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The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd.: R&I; Affirms A+, Stable (R&I; - Rating and Investment Information Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
(Source. R&I; - Rating and Investment Information Inc) 4210c112-f6f0-41ba-9a55-0e85633bbe31.pdf. NEWS RELEASE R&I Affirms A+, Stable. The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd. Apr 22, 2016. Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has announced the following. ISSUER. The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd. Issuer Rating ... Stable. RATIONALE. ... is a regional bank that has a very strong market position in Shimane and Tottori Prefectures located in the San-in area....

During the Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage Procession, the Environmental Protection Bureau initiated 10 ways to recycle for a greener environment from our daily life (Taichung City Government)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
It is the 9th year in a row for Taichung City to co-host the campaign of nine-day Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage Procession, Clean Taiwan with the Environmental Protection Administration and start from the first day of the event ... Later, Dajia Matsu decorated float parade, lion dance and leaders of parade led the flagship team to Dajia Jenn Lann Temple for worshiping with hands only, no fragrant used, and praying to the Matsu for wellness ... Tel....

Foreign students join Matsu pilgrimage

Edit Taipei Times 20 Apr 2016
Foreign students learning Chinese earlier this month joined hundreds of thousands of people on the annual Dajia Matsu pilgrimage ... Wong was among more than 100 students from 24 countries who participated in the so-called “Matsu frenzy while learning Chinese,” which was organized by the Ministry of Education and the university ... in the Matsu procession....

Over 100 foreign students join 'Matsu frenzy' in Taichung (Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan))

Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan)) Taipei, April 9 (CNA) More than 100 foreign students took part in the annual Dajia Matsu pilgrimage in Taichung on Saturday, alongside hundreds of thousands of local pilgrims ... As part of the activity, the students had to learn some simple words or sentences in Chinese and Taiwanese so that they could interact with the other followers in the Matsu procession, which they joined at noon....

Japan declares nuclear reactors safe after quake

Edit The Hindu 18 Apr 2016
Japan's atomic regulator on Monday said there is no need to shut down the country's only operating nuclear station on southwestern Kyushu island, where a series of quakes killed more than 40 people and damaged infrastructure ... The regulator is also monitoring Shimane, a two-reactor station operated by Chugoku Electric Power, located further away on the main island of Honshu ... Keywords....

In Close Race, 'Unprecedented' Push For Asian-American Voters Comes To N.Y.

Edit National Public Radio 18 Apr 2016
i. Shiman Shan (left) and Brenda Nguyen canvassed voters for the Bernie Sanders campaign in a New York City neighborhood with a growing Chinese-American community. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption. toggle caption Hansi Lo Wang/NPR. Shiman Shan (left) and Brenda Nguyen canvassed voters for the Bernie Sanders campaign in a New York City neighborhood with a growing Chinese-American community. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR ... "It's, like, right there ... i ... i ... ....

Japan’s atomic regulator declares nuclear station to be safe after quake

Edit Indian Express 18 Apr 2016
A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan and caused several buildings to collapse (AP) ... The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it was monitoring the situation closely at four nuclear power stations, after calling a special meeting of its commissioners ... Share This Article ... 6, slideMargin ... The regulator is also monitoring Shimane, a two-reactor station operated by Chugoku Electric Power, located further away on the main island of Honshu....

Scientist connects rural town to universe

Edit The Japan News 17 Apr 2016
Geihoku, a snowy region close to the border of Shimane Prefecture, is home to settlements deep in the mountains, where shooting stars can be seen in the sky nearly every night. Izutsu thought it was a place where he could feel closer to the mystery of space than when he was absorbed in his studies during his student days. Izutsu, 31, has embarked on a unique space-themed project to promote this rural area ... Slide 1 of 1 ... Warm locals ... + - ... ....

Officials to deliberate stationing ambulance aircraft on offshore islands (Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan))

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Because flight times to the Kinmen Islands and Matsu Islands are much longer, a feasibility study must be conducted on whether to station ambulance aircraft there, taking into consideration the flight capacity and crew quotas of the MOI's National Airborne Service Corps (NASC) as well as the operation capacity of private flight operators....

Cornflake statues make pilgrimage

Edit Taipei Times 14 Apr 2016
A chef from Chiayi County joined devotees in this year’s Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage with unusual religious icons adorning his bicycle ... The precious cargo, encased in a glass case mounted on the front of the bicycle, were statues of Matsu and her guards, Qianliyan and Shunfenger, that Kuo made last year from cornflakes ... the robes of Matsu and her guards....

Rally protests electricity rate cut

Edit Taipei Times 13 Apr 2016
Scores of parents and children gathered in front of the Legislative Yuan building yesterday to protest against a cut in electricity rates, saying it would lead to an increase in the use of fossil fuels necessary to generate power ... “My nose bled after I attended the Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage with my parents last week. The doctor said dirty air might have caused the bleeding ... ....

Researchers to probe Matsu’s ‘Blue Tides’

Edit Taipei Times 12 Apr 2016
Results of a study into the mysteries of the fabled bioluminescent Blue Tides on Matsu are to be published at the end of this summer, a marine biologist at National Taiwan Ocean University said. Similar to the Red Tide in the Gulf of Mexico, the Blue Tide of Matsu — also known as “Blue Tears” — is a naturally occurring nighttime phenomenon of blue luminescence that is emitted in the sea near Matsu between April and August....

Sakura Matsuri: Cherry Blossom Festival at BBG in its 35th Edition (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
(Source. Brooklyn Botanic Garden). Featuring over 60 Performances, Exhibitions, Workshops, and More ... 10 a.m.-6 p.m. L-R ... Starr Bonsai Museum, one of the largest bonsai collections in the United States; the Ornamental Cherry Collection, among the largest and most diverse in an American public garden; and the Tree Peony Collection, a gift from the town of Yatsuka-Cho in Shimane Prefecture in memory of the events of September 11, 2001....
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