Kagawa Prefecture

                   

Lifestyle › 'Sanuki' noodle makers rely on Australia for their survival

japantoday.com     Jul 21, 2008          

TAKAMATSU — Residents of Kagawa Prefecture liken thick white noodles made from white flour and called ‘‘udon’’ in Japan to fast food. Wheat in full ear transforms the Sanuki Plain in the prefecture into a green field in the...                

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Former Katokichi executive held over alleged bank fraud

thejapannews.net     Jul 15, 2008          

TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) A former managing director of frozen food maker and wholesaler Katokichi Co. was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of defrauding Mizuho Bank of billions of yen. Minoru Takasu, 69, and two accomplices...                

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Crime › Kagawa retailer gets suspended term for false meat labeling

japantoday.com     Jul 8, 2008   1 related          

Tuesday 08th July, 10:45 AM JST TAKAMATSU — A meat packer was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years, on Tuesday for selling falsely labeled meat for use in public school lunches in Marugame, Kagawa...                

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Uohide paid 100 million yen in eel scam

thejapannews.net     Jul 5, 2008          

Roughly 100 million yen in profits from sales of Chinese eels deliberately mislabeled as domestic product went to an individual as a reward for repackaging them, police sources said. Uohide, an Osaka-based company engaged in...                

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Hepatocellular Cancer Therapy: New hepatocellular cancer therapy findings from Kagawa University,...

newsrx.com     Jul 4, 2008          

Current study results from the report, 'A combination therapy of ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation under general anesthesia for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma,' have been published. In this recently...                

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Uohide paid 100 million yen to middleman in mislabeled eel scam

thejapannews.net     Jul 4, 2008   4 related          

About one-third of the 300 million yen ($2.8 million) in profits from sales of Chinese eels mislabeled as domestic went to a middleman who transferred them to boxes for domestic products, police said. Uohide, an Osaka-based...                

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Bribed official wins leniency bid

japantimes.co.jp     Jul 1, 2008   3 related          

OSAKA (Kyodo) A former land ministry official was handed a suspended two-year prison term Thursday by the Osaka District Court for receiving a bribe over bid-rigging in public works projects linked to a national park in the...                

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'Udon' makers shun local wheat

japantimes.co.jp     Jun 26, 2008          

TAKAMATSU, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) For the residents of Kagawa Prefecture, "udon" is fast food. Around 1,100 makers of the noodles and restaurants that serve them are located in the Shikoku prefecture, living up to its reputation...                

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Crime › Man crashes car into police station in Kagawa

japantoday.com     May 26, 2008          

KAGAWA — A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday after driving his car into a local police station in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture. Nobody was injured, police said. Yusaku Nakajima, 21, was immediately arrested after he crashed into the main entrance of the police station, which is made of armored...                

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Crime › 16-yr-old boy held for allegedly beating grandfather to death in Kagawa

japantoday.com     May 9, 2008   1 related          

Police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old youth for allegedly beating his 76-year-old grandfather to death at their apartment. Police said the boy, who cannot be… ... KAGAWA — Police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old youth for allegedly beating his 76-year-old grandfather to...                

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