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	Respect for the Aged Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Different definitions of the day are based on the apparent motion of the Sun across the sky (solar day).
		A more constant day can be defined by the Sun passing through the local meridian, which happens at local noon (upper culmination) or midnight (lower culmination).
		The present common convention has the civil day start at midnight, which is near the time of the lower culmination of the mean Sun on the central meridian of the time zone.
	www.33beat.com /Respect%20for%20the%20Aged%20Day.html (832 words)

	Number of centenarians in Japan at 25,606 - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The number of Japanese aged 100 or older at the end of this month is projected to reach a record 25,606, with women comprising 85 percent of the total, the government said Tuesday.
		TOKYO --The number of Japanese aged 100 or older at the end of this month is projected to reach a record 25,606, with women comprising 85 percent of the total, the government said Tuesday.
		The announcement comes days before Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 19, a national holiday honoring the country's elderly, when the government gives each new centenarian a letter from the prime minister and a silver cup.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/09/13/number_of_centenarians_in_japan_at_25606 (286 words)

	Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This day is to celebrate the establishment of the Modern Japanese Constitution on May 3, 1947.
		This day is set aside in order to pray for the health and happiness of the children of Japan.
		On this day people express their gratitude to each other for their labors throughout the year, and for the fruits of those labors.
	asucd.ucdavis.edu /organizations/cultural/jcc/holidays.html (409 words)

	Moving beyond respect for the Aged (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1966, the central government established Respect-for-the-Aged Day as a new national holiday, 19 years to the day after the village in Hyogo mobilized all its tricycles for local senior citizens.
		The way in which age and the elderly are perceived has changed markedly in the past five decades.
		Moreover, most of those aged 65 to 74, who are categorized as being in the "early phase of old age," are in excellent health.
	www.globalaging.org /elderrights/world/respect.htm (1095 words)

	HOLIDAYS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lasting for three days, the aim of most of the ceremonies is to eliminate all the bad fortune of the past year and pray for good fortune in the coming year.
		Celebrated at the spring equinox, this holiday, being the central day of a seven-day Buddhist memorial service, is marked by visits to family graves and family reunions.
		This day was selected due to government research which shows the least rainfall documented on this day.
	www.indiana.edu /~easc/resources/brochure/japanspeaks/holidays.htm (813 words)

	Encyclopedia: Respect for the Aged Day
		Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually on September 15 which honors elderly citizens.
		September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years).
		Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Respect-for-the-Aged-Day (188 words)

	Japan Age Stratification and the Elderly - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Old age ideally represents a time of relaxation of social obligations, assisting with the family farm or business without carrying the main responsibility, socializing, and receiving respectful care from family and esteem from the community.
		Japan has a national holiday called Respect for the Aged Day, but for most people it is merely another day for picnics or an occasion when the commuter trains run on holiday schedules.
		True respect for the elderly may be questioned when buses and trains carry signs above specially reserved seats to remind people to give up their seats for elderly riders.
	www.photius.com /countries/japan/society/japan_society_age_stratification_a~368.html (645 words)

	Tim's Takamatsu - Japanese National Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There are, however, a few other special traditional days besides these which are recognized throughout the year, such as setsubun and o-bon.
		That's because more than half of the Saturdays of the year are still regarded as "work/school days," although that trend is slowly — very slowly — changing as Japan becomes more westernized.
		The span of days from April 29 to May 5 is called "Golden Week" in Japan because of the cluster of holidays.
	www.timwerx.net /odds/holidays.htm (243 words)

	Japanese calendar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The last day of the year is (Click link for more info and facts about ōmisoka) ōmisoka (the big thirtieth day), and that term is still in use.
		The seven day week, with names for the days corresponding directly to those used in Europe, was brought to Japan around 800 AD.
		The day is predicted to appear in 2009 unless the law remains same.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/japanese_calendar.htm (1666 words)

	Greenery day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Celebrated as the birthday of the Showa Emperor until his death in 1989, thisday was renamed "Greenery Day" in remembrance of the Emperor's deep concern...
		Greenery Day celebrates Emperor Showa's love of nature, which is evident in the abundance of...
		It is a celebration of nature.Tree planting ceremonies are a common sight on this day.
	www.classicgame.org /greenery+day.html (775 words)

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		September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days.
		Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September.
		Autumnal Equinox Day is also a national holiday.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/September (109 words)

	Columnist: Lee Pitts
		You may be surprised to discover that many of the days that we hold sacred are also honored by cattle, though for different reasons and not on the same day.
		Cow Labor Day is the day of parturition.
		There are some days cows would just as soon forget: like the birthdays of the people who invented artificial insemination, squeeze chutes, barbed wire, emasculators, steak sauce and hotshots.
	www.livestockweekly.com /papers/01/11/01/scpitts.asp (650 words)

	Japanese Holidays
		According to the earliest Japanese history books, on this day in the year 660 BC the first Japanese emperor was crowned.
		Respect for the elderly and longlivity is celebrated on this national holiday.
		On the culture day, schools and the government award certain persons for their special, cultural activities.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2062.html (452 words)

	Getting to Know Japan: timyoungonline.com
		For Japanese, most holidays are simply days off (they may not even remember which holiday it is!), and they will take advantage of the free time to go on outings with their families or significant others.
		The first five days of January were once considered to be the New Year’s holidays, but in recent years many companies have begun returning to work on or before the fifth.
		Twenty-year-olds can be seen on this day, the men in suits, the women in kimono, going to and from local ceremonies in their honor.
	www.timyoungonline.com /japan/gettoknow/holidays.html (1156 words)

	>>> AsiaNews.it <<< The elderly, from “crown of society” to social problem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The day gave Japan’s major newspaper the opportunity to publish in-depth reports and editorials on the “Golden Age”, articles that went beyond simple expressions of gratitude towards seniors but tried to address the serious social challenge that aging represents.
		Ironically, no more so than on their day when many families take advantage of the holiday to escape the urban rat race and have little time for grandpa and grandma.
		Well-known Catholic Novelist and essayist Shusaku Endo used to say that human existence has three ages: the age of the body (adolescence), the age of the heart (falling in love) and the age of the spirit (old age).
	www.asianews.it /view_p.php?l=en&art=1574 (493 words)

	AT&T News Release, 1997-08-26, Never heard of it? Grandparents have their day, too (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Japan's Respect for the Aged Day is on September 15 and commemorates welfare legislation for the elderly enacted in 1966.
		Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day, September 7 and was designated a national holiday in 1978 by a Congressional resolution.
		As baby boomers age, this number is expected to grow significantly by the year 2030, reaching one out of every five.
	www.att.com /news/0897/970826.csa.html (296 words)

	World's oldest person ... - Sept. 17, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamato Hongo, who was born in 1887 and currently lives in Kagoshima City, 950 kilometers (590 miles) southwest of Tokyo, celebrated her birthday quietly "by doing her usual dance with her arms," her 47-year-old grandson Tsuyoshi Kurauchi, told Agence France-Presse.
		On Monday Japan celebrated Respect for the Aged Day, a public holiday, when 140 members of her family and neighbors held a party for Hongo, who slept through the gathering as she normally sleeps for two days and stays awake for two days.
		In the increasingly aging Japanese society, one in five Japanese citizens is now 65 or older, with 24.31 million people in the age group, according to government statistics.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2003/sep/17/text/wnw_7-1-p.htm (308 words)

	September (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Canada and the United States, Labo(u)r Day is observed on the first Monday in September.
		The equinox named the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on or around September 21.
		In Japan, Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/September.htm (342 words)

	One in Five Japanese 65 Or Older \| Asian American Intelligence \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		early one in five Japanese were aged 65 or older in 2004 and that ratio could balloon to one in four in the next decade, a government study said Monday, prompting calls that the retirement age be raised to make up for future labor shortages.
		Some 24.84 million people, or 19.5 percent of the population, were aged 65 or older as of September 2004, an increase from 18.28 million in 1995, the Statistics Bureau said in a survey released Monday to coincide with Respect for the Aged Day in Japan.
		The report, an advance copy of which was given to journalists, prompted Japan's largest newspaper, the Yomiuri, to urge employers to raise the retirement age to ease concerns of labor shortages as the country's post World War II ``baby boom'' generation grows old.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/509/19age.html (366 words)

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		The day is traditionally celebrated as Boys' Festival Day, and now is a holiday for wishing children happiness and prosperity.
		Also it is considered as a day for girls, most families with girls celebrate it for praying their health and happiness.
		OOMISOKA or the New Yearâs Eve is the busiest day of the year for preparing the New Year, in Japan.
	www.podcast.net /show/273 (1509 words)

	Japan in September (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The reason that a day is set for the chrysanthemum is that the flower has 16 petals and it is the imperial crest.
		One of the things that people of Japan have done for almost its entire history is to have respect for the aged.
		This is a day to mark the changing of the seasons and is another day to pay respects to one's ancestors.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/japan/jsep.html (438 words)

	Global Diversity @ Work - Diversity Calendar - September 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		is the "day of universal forgiveness" for wrongs committed by them and to them.
		The Coptic Orthodox honour their church's martyrs as well and everything is red on this day.
		The Day of Atonement is the most important of all the holy days for hte Jews.
	www.diversityatwork.com /div_calendar_september.html (201 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 - Notes and Definitions
		The age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues.
		It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
		This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
	www.brainyatlas.com /docs/notesanddefs.html (8880 words)

	Global Holidays, Ecommerce Info Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Memorializes the victims of the second atomic bomb attack on this day in 1945.
		A day for reflection on the anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on this date in 1945.
		New Year's Day, Adults Day, National Foundation Day, Vernal Equinox, Greenery Day, Constitution Day, Children's Day (May 5), Respect for the Aged Day, Autumn Equinox, Health Sports Day, Culture Day, Emperor's Birthday.
	www.ecominfocenter.com /global/travel/holidays/j.html (266 words)

	National holiday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		November 30th is celebrated as Independence Day and is a national holiday in Barbados.
		This is not a national holiday, but the most important day of the year for sushi lovers.
		The following days are not official national holidays but you are not likely to be able to schedule any business meetings on the day.
	www.basketballgaming.com /national+holiday.html (866 words)

	Life Extension Daily News
		She eats well every day at the canteen and reads newspapers and letters from her family members.
		She is respected by our staff members and other residents of the facility," said Shigeko Tachibana, head of the nursing home.
		Though he uses a walking aid since breaking his foot about 10 years ago, he is an avid photographer and has taken pictures of summer festivals with his camera of 20 or more years.
	www.lef.org /news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=2706&Section=AGING (507 words)

	Keiro-no-hi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the things that people of Japan have done for almost it's entire history is respected the aged.
		On September 15th, Japanese show respect and affection for the elderly who have devoted themselves to the society for many years, and they celebrate their long life.
		The celebration of a 60th birthday was important because it signified the completion of the cycle of the Zodiac.
	marian.creighton.edu /~marian-w/academics/english/japan/holidays/sept15.html (153 words)

	Japanese Holidays: Planet Tokyo
		Adult's Day celebrates the advent of adulthood; when young Japanese turn 20, they are considered legal adults.
		The day is celebrated in Buddhist temples where people attend special services and pray for the souls of departed loved ones.
		This (whenever it's happening) is a major holiday for the Japanese, and since much of the celebration revolves around honoring the dead who are believed to revisit the earth during the festival, much traveling is done by the Japanese people.
	www.planettokyo.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/detail/navid/17/cid/11 (383 words)

	Blogger: Email Post to a Friend
		It was a very short week: we had Monday off for "Respect for the Aged Day" and Thursday off for the Autumnal Equinox.
		We were hoping for a nice day hike around the mountains of Kyoto.
		Three day weeks are awesome, unfortunately they don't come along so often...
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=8912741&postID=109911020138417049 (655 words)

	Respect-for-the-Aged Day - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Keiro no Hi is a day when one shows respect to long-time contributors to society, celebrates their longevity, prays for their health, gains greater awareness and understanding of welfare issues confronting the elderly, and thinks about how welfare services can be improved.
		Japan's fertility rate - the number of children a woman is expected to give birth to during her lifetime - is dwindling, moreover, and so by 2010, every fifth person in Japan could be 65 or over.
		Japan's society is thus graying at a rapid pace, and Respect-for-the-Aged Day should become an increasingly important day in the years to come.
	web-jpn.org /kidsweb/calendar/september/keiro.html (377 words)

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