VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Northland Resources Inc. (TSX: NAU)(OSLO: NAUR)(FRANKFURT: NBS) (Northland) is pleased to announce that Northland has commenced preliminary discussions with Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan and Midrex Technologies Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel Ltd.) of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, regarding the integration of Kobe's ITmk3(R) iron making technology(i)...
KOBE (Kyodo) WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa will defend his title for the 10th time when he faces former WBA flyweight champion Eric Morel of Puerto Rico in Kobe on Dec. 18, organizers of the bout said Tuesday. If Hasegawa wins, he will break a tie with Yuri Arbachakov to take sole possession of second place in the all-time list for successful consecutive title defenses by a Japan-based...
This year's Kobe Global Charity Festival promises a day of fun and international cultural exchange. The festival aims to expose people to other cultures via food stalls, games, shopping tables, exhibitions and information booths. The first festival was held in 1999 and has since been organized by Japanese and non-Japanese volunteers who want to help children around the world. Their mission is to raise...
A high quality video of the ceremony celebrating the completion of Kobe’s life-sized Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go): As noted in an earlier post, the statue can be seen next to Shin-Nagata Station [Access Map]. [via Asahi.com] — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
Asics is a Japanese company that officially started business on September 1, 1949 under the name Onitsuka Co., Ltd. Its founder - Kihachiro Onitsuka - set up shop in Kobe, Japan. Onitsuka had a mission. He wanted to use sports to rehabilitate youth in Japan growing up in the aftermath of World War II. Kobe, Japan had been badly destroyed by B-29 bombers on March 17, 1945. The attack resulted in the
Kobe’s 1:1 scale model of Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go) is now complete: There are still some finishing touches to be made around the base of the statue. The dedication ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 4th. To check it out, head on down to Shin-Nagata Station [Access Map]. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your [...]
Japan came second behind China in the women's 3,000-meter relay on Sunday at a World Cup short track speed skating event in Seoul. It was the first time Japanese women won a medal since taking third at a World Cup event in Kobe in October 2007. Canada placed third.
SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) Former Japan international Daisuke Ichikawa hit a late winner as Shimizu S-Pulse beat 10-man Vissel Kobe 1-0 on Sunday to reduce fading Kashima Antlers' lead at the top of the J. League to a single point. Kobe had South Korean midfielder Kim Nam Il sent off 11 minutes into the second half for a second bookable offense but the visitors looked to be on their way to a hard-earned point...
Gene Otani, a Japanese national who attended an international school in Kobe throughout his youth, had to take Japanese lessons as a salaried worker when he realized he needed more skill in reading and writing. Convinced that "communication is everything," Otani, now a main anchorman for the "NEWSLINE" program on the NHK World English-language channel for overseas viewers, gives...
Vissel Kobe striker Yoshito Okubo has pulled out of Japan's squad for two upcoming friendlies in the Netherlands because of lower back pain and will be replaced by Jubilo Iwata's Ryoichi Maeda, head coach Takeshi Okada said Sunday. "Okubo has a bad back and a long haul flight will do him no good," said Okada. "I had already decided that I would draft in Maeda as cover in the event of...
Reuters reports on a competition that emphasizes the importance of good service at supermarkets: Supermarket cashiers gathered in the western city of Kobe recently to vie for the title of Japan’s top check-out staff. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan (Subscribe)
Electromagnetism leaking through the floor of a Kobe train causes paperclips to dance. (Watch video.) The video — shot on the Rokko Liner in Kobe, Japan — shows how paperclips stand on end when the train accelerates and brakes. The magnetism, which is produced by the electric current that drives the motors located under the [...]
A striker finally scoring his first league goal 15 games into a season wouldn't normally be greeted with murmurs of excitement, but then Naohiro Takahara's track record has earned him the benefit of the doubt. Takahara, a player with 57 caps and 23 international goals to his name in a career spent at clubs in Japan, Argentina and Germany, scored Reds' second in Saturday's 2-0 win over Vissel Kobe,...
KOBE (AP) Japan's first female professional baseball player struggled with her control in recording her first loss. Eri Yoshida, a 17-year-old who throws a sidearm knuckleball, took the mound in the ninth inning with the score tied 2-2. Read the full story
Aunt of H1N1 patient becomes 15th case By Desmond Wong, Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH )has confirmed another H1N1 case, bringing the total to 15 cases so far. The latest case is a 39-year-old Indonesian woman who is the aunt of an earlier case. She went to Changi Airport to fetch her niece who returned from New York via Frankfurt on Monday. When the niece developed symptoms...
Asics is a Japanese company that officially started business on September 1, 1949 under the name Onitsuka Co., Ltd. Its founder - Kihachiro Onitsuka - set up shop in Kobe, Japan. Onitsuka had a mission. He wanted to use sports to rehabilitate youth in Japan growing up in the aftermath of World War II. Kobe, Japan had been badly destroyed by B-29 bombers on March 17, 1945. The attack resulted in the...
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar and Duffy’s Sports Grill, both of Florida, have opted to incorporate iControl technology into their existing restaurant POS systems in their chain restaurants. In the hospitality industry a point of sale system is a necessity, and technological advancement enhances these systems regularly. A recent development is the iControl feature interfaced with POSitouch...
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