(2002 est. pop. 2 million). Okayama Prefecture is situated in the western region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 7,092 square kilometers. Okayama's primary geographical features are a mountainous north, the...

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Objectives: Newborn hearing screening was started in Okayama Prefecture in 2001 as part of a nationwide pilot study in Japan. Nearly 50,000 infants have been screened to date, and an observational study and more than 2 years of follow-up of this population are described...

THE Yasda Precision Tools showroom displays items such as machine parts and metal molds in many different forms, all processed with a machining center. With many of them, including the blade of an electric fan, it is difficult to conceive of how their...