Fukui Prefecture

Nuclear power plant worker falls into pool of acid

mainichi.jp     Jul 17, 2008          

OI, Fukui -- A 37-year-old worker at a nuclear power plant here accidentally fell into a pool filled with boric acid solution, according to its operator. The worker was immediately rescued with a crane and was not exposed to...                

TOCOM to appoint ex-BOJ chief Fukui as part-time director+

tmcnet.com     Jul 15, 2008   1 related          

TOKYO, July 15_(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, known as TOCOM, plans to appoint former Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui as a part-time director after the commodity exchange becomes a stock company in December,...                

False missile alarm caused by local wireless system malfunction

mainichi.jp     Jul 1, 2008   2 related          

MIHAMA, Fukui -- A false missile alarm was announced through a local wireless system here due to a malfunction, local officials said. Sirens rang from 58 speakers of the community wireless system in Mihama at around 4:35 p.m....                

Kuro

jeansnow.net     Jun 18, 2008          

Dezeen covers the Kuro house in the city of Fukui, by architects lives and breathes design and pop culture in Tokyo -- sustained by an unhealthy addiction to magazines and frequent visits to his favorites cafes. He has reported...                

Honda FCX Clarity Production Under Way

edmunds.com     Jun 17, 2008   341 related          

TOCHIGI, Japan — Unveiled today at the world's first, dedicated fuel-cell vehicle manufacturing center in Tochigi, 100 miles north of Tokyo, the road-ready FCX Clarity is nothing short of epoch making. In a high profile...                

Teenage Author an Inspiration to Peers

npr.org     Jun 4, 2008          

Isamu Fukui was 15 when he turned his high school frustrations into a new science-fiction book called Truancy. Fukui explains his story, his new profession as an author, and what other students can get out of his book.» E-Mail...                

Saitama's serial nudist mugger finally collared

mainichi.jp     May 28, 2008          

KOSHIGAYA, Saitama -- A man arrested Tuesday is suspected of being the mugger who has targeted Saitama area women over the past few years while wearing nothing but a hood covering his face, police said. Masatsugu Fukui, 36, a truck driver from Koshigaya, was arrested for robbery after he...                

Honda plans for dollar to fall below Y100

theautochannel.com     May 26, 2008   12 related          

TOKYO May 26,2008; Honda Motor Co intends to reduce its vulnerability to swings in foreign exchange rates by streamlining production and cutting costs, President Takeo Fukui said in a recent interview. The company must be able to cope with a sustained fall of the dollar below 100 yen, Fukui said....                

Honda (HMC) makes plans for new affordable hybrid

bloggingstocks.com     May 21, 2008   121 related          

Filed under: Good news, Products and services, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Marketing and advertising, OilWith gasoline prices going through the roof lately, the main question on every motorists' mind has been how to save some money at the pumps. The obvious answers are to either...                

Honda to sell new gas-electric hybrid next year, outlines strategy for plant cost cuts

tmcnet.com     May 21, 2008   59 related          

TOKYO_Honda will sell a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the U.S., Japan and Europe starting in early 2009, underlining the Japanese automaker's commitment to "green" technology, the company president said Wednesday. The new model _ to be sold solely as a hybrid, and not as a...                

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