Wakayama Prefecture

JBSL inks deals for 2 chemical tankers, ETBE import terminal

platts.com     03-Aug-2008          

Tokyo (Platts) --03 Aug 2008 -- [Oil] Japan Biofuels Supply, or JBSL, a joint venture involving 10 Japanese refiners, has signed agreements to charter two chemical tankers and for the use of an import terminal in western Japan,...                    

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Crime › Wakayama curry murders recalled 10 years on

japantoday.com     27-Jul-2008   1 related          

Sunday 27th July, 05:46 PM JST WAKAYAMA — This weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the high-profile Wakayama festival curry poisonings that killed four people and sickened 63 others. Although Masumi Hayashi, 47, was...                    

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Nursing home worker sacked for pinching, slapping elderly residents

mainichi.jp     05-Jul-2008          

KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama -- A 30-year-old worker at a special nursing home for the elderly has been sacked for physically abusing 21 residents aged between 65 and 100, it has been learned. The abuse, which included slapping,...                    

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Schoolgirl stabbed in back by fellow student in Wakayama

mainichi.jp     19-Jun-2008          

YUASA, Wakayama -- A 13-year-old girl suffered serious injuries when she was stabbed in the back several times by another girl from the same school, law enforcers said. Police said an emergency call was made at about 8:25 p.m....                    

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Man arrested for online threat to blow up Wakayama theme park

mainichi.jp     14-Jun-2008          

WAKAYAMA -- A man was arrested Saturday for posting a message on an online bulletin board threatening to blow up a theme park here, police said. Naoki Maeda, 23, a part-time worker from Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is accused...                    

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Needle found in bread sold at Wakayama supermarket

mainichi.jp     10-Jun-2008          

WAKAYAMA -- A needle has been found stuck in bread sold at a supermarket here, police said. A 69-year-old woman who bought the bread was not injured as she found the needle before eating it. Police are treating the case as...                    

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Man hoping to cash in stolen lottery ticket winds up under arrest

mainichi.jp     07-Jun-2008          

WAKAYAMA -- A man who turned up at a bank to cash in a stolen winning lottery ticket got more than he bargained for when police arrested him for theft. The 53-year-old allegedly stole the ticket from a car in Shingu, Wakayama...                    

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Residents riled as bungled pipes leave them with unexpectedly 'fishy' visitor

mainichi.jp     02-Jun-2008          

YUASA, Wakayama -- Some local residents have received an apology after their water supply was accidentally linked to a pond and a fish poured out of a faucet used for drinking water, local officials said. Pipes supposed to carry...                    

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Government worker suspended for looking at porn at office on 140,000 occasions

mainichi.jp     02-May-2008          

KINOKAWA, Wakayama -- A municipal government worker here has been suspended from duty and demoted for viewing obscene websites on at least 140,000 occasions on his office computer during work hours, city officials said. ... The Kinokawa Municipal Government suspended the...                    

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National › 5-year-old boy dies after being hit by train in Wakayama

japantoday.com     29-Apr-2008   2 related          

A 5-year-old boy died after being hit by a train at a rail crossing in Wakayama on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the accident happened about… ... Tuesday 29th April, 07:08 PM JST WAKAYAMA — A 5-year-old boy died after being hit by a train at a rail crossing in Wakayama...                    

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