hirokami, a village of 9,200 about 150 miles northwest of Tokyo.
	www.talkwrestlingonline.com /forum/printthread.php?t=15734 (2433 words)

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		He is one of the young leading breeders in Niigata.
		Shinoda Koi Farm Shinoda Koi Farm Shinoda Koi Farm was founded in Oguriyama, Ojiya-city, Niigata in 1952.
		Yamamatsu Koi Farm Yamamatsu Koi Farm or "Matsunosuke" is an established breeder with the history of 80 years in Niigata.
	www.froggyskoi.be /pages/zjapanse_dealers_02pag.html (2214 words)

	Boy rescued 4 days after quake
		A daughter, three-year-old Mayu, was still buried and her condition was uncertain.
		The family's white van was swept away in a wave of boulders and earth that pulverised the hillside road they were on when a 6.8-magnitude quake ripped across rural Niigata prefecture (state) on Saturday, killing at least 31 people.
		"It's like a miracle that they are still alive after four days buried under a serious landslide like that, with huge rocks falling down on them," said Mikio Kawai, a spokesperson for the Niigata prefectural government.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-10-1462_1611539,00.html (403 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Strong new earthquake hits Japan
		The quake was centred on Hirokami, Niigata prefecture - the same region most badly affected by Saturday's quake and aftershocks.
		TV pictures from the shelters showed people throwing themselves to the floor and screaming in terror as the tremor struck on Wednesday morning.
		They are a woman and her two small children who were driving home on Saturday after visiting a friend in the city of Niigata.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/3957165.stm (420 words)

	Family of Three Rescued After Japan Quake - AsianFanatics Forum
		Workers try to rescue a family of three, a mother and her two toddlers, from a white van buried in a landslide in Nagaoka in Niigata prefecuture Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
		Takako Minagawa, her son Yuta and daughter Mayu, were found surviving four days buried in a landslide from the powerful quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
		NAGAOKA, Japan - A family of three — a mother and her two toddlers — was rescued Wednesday after surviving four days buried in a landslide from the powerful quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
	asianfanatics.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=50602 (768 words)

	The Nation
		OJIYA (AFP) - A strong tremor measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Wednesday struck central Japan, already dealing with the aftermath of a series of powerful quakes, injuring 20 people and damaging buildings, officials said.
		The quake was strong enough to sway buildings in Tokyo as it struck 200 kilometres to the northwest in Niigata prefecture near Hirokami village at 10:40.
		The meteorological agency called on Niigata residents to be fully alert.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/oct-2004/28/international4.php (598 words)

	Pakistan Times \| PT Wire: Strong tremor hits quake-devastated central Japan
		TOKYO (Japan): A strong tremor measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale on Wednesday struck the central Japan region already devastated by powerful quakes, badly damaging at least one building, officials said.
		The quake was strong enough to sway buildings in Tokyo as it struck 200 kilometres (125 miles) to the northwest in Niigata prefecture near Hirokami village at 10:40 (0140 GMT).
		The Niigata region was hit by Japan's worst earthquake in nearly a decade on Saturday.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/10/27/wire1.htm (211 words)

	Boy rescued 4 days after Japan quake - World News - MSNBC.com
		NAGAOKA, Japan - In a rescue shown on live TV, a 2-year-old boy was pulled to safety Wednesday after surviving for four days buried in a landslide from the quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.
		The family’s white van was swept away in a wave of boulders and earth that pulverized the hillside road they were on when the 6.8-magnitude quake ripped across rural Niigata prefecture on Saturday, killing at least 32 people.
		The family was the focus of intense interest in Japan, with TV stations showing Minagawa’s father’s desperate attempts to track down the family in the post-quake chaos.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/6311569 (675 words)

	MAGICAL MELODY: I Feel the Earth Move....
		There were no early reports of injuries from the new quake in rural Niigata prefecture, 250km north of Tokyo, but one building collapsed in Ojiya, one of the towns hardest hit by Saturday's big tremor.
		The Tokyo Electric Power Co said all its nuclear reactors in Niigata were operating normally.
		The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was centred at a depth of 10km in Hirokami, about 250km north-west of Tokyo.
	www.newciv.org /nl/newslog.php/_v76/__show_article/_a000076-000120.htm (908 words)

	NewsRelease2004 FUSION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
		Individual customers whose billing address is listed as one of the cities, towns, or villages below affected by the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake according to the Disaster Relief Law, and who uses one of the services stated above.
		Ojiya, Nagaoka, Tokamachi, Tochio, Nakazato, Yasuzaka, Mitsuke, Kashiwazaki, Nakanoshima, Koshiji, Mishima, Yoita, Washima, Izumozaki, Yamakoshi, Kawaguchi, Shiozawa, Kawanishi, Oguni, Nishiyama, Tsunan, Kariwa, Minami-Uonuma (formerly Muikamachi and Yamato), Uonuma (formerly Horinouchi, Koide, Yunotani, Hirokami, Sumon, and Irihirose)
		Charges for use in the month of October 2004 for the services stated above are exempted.
	www.fusioncom.co.jp /english/news/2004/nw041108.html (168 words)

	Uonuma Association for Multicultural Exchange
		After understanding his English translated instruction, like a group of eager teenagers going shopping in the mall for very first time, we headed into the rice field equipped with white cotton gloves and armed with a razor sharp sickle.
		We walked with such confidence as if telling the rice grass that it is today that we will master the Niigata Rice Harvesting Technical.
		It is today that you (rice grass) will taste the new blood's stroke of sickle.
	umex.ne.jp /E/report_rice_03.cfm (1272 words)

	Japan Koi Online -
		Yoneichi Hoshiyone was a very famous breeder in Niigata.
		His Sanke is known for its lacquer Sumi on the bright Hi plate.
		It now acts as a parent to preserve and improve the quality bloodline
	japankoionline.com /breeders.html (4652 words)

	Increased Susceptibility of Thymocytes to Apoptosis in Mice Lacking AIM, a Novel Murine Macrophage-derived Soluble ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan; and the
		Second Department of Pathology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
		Apoptosis of cells must be regulated both positively and negatively in response to a variety of stimuli in the body.
	www.jem.org /cgi/content/abstract/189/2/413 (585 words)

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