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Japan train hits truck, mounts platform: police
Feb 12, 2013 13:46 EST
An express passenger train hit a truck at a level crossing in Japan on Tuesday, police said, with footage and reports from the scene showing it had mounted a station platform.
Japan woman in multiple murder case dies in custody
Dec 12, 2012 09:59 EST
A Japanese woman at the centre of a multiple murder case who reportedly coerced people into starving family members to death has been found dead in her cell, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Four arrested in Japan murder case
Nov 07, 2012 01:38 EST
Police arrested four members of the same extended family Wednesday in a multiple murder investigation that has transfixed Japan, an official said.
'Peeping Tom' on Japan flight avoids charges: reports
Oct 14, 2012 19:54 EDT
A "peeping Tom" who used a pen-shaped camera to take an upskirt shot of a cabin attendant during a domestic flight in Japan has avoided charges after prosecutors failed to decide which prefecture the plane was flying over at the time, reports said.
Singh, Thongchai to play through pain barrier
Sep 19, 2012 22:38 EDT
Asian Tour stars Jeev Milkha Singh of India and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee will play through the pain barrier in an attempt to win the $1.9 million Panasonic Open in Japan which starts on Thursday.
Japanese Kobe beef debuts in Hong Kong
Jul 29, 2012 00:38 EDT
Rarely exported Japanese Kobe beef made its way to Hong Kong dining tables as supermarkets and high-end restaurants started selling the previously exclusive Japanese culinary delicacy.
Japanese Kobe beef debuts in Hong Kong
Jul 27, 2012 08:15 EDT
Rarely exported Japanese Kobe beef made its way to Hong Kong dining tables Friday as supermarkets and high-end restaurants started selling the previously exclusive Japanese culinary delicacy.
No Djokovic, no problem as Serbia eye Spain's Davis Cup title
Feb 12, 2012 13:08 EST
Serbia shrugged off the absence of Novak Djokovic to reach the Davis Cup last eight on Sunday with the 2010 champions confidently setting their sights on dethroning Spain in November's final.
Austria reach Davis Cup quarters
Feb 10, 2012 22:40 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Croatia, Serbia, Austria and France sealed places in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Sunday after converting 2-1 overnight leads into winning margins.
Toshiba-Hitachi-Sony LCD alliance to buy Panasonic plant: report
Nov 01, 2011 14:17 EDT
(Reuters) - A public-private fund that will acquire the small- and midsize-LCD operations of Toshiba Corp, Hitachi Ltd and Sony Corp will also buy a Panasonic Corp factory for about 20 billion yen ($255.5 million), Japanese business daily The Nikkei said.
Panasonic to make smaller LCD panels as TV sales lag: report
Oct 25, 2011 14:38 EDT
(Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will start manufacturing small and midsize LCD panels for tablet devices at its television panel production base next spring as business for larger displays worsens, the Nikkei business daily said.
Panasonic to trim TV side, cut 1,000 jobs: report
Oct 19, 2011 23:01 EDT
Japan's Panasonic is to sharply scale down its money-losing television business and cut more than 1,000 jobs, Japanese media reported on Thursday.
Panasonic to cut plasma TV panel production: reports
Oct 19, 2011 20:12 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will reduce plasma TV panel production and cut up to several thousand jobs, as its loss-making television unit struggles to compete with Asian rivals, domestic media reported on Thursday.
Thousands stranded after 42 die in Japan typhoon
Sep 06, 2011 06:53 EDT
Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan on Tuesday as the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 42, heaping more misery on a nation recovering from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Fukushima: 554 cows fed contaminated feed shipped
Jul 18, 2011 08:09 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 beef cattle that ate feed contaminated by radioactive material from Fukushima have already shipped to other parts of Japan, an initial result of inspections on the area's farms showed Monday.
Japanese inspired and angered; resigned to more quakes
Mar 13, 2011 14:13 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - While images of brutal destruction wreaked by a devastating earthquake and tsunami have stunned the nation and the world, Japanese are finding both inspiration and reasons to vent in the aftermath of the disaster.
Mayonnaise spill causes highway pile-up in Japan
Sep 27, 2010 02:50 EDT
A load of mayonnaise falling off the back of a lorry in Japan caused an eight-vehicle pile-up, leaving three people injured, police said Monday.
Thousands of elderly Japanese listed as alive may be dead
Aug 26, 2010 13:34 EDT
City halls around Japan have been forced to admit having thousands of centenarians registered as alive who may in fact be dead, including a man born in 1840 at the time of the First Opium War.
Japanese torches home after mum dumps toys
Aug 25, 2010 02:17 EDT
A Japanese man has admitted to burning down his family home after his mother threw away some of his favourite robot toys from the "Gundam" animation series.
After "Avatar," Japan fashion show to go 3D
Mar 11, 2010 00:30 EST
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Move over, Na'vis: some of Japan's top models will strut down the catwalk in a 3D fashion event this weekend, highlighting the increasing dazzle of the third dimension beyond the movie industry.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Hyōgo Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kobe | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Toshizo Ido | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 8,393.34 km² (12th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.6% | ||||||||
| Population (October 1, 2005) | |||||||||
| - Population | 5,595,212 (8th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 667 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 8 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 41 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-28 | ||||||||
| Website | web.pref.hyogo.jp/FL/english/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Nojigiku (Chrysanthemum japonense) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) | ||||||||
| - Fish | {{{Fish}}} | ||||||||
 Symbol of Hyōgo Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion ■ WikiProject Japan | |||||||||
