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CHUBU CONNECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 17, 2012
Aging pipes lurk under Nagoya
On Jan. 26, a sinkhole formed under the sidewalk running in front of the Mitsukoshi Sakae department store in Naka Ward, Nagoya.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 10, 2012
Chubu reactor safety improvements mixed bag
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis prompted the government to ask untilities nationwide to draw up mid- and long-term countermeasures against future earthquakes and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 3, 2012
Ice phenomenon warms up hearts in the Lake Suwa region
To the delight of local residents this winter, an elevated line of cracked ice appeared on the frozen surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture for the first time in four years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 25, 2012
Centrair gearing up for a busy summer of travel
Starting in late March, the number of international flights at Central Japan International Airport, also known as Centrair, will return to what they were before the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008, reaching 294 per week when airlines switch to their summer timetables.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 18, 2012
Nagoya aid for tsunami-hit city starts to pay off
A shiitake grower farmer in disaster-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is working to cultivate a sales channel in the Chubu region, while a Nagoya-based civil engineering company launches an office near the Tohoku city.
Japan Times
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Feb 11, 2012
Survivors of Thai floods carve a temporary niche in Aichi
The devastating floods in Thailand last year took a toll on some 450 Japanese companies operating in the country.
Japan Times
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Feb 4, 2012
Lone Brazilian school in Nagoya to shut down
Nagoya's only Brazilian school, Colegio Brasil Japao, is closing down after running into financial difficulties due to a falling number of students.
Japan Times
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Jan 28, 2012
Aichi's denizens warm to foreigners
Most Aichi residents like the idea of having many foreign residents living among them, according to a prefectural survey.
Japan Times
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Jan 21, 2012
Three prefectures' trash flowing down to isle
Discarded trash and other debris is being carried by rivers running through Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures and washing ashore on Toshi Island in Ise Bay, an Environment Ministry study found.
Japan Times
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Jan 14, 2012
Aichi hospital to launch training center for robot-assisted surgery
Robots are increasingly being used in cancer surgeries nationwide.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 10, 2011
Shiga studies impact on Lake Biwa from possible Fukui nuke accident
The Shiga Prefectural Government plans to develop a computer system able to simulate the amount and dispersal of radioactive materials that would contaminate Lake Biwa in the event of an accident at one of the nuclear power plants in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.
Japan Times
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Dec 3, 2011
Health drinks making major Mideast inroads
Japanese health drinks have been gaining popularity in the Middle East.
Japan Times
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Nov 26, 2011
Yairi using tsunami pine for guitars
Yairi Guitar, the famed guitar maker in Kani, Gifu Prefecture, is using pine trees knocked down by the March 11 tsunami to fashion instruments in hopes of engraving the disaster on people's memory through music.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 19, 2011
Fallen soldiers' kin visit Saipan to meet U.S. vet
Relatives of Japanese victims of World War II in Aichi Prefecture visited Saipan to meet a U.S. veteran in October.
Japan Times
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Nov 12, 2011
Retiree's blog about old car catalogs finds fans
A blog written by a 76-year-old retiree in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, is finding an audience among car buffs.
Japan Times
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Nov 5, 2011
Micro-hydro power set to light up cherry tree
The city of Motosu in Gifu Prefecture is planning to light up its famous Usuzumi Zakura cherry tree, said to be more than 1,500 years old, during the "hanami" season using electricity from a small hydroelectric generator.
Japan Times
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Sep 24, 2011
Hosts remember victims of Christchurch quake
The powerful earthquake that struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Feb. 22 took the lives of many people, including a group of Japanese students from Toyama College of Foreign Languages who were on a monthlong program studying overseas.
Japan Times
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Sep 17, 2011
Fuel cell generator for homes takes off
Nagoya-based Toho Gas recently announced that it sold its 1,000th fuel cell unit since the household power generators hit the market in May 2009.
Japan Times
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Sep 10, 2011
Makers of roof tiles ride postquake boom
Makers of Sanshu Kawara roof tiles in Aichi Prefecture have been boosting production since the March 11 disasters to meet huge demand spurred by the reconstruction drive.
Japan Times
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Aug 27, 2011
Aichi training medical interpreters for foreigners
The Aichi Prefectural Government is running a project to train medical interpreters in English, Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish to help improve communication between foreign patients and doctors.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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