A former candidate in the Miyazaki gubernatorial election drowned at a swimming beach in Nakijin, Okinawa Prefecture, his employer said Thursday. Tetsuji Mochinaga, 48, died… ...full story at Japan Today
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| 13 Nov 07 |
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YouTube video Miyazaki prefecture, Kyushu -- Kenny Blankenship from MXC is the governor here. This is the beach where I learned to surf...the waves weren't as big as I describe, at least not until mid-morning, when they got pretty scary. it was too early to see that... |
| 02 Jun 08 |
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National › 2-year-old boy drowns in drain while parents in comic cafe in Miyazaki » Japan Today A 2-year-old boy apparently drowned in a drain along a street in Osaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Sunday afternoon, while his parents were in a… |
| 06 Oct 08 |
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Politics › Miyazaki governor rules out running in lower house election » Japan Today Miyazaki Gov Hideo Higashikokubaru, whose possible bid for a seat in the House of Representatives has drawn national interest, expressed his intention Monday not to… |
| 17 Jul 08 |
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Politics › Campaigning begins for Yamaguchi gubernatorial election » Japan Today Campaigning began Thursday for the gubernatorial election in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture. Toshiki Fukue, 67, a former chairman of a labor union federation in the… |
| 10 Apr 08 |
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Miyazaki mango pair fetch ¥200,000 »
Japan Times ![]() MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) A pair of mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture fetched a whopping ¥200,000 Thursday at this season's first auction at the Ota wholesale market in Tokyo, far surpassing the previous record high of ¥38,000 marked last year in Kyoto. Read t... |
| 23 Dec 08 |
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Entertainment › Aoi Miyazaki films documentary on Rwanda » Japan Today Actress Aoi Miyazaki, 23, will appear in Fuji TV's special documentary program “Aoi Miyazaki – Sad smiles” on Rwanda in Africa on March 1. Miyazaki… |