Miyagi
(2002 est. pop. 2.4 million). Miyagi Prefecture is situated in the northern region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 7,292 square kilometers. Its primary geograph...
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its subsidiary Central Motor Co.
will build a new automobile assembly factory near Sendai, Miyagi
Prefecture, the f...
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Most of Japan's bays are hit with red tides or contaminated with
toxic substances and need detailed checkups, a study showed Tuesday.
The Ocean Policy Research Foundation, a Tokyo-based res...
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Riken back to normal operation after shutdown due to quake
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Car parts supplier Riken Corp. said
Wednesday production operations at its plant in Niigata Prefec...
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The Social Insurance Agency on Friday filed a criminal complaint
with police against a dismissed official of Osaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture, over the embezzlement of pension premiums.
The e...
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Northrop Grumman switches agent contract from Yamada to Sumitomo
TOKYO - Northrop Grumman Corp. terminated its contract with
defense trader Yamada Corp. as its sales agent in Jap...
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Four Japanese left behind in China after World War II held a
press conference on Monday at the Ministry of Health, Labor and
...
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A special exhibition of Japanese-style paintings on Japanese
silk paper by painter Takehiko Iikawa is currently being held in
Dresden, which has longstanding ties with Japanese culture.
Th...
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The labor ministry plans to order temp staff agency Fullcast Co.
to suspend operations because of its illegal job placement practices,
sources familiar with th...
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The government ordered temp staff agency Fullcast Co. on Friday
to suspend operations for up to two months for repeatedly dispatching
workers to work ...
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Miyagi
2ND LD: Toyota to build 1st domestic factory in 17 yrs near Sendai
