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  Fukuoka Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.
Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.
Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyushu, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyushu's industry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukuoka_Prefecture   (624 words)

  
 Prefektur Fukuoka - Wikipedia Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas berbahasa Indonesia
Prefektur Fukuoka meliputi beberapa provinsi terdahulu, yaitu Chikugo, Chikuzen, dan Buzen.
Prefektur Fukuoka menghadap laut di tiga arah, berbatasan dengan Prefektur Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto dan menghadap Prefektur Yamaguchi di seberang Selat Kanmon.
Prefektur Fukuoka meliputi dua kota terbesar di Kyushu, Fukuoka dan Kitakyushu, dan sebagian besar industri di Kyushu.
id.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prefektur_Fukuoka   (182 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
The focus of the quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 km southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, and the depth was shallow, the meteorological agency said.
Kyodo said Fukuoka prefecture has asked for military helicopters to be sent to the island to transport injured people.
Fukuoka Airport suspended operations for checks but there were no reports of damage and it later reopened.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=1061   (1144 words)

  
 City of Atlanta Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
With a population of 1.4 million, Fukuoka is located in the northern part of the Kyushu region in West Japan, close to the Korean Peninsula and facing Sea of Japan.
Fukuoka City has the geographical advantage of being close to the Chinese Continent and has played an important role as a gateway through which culture and knowledge from China and other Asian countries were introduced to Japan since olden times.
Fukuoka has the second largest number of university students per capita among the major cities in Japan.
www.atlantaga.gov /international/fukuoka.aspx   (725 words)

  
 Planet Ark
The focus of the shallow quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 km (550 miles) southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, the meteorological agency said.
A 75-year-old woman in Fukuoka city died from injuries after a cement-block wall fell on top of her, local police said.
Kyodo news agency said about 400 people were treated at hospitals in Fukuoka city, near the focus of the tremor, and that 782 people in the city had evacuated their homes.
www.planetark.org /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=30022   (792 words)

  
 Aljazeera.Net - Powerful quake rattles Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Fukuoka Airport suspended operations for checks but there was no damage to the airport, which later reopened, a private TV broadcaster said.
The focus of the quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900km southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, and the depth was shallow, the meteorological agency said.
An official at Nakama city hall in Fukuoka said: "There was a report of a water leak at a home and that a water pipe burst in an apartment complex.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/DCBC8231-5837-4E8A-9764-64CBE5279851.htm   (498 words)

  
 Japan quake kills 1, injures hundreds - World News - MSNBC.com
FUKUOKA, Japan - A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Sunday, killing an elderly woman and injuring at least 400 people, damaging buildings and prompting authorities to evacuate half the residents of a tiny island near the epicenter.
In Fukuoka prefecture on Kyushu, 560 miles southwest of Tokyo, water and gas pipes burst, hundreds of homes reported power outages and landslides reportedly triggered a safety mechanism that halted local and bullet train service.
A 75-year-old woman, who was hospitalized after a wall fell on her in Fukuoka city, had died, according to the Kyodo News agency.
msnbc.msn.com /id/7244077   (542 words)

  
 One killed, 400 injured in Japan quake. 20/03/2005. ABC News Online
Local police say a 75-year-old woman in Fukuoka city died from injuries after a cement block wall fell on top of her.
Genkaijima, a small, hilly island 18 kilometres north-east of central Fukuoka with a population of around 700, was hit hard.
Fukuoka Airport suspended operations for checks, but were no reports of damage and it has reopened.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200503/s1327620.htm   (791 words)

  
 (4/27/2006) China Prepares To Sue Japan Over WWII Slave Labor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
District courts in Fukuoka and Nagano rejected redress claims against the Japanese state and six corporations on the grounds that the statute of limitations expired years ago.
The March 29 decision by the Fukuoka District Court was closely watched, in China and elsewhere, because Mitsubishi Materials Corp. mounted a brazen defense based on revisionist historical arguments.
The Fukuoka court affirmed the historical record of forced labor, but declined to penalize Mitsubishi.
www.albionmonitor.com /0605a/copyright/chineselaborlawsuits.html   (834 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
The focus of the magnitude 7.0 quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 km (550 miles) southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, and the depth was shallow, the meteorological agency said.
NHK showed footage of collapsed houses on Genkaijima, a small island not far from Fukuoka City on the main island of Kyushu.
Around 20 houses in Genkaijima have collapsed and 100 people evacuated to a community center on the island, NHK said, adding that 100 troops have been dispatched to the island to help with relief efforts.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=1068   (1188 words)

  
 IOL: Hundreds hurt after earthquake in Japan
Kyodo news agency said at least 340 people were treated at hospitals in Fukuoka city, near the focus of the tremor, and that 782 people in the city had evacuated their homes.
Genkaijima, a small island off of Fukuoka in northern Kyushu with a population of around 700, was hit hard by the powerful tremor, which media reports said had destroyed 20 buildings on the island and partially damaged many more.
Kyodo said around 500 of the island's residents - mainly the children and elderly - were being evacuated off of the island to a gymnasium in Fukuoka.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=&click_id=3&art_id=qw1111309209381B222   (608 words)

  
 GlobalAtlanta.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sue Renfroe, who is originally from Fukuoka and is the chair of the Atlanta-Fukuoka Sister City Committee, said she and the committee have spent the past year letting people know about the relationship.
The Fukuoka committee was not able to bring cultural representatives from Fukuoka for the event, but they were able to set up a booth and sell handmade goods created from the traditional silk of Fukuoka, Ms.
Renfroe hopes that the committee will be able to participate in the annual Fukuoka Children’s Conference, a culture and language exchange for 10-11 year olds that includes homestays, sightseeing, and sporting events.
www.globalgeorgia.com /newsMANAGER/templates/custom2.asp?articleid=1553&zoneid=1   (448 words)

  
 News
The World Congress for 2004 is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan from Sunday 21st November to Saturday 27th November.
A number of airlines fly to Fukuoka and some JCI UK members have already booked flights with a travel company called Dial a Flight (Tel 020 7204 6634 and ask for Toby).
The only way to currently reserve a room is via the Fukuoka website and the Japan Tourist board who will not confirm allocations until the end of September.
www.bjc.org.uk /news_det.asp?ID=40   (515 words)

  
 The Honolulu Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
For Galloway - the sixth-ranked marathoner in the United States and a teammate of Shorter's on the powerful Florida Track Club - the record-setting victory was expected and yet surprising.
And after 20 miles had elapsed he had only managed to advance to third, passing the tiring Shorter who was running with less than two weeks' rest.
Cindy Dalrymple was the 30th - and first woman to finish - while the youngest to complete the 26-mile, 385-yard run was eight-year-old John Stricklin, whose mom, Sue Stricklin, was second in the women master's division.
www.honolulumarathon.org /history/1974.html   (241 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Powerful quake hits south Japan, hundreds hurt
Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of office buildings swaying in Fukuoka city, broken windows and cracks in pavements, and walls of buildings leaning to one side in Kyushu.
Kyodo said around 500 of the island’s residents -- mainly the children and elderly -- were being evacuated off of the island to a gymnasium in Fukuoka.
Some 120 military personnel were sent to the island on helicopters to help with relief efforts, NHK said.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/March/theworld_March521.xml§ion=theworld   (795 words)

  
 Jason Long (1966 - 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This memorial website was created in the memory of Jason Long who was born in Canada on March 09, 1966 and was taken from us while riding his mountainbike, while on a camping trip in Itoshima, the countryside near Fukuoka (Japan), on September 09, 2005 at the age of 39.
Jason is, most recently the beloved husband of sweet Yuka, long time resident of Fukuoka and a friend to many.
On July 18th, 2005, in Fukuoka, he got married to his love, Yuka and on August 8, 2005 they repeated their wedding in Winnipeg, MB Canada for his family.
jason-long.memory-of.com   (2932 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: Publisher hit for alleging murder role
Tokyo -- Publisher Kodansha Ltd. was ordered Wednesday to pay 8.8 million yen in damages to a 49-year-old man for defamation, having suggested in one of its magazines that he had been involved in the murder of a family in Fukuoka in 2003.
Three Chinese men were found guilty in the murders, one of whom, a 25-year-old former student, was executed this month in China.
A Chinese court sentenced a 23-year-old accused accomplice to life imprisonment, while a 25-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Fukuoka District Court in May, and has appealed the ruling.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=27361   (267 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Profile : Arkaidy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
I currently live in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Can a Mary Sue be a "Mary Sue Fic" and yet still be good?
Here you will find some stories exploring these themes, as well as the normal cutesy Mary-Sue stuff done for the MakeMineMarySueMailingList, writer's block fluff, and explorations of older characters from newer stories.
www.fanfiction.net /~arkaidy   (212 words)

  
 Powerful quake injures 19 in Japan. 20/03/2005. ABC News Online
The focus of the quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 kilometres south-west of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu.
Kyodo news says that 19 people have been so far reported as injured in Fukuoka prefecture.
There are reports of broken water and gas mains, and high speed bullet trains and other trains and subways had briefly suspended operations.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200503/s1327525.htm   (317 words)

  
 Stars & Stripes
In a July 28 letter obtained by Stars and Stripes, Brown informed the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper he intends to sue the newspaper for falsely stating he had been found guilty of attempted rape.
Brown appealed the decision to the Naha Branch of the Fukuoka High Court on July 22, arguing that he was never indicted or charged with attempting to force the woman to commit sodomy.
When Brown was released on bail in May 2003, after Nakamine testified he had not tried to rape her, he was placed on a hold status that prevented him from leaving Japan.
www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=22735&archive=true   (974 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This year, Bill and Sue Polacek, Dana and Donna Calhoun, and Doug and Barbara Rasmussen are the host families.
The Polaceks visitor is 14-year-old Nanami Ochi who lives in Fukuoka, a city with a population of more than one million located on the island of Kyushu.
She is the fourth LABO guest for the family and Amanda Polacek is her host sister.
www.phillipswi.com /placed/index.php?story_id=149023&view=text   (754 words)

  
 Susan Leibovitz Steinman: Environmental and Public Art Installations
Cincinnati businesses donated the straw, PVC pipe, glass doors, violin cases, cast iron, plastic flowers, sticks and plants needed to construct this raised bed garden.
Fukuoka's method, biointensive farmers plant densely, never till the soil, use chemicals or prune.
The addition of beneficial natural predators for pest control and planting lots of different types of plants are encouraged.
www.steinmanstudio.com /publicart/onestraw/index.html   (191 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Powerful quake hits southern Japan, no casualties
Kyodo news agency said Fukuoka Airport suspended operations for checks but there were no reports of damage to the airport.
The focus of the quake was off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 km (550 miles) southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, and the depth was shallow, the meteorological agency said.
Since there have been tsunami warnings, I have issued instructions to watch the situation closely,” Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was quoted by NHK as telling reporters.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/March/theworld_March515.xml§ion=theworld   (446 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News
Gossage would like the honor for himself as much as his mom, Sue, who is 90 years old "and getting pretty frail," he said.
He returned for a second run in New York when the Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Giants on Aug. 10, 1989, and made 11 more appearances.
The next season, Gossage played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051220&content_id=1284918&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb   (1865 words)

  
 Powerful quake in Japan kills one, 400 hurt - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2005
Voters stream to the polls in DR Congo's watershed vote
The focus of the shallow quake is off the western coast of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 900 km (550 miles) southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday, killing an elderly woman, injuring up to 400 people and forcing hundreds to flee their homes, officials and media reports said.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=8757   (870 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Latest News - City's Cross County bid
EDINBURGH and Scottish Athletics are preparing a bid to host the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships at Holyrood Park in 2008.
The decision will be made at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in April.
Edinburgh hosted the 10th European Cross Country Championships in 2003 when Paula Radcliffe won the women's title on the centenary of the first international event ever held in Scotland on Hamilton Racecourse in 1903.
news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=3979484   (322 words)

  
 Celtic Christmas in Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It's that time of year again, when the folks at Plankton in Japan make us wish we were celebrating Christmas in that lovely country, enjoying really great Celtic music!
We are most pleased to have the following coverage of last year's Celtic Christmas events, thanks to Yoshiko Sue Tabata of Japan.
Be sure to check out her site through the link at the end of the report for many more photos than we have included here.
www.celticcafe.com /archive/Festivals/Celtic_Christmas_Japan   (2877 words)

  
 Geno Auriemma Camp Homepage
Featuring Kodak All-Americans Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Diana Taurasi, the 2001-02 Huskies posted an NCAA record-tying 39 wins and a 35.4 point average margin of victory, another NCAA record.
His team also earned its 12th BIG EAST regular season title and 11th BIG EAST tournament title as the Huskies made their 14th straight NCAA appearance.
Among these 16 players are four of the most highly acclaimed women's basketball players ever - Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti, Kara Wolters and Sue Bird.
www.genoauriemmacamp.com /coach.html   (1963 words)

  
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Video 01: Naqoya Opening Ceremony: Sadahiko Ikeura, Fukuoka University of Education; Hideo Tsukiyama, Aichi Sangyo University; Yoshinobu Niwa LLA President; LeeAnn Stone, IALL President; Takeyoshi Nishio, Mayor of Nagoya.
Building Linguistic and Cultural Fluency: A Multimedia Architecture, Sue Otto, University of Iowa.
Video 25: Okuda, Y., Fukuoka University of Education.
polyglot.lss.wisc.edu /IALL/journal/fleat2vids.html   (680 words)

  
 Japan Stadium
BEIJING: Briton Paul Casey will have the rare opportunity of winning the same title twice in one season after confirming his participation in next month’s China Open in Beijing.
Honda to sue in China over cancelled SUV patent
SHANGHAI, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co. (7267.T:,,) said on Wednesday it plans to sue the Chinese property rights authority for terminating patent prote...
archive.wn.com /2006/03/26/1400/japanstadium   (587 words)

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