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It seems to have given little thought to merging those villages, towns or even some of the 47 prefectures to rationalise public services.

Japan's defense ministry says its forces made no attempt to shoot down the rocket as it flew over two northern prefectures Akita and Iwadai.

'The aim of the program is not to compete with other prefectures for people, ' he says. 'We just want to help and support these people. '

The administrative and financial systems for the metropolitan government and its municipalities are the same as those for other prefectures.

Food shipments from four prefectures around the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been suspended.

To control this problem, oil sampling tests are being carried out on a large scale in coordination with the neighboring prefectures.

In politics, he abolished the hereditary vassal enfeoffment system and established prefectures and counties, ruled directly by the emperor.

Masayoshi Son, a wireless tycoon, plans to build huge solar-power stations and a new grid to connect Japanese prefectures.

The tremor was also felt in Tokyo as well as Fukushima, Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures.

Central south Consists of large parts of Hunan and Guangxi, some prefectures in the west of Guangdong and Hainan.

It stands on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days.

The personal transformations are more subtle outside Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures that have suffered the most.

"Goraxa" (meaning singing and dancing in a circle) is popular in Xigaze and Shannan prefectures of the Tibet autonomous Region.

Since the DPJ came to power, eight of the 34 prefectures that originally supported the move have changed their minds.

Nissan Motor Co. , meanwhile, suspended operations at five factories in Fukushima, Tochigi and Kanagawa prefectures.

Islamic bodies in prefectures and prefectural-level cities have opened Islamic classes to train clergymen in accordance with actual needs.

America, which buys one-sixth of Japanese farm exports, has put products from Fukushima and three other prefectures on a watch list.

The European Union has named a dozen prefectures that need radiation tests, yet traders in these places report a lack of testing equipment.

They find that, with one exception, exporting prefectures had high levels of internal integration.

pick 14 prefectures of guangxi zhuang autonomous region have their party's news in an organ, propaganda work plays an important role.

For most of the time, the Eastern Han Dynasty practised thd system of prefectures and counties.

Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures further north bore the brunt of the damage from the shock and the ensuing tsunami.

The Kobe area produced 4. 1 per cent of Japan's output, just as hard-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures do today.

The TMG will work with the seven prefectures and cities to implement measures to combat this serious regional problem.

Qin Shi Huangdi then played a trick to have various prefectures send over about 700 more Confucians and scholars.

Actually, the merchants in southeast Shanxi, named Ze and Lu prefectures merchants, were famous in the trade of salt, iron and silk.

Lu Yu classified tea from forty-four prefectures into four grades: excellent, common, inferior and defective.

Other prefectures closer to Fukushima are offering relocation assistance.

Much concrete will now be needed in the northeastern prefectures, providing a boost to hard-pressed contractors.

The Cyclades Islands, and the Prefectures of Laconia and Xanthi will be the honored Greek regions at the exhibition.

However, Qianxinan, Bijie and Tongren prefectures, as their marks are lower than 100, they belong to the phase of resource competition.

The prefectures will check the water for radioactive contamination before giving the go-ahead.

The service is currently only available in Tokyo and immediate outlying prefectures.

Other prefectures in the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island could face similar tolls.

There have also been reports of large-scale security measures in the Aba and Ganzi prefectures in Sichuan.

Autonomous areas for ethnic minorities in China include autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties (banners).

Around 260 fishing ports were completely destroyed, and over 13 thousand fishing boats lost in Iwate, Ishinomaki and Miyagi prefectures.

Japan is made up of 47 prefectures that are regional authorities comprising municipalities.

Both prefectures and municipalities cooperate in local administration according to their share of duties.

The two Sichuan cases occurred in different prefectures located around 150 km apart.

The government found contaminated water in nine other prefectures on Monday, up from a total of seven prefectures on Friday.

So far, 35 of Japan's 47 prefectures have signed on as founding members.

Third, by and large a four-year cyclical movement is also observable in all prefectures .

Usui, 51, was found dead Saturday at the base of the Tomoiwa cliff on Mount Arafune on the border between Gunma and Nagano prefectures.

Model : There is an ethnic group autonomous country and 32 autonomous prefectures and 608 villages of ethnic group in Hei Long jiang .

He says that history links the two prefectures.

Tremors were felt in Tokyo and in neighboring prefectures.

Cases have since been reported in 11 prefectures in Sichuan Province.

In addition, in the small minority-compact communities in some provinces there are autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties.

This territory, called The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, included a part of northern Shanxi.

He is talking to around 20 prefectures about building ten solar-power plants.

She says in the three worst affected prefectures - Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate - 378 children died, and 191 went missing.

More than 215, 000 people are said to be living in 1, 350 temporary shelters in five prefectures.

In some prefectures they are in the clear majority-Daquin, for instance, is 80% Tibetan.

These cases follow two yellow fever outbreaks in Basse Kotto and Ombella Mpoko Prefectures earlier in 2009.

More than 170 Japanese companies and over 70 representatives of all cities and prefectures across Hunan took part in the meeting.

Other prefectures such as Niigata also think of merging with their capitals.

Butchers and farmers from neighboring prefectures have been delivering fresh products to the capital city every day.

The disaster affected 1. 08m people in 8 prefectures and cities, leaving an economic loss of about RMB549m.

A comparative study of the difference of investment in the compulsory education between prefectures and municipalities of Jiangxi province

Appraisal and Analysis on the Ecological Environment Quality and Difference among the Prefectures and Cities in Shaanxi Province

Investigation Report on the Feasibility and Necessity of Establishing Judicial Forensic Institutions in Prefectures(or Municipalities)

Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties, and cities;

Qin implement prefectures system is greatly strengthen and stabilize the centralized rule of the Qin Dynasty;

A Study of Land Tax Imposition in Local Prefectures and Counties in Sichuan of Ming Dynasty

An Evaluation on the Economic Comprehensive Strengths of the Fifteen Prefectures in Xinjiang

In Japan, 1, 461 students at 12 schools in 10 prefectures responded.

Study on the Main Tourism Resources Comparison Among Prefectures of Xinjiang

Access configuration and management of packet switching in prefectures and counties

Xu Shi-lin and Social Administration of Ting and Zhang Prefectures in the Early Qing

A Survey of the Establishing and Distribution of the Xunjiansi Office within Hubei Eight Prefectures in Ming Dynasty

The service and operational platform of medium-long weather forecasts in prefectures

Administrative Division of Prefectures and Counties in Ming Dynasty

Role of Teaching and Research Sections of Prefectures and Cities in Course Reformation

On Developments of Colleges in Prefectures and Municipalities

The argument between system of enfeoffment and system of prefectures and counties in ancient China

Joint PR Activities with Local Authorities in Tokyo and the Seven Prefectures and Cities

Empirical Analysis on the Agricultural Development of all the Prefectures in Hebei Province

Prospect for the Seismological Work in Cities (Prefectures) and Counties During the New Period

Study on Prefectures and Counties Relation of Han Dynasty

An Analysis of the Levels of the Economic Development of 15 Prefectures of Xinjiang

Information Institutes at the Level of Prefectures and Cities Should Serve the Development of Agriculture