Ishikawa Prefecture info here at en.88of100c.info(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province 'n the smaller Noto Province.
On March 1, 2005 the hamlet of Noto 'n village of Yanagida from the former FugeshiDistrict merged with the hamlet of Uchiura from the former SuzuDistrict, Ishikawa forming a unique hamlet of Noto 'n the districts merged forming Hosu District.
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HakuiDistrict Hodatsushimizu Shika Hosu District Anamizu Noto IshikawaDistrict Nonoichi KahokuDistrict Tsubata Uchinada Kashima District Nakanoto NomiDistrict Kawakita Ishikawa Prefecture Mergers
On March 1, 2005 the town of Noto and village of Yanagida from the former FugeshiDistrict merged with the town of Uchiura from the former SuzuDistrict, Ishikawa forming a new town of Noto and the districts merged forming Hosu District.
On February 1, 2006 the town of Monzen from Hosu District and the former city of Wajima merged, forming the new city of Wajima.
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Kanazawa (金沢市;; -shi) is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan.
It is found throughout Kanazawa and Ishikawa, and Kanazawa produces 99% of Japan's high-quality gold leaf.
The quality of the local sake derives from the excellence of the rice grown in Ishikawa Prefecture as well as the considerable precipitation of the Hokuriku region, allowing for an ample supply of clean, fresh water.
Ishikawa Prefecture lies along the Japanese seacoast, and its spectacular Noto Peninsula extends out into the Sea of Japan.
The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture is Kanazawa which is located on the coast.
Along with Kyoto, Kanazawa escaped the bombing during the Second World War and as a result some of the city remains as it as been for hundreds of years.
Suzu (珠洲郡; -gun) was a districts of Japan located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
On March 1, 2005 the town of Uchiura, Ishikawa merged with a town and village from the neighboring FugeshiDistrict, Ishikawa and the districts merged, forming Hosu District, Ishikawa.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,332 and a population density of 136.21 persons per square kilometer.
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The Fukui District Court, along with plaintiffs and defendants, visited the reactor to gather information for a lawsuit filed by a citizens' group that is trying to close down Monju (DY 26 Jan).
Fukui District prosecutors continue to question Monju workers as part of a citizens' lawsuit which contends that Donen, the state-run corporation that operates Monju, made false reports following the December 8 accident (JT 7 June).
Aomori District Court officials inspected another part of the Rokkasho nuclear facility, the spent fuel reprocessing plant which is under construction.
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The pro-nuclear side promised the plant would bring an economic revival; Suzu's population has been dropping steeply, and revenues cover only 25 percent of its budget (DY 16/20 June).
Local residents opposed the project but were unable to stop it, and now worry that the chromium will enter the soil.
A District Court judge ruled that the slag is now too difficult to move.
1874: born in Hongô in the district of Tenjin-chô.
This stone is called Kasanezuka and it is a custom for actors about to perform the role of kasane to go there and pray in order to avoid any malicious trick of the ghost of Kasane during their performance.
January 1927: Uzaemon plays at the Kabukiza the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi in the drama "Sanmon"; the role of Ishikawa Goemon is played by Ichikawa Chûsha VII.
Kanazawa, Ishikawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Kanazawa (金沢市; -shi) is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan.
The New York Yankees' outfielder Hideki Matsui (1974-) attended high school in Kanazawa (Seiryo High School) where he excelled at, of course, baseball.
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In 1824 (Bunsei 7), after a hiatus of more than 100 years, Toyoda Den'emon IV, the merchant owner of Yoshidaya in the castle town of Daishoji (Current Kaga City), at the age of 72 decided to build a kiln to revive Kokutani-style porcelains with his own funds.
It features 25 Japanese ink paintings (suibokuga) from the 12th to the 16th century, 3 Korean paintings from the Choson dynasty, and 5 stonewares (Tokoname, Suzu, Echizen, Shigaraki and Tamba) from the Heian and Muromachi period.
The illustrated pieces were mainly produced in the Mino and Seto district, now in Gifu and Aichi prefecture respectively.
Suzu-city, Ishikawa Prefecture with visits to Osaka, Kyoto and Nagasaki.
Northern Star Council is organizing a trip to Japan for the14th Nippon Jamboree in Suzu-city, Ishikawa Prefecture with visits to Osaka, Kyoto and Nagasaki.
The Jamboree is August 3-8 at the site of “Refresh Village, Hachigasaki”, Suzu-city in Ishikawa Prefecture.
It had planned to build a nuclear power plant in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, jointly with Chubu Electric Power Co. and Hokuriku Electric Power Co. But in December 2003, it froze the project due to slow growth in power demand and eventually abandoned it completely.
The study was carried out by 70 local field surveyors in 469 villages in 266 districts across the country.
The survey is conducted annually in advance of the full opium survey, which is published in autumn each year.
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She is one of Japan's top swimmers and holds the country's record for the 200-metre freestyle.
It seems to me the "hybrid" electoral system retains some features of the old system and is questionable of producing a two party system as Ozawa and others hoped.
Over the past elections, LDP was capable of gaining votes from both the single member district and PR systems, though short of the absolute majority.
