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NEWSFLASH: Jason Botts Sold To Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters?
2008-06-05 04:58:00 The nine-year odyssey has apparently come to an end. MLBTradeRumors.com, quoting Japanese entertainment news website Sanspo.com, reports that the contract of Triple-A Oklahoma first baseman/outfielder Jason Botts has been sold to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan’s Pacific League. The transaction has been independently confirmed by Jeff Brown of the Newberg Report forums, meaning that while no ...
Submarine sonar suspected in deaths of whales washed ashore in Hokkaido
2008-06-04 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}NEMURO, Hokkaido -- Corpses of two rare Cuvier's beaked whales were washed up on the Pacific Ocean side of the Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaido, just three weeks after another whale believed to be of the same kind was found dead in northern Hokkaido, it has been learned.The cause of death in each case remained unknown, but researchers say it is possible the whales' ears were damaged internally by active sonar from submarines, causing them to suddenly rise to the surfac ...
Moderate earthquake jolts Hokkaido
2008-06-03 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}A moderate earthquake jolted eastern Hokkaido Saturday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency said.There were no reports of casualties or damage to property, police said. No tsunami warning was issued following the quake.The temblor that struck at 3:24 p.m. registered 3 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale in Nemuro and Betsukai. The focus of the earthquake, which is estimated at 4.9 on the open-ended Richter scale, was located about 90 kilometers below ...
Popular Monchhichi character to go on sale in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit
2008-05-27 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}A popular monkey-like character that became a hit in Japan in the 1970s is set to go on sale at souvenir stores in Hokkaido ahead of the G-8 summit at Hokkaido's Lake Toya, it has been learned.The character, named "Monchhichi," will be available in the form of cell phone straps from early June. The product was developed jointly by souvenir wholesaler Nippon Kanko Shoji Co. in Ishikari, Hokkaido, and doll company Sekiguchi Co., which owns the trademark to the charac ...
8 injured when 2 leisure fishing boats collide off Hokkaido
2008-05-20 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}HABORO, Hokkaido -- Two leisure fishing boats collided with each other off the coast here over the weekend, injuring eight passengers, coast guard officials said.The area was covered with dense fog at the time of the accident. The Rumoi Coast Guard Office is investigating the cause of the accident.The "Tomi Maru" and "Hokuto Maru No. 8" leisure fishing boats collided with each other about nine kilometers north of Haboro Port in Haboro at around 6:30 a.m. ...
Deadly H5N1 virus found in whooper swan in Hokkaido
2008-05-11 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}SAPPORO -- The deadly H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in the body of a whooper swan that was found at Lake Saroma in Hokkaido, prefectural officials announced Saturday.It is the fifth time that the virus has been found in a wild bird in Japan, and the third time since April, when the virus was found in the bodies of whooper swans at Lake Towada in Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, and on the Notsuke Peninsula in Hokkaido.The body of the swan in Saroma was di ...
Deadly H5N1 bird flu virus detected in wild swan found dead in Hokkaido
2008-05-06 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}A deadly bird flu virus has been detected in the body of a wild swan found dead in Hokkaido, the Environment Ministry announced Monday.Hokkaido University, which had been commissioned by the ministry to examine the body of the whooper swan after it tested positive for H5N1 in a preliminary test, confirmed that the bird had been infected with the deadly bird flu virus.The swan was found dead on the Notsuke Peninsula in the Hokkaido town of Betsukai -- kno ...
Temperature soars to 30 degrees in Hokkaido
2008-05-02 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}SAROMA, Hokkaido -- The temperature here topped 30 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time in Hokkaido this year, a local meteorological observatory said.In Saroma, the temperature reached 30.5 degrees Celsius at 10 a.m. on Thursday, after Hokkaido was hit by a high atmospheric pressure system from the Pacific Ocean.It was the earliest in the past decade that the temperature has exceeded the 30-degree mark in Hokkaido. Last year, the temperature d ...
Police search for suicidal American college student missing in Hokkaido
2008-04-16 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- An American college student has gone missing in northern Japan amid news reports that the 21-year-old is suicidal and wants to die after seeing cherry blossoms bloom.Skye Lynn Budnick's family reported her missing to Japanese authorities last week, and authorities have been searching for her since, Hokkaido police spokesman Yukio Yoshida said Wednesday.Kyodo News agency said Budnick left her home in Southington, Connecticut, on April 1 for ...
Sommet du G8 Hokkaido : La question africaine sera au cur des prochaines
2008-04-01 18:28:00 Le dveloppement de l'Afrique sera l'un des principaux sujets de discussions lors du sommet du Groupe des Huit (G8) prvu en juillet prochain Hokkaido, dans le nord du Japon, a annonc mardi le ministre japonais des Affaires trangres. "Avec l'mergence de nouveaux donateurs comme la Chine et l'Inde, le renforcement de la coopration avec ces nouveaux donateurs est devenu un nouveau point de l'agenda (du sommet)", indique le Livre bleu diplomatique 2008 du ministre japonais des A.E., rapport annuel sur la diplomatie japonaise, faisant tat de l'aide au dveloppement de l'Afrique.
Hokkaido Shimbun hack charged over toilet molestation
2008-02-25 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}OBIHIRO, Hokkaido -- A Hokkaido Shimbun reporter has been charged with indecent assault for molesting a female hotel worker in a toilet last month, officials from the Obihiro Branch of the Kushiro District Public Prosecutors Office said.Mitsuhisa Asaoka, 37, a reporter from the newspaper's bureau in Kushiro, Hokkaido, has been formally indicted by prosecutors.Hokkaido Shimbun Director and Managing Editor Nobuaki Suga promised to treat Asaoka sternly. ...
Air Macau will fly direct from Macau to Fukuoka, Nagoya, Hokkaido and 澳
2008-02-23 19:18:00 澳門航空總經理費鴻鈞2-1日表示澳航已正式取得-澳門至日本的全部航權-計畫將增開澳門至日-福岡、名古屋、北海道-及琉球4條新航線。澳門-航空將為澳門帶來大量-本遊客隨著日本航線-全面開通。預計第一階-段從日本乘飛機直接來-門的旅客將從目前的-年2萬人次, 增至每年20萬人次。全-來澳門的日本旅客預計-將由目前的每年35萬人-, 增至每年50萬人次。為-澳門至日本新航線的運-作，澳門航空為了澳門-日本新航線的運作, 決定在今年內引進多架-客機包括5月下旬引進2-架空中客車Ａ320客機及9-月再引進1架空中客車Ａ-320客機，澳門航空並計-引進2至3架波音747和波-音777客機。公司在日本-收的第一批乘務員預-今年4月將正式投入服-。
By: SeeMacau
Hokkaido becoming popular filming spot for South Korean TV dramas
2008-02-17 00:00:00 SAPPORO -- An increasing number of South Korean TV dramas are being filmed in Hokkaido, with an eye to air the programs not only back in South Korea but also here in Japan.Last year, SBS became the first South Korean broadcaster to shoot a TV drama, titled "Shio Ningyo," in Hokkaido. On Thursday, another South Korean broadcaster, MBC, started filming the first four installments of a drama titled "Amai Jinsei" in Otaru.Otaru was home to the shooting of the Japanese film, ...
sapporo snowman (sapporo, hokkaido, japan)
2008-02-08 06:00:00 i love this shot, even though it's not the best contrastwise: the photo was taken in sapporo, which is the hometown of the beer factory whose bottlecaps make up the eyes of this little guy
By: sorafoto
Woman dies, five injured after car rolls on icy Hokkaido highway
2008-02-06 00:00:00 YUBARI, Hokkaido -- A woman died and five other people were injured after a van they were riding in rolled over on an icy national highway here early Wednesday and crashed into a sign post, police said.At around 5:55 a.m., a van driven by a 66-year-old man careered into the opposite lane of Route 274 in the Momijiyama district of Yubari, rolled over and crashed into a sign post, local police said.In the accident, a woman in her 40s who was a passenger in the vehicle died ...
ramen man (sapporo, hokkaido, japan)
2008-02-05 06:00:00 sapporo is fairly famous for its ramen; this chap has a handful of noodles ready for cooking in some boiling water
By: sorafoto
Colleague arrested for fatally stabbing female janitor at Hokkaido school
2008-02-01 00:00:00 SETANA, Hokkaido -- A colleague has been arrested for fatally stabbing a female janitor at an elementary school here, police said.Sho Fukushi, 21, a part-time clerk at Setana Municipal Shimauta Elementary School, stands accused of murdering part-time janitor Aiko Tamura, 24. He admitted to the allegations during questioning."I killed her because she accused me of embezzling money from the school," he was quoted as telling investigators.Fukushi fatally stabbed ...
Brass monkey weather lures simians into Hokkaido hot spring pools
2008-01-28 00:00:00 HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- Monkeys are delighting visitors to a park in icy Hokkaido by climbing into a hot-spring pool and soaking in the steaming water with blissful looks on their faces.The monkeys can be found bathing in a pool at the Hakodate municipal tropical botanical garden park in the Yunokawa district of Hakodate. The water is believed to relieve the monkeys' stress and provide health benefits, as it is said to do for humans.The bath mixes cold water with hot water ...
Brass monkey weather lures simians into Hokkaido hot spring pools
2008-01-28 00:00:00 HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- Monkeys are delighting visitors to a park in icy Hokkaido by climbing into a hot-spring pool and soaking in the steaming water with blissful looks on their faces.The monkeys can be found bathing in a pool at the Hakodate municipal tropical botanical garden park in the Yunokawa district of Hakodate. The water is believed to relieve the monkeys' stress and provide health benefits, as it is said to do for humans.The bath mixes cold water with hot water ...
Hokkaido swans get new neighbors: Eagles feasting on Tokachi salmon
2008-01-14 00:00:00 MAKUBETSU, Hokkaido -- Eagles have flocked to a newly completed aqueduct connected to the Tokachi River to feed on salmon.Eagles -- mostly Steller's sea eagles and white-tailed sea eagles -- have swarmed to the waterway to catch salmon, which die after laying eggs in the river. They are often seen to rest wings on branches of white birch trees along the waterway when they are not catching food.There is a wintering place for swans near the waterway, but the eagles do not ...
'Shocking' Hokkaido man imprisoned for molesting newborn girl
2008-01-11 00:00:00 TOMAKOMAI, Hokkaido -- A man who molested a 2-month-old baby girl has been imprisoned for 3 years by a court here, with the presiding judge in the case calling his actions a "shock to society."Koji Nakano, 35, a company employee from Tomakomai, was found guilty of indecent assault and assault by the Tomakomai Branch of the Sapporo District Court."Society was shocked to learn about this defendant, who had gone so far as to use a newborn infant as a sex object," Presiding ...
Logo unveiled for G8 summit in Hokkaido
2008-01-04 00:00:00 The Japanese government on Friday unveiled the logo for the Group of Eight summit to be held near Lake Toya, Hokkaido, in July.The logo -- which shows a green seed bursting to life surrounded by an earthly blue -- was chosen from among 4,198 designs sent in by the public across Japan for the July summit, which will focus on environment and climate change."We expressed the coexistence of the natural environment and human beings on Earth. The logo reveals our hope that the ...
Moderate quake jolts southern Hokkaido
2008-01-02 00:00:00 A moderate earthquake jolted Hokkaido in the early hours of Wednesday, the Meteorological Agency said.There were no reports of casualties or damage to property, prefectural police said. No tsunami warning was issued following the quake.The temblor that struck at around 1:20 a.m. registered 3 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale in Urakawa. The focus of the earthquake, estimated at 4.6 on the open-ended Richter scale, was located about 60 kilometers below the ground in ...
This season, Hokkaido horse racing braves financial collapses as well as co
2007-12-24 00:00:00 OBIHIRO, Hokkaido -- About 650 draft horses, along with their trainers and jockeys, are putting in the hours at early morning training sessions at a racecourse here -- just one year after the draft horseracing industry faced its extinction.Draft horse racing, a sport unique to Hokkaido in which jockeys race on a sleigh dragged by the horse, was once seen as a doomed sport, due to a mass of accumulated debt at the end of last year.However, with the help of corporate finan ...
Ambulance collides with horse on road in Hokkaido
2007-12-22 00:00:00 HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- An ambulance carrying a patient collided with a horse on a national road here, smashing the vehicle's windscreen and a headlight, police said.The accident occurred on Route 278 in Hakodate at about 9:55 p.m. on Friday. The patient on board -- a 27-year-old woman who was suffering from a fever and other symptoms -- was not injured, and another ambulance arrived about 10 minutes later to pick her up.Emergency workers said the animal was believed to be ...
Flu warnings in Hokkaido, fears of nationwide epidemic
2007-11-28 00:00:00 The flu epidemic has already reached warning levels in Hokkaido, a survey by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases showed on Tuesday.The institute warns that the flu may start spreading across the nation this winter at the fastest pace in two decades.According to the survey that covers 4,700 medical institutions across the nation, the number of flu patients started to increase during the week starting Oct. 15, some 1-2 months earlier than usual.In Asah ...
Baked Hokkaido Pumpkin With Herbs
2007-11-14 07:15:00 Back in Slovakia, orange pumpkin is considered exotic. Only recently, it started appearing in stores some time around autumn. However, most people do not buy it, for one simple reason. They have no idea what to do with it. Hokkaido pumpkin (how we call it) is very sweet compared to our traditional white-greenish pumpkin (in English spaghetti squash or white "pattypan" squash).Therefore the vendors started attaching little recipe books to the pumpkin when selling. My mum all excited brought one home for me. It was my very first time cooking pumpkin, so I was quite excited myself. I prepared one of the simple baked dishes featured in the little attached recipe book. Here it is:BAKED HOKKAIDO PUMPKIN WITH HERBS:prep time: 45 minutesserves: 4 people1 medium sized pumpkin1 kg potatoesmarjoramoreganobasilHer-b de Provencesaltcaraway seedsoil1/2 cup vegetable broth (optional)Wash the pumpkin properly, cut in half, scoop out the seeds and without peeling the skin, cut the Hokkaido pumpkin in...
Police hunt for son of woman found murdered in Hokkaido home
2007-10-04 00:00:00 TAKIKAWA, Hokkaido -- A woman was found murdered in her home here on Thursday, and police have launched a search for her son, who has gone missing, law enforcers said.Police said an officer found 59-year-old woman, Yoko Shimoyama, lying dead on the floor of her home, bleeding from the head, at about 6:55 a.m. on Thursday. The woman's 38-year-old son is missing, and police are searching for him, believing he holds information on the killing.Investigators said Shimoyama ha ...
Pan de Leche Hokkaido
2007-09-14 09:00:00 Descubr este pan en el foro El cafetito, gracias a Emogu, aunque la receta original hay que agradecrsela a La olla suiza. Vale la pena hacerlo, es un pan rico, balndito y esponjoso, estupendo para las tostadas del desayuno o la merienda. La olla suiza, le ha dado este nombre por la leche de la isla ...
Cassiopeia & Hokutosei Luxury Night Trains
2007-09-13 05:01:00 ?????????The Cassiopeia & Hokutosei trains both run between Tokyo Ueno Station and Sapporo 1,200km (760 miles) to the north.CassiopeiaThe Cassiopeia is Japan's premier luxury train and completes the Tokyo-Sapporo run in approximately 16 hours and 30 minutes. The train, which began service in 1999, includes stops at the following stations: Omiya, Utsunomiya, Koriyama, Fukushima, Sendai, Ichinoseki, Morioka and Hakodate.An accommodation fee is standard regardless of distance traveled and twin rooms and luxury suites are available. The train also includes a restaurant and a cafe/bar lounge with excellent views. The train departs Ueno Station about 3 times a week.TimetableUeno 16.20pm - Sendai 20.59pm - Morioka 23.16pm Hakodate 4.18am - Sapporo 8.54amSapporo 16.20pm - Hakodate 9.00pm - Sendai 4.33am - Ueno 9.24amMore timetable information (in Japanese)Like most of Japan's night train reservations sell out quickly so book early!Holders of a Japan Rail Pass receive sizeable reductions.H...
DMV, La solucion de transporte dual en Hokkaido
2007-02-05 11:44:01 Japn es una tierra extraa, en la que sin duda muchos geek querran vivir, ms an ahora que sabrn del proyecto de la compaa de Ferrocarriles de Hokkaido ha estado desarrollando un vehculo dual, desde el ao 2000. Ahora DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) est listo y comenzar su etapa de marcha blanca en abril de ste ...
By: TecnoSquad
8 injured when 2 leisure fishing boats collide off Hokkaido
0000-00-00 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}HABORO, Hokkaido -- Two leisure fishing boats collided with each other off the coast here over the weekend, injuring eight passengers, coast guard officials said.The area was covered with dense fog at the time of the accident. The Rumoi Coast Guard Office is investigating the cause of the accident.The "Tomi Maru" and "Hokuto Maru No. 8" leisure fishing boats collided with each other about nine kilometers north of Haboro Port in Haboro at around 6:30 a.m. ...
Popular Monchhichi character to go on sale in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit
0000-00-00 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}A popular monkey-like character that became a hit in Japan in the 1970s is set to go on sale at souvenir stores in Hokkaido ahead of the G-8 summit at Hokkaido's Lake Toya, it has been learned.The character, named "Monchhichi," will be available in the form of cell phone straps from early June. The product was developed jointly by souvenir wholesaler Nippon Kanko Shoji Co. in Ishikari, Hokkaido, and doll company Sekiguchi Co., which owns the trademark to the charac ... |
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