http://www.newstin.com/us/KUSHIRO Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76742479 Saturday 13th September, 04:23 PM JST TOKYO — Foreign travel agencies have been taking tourists to Russian-administered islands that Japan also claims, under Russian immigration procedures, almost every year since 2003,... Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:13:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76742479 2008-09-13T08:13:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74705971 230 boats stay docked in one-day strike to draw attention to problem of high fuel cost Members of two major saury fishermen's groups suspended work Monday in a one-day appeal for government help with soaring fuel costs, the... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:41:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74705971 2008-08-19T00:41:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73315686 Fish-throwing contest turns wooden（08/11 11:23） KUSHIRO -- Kushiro’s annual saury-throwing contest was held yesterday at Shin-Kushirogawa Ryokuchi in the Aikoku area of the city. Carved wooden saury fish were used at the event... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:23:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73315686 2008-08-11T02:23:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73052198 Saturday 09th August, 05:50 AM JST KUSHIRO — A delegation of 64 Japanese people left Hokkaido’s Nemuro port Friday morning aboard a chartered ship to visit Russian-administered Shikotan Island under a bilateral visa-free... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:18:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73052198 2008-08-08T21:18:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/67032937 Number of saury fishing boats set to decline（07/08 12:24） NEMURO KUSHIRO -- The ban on drift-net fishing for boats weighing less than 10 tons is to be lifted today for the start of the saury fishing season in the Pacific Ocean... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:24:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/67032937 2008-07-08T03:24:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66780531 Monday 07th July, 01:13 AM JST KUSHIRO — An Australian tour agency has rerouted a cruise tour from northern Japan to Russia’s Far East to skip islands subject to a diplomatic dispute after a request by the Japanese Consulate... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:06:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66780531 2008-07-06T22:06:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65699749 Film classics shown on parking garage wall（07/01 11:16） KUSHIRO -- The wall of a multilevel parking garage being used as a film screen is attracting attention at the Hotel Paco Kushiro in the city’s downtown area of Suehiro.... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:16:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65699749 2008-07-01T02:16:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/59244176 Seafood in Hokkaido Originally uploaded by mirvettium I know I was in the right place in Japan, when the specialty bento box in Kushiro contained oysters. What I wasn't expecting was the sheer volume and quality of the food in Hokkaido, especially in the region we were working at. The ocean is so... Mon, 26 May 2008 08:33:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/59244176 2008-05-26T08:33:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58976246 KUSHIRO, Hokkaido -- Red-faced educators here have apologized to the parents of a first-grade elementary school pupil whose teacher beat him and forced him to wear a sign calling him a liar, school officials said. ... "I only intended to show the boy the need to obey... Sat, 24 May 2008 07:50:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58976246 2008-05-24T07:50:13Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56779343 Mr. Kawase refused to sell or move, and instead has built three structures that are used by activists year round to protest Japanese and American use of Yausubetsu for artillery practice. Mr. Kawase, a very spry 82 years old, build a huge Quonset hut on his property where 100 activists can sleep... Sun, 11 May 2008 22:54:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56779343 2008-05-11T22:54:18Z