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	Itoman City / A walk through Itoman's Past
		On the Itoman coast a reclaimed land project began and with the completion of the Itoman Port a sea route to the outer islands was established.
		Itoman and Tsuno have a special connection in that during WWII students from Itoman were evacuated to Tsuno Town by the Japanese Army.
		Itoman continues to develop in the 21st century with the recent completion of the Minamihama reclaimed land project and the new Itoman City Hall.
	www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp /english/ayumi/index.html (2732 words)

	Houses, Homes, Properties, Real Estate for sale or rent in Itoman, Japan
		You may be looking for a house or home for rent in Itoman.
		Or alternatively apartments or villas for rent in Itoman.
		In many cases vacation rentals in Itoman, Japan are offered by the owners of the properties but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Itoman.
	www.propertyworld.com /_Japan_Okinawa_Itoman (727 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Itoman was at her elusive best, playing keep-away from the Aztecs while dribbling out the clock in the second half.
		Itoman leads the Wahine in free-throw percentage (.836) and assists, and is seventh in the WAC in steals.
		A perfectionist, Itoman was not happy with the number of turnovers she had against the Aztecs last Saturday but she enjoyed running away from the San Diego State defense.
	starbulletin.com /97/01/30/sports/story3.html (844 words)

	Ex-'Bow Itoman has earned her wings - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		BJ Itoman with a basketball in her hands was a force, even if you could barely see her over the steering wheel in a car.
		The Itomans are thought to be the first brother-sister pilot tandem in the Hawai'i Guard, possibly the country.
		Itoman's position is temporary full time, but the Guard is converting to a new C-17, the "latest-greatest" airframe that can do all the C-130 can and more.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Oct/26/sp/sp04p.html (800 words)

	Itoman
		The issei from Itoman formed a club in 1922 but disbanded after six years because of personality conflicts.
		In 1978 the name of the club was changed to Itoman Club.
		About 1958 a testimonial dinner was held for Dr. Sakae Uehara upon his return from the mainland to practice in Hawaii.
	www.huoa.org /kizuna/archives/clubs/itoman/itoman.html (191 words)

	Scenes ContestFItoman City Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Itoman City is located at southernmost end of the main island of Okinawa.
		This town prospers in the fisheries industry due to the natural reefs and is well known for the use of Sabani fishing boats to chase fish toward shore.
		Itoman Hahreh is said to have come from China about four to five hundred years ago.
	www.maff.go.jp /soshiki/koukai/muratai/21j/english/no2/mura25.html (202 words)

	Forbes.com - Magazine Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He brought the first grand exhibition of western Impressionist art to post-war Japanese audiences in the 1960s, and as he says: "The Japanese have long memories." So two years ago he was appointed by top Japanese banks, which he declines to name, to be their sole agent in the disposal of debt-related art.
		Itoman began as a large silk trading concern that in the 1980s diversified into numerous other areas such as real estate and loan insurance by using art as a financial instrument.
		Ellsworth cites a Toulouse-Lautrec painting sold to Itoman in the 1980s for $7 million that was then collateralized at a value of $40 million within two weeks.
	www.forbes.com /2001/04/11/0411hot_print.html (1130 words)

	Sumitomo Bank Expecting Huge Loss From Bad Loans
		Itoman invested wildly in real estate and bought Picassos, Chagalls and other works of art as a way to launder money, resulting in the arrests of several executives.
		Itoman was rescued by Sumitomo Bank and absorbed into another company in the Sumitomo Group in 1993.
		Sumitomo Bank said today that it had been planning to write off 500 billion yen, or about $5 billion, worth of loans in the second half of the fiscal year, but has now increased that to 800 billion yen, or about $8 billion.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/financial/012895crisis-japan-banks.html (847 words)

	Walter Payton College Prep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Six students and one teacher from Itoman High School in Okinawa, Japan, are visiting Payton from March 8 through March 18th.
		Itoman is a city of 50,000 inhabitants, not far from Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.
		Itoman High School has approximately 12,000 students and is one of two high schools in the city.
	www.payton.cps.k12.il.us /home/academics/departments/world_language/lang_visitors.shtml (149 words)

	American Metal Market: Trader Itoman agrees to be part of Sumikin - Itoman and Company Ltd., Sumikin Bussan Kaisha Ltd ...
		The bursting of Japan's economic bubble is blamed for the failure of Osaka-based Itoman, founded in 1883, which was hurt by speculative real estate investments during the 1980s boom.
		Itoman, which is primarily in the textile and food export-import businesses, overextended itself by borrowing about 280 billion yen ($2.24 billion) and investing nearly all of it in real estate.
		Sumikin agreed to absorb ailing Itoman on the condition Itoman's bad debts be separated and handled by a separate liquidation company to be set up.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n185_v100/ai_12667637 (352 words)

	Hiroshima FM - live via internet! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ITOMAN, Japan (AFP) - Still haunted by its militarist past, Japan marks the 60th anniversary of the fall of Okina...
		ITOMAN, Japan (AP) -- Sadako Higa was 13 when World War II came to her village.
		ITOMAN, Japan - Sadako Higa was 13 when World War II came to her villag...
	archive.wn.com /2005/06/23/1400/hiroshimafm (693 words)

	Japan marks anniversary of WWII battle - Boston.com - Asia - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi led a somber ceremony Thursday marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the bloody battle of Okinawa, which left more than 200,000 dead and sped the collapse of Japan's World War II defenses.
		ITOMAN, Japan --Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi led a somber ceremony Thursday marking the 60th anniversary of Japan's last-stand battle on Okinawa, which left more than 200,000 dead and sped the collapse of the country's World War II defenses.
		Local leaders, meanwhile, used the event to call for the removal of U.S. troops from the island, where the U.S. military has retained for more than half a century a sprawling network of air bases, housing and training grounds, some on farmland claimed by local families.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/06/23/japan_marks_anniversary_of_wwii_battle (673 words)

	Administration and conflict managment in Japanese coastal fisheries
		The specialized fishing community of Itoman, which was established as a Fisheries Association in 1903, was particularly active in seeking and making entry agreements with other Associations, and by 1907 had settled contract agreements with five other Associations (Itoman City Office, 1982).
		These documents also reveal the geographical range of the activities of the highly specialized community of Itoman fishermen, and the manner in which their customary usage of other village's sea territories was acknowledged and codified.
		During this period Itoman fishermen were also able to extend their claims into the sea territories of the remoter, southwestern Miyako islands and the Yaeyama archipelago.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/T0510E/T0510E02.htm (8880 words)

	Itoman and Tomigusuku in fight over waste treatment facility - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, ...
		Itoman and Tomigusuku cities are at each other’s throat over compensation for environmental damage caused by a waste treatment facility.
		When Itoman sent its neighbor the invoice, however, the Tomigusuku mayor balked and refused to pay without authorization from the city assembly.
		Itoman City, disagreeing with the lower court ruling, filed its case to a higher court Monday.
	www.japanupdate.com /?id=172 (377 words)

	Itoman, Japan travel blogs - travel stories and photos about Itoman, Japan - TravelPod
		Places to stay and top attractions in Itoman
		There are no videos or mp3s from Itoman, Japan.
		A travel blog entry from Itoman by kellyann
	www.travelpod.com /travel-blog-city/Japan/Itoman/tpod.html (184 words)

	MACHINAMI : Itoman City (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Okinawan dialect, mother is called "Anmaa." Anmaa are hard working, and Itoman's Anmaa can be cited as representative of them all.
		In years past, men would go fishing and their wives would wait for their husbands to return.
		It is common knowledge that the market begins its activity early in the morning, peaking at around 7 a.m..
	www.wonder-okinawa.jp /025/en/card/2-1-2.html (106 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ITOMAN, Okinawa Pref (AP) Vowing to "protect peace," Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi led a somber ceremony Thursday marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, which left more than 200,000 dead and sped the collapse of Japan's World War II defenses.
		Carved into the Cornerstone of Peace monument, a chest-high series of granite walls in the center of the park, are the names of 239,801 people, including 14,008 Americans and hundreds of British, Korean and Taiwanese.
		The Itoman area saw some of the most intense fighting during the 81-day battle.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050624a1.htm (691 words)

	CPRI
		Akimichi, Tomoya: " Territorial Regulation in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Itoman, Okinawa.", in Kenneth Ruddle and Tomoya Akimichi:" Maritime Institutions in the Western Pacific.", National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan, 1984.
		SPATIAL BOUNDARIES: The coastal waters of the fishing territory licensed to the Itoman FCA.
		Fixed nets were introduced in Itoman in the early 1970'es by fishermen from the neighbouring communities Yone and Kyan, who are members of the Itoman FCA.
	www.sristi.org /cpr/cpr_detail.php3?page=42&Mode=Institutions (900 words)

	Itoman, Okinawa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Itoman, Okinawa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Itoman (糸満市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (The largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands) Okinawa, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 55,444 and the (The amount per unit size) density of 1,194.91 persons per (additional info and facts about km²;) km²;.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/it/itoman,_okinawa.htm (107 words)

	Hiroshima Post (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ITOMAN, Okinawa Pref (AP) Vowing to "protect peace," Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi led a somber ceremony Thursday marking the 60th anniversary of the en...
		ITOMAN, Japan (AFP) - Still haunted by its militarist past, Japan marks the 60th an...
		The State ITOMAN, Japan - Sadako Higa was 13 when World War II came to her village.
	archive.wn.com /2005/06/24/1400/hiroshimapost (803 words)

	ABC News: Japan Marks 60th Anniversary of Battle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Students on school trip walk in front of Flame of Peace at the Cornerstone of Peace in Itoman city on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Wednesday June 22, 2005.
		ITOMAN, Japan Jun 22, 2005 — Sadako Higa was 13 when World War II came to her village.
		As American soldiers approached her home, she ran with her family to a tiny shelter in the sugarcane fields and waited for the inevitable.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=871883&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (485 words)

	Fuertes Scores Career-High 19 As Utes Overwhelm Hawaii :: Women's hoops record second most lopsided victory of season.
		Fuertes, who played in the same back court with the Rainbow Wahine's BJ Itoman for three years at Iolani High School in Honolulu, won their first-ever collegiate one-on-one dual.
		Fuertes shot 6-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from behind the arc, and dished out five assists in 29 minutes.
		Itoman was impressive on the defensive end with seven steals; but was held to just six points, missing all five three-point attempts.
	utahutes.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/recaps/011799aaa.html (508 words)

	Young Japanese right at home - theage.com.au
		For the past 22 years, a delegation from the sprawling Itoman empire, which has about 100 swim schools and more than half a million swimmers across Japan, has put down roots at Victoria's championships and watched the records tumble.
		Although Japan is no swimming superpower, team adviser David Masuda said nine swimmers at last year's Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama had come through the Itoman school, and most of them had competed at the Victorian championships.
		"About 70 per cent of the national (Itoman) swimmers have experience here in Melbourne, so that is a reason we look at this Victoria competition as a target for their career," Masuda said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/06/1041566360340.html (290 words)

	MACHINAMI : Itoman City (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the southernmost point of mainland Okinawa is the fisherman's city, Itoman.
		The mornings come early in Itoman, as one-by-one the fishing boats return to port in semidarkness.
		When the sky gradually begins to turn white in the east, bidding commences and the bidders' loud and spirited voices echo all over the market.
	www.wonder-okinawa.jp /025/en/card/2-1-1.html (69 words)

	Welcome to JASC
		This was the first time that JASC delegates have overnighted with Okinawan students and for three days they jointly explored the problems facing Okinawa.
		The lively reception that followed was hosted by JASC and the Itoman City Hall.
		Remarks from the JASC Chairs, Vice Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, Shigemasa Higa; Mayor of Itoman City, Chosei Yamazato; Deputy Principal Officer of the American Consulate General, Patricia Stigliani; Representative of the Okinawan Delegation, Masanori Kondo - Ryukyu University; Chair of the Okinawan Prefectural Assembly, Kokichi Iramina, helped the delegation to synthesize their remarkable experience together.
	www.jasc.org /55th/55thEDR.htm (2432 words)

	Master Seiko Higa In My Memories, translated by Sanzinsoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I joined Itoman Dojo, a karate academy of Master Seiko Higa, in October 1952.
		At that time, the Dojo was located in front of Itoman Elementary School and faced a bus road.
		We hung the signboard that says "Itoman Goju-ryu Karate Dojo, Nippon Butokukai Renshi, Higa Seiko" (= Goju-ryu Karate Academy in Itoman City, Chief Instructor: Seiko Higa who was awarded the title "Renshi" by Dai Nippon Butokukai) at the entrance of the Dojo.
	seinenkai.com /articles/sanzinsoo/higa.html (1602 words)

	Okinawa 1988-1991
		Itoman and Tomishiro Cities are continuing to generate trash waste,and donât know where to put it.
		For now, theyâre scouring the island for willing hands to allow Itoman and Tomishiro waste to be burned, and sediment stored, in other places.
		Kayuu Nishihiro, Itoman City Mayor, says âthis trash problem is a really big one because we cannot wait even one day.â He acknowledges the old facilityâs problem, but says âI really did not know that itâs a big problem.
	futenma.blogspot.com /2005_04_01_futenma_archive.html (3540 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		Relatives of deceased family members hold prayers at cenotaphs in the Cornerstone of Peace area at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on Wednesday before a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Okinawa.
		Tamie Toma, 60, visiting the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, dips her hand into a pool of water Wednesday at the edge of the Flame of Peace in the park's Cornerstone of Peace area.
		ITOMAN, Okinawa — More than 10,000 people braved a sizzling hot sun Wednesday to crowd into Peace Prayer Park for a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
	www.stripesonline.com /article.asp?section=104&article=22952 (1444 words)

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