Showing posts with label Aichi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aichi. Show all posts

6/04/2017

Studio Ghibli park will be open



Studio Ghibli park featuring My Neighbor Totoro will be open at Expo 2005 Memorial Park(Morikoro Park) Aichi Prefecture revealed.
It plans to open in early 2020s.


愛知万博会場、ジブリパークに…トトロをテーマ
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20170601-OYT1T50049.html

11/23/2012

A man with knife took 4 hostages at a Toyokawa Shinkin Bank

A branch of Toyokawa Shinkin Bank


A 32 years old man named Koji Nagakubo with a knife confined himself taking 4 hostages including a 41 years old vice-manager Kengo Kato at Toyokawa Shinkin Bank in Kurako Toyokawa, Aichi for more than 13 hours till 3:08 am on November 23rd.
Police entered the bank to arrest him when he had a snooze. Among the hostages 19 years old Moe Takeyama was slightly injured on her arm. Nagakubo demanded the resign of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.


無職男を監禁容疑で現行犯逮捕 人質全員を保護 ―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/121123/crm12112307270003-n1.htm

10/11/2012

12 year old boy passed the Certified Weather Forecaster qualification



Yuki Kai a 12 year old boy living in Nagoya City passed qualification to become a Certified Weather Forecaster.
He became the youngest to hold the license at the age of 12 years and 11 months. Among 3,986 who took the qualification, 167 passed this time.


気象予報士に最年少12歳が合格 名古屋の中1 ―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG05064_V01C12A0CC1000/