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Info on the domains and on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
HiroshimaJapan.info
About 17.5mn Google returns
Information on Hiroshima:
Area: 353 square miles
Metro population: about 1,160,000, Japan's 10th largest city
Google trends report: http://www.google.com/trends?q=hiroshima
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hiroshima
Atomic bombing
On August 6, 1945 the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by Enola Gay, killing directly an estimated 80,000 [1][2] people and completely destroying approximately 68% of the city's buildings.[3] In the following months, an estimated 60,000 more people died from injuries or radiation poisoning. [5] Since 1945, several thousand more hibakusha have died of illnesses caused by the bomb.
After the nuclear attack, Hiroshima was rebuilt and the closest surviving building to the location of the bomb's detonation was designated the Genbaku Dome (åçãã¼ã*) or "Atomic Bomb Dome", a part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The city government continues to advocate the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
Business
Hiroshima is the center of industry for the Chūgoku-Shikoku region, and is by and large centered along the coastal areas. The Chūgoku area has a GDP of approximately (US$)270 billion, making it economically larger than many countries including Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden and Austria. Its largest industry is the manufacturing industry with core industries being the production of cars (Mazda) car parts and industrial equipment. General machinery and equipment also account for a large portion of exports. Because these industries require research and design capapilities, it has also had the offshoot that Hiroshima has many innovative companies actively engaged in new growth fields (for example, Hiroshima Vehicle Engineering Company [HIVEC] http://www.hivec.com) Many of these companies hold the top market shares in Japan and the world, or are alone in their particular field. Tertiary industries in the wholesale and retail areas are also very developed.
Another result of the concentration of industry is an accumulation of skilled personnel and fundamental technologies. This is considered by business to be a major reason for location in Hiroshima. Business setup costs are also much lower than other large cities in the country and there is a comprehensive system of tax breaks, etc on offer for businesses which locate in Hiroshima. This is especially true of two projects: the Hiroshima Station Urban Development District and the Seifu Shinto (http://www.seifu-shinto.jp/index_f.html) area which offer capital installments (up to 500 million yen over 5 years), tax breaks and employee subsidies.
Seifu Shinto which translates as West wind, New town is the largest construction project in the region and is an attempt to build "a city within a city." It is attempting to design from the ground up a place to work, play, relax and live.
Hiroshima has long been a port city and Hiroshima port or Hiroshima International Airport can be used for the transportation of goods.
As for workers, the lifestyle is considered to be good (if a little lacking in nightlife) and Hiroshima recently made it onto Lonely Planet's list of the top cities in the world. Commuting times rank amongst the shortest in Japan and the cost of living is lower than other large cities in Japan such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Fukuoka.
Information on all these matters can be received from Hiroshimas' Economic Affairs Bureau (http://www.business.econ.city.hiroshima.jp 082-504-2241) and is available in either English (James Clarke) or Japanese (Yamamoto-san).
Mazda Motor Company, now controlled by the Ford Motor Company, is by far Hiroshima's dominant company. Mazda makes many models in Hiroshima for worldwide export, including the popular MX-5/Miata and Mazda RX-8. The Mazda CX-7 is scheduled to be built there, starting in early 2006. Other Mazda factories are in Hofu and Flat Rock, Michigan.
Hiroshima has several sister cities[6]:
* United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
* United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
* Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* People's Republic of China Chongqing, China
* South Korea Daegu, South Korea
* Germany Hannover, Germany
NagasakiJapan.info
Over 9mn Google returns
Information on Nagasaki:
Area: 158.5 square miles
Metro population: about 460,000, a fairly large Japanese city
Google trends report: http://www.google.com/trends?q=nagasaki
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki
Nagasaki became a free port in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868.
With the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki quickly began to assume some economic dominance. Its main industry was ship-building. This very industry would eventually make it a target in World War II, since many warships used by the Japanese Navy during the war were built in its factories and docks.
On 9 August 1945, Nagasaki was the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack at 11:02 a.m., when the north of the city was destroyed and an estimated 39,000 people were killed. According to statistics given at the Nagasaki Peace Park, the dead totalled 73,884, injured 74,909 and diseased 120,820. Most of those who died were civilians.
The city was rebuilt after the war, albeit dramatically changed. New temples were built, and new churches as well, since the Christian presence never died out and even increased dramatically after the war. Some of the rubble was left as a memorial, such as a one-legged torii gate and an arch near ground zero. New structures were also raised as memorials, such as the Atomic Bomb Museum. Nagasaki remains first and foremost a port city, supporting a rich shipping industry and setting a strong example of perseverance and peace.
Universities in Nagasaki:
* Nagasaki University (national)
* Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies [2]
(Founded in December 1945, based upon the ideals of the YMCA, to promote peace through international communication)
* Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
* Kwassui Women's College
* Nagasaki Junshin University
* Siebold University of Nagasaki
Sister cities:
* Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States - (1955) Oldest sister city in Japan
* Santos, Brazil (1972)
* Porto, Portugal (1978)
* Middelburg, Netherlands (1978)
* Fuzhou, People's Republic of China (1980)
* Vaux-sur-Aure, France (2005)
Taking offers for this domain pair in low to mid $xxx range.
HiroshimaJapan.info
About 17.5mn Google returns
Information on Hiroshima:
Area: 353 square miles
Metro population: about 1,160,000, Japan's 10th largest city
Google trends report: http://www.google.com/trends?q=hiroshima
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hiroshima
Atomic bombing
On August 6, 1945 the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by Enola Gay, killing directly an estimated 80,000 [1][2] people and completely destroying approximately 68% of the city's buildings.[3] In the following months, an estimated 60,000 more people died from injuries or radiation poisoning. [5] Since 1945, several thousand more hibakusha have died of illnesses caused by the bomb.
After the nuclear attack, Hiroshima was rebuilt and the closest surviving building to the location of the bomb's detonation was designated the Genbaku Dome (åçãã¼ã*) or "Atomic Bomb Dome", a part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The city government continues to advocate the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
Business
Hiroshima is the center of industry for the Chūgoku-Shikoku region, and is by and large centered along the coastal areas. The Chūgoku area has a GDP of approximately (US$)270 billion, making it economically larger than many countries including Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden and Austria. Its largest industry is the manufacturing industry with core industries being the production of cars (Mazda) car parts and industrial equipment. General machinery and equipment also account for a large portion of exports. Because these industries require research and design capapilities, it has also had the offshoot that Hiroshima has many innovative companies actively engaged in new growth fields (for example, Hiroshima Vehicle Engineering Company [HIVEC] http://www.hivec.com) Many of these companies hold the top market shares in Japan and the world, or are alone in their particular field. Tertiary industries in the wholesale and retail areas are also very developed.
Another result of the concentration of industry is an accumulation of skilled personnel and fundamental technologies. This is considered by business to be a major reason for location in Hiroshima. Business setup costs are also much lower than other large cities in the country and there is a comprehensive system of tax breaks, etc on offer for businesses which locate in Hiroshima. This is especially true of two projects: the Hiroshima Station Urban Development District and the Seifu Shinto (http://www.seifu-shinto.jp/index_f.html) area which offer capital installments (up to 500 million yen over 5 years), tax breaks and employee subsidies.
Seifu Shinto which translates as West wind, New town is the largest construction project in the region and is an attempt to build "a city within a city." It is attempting to design from the ground up a place to work, play, relax and live.
Hiroshima has long been a port city and Hiroshima port or Hiroshima International Airport can be used for the transportation of goods.
As for workers, the lifestyle is considered to be good (if a little lacking in nightlife) and Hiroshima recently made it onto Lonely Planet's list of the top cities in the world. Commuting times rank amongst the shortest in Japan and the cost of living is lower than other large cities in Japan such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Fukuoka.
Information on all these matters can be received from Hiroshimas' Economic Affairs Bureau (http://www.business.econ.city.hiroshima.jp 082-504-2241) and is available in either English (James Clarke) or Japanese (Yamamoto-san).
Mazda Motor Company, now controlled by the Ford Motor Company, is by far Hiroshima's dominant company. Mazda makes many models in Hiroshima for worldwide export, including the popular MX-5/Miata and Mazda RX-8. The Mazda CX-7 is scheduled to be built there, starting in early 2006. Other Mazda factories are in Hofu and Flat Rock, Michigan.
Hiroshima has several sister cities[6]:
* United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
* United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
* Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* People's Republic of China Chongqing, China
* South Korea Daegu, South Korea
* Germany Hannover, Germany
NagasakiJapan.info
Over 9mn Google returns
Information on Nagasaki:
Area: 158.5 square miles
Metro population: about 460,000, a fairly large Japanese city
Google trends report: http://www.google.com/trends?q=nagasaki
Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki
Nagasaki became a free port in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868.
With the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki quickly began to assume some economic dominance. Its main industry was ship-building. This very industry would eventually make it a target in World War II, since many warships used by the Japanese Navy during the war were built in its factories and docks.
On 9 August 1945, Nagasaki was the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack at 11:02 a.m., when the north of the city was destroyed and an estimated 39,000 people were killed. According to statistics given at the Nagasaki Peace Park, the dead totalled 73,884, injured 74,909 and diseased 120,820. Most of those who died were civilians.
The city was rebuilt after the war, albeit dramatically changed. New temples were built, and new churches as well, since the Christian presence never died out and even increased dramatically after the war. Some of the rubble was left as a memorial, such as a one-legged torii gate and an arch near ground zero. New structures were also raised as memorials, such as the Atomic Bomb Museum. Nagasaki remains first and foremost a port city, supporting a rich shipping industry and setting a strong example of perseverance and peace.
Universities in Nagasaki:
* Nagasaki University (national)
* Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies [2]
(Founded in December 1945, based upon the ideals of the YMCA, to promote peace through international communication)
* Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
* Kwassui Women's College
* Nagasaki Junshin University
* Siebold University of Nagasaki
Sister cities:
* Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States - (1955) Oldest sister city in Japan
* Santos, Brazil (1972)
* Porto, Portugal (1978)
* Middelburg, Netherlands (1978)
* Fuzhou, People's Republic of China (1980)
* Vaux-sur-Aure, France (2005)
Taking offers for this domain pair in low to mid $xxx range.
