Yamanashi Prefecture

Personal perspective: With few words, you can say a lot, share cultures

desmoinesregister.com     12-Aug-2008          

Those of us who write for a living know how important words are. But there are times when it's clear you can get along just fine with fewer of them. This is one of those times for my family. Takuya Gomi, a foreign-exchange...                    

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mainichi.jp: Shimoyama pushes his way through a group of reporters after the court ruling in Kofu on Friday. mainichi.jp

Stalker judge given suspended sentence

mainichi.jp     08-Aug-2008   2 related          

KOFU -- A judge accused of violating stalking laws by repeatedly sending anonymous e-mails to a female subordinate was handed a suspended prison sentence in a ruling at the Kofu District Court on Friday. Utsunomiya District...                    

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D.M., Japanese sister city mark 50 years

desmoinesregister.com     05-Aug-2008          

Mayor Miyajima of Kofu, Japan, and his delegation will arrive in Des Moines tonight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Kofu and Des Moines. On Friday he will meet with Mayor Frank Cownie...                    

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An Amusment Park in Yamanashi

wordpress.com     01-Aug-2008   1 related          

I updated the Homestay Drawing page. ------> I just spent the last few days in Yamanashi. The place I stayed was absolutely gorgeous, it was in the middle of a forest. Supposedly you can see Mt. Fuji from the house, but it was...                    

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Judge accused of stalking admits to charges as trial opens in Kofu

mainichi.jp     25-Jul-2008   3 related          

KOFU -- A district court judge accused of violating a law against stalking by persistently sending anonymous e-mails to a subordinate admitted to the charges against him as his trial opened in the Kofu District Court on Friday.                    

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Man shot in robbery challenges gunman's plea deal 2:05 PM

wcnc.com     17-Jul-2008          

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A local man is taking on the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s office over what he calls lack of action when it comes to locking up career criminals. In April, Scott Yamanashi was at a Charlotte bar,...                    

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Monk strangled by wife in Yamanashi

keralanext.com     10-Jul-2008   1 related          

YAMANASHI — Police on Wednesday arrested a 72-year-old woman for allegedly strangling her 73-year-old husband, who is a monk, at their home in Ichikawamisato City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuko Nakamura was arrested for killing...                    

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Citizens patrol Plaza Midwood - with guns

charlotte.com     24-Jun-2008   6 related          

Scott Yamanashi could have died on his 38th birthday. But he survived being shot during his party at a Plaza Midwood bar. Now he's starting an armed patrol and stirring conflict in the community he aims to protect.The patrol,...                    

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Judge charged with stalking female subordinate

mainichi.jp     11-Jun-2008   4 related          

KOFU -- A district court judge has been charged with breaking the Stalker Regulation Law for repeatedly sending obscene and harassing e-mail to a woman who worked under him, the Kofu District Public Prosecutors Office said.                    

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Three men arrested for possessing cannabis in Kofu

mainichi.jp     07-Jun-2008          

KOFU -- Three men in their 20s, including a university student, have been arrested for possessing marijuana, police said. Kota Shiojima, 22, a student at Yamanashi Gakuin University, and two others are accused of violating the...                    

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