Of Rice and Zen (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Residents of Kansai are a little spoiled for choice when it comes to holiday destinations, but with so many options around on your doorstep why should you choose Kanazawa in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture? Kanazawa, about two hours from Kyoto by train, is a relatively famous coastal holiday destination for Japanese tourists but is traditionally sorely overlooked [...]
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
A sickle-wielding festival vendor went on a slashing rampage during an autumn festival at a shrine in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday evening, killing a man and injuring six other people, police said. Officers from Tsurugi Police Station arrested the alleged assailant, Toshiaki Arai. The police plan to seek murder charges.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
... — Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do" by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa (Perigee, $14.95). Paperback reprint of book examining "how evolution shapes our everyday lives." Co-author Miller was a University of Washington affiliate associate professor of sociology until his death in 2003. With a new afterword by Kanazawa.Michael Upchurch:
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... of Gastroenterology addresses this report. The research team led by Prof. Yasumitsu Hirano from Kanazawa University Graduate school of Medical Science described a patient with adenocarcinoma of the stomach combined with choriocarcinoma and neuroendocrine cell carcinoma. They reported that a 85-year-old man presented to the hospital because of appetite loss. Gastric fiberscopy revealed a...
Slacker Manager (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
If you’re looking to learn a little more about the concept of “doing more ON less” (the best alternative to doing more WITH less) then I highly recommend you watch this video where Mike Kanazawa explains the concept in more depth. For those reading via email or via RSS, click here to watch and listen to [...]
Physorg (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
A case article to be published on 28 May 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this report. The research team led by Prof. Yasumitsu Hirano from Kanazawa University Graduate school of Medical Science described a patient with adenocarcinoma of the stomach combined with choriocarcinoma and neuroendocrine cell carcinoma. They reported that a 85-year-old man presented to the hospital...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... redeploying troops from Iraq to Afghanistan has become a key issue in the U.S. presidential race.KANAZAWA, JAPAN: Vendor kills man, slashes 6 with sickleA sickle-wielding festival vendor went on a rampage at an autumn festival Saturday, killing a man and injuring six other people, police said.The suspect, who was arrested, reportedly snapped after being teased by festival-goers. He went...
Significant Figures (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... from your digital dictation machine. According to Takehiko Demiya, Tomoki Yoshihisa, and Masanori Kanazawa of Kyoto University, Japan, the kinds of compact computers present in modern white goods - washing machines, tumble dryers, refrigerators and even computerised air-conditioning units, have none of the memory capacity nor the processing speed of a standard desktop or notebook computer....
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) A policeman who allegedly sent harassing e-mails to a woman who broke up with him was arrested Friday on suspicion of violating the antistalking law, police said. Fukui Prefectural Police Sgt. Kazuyuki Yamashita, 31, a resident of the city of Fukui, has owned up to the harassment, police said. Read the full story
Grassroots Modern (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t the cheapest water pitcher on the market. While the $85 price tag may be hard to swallow, there is no doubt in my mind that it looks $50 better than my old Brita water pitcher . The clear glass pitcher uses Iouseki stones come from the mountains in Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. In addition to the stones...
