http://www.wikio.com/search=Niigata Wikio - Niigata http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63068333 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a demand for compensation by a group of Chinese forced to work as laborers during the war at a port in Niigata. The top court's No. 2 Petty Bench turned down the plaintiffs' appeal of the March 2007 Tokyo High Court ruling that rejected their demand for compensation by the Japanese government and a Niigata harbor transport company. Read the full story Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:21:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63068333 2008-07-04T20:21:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63068329 NIIGATA (Kyodo) The Niigata Prefectural Government unveiled an outline Friday of its own rescue package for unrecognized sufferers of the decades-old Niigata mercury poisoning, similar to Minamata disease in Kumamoto Prefecture. In 1965, residents along the Agano River in Niigata Prefecture were poisoned by mercury-tainted wastewater released by Showa Denko K.K. Because of the poisoning's similar symptoms to Minamata disease, the Niigata version is called No. 2 Minamata disease. Read the full story Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63068329 2008-07-04T20:17:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63038177 The parents of a Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean agents have called on Tokyo and Washington not to fall for Pyongyang's present charm offensive and instead step up the pressure on the regime to return their daughter and other abductees. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:14:07 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=63038177 2008-07-04T16:14:07Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=62539393 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:58:32 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=62539393 2008-07-01T00:58:32Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61856421 Remember Charles Robert Jenkins, the American who defected to North Korea in the 1960’s, married a Japanese abductee, and later came to Japan? It’s being reported that he is applying for permanent residency: Sources said that Jenkins, 68, visited the Niigata Branch Office of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau on Tuesday and filed the application. The [...] Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:53:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61856421 2008-06-25T05:53:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61962054 NIIGATA (Kyodo) Charles Jenkins, the 68-year-old husband of repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga, has applied to become a permanent resident in Japan, one of his supporters said. The application was made Tuesday at the Niigata Branch Office of the Justice Ministry's Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. It is expected to take him about six months to obtain permanent residency, according to the supporter. Read the full story Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:18:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61962054 2008-06-24T20:18:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61715285 The Japanese government is creating 94 types of commemorative 500 and 1,000 yen coins, including special coins for each prefecture. The designs for Kyoto and Shimane (pictured above) were announced by the Finance Ministry today: The 1,000-yen coins for Kyoto and Shimane will be sterling silver, weigh 31.1 grams and measure 40 millimeters in [...] Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:47:28 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61715285 2008-06-24T04:47:28Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61556595 As readers are no doubt aware, a number of earthquakes... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61556595 2008-06-22T21:01:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61542397 A 7.2-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Japan caused significantly less damage than earlier quakes in the Asian country, officials say.Four buildings were leveled in the June 14 quake, compared to 3,175 buildings that fell in the 2004 Niigata prefecture Chuetsu earthquake, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported.There could have been much more damage if the focus and the soil, which affect the frequency of the seismic waves, had been different. This doesn't reduce the need to improve quake-resistance as quickly as possible, Tohoku University Associate Professor Takeshi Sato said.Forty-five buildings out of 1,106 surveyed in Oshu after the quake were found to be in danger of falling. A total of 249 were under caution and 812 were found to be out of danger. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:06:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61542397 2008-06-22T17:06:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61068826 Featuring traverse rates of 1,181 ipm and feed rates of 592 ipm on heavy-duty box ways, Niigata HN80D achieves full 50 hp cuts through advanced range geared headstock. Large diameter ball screws, coupled direct to ac digital servo motors, provide high thrust drilling. Spindle chiller unit removes excess heat from spindle and bearing housing. In addition, machining center includes automatic rotary-type pallet changer, Fanuc CNC control, and built-in diagnostic features. This story is related to the following: Machinery and Machining Tools Search for suppliers of: Horizontal Machining Centers | CNC Machining Centers Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:53:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=61068826 info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) 2008-06-18T12:53:04Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60878856 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60878856 2008-06-17T07:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60869259 Japanese police arrested four people for allegedly threatening copycat killings online after a man posted similar messages on Web sites before stabbing seven people to death, officials said Tuesday. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:08:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60869259 foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2008-06-17T05:08:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60561793 Source: Reuters TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 jolted northern Japan on Saturday, damaging homes and shaking building 300 km (190 miles) to the south in Tokyo ... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:24:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60561793 2008-06-14T00:24:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60563615 There was just a strong earthquake in Northern Japan (6-upper on the Japanese scale, 6.9 on the Richter scale): Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures appear to have been hit the hardest. Not a lot of information is available at this time, but judging by how this quake is as strong as the one that hit Niigata [...] Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:11:10 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60563615 2008-06-14T00:11:10Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60412996 There once was a time when everyone and their cousins Marvin wanted to get behind the wheels of a DeLorean ... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:06:08 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=60412996 2008-06-12T22:06:08Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=59890828 Top economic powers have declared that the world is entering a new era of nuclear energy amid rising concerns over high oil prices and global warming, Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:47:59 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Niigata?rinfoid=59890828 2008-06-09T09:47:59Z