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	Murdered woman's teen son, friend held
		The 46-year-old mother, a part-time hospital worker, was stabbed to death at her house in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, by the friend acting at the request of the son.
		WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- A boy under arrest for hiring a friend to murder his mother at their home here has told his defense lawyer that he had held a grudge against his mother for defending his father after he walked out.
		WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- A high school boy under arrest for conspiring with a friend to murder his mother has told police that he had promised to pay 300,000 yen to the accomplice for carrying out the crime, police said.
	www.crnjapan.com /articles/2006/en/20060828-boy_kills_mum.html (4377 words)

	Encyclopedia: Wakkanai, Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wakkanai (Japanese: ç¨åå¸; -shi, Ainu: Yam Wakka Nay) is a city located in Soya, Hokkaido.
		It is the capital of Soya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan.
		Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wakkanai,-Hokkaido (911 words)

	Japan
		The Japanese islands extend in an irregular crescent from the island of Sakhalin (Russia) to the island of Taiwan.
		The most extensive plains are on Hokkaido: along the Ishikari River in the western part of the island, along the Tokachi River in the southeast, and around the cities of Nemuro and Kushiro on the east central shore.
		In the north, the island of Hokkaido is marked by a volcanic range that descends from the Kurils and merges in the southwestern part of the island with a chain branching from Point Soya in the northwestern tip.
	www.ovayonda.ws /lodging/country/jp.html (1334 words)

	Hokkaido Guide - Wakkanai - Places to Visit
		Wakkanai has been and still is a major port connection to various other islands and countries.
		North Breakwater Dome, Cape Soya and Wakkanai West Coast, Wakkanai Airport Park and Recreation Area, Wakkanai Park and Central District.
		This unusual sea wall is the symbol of Wakkanai and is located very near the sea terminal for ferries to Sakhalin, Rebun and Rishiri Islands.
	www.hokkaidoguide.com /city/wakkanai/interest/places_to_visit.php (749 words)

	Lighthouses of Northeastern Hokkaido
		Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan.
		Wakkanai Ko (harbor) is the principal harbor at the northern tip of Japan.
		Saroma Ko is often called Hokkaido's largest lake, but it is not a lake at all--it is a lagoon enclosed by barrier beaches and connected to the Sea of Okhotsk by an inlet.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/jphk.htm (4720 words)

	Hokkaidoguide.com - Cities >> Wakkanai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wakkanai is the northern most city in Japan and sits on the Soya Peninsula and is surrounded on three sides by ocean.
		It is symbolized by it’s Greek style sea wall which is one of the places to visit in Wakkanai.
		The main train station is located almost in the center of the city with the downtown area snaking along the coast both north and south of the station.
	hokkaidoguide.com /city/wakkanai/wakkanaihome.htm (251 words)

	ipedia.com: Hokkaido Prefecture Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hokkaido was known as Ezo until the Meiji Restoration.
		Hokkaido is known for its cool summers (which attract many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters.
		Hokkaido can also be reached by ferry from Sendai, Niigata and some other cities.
	www.ipedia.com /hokkaido_prefecture.html (638 words)

	Wakkanai travel guide - Wikitravel
		Wakkanai (稚内, [1]) is the northernmost city in Japan.
		Wakkanai's tiny airport (WKJ) fields regular flights to Sapporo and Tokyo (Haneda), with additional summer-only services to Nagoya and Kansai.
		Wakkanai is about 40 km from Sakhalin, a Russian island, and can be seen on clear days.
	wikitravel.org /en/Wakkanai (399 words)

	Hitchhiking around Hokkaido
		Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago, is the country's 'wild west'.
		Colonized by the Japanese only in the last 150 years, its rolling farmland and rugged coasts offer a break from traditional Japan's overload of historic sights, and Hokkaido people are known for their resourcefulness and broad outlook on life.
		Wakkanai is the gateway to the dramatically scenic islands of Rebun and Rishiri - a three hour ferry-ride out across the cold gray sea.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue55/hokkaido.htm (1558 words)

	Hokkaido travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hokkaido is cooler than the rest of Japan, and the merciful lack of Japan's muggy summers and rainy season makes it a very popular domestic destination between May and August.
		Hokkaido is not (yet) linked to the Shinkansen high speed network, but night sleeper trains from Tokyo are a popular option.
		Hitchhiking is a viable option in Hokkaido, and due to the limitations of the public transport network it's not unheard of to see Japanese with their thumb out (a very rare sight in the rest of the country).
	wikitravel.org /en/Hokkaido (1709 words)

	Hokkaido Guide - All Hokkaido Travel Information & Forum
		Hokkaido is a sport and nature lovers paradise and also offers some of the largest and most beautiful cities in Japan.
		Hokkaido offers the spectacular Sapporo Snow Festival, skiing and snow boarding mountains, river rafting, hiking and hundreds of wonderful and relaxing Japanese style “Onsens” or natural hot spring baths.
		Hokkaido is the most northern island of Japan Lying between longitude 41°21' and latitude 45° 33' North.
	www.hokkaidoguide.com (486 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Hokkaido \| Wakkanai
		Wakkanai, the most northerly point in Hokkaido, is a port town sandwiched between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
		Thirty kilometers east of Wakkanai is Soya Point, the northernmost point in Hokkaido.
		Wakkanai is 4 hours 58 minutes from Sapporo Station by Limited Express on the JR Hakodate Honsen Line and Soya Honsen Line.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/hokkaido/wakkanai.html (282 words)

	Living in Wakkanai-shi - Takipedia
		Wakkanai Airport is linked to public transport by bus which runs from Wakkanai JR train station and Ferry Terminal.
		Wakkanai JR train station is the northern most train station in Japan.
		JR Hokkaido services 9 scheduled trains a day which are 4 express trains to Sapporo and 5 local train services.
	www.takipedia.org /wiki/Living_in_Wakkanai-shi (716 words)

	E-ASPAC
		The 423 Russians who were registered in Hokkaido represented about 8 percent of all registered Russian citizens in Japan, Tokyo being the only area with a larger Russian population (1,322, or 25 percent) [22].
		Eleven of the 18 international sister-city and friendship-city partnerships involving Hokkaido municipalities are with Russian counterparts in Sakhalin, reflecting the special importance Hokkaido attaches to the closest Russian territory to the north.
		Wakkanai is a port city located at the northern end of Hokkaido, directly across the Soya Strait from Sakhalin.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /easpac/2004/akaha.php3 (10455 words)

	Hokkaidoguide.com - Northern Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is a favorite area for trekking and bird watching and home to the two islands of Rishiri and Rebun, which are known for their spectacular natural beauty and large variety of wildlife.
		Along the sea of Japan, the coastline running north and south of Wakkanai, is known as “the Wakkanai Western Coast”.
		The final monument is located at the highest point in the park and is called “The Wakkanai Centennial Memorial Tower” which commemorates the 100th year since the founding of Wakkanai.
	hokkaidoguide.com /area/northern_hokkaido/northern_index.htm (554 words)

	Charm of Hokkaido
		The romantic atmosphere of the North pervades the port towns of Hokkaido.
		The port of Wakkanai, which opened as a fishing port in the late 18th century, has grown to become an international port.
		Wakkanai Park, on a hillside above the city, commands a panoramic view of the port.
	kanko.pref.hokkaido.jp /kankodb/foreign/e/trv_c002.htm (684 words)

	Hokkaido - All About All findings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 2,049 and a density of 2.67 persons per km²;.
		Wakkanai (Japanese : 稚内市; -shi, Ainu : Yam Wakka Nay) is a city located in Soya, Hokkaido.
		Eniwa is accessed by an expressway with an interchange in the west and route 36 runs through Eniwa and...
	www.answers-zone.com /search/Hokkaido (584 words)

	Rebun,Rhisiri & Wakkanai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wakkanai is the most northern city of Japan.
		Soya misaki cape known as the northest point of Japan can be approched from Wakkanai.And ferry to two islands on Japanese sea departs from the port of Wakkanai.
		Another island of north Hokkaido is Rishiri characterized having a high mountain.
	www.alternative-tourism.com /Japan/Tourism/Natural_places/Hokkaido/Rebun_Rishiri_Wakkanai_eng.html (56 words)

	Wakkanai Related Links
		This is a nice link to an English language presentation by the Ainu Museum in Hokkaido.
		Bill McCusker was in Wakkanai in the Mid '60's and has some good pictures there.
		Wakkanai veteran and author Bill Person has a website that is worth checking out.
	www.wakkanaiwasmyhome.citymax.com /page/page/619373.htm (475 words)

	lookingforlist
		I was a member of the Wakkanai Scramblers Club and worked in the radar maint.
		I was at Wakkanai in 1957, CW and DF operator and trick Chief.
		I am looking for a William Porter, Medic from Wakkanai in 1957 that was there with me. Last I heard he was in The Biloxi, Miss.
	www.6986thrsm.homestead.com /lookingforlist.html (720 words)

	Prefectures - Search Engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Flora of Hokkaido - Distribution maps of vascular plants found on the island.
		Hokkaido Broadcasting Company - Offers the latest news stories in Hokkaido, presented in English.
		Wakkanai Air Station - Dedicated to the people who served and lived on Wakkanai Air Station, this site features photos and remembrances of life there.
	www12.brinkster.com /myuae/cat.asp?/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Hokkaido (230 words)

	Outdoor Japan - Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wakkanai, Japan’s northernmost city, is across the Soya Straits from Sakhalin.
		Japan’s northernmost city, Wakkanai sits on a cape, which juts out northward into the Soya Straits, and is the major port town of northern Hokkaido.
		This, the second largest city in Hokkaido, is the gateway to Daisetsuzan National Park.
	www.outdoorjapan.com /areaguides/aghokkaido4.html (1408 words)

	Living in Hamatonbetsu-cho - Takipedia
		The nearest reliable domestic airport is in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
		This town is linked to public transport by way of the Soya bus which runs from Otoineppu to Wakkanai.
		Most of them are within a couple of blocks of Wakkanai Shinkin in the center of the Hondoori.
	www.takipedia.org /wiki/Living_in_Hamatonbetsu-cho (698 words)

	ArtScope.net: Michael Kenna: Hokkaido/New Work
		Photographing in remote Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, the artist uses the vast expanses of snow and the gray, evenly tonal skies of a region of extreme winter weather as non-image, as the active, if barren, background of a selection of curious natural, and occasionally man-made, features.
		Capturing the large contour is seen in the unexpected reversal of dark and light in Ice Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan (2005), and the mighty upward sweep of the snowbound pines in Forest Edge, Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan (2004).
		Hokkaido, Michael Kenna: A 20 Year Retrospective, and other books mentioned in www.artscope.net reviews, may be purchased through this site's Amazon.com link or by clicking on the link above.
	artscope.net /VAREVIEWS/michaelkenna0906.shtml (1064 words)

	Directory - Regional: Asia: Japan: Prefectures: Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Flora of Hokkaido · Distribution maps of vascular plants found on the island.
		Wakkanai Air Station · Dedicated to the people who served and lived on Wakkanai Air Station, this site features photos and remembrances of life there.
		Hokkaido Broadcasting Company · Offers the latest news stories in Hokkaido, presented in English.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=83107 (228 words)

	Wakkanai, Hokkaido - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Wakkanai, Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wakkanai, Hokkaido - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Wakkanai, Hokkaido.
		Here you will find more informations about Wakkanai, Hokkaido.
		The orginal Wakkanai, Hokkaido article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Wakkanai-Hokkaido.html (131 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sightseeing - Northern Hokkaido
		The highest mountain in Hokkaido is the volcanic Asahi-dake at 2290m.
		The port processes huge catches of crab, herring and salmon, and the city's seafood is among the best in the world.
		The east of Hokkaido is a major tourist attraction and tour buses offer the most convenient transport in the area as there are few trains.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/hokkaido_n.shtml (571 words)

	+++ Japan Student Services Organization +++ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		WAKHOK located in Wakkanai, Hokkaido's northernmost city of Japan is a leading IT University of the nation.
		The main office of the university and Wakkanai College are located in the Wakkanai Shi while an IT college is established in the heart of Tokyo.
		We at WAKHOK believe that it is crucial for us to meet the pace of the fast changing IT technology, therefore, a revolutionary educational system has been incorporated to fulfil this requirement.
	www.jasso.go.jp /cgi-bin/user/univ_search_result.cgi?&univid=1699&prefecturename=Hokkaido (420 words)

	JTB JAPAN NOW \| Operation's Idea \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hokkaido Island has 84 million square km, but a population of less than 6 million.
		Still, tourism is one of Hokkaido's biggest industries and we would like to take this opportunity to introduce this beautiful land with lots of potential.
		Large number of tourists rush to Hokkaido during the short and cool summer, and most hotels and ryokans struggle to deal with them all.
	www.jtbgmt.com /japannow/operations/operations19.html (1243 words)

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