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Monkeys have accents too  -  Nov 30, 2005
ABC Online - ABC OnlineMonkeys on Yakushima Island have an accent with a higher tone because tall trees on the island tend to block their voice, Masataka says. ...

A wet climb through a green wonderland  -  Jun 2, 2005
New York TimesYAKUSHIMA, Japan — The rain fell in lashes over Yakushima, the drops mingling to stifle ... Exaggeration aside, Yakushima is the rainiest place in Japan. ...

Fast flying fish glides by ferry  -  May 20, 2008
BBC NewsThe footage was shot by an NHK crew as it travelled to Yakushima Island. According to Junji Yonezawa, at the Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...

Breathtaking: Oko-no-taki Falls  -  Apr 15, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukWe are standing next to the Oko-no-taki falls on Yakushima Island, a tiny, ... Indeed, the whole experience of simply getting to Yakushima is like the ...

A wet climb through a green wonderland | Article from International …  -  Jun 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchThe rain fell in lashes over Yakushima, the drops mingling to stifle the air and drown all ... Exaggeration aside, Yakushima is the rainiest place in Japan. ...

US warplanes seen flying low over Yakushima airport runway  -  Jul 28, 2009
Zee NewsKagoshima: In an apparent breach of US-Japan agreement, US warplanes appeared to have flown low over Yakushima airport runway, off Kagoshima in March and ...

Sea Turtle Conservation and Tourism Clash on Japan's Yakushima Island  -  Jul 2, 2007
ewire.comHONOLULU, HAWAII, Jul. 2 -/E-Wire/-- The start of summer has led to a clashing of conservation and tourism on the island of Yakushima, Japan. ...

Japan's Yakushima Island "a lush escape"  -  Sep 14, 2009
Inside Japan ToursThe island of Yakushima in Japan offers visitors a "lush escape" from the "urban grind" which can be seen in many of the country's large cities and towns, ...

Best mixing of hydrogen and electricity in Yakushima island - A basic...  -  Jun 1, 2005
fuelcelltoday.comYakushima island, one of the World Heritage sites, is located in the southern part of Japan. Currently, the major energy source for electricity is ...

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Driving the car of the future  -  Feb 11, 2006
BBC NewsThere are few landscapes more dramatic than Yakushima, and few places with more ... The people of Yakushima have now got used to seeing the little blue car ...

Article: PLANT OF THE WEEK; Rhododendron yakushimanum.(Features) …  -  May 7, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Sunday Mercury - HighBeam ResearchIn an analysis of 37 individuals from Yakushima Island, the observed number of alleles ... Asteraceae), an endemic plant species on Yakushima Island, Japan, ...

Here's what will happen when the oil wells run dry . . .  -  Apr 21, 2006
Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comWE are standing next to the Oko-no-taki falls on Yakushima Island, a tiny, ... Tiny Yakushima is fed by the Kuroshio warm sea current, which moderates ...

盘点全ç?ƒäº”大原味海滩:日本屋久岛(组图)  -  Mar 9, 2009
新浪网Yakushima游客中心(Yakushima Visitors'Centre):电å­?邮件Yakushima@yksm.com, 电è¯?:(0081)997420091,å?¯ä»¥å??助预订酒店和租车。 导游:推è??Kentaå’ŒNao Takada夫妇的 ...

Beauty rooted in history  -  Nov 18, 2006
Canada.comThey are found only on southern Japan's Yakushima Island. ... The ocean wraps Yakushima with fantastic beaches and seductive shorelines. ...

Ook apen hebben dialecten  -  Nov 29, 2005
Het NieuwsbladDe wetenschappers onderzochten tussen 1990 en 2000 het stemtimbre van twee groepen apen van dezelfde primatensoort: de makaak van Yakushima (ook de Macaca ...

Forum Japon Meteo Yakushima Novembre  -  Sep 15, 2008
Routard.comNous partons 3 semaines au Japon en Novembre et aimerions visiter Yakushima, et faire de la rando. Quel temps fait il là bas à cette periode ? ...

屋久島ä¼?統行事・鬼ç?«ç„šã??ã?Œå‚¬ã?•れるï¼?鹿å…?å³¶  -  Jan 8, 2008
PJニュース.netThe Yakushima Tribune〜PJ大山's 屋久島Blogæ–°è?žã€œ. ï¼—æ—¥å?ˆå¾Œï¼“時2ï¼?分ã?‹ã‚‰ã€?鹿å…?å³¶ 県ã?®å±‹ä¹…島町宮之浦ã?«ã?‚るNTTå‰?ã?®åºƒå ´ã?§ã€?æ?’例ã?®é¬¼ç?«ç„šã??ã?Œå‚¬ã?•れã?Ÿã€‚ ...

Forum Japon Yakushima, Miyako-Jima > qui connaît ?  -  Mar 30, 2009
Routard.comJ'ai pour projet d'intégrer l'île de Yakushima à notre périple de 3 semaines (du 30/04/09 au 22/05/09) et je me demandais si certains avaient des conseils à ...

Honda's new fuel cell car  -  Apr 15, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukOn Yakushima, we had a chance to test the full performance of the FCX on the steep roads into the mountains. With twin 67bhp Honda fuel cells under the main ...

Monkeys have accents too, researchers say  -  Nov 29, 2005
ABC Online - ABC OnlineMonkeys on Yakushima Island have an accent with a higher tone because tall trees on the island tend to block their voice, Professor Masataka said. ...

The world's most amazing rainforests  -  Sep 11, 2009
CBC.caJapan has Yakushima Island, a lush escape from the country's urban grind where the locals say it rains 35 days a month. It has plants from both subtropical ...

A wet climb through a green wonderland  -  Jun 2, 2005
New York TimesAnd there Yakushima deigned to give us a last reward for our labor across its rain-swept spine. Beyond a glimmering ribbon of quicksilver meandering down ...

Navigating through a lost world: Navigating through a lost world.  -  Aug 18, 2006
Free with registration - Japan Times - AccessMyLibrary.comWas it just another normal day on Yakushima? Whatever, we had arrived. ... "Base camp" during our stay was at the luxury Iwasaki Yakushima Hotel, ...

El bosque del Emperador  -  Jan 13, 2007
elmundo.esY no le faltaba razón: con sus 7.000 mm. de precipitaciones medias anuales, Yakushima es el lugar más lluvioso de Japón, un país que de por sí no escatima ...

New Zealand Travel News  -  Jan 6, 2010
fourcorners.co.nzThe two trees – Waipoua Forest's giant kauri Tane Mahuta and JÅ?mon Sugi, a giant cedar on Yakushima Island off the coast of Japan – have brought the two ...

Die Manga-Märchen-Insel  -  Jan 24, 2010
BluewinYakushima ist der verwunschenste Ort Japans und ein Pilgerziel für Naturliebhaber und ... Ja, sie haben den Wald von Yakushima sogar Mononoke-Wald getauft, ...

屋久岛:漫游æ¤?物海滩王国  -  Sep 5, 2008
æ–°å?Žç½‘æ²³å?—频é?“Yakushima 游客中心(Yakushima Visitors'Centre):电å­?邮件为Yakushima@yksm.com, 电è¯?:(0081)997420091,å?¯ä»¥å??助预订酒店和租车。导游:强烈推è??Kenta å’ŒNao ...

Kera Pun Punya Dialek  -  Nov 29, 2005
Gatra..."Di Pulau Yakushima, yang memiliki hutan lebat, suara dapat terserap oleh pohon dan daun, sehingga mereka telah menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungan dan ...

日本屋久岛:漫游æ¤?物海滩王国  -  Nov 24, 2008
环ç?ƒç½‘Yakushima 游客中心(Yakushima Visitors'Centre):电å­?邮件为Yakushima@yksm.com, 电è¯?:(0081)997420091,å?¯ä»¥å??助预订酒店和租车。导游:强烈推è??Kenta å’ŒNao ...

Zwei Jahre als Aussteiger auf der Zederninsel  -  Jul 7, 2009
Augsburger AllgemeineDas Einzige, was er im Naturparadies Yakushima vermisse: „Deutsche ... Eine feste Anstellung auf Yakushima zu finden, sei selbst für Japaner schwer. ...

Neck deep in Japan  -  Jan 7, 2006
Globe and MailFrom Kagoshima city, a jetfoil took me to Yakushima island, the most geothermally ... There isn't a great deal to do at night in this part of Yakushima, ...

Get the look: the late summer border  -  Sep 21, 2009
Telegraph.co.ukMISCANTHUS Most miscanthus are towering giants topping 2 metres (6ft 6in) or more, but M. sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf', at just 60cm (2ft), is ideal for the ...

También los monos hablan con acento  -  Nov 30, 2005
IBLNEWSEl equipo de científicos analizó los timbres de dos grupos aparentemente de la misma especie de primates, el macaco de Yakushima (también llamado 'Macaca ...

VW and Shell join forces on biofuel  -  Jan 21, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukLike Yakushima, Tasmania is rainy and mountainous, so there's a basis for hydro-generated electricity. We'll keep you posted…

Une île protégée ouvre ses portes au monde extérieur  -  Dec 10, 2009
Cyberpresse - CyberpresseL'île japonaise protégée de Yakushima attire de plus en plus de touristes du ... L'île de Yakushima a été classée dans la liste du Patrimoine Mondial de ...

Yak rhodies hold their own  -  Jun 12, 2007
$2.95 - Spokane Spokesman-Review - NewsBankYaks take their name from the island of Yakushima on the southern end of Japan where they grow on rain- and wind-swept mountain slopes, and from where the ...

DER SPIEGEL - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten  -  Jan 19, 2010
Spiegel OnlineAuf der Insel Yakushima (20000 Einwohner, 20000 Affen und ein wunderbarer ... Fast jede Familie auf Yakushima hat einen Orangenhain, dessen Ertrag für ihr ...

Japan search for US poet downscaled  -  May 5, 2009
UPI.comYAKUSHIMA, Japan, May 5 (UPI) -- The search for missing poet and University of ... Quoting an unnamed official from the Yakushima, Japan, police station, ...

You Say "Ook Ook," I Say "Aak Aak"  -  Jun 25, 2006
Discover MagazineThe Yakushima group lives in a temperate forest, while the Ohirayama group lives on gravelly open ground. The latter may have developed deeper calls because ...

Volcans du Japon - Carnets de voyage - Japon - Carnets de voyage - …  -  Jan 8, 2010
I-VoyagesNous aurons ainsi l'occasion d'admirer l'Unzen, l'Aso et le Sakurajima, mais également des volcans éteints comme le Kirishima, l'île de Yakushima, ...

New Zealand Working Holiday Visa the start for an inspired career  -  Jul 22, 2009
Visa BureauJomon sugi, the biggest trees on Yakushima, are believed to be 2000 years old, and some New Zealand trees kauri trees are believed to be older than 1000 ...

研究显示猴å­?之间也有"方言" 环境而é?žåŸºå› åœ¨èµ·ä½œç”¨  -  Nov 30, 2005
中国�济网1990-2000之间,他带领的研究�组分�了两组相��类的�长类动物,�日本屋久 岛(Yakushima)短尾猿(macaque)。一组短尾猿由23�生活在日本屋久岛(Yakushima)�端的猴� ...

A Family of Ancient Trees  -  Apr 9, 2009
scoop.co.nz...“The relationship between ourselves and the people of Yakushima is strengthening as the shared experiences and relationship to the environment and the trees ...

Asia's top tourist-free destinations  -  Dec 30, 2009
Adelaide Independent WeeklyThat's Yakushima, a remote granite island south of Kyushu, the southernmost ... Despite its UNESCO World Heritage-listed status,Yakushima has a lost-world ...

[雙語新è?ž]研究發ç?¾ï¼šçŒ´å­?也有方言棲æ?¯åœ°ä¸?å?Œå?£éŸ³ä¸?å?Œ  -  Dec 2, 2005
國際在綫Monkeys on Yakushima Island have an accent with a higher tone because tall trees on the island tend to block their voice, Masataka said. ...

Los primates tienen acentos  -  Jan 14, 2006
La Razón - La Razón (Bolivia)En el primer grupo habían 23 monos que habitaban en la isla de Yakushima y en el segundo 30, que migraron al Monte Ohira en el centro del país. ...

The US must get real about energy independence  -  May 11, 2008
International Analyst NetworkYou can make hydrogen from water, but that also requires electricity - and it so happens Yakushima has abundant quantities of that, too. ...

Strong typhoon approaches southern Japan, 1 missing, 8 injured  -  Sep 6, 2005
People's Daily OnlineIt was located about 120 km south-southwest of Yakushima. On Kyushu Island, more than 550 millimeters of rain has fallen since Sunday in parts of Miyazaki ...

The US must get real about energy independence  -  May 14, 2008
globalpolitician.comYou can make hydrogen from water, but that also requires electricity - and it so happens Yakushima has abundant quantities of that, too. ...

Les singes aussi ont des accents, selon des chercheurs nippons  -  Nov 29, 2005
الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباءLe premier groupe était composé de 23 singes habitant l'île de Yakushima (sud du Japon), le second de 30 macaques de la même tribu qui avaient migré sur le ...

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX - DVD 6  -  Apr 5, 2007
Spaziofilm...deciso a svelare gli imbrogli del segretario Yakushima e l'inutilità delle ... le prove di cui aveva bisogno per incastrare il segretario Yakushima. ...

屋久島:漫é?Šæ¤?物海ç?˜çŽ‹åœ‹  -  Apr 3, 2009
新�網Yakushima �客中心(Yakushima Visitors'Centre):電�郵件為Yakushima@yksm.com, 電話:(0081)997420091,�以�助�訂酒店和租車。導�:強烈推薦Kenta 和Nao ...

Canal de Notícias do Acores.net  -  Nov 30, 2005
Paranoias - ParanoiasO primeiro era composto por 23 macacos habitantes da ilha de Yakushima (sul do Japão) eo segundo por 30 macacos da mesma tribo que tinham emigrado para o ...

L'île des contes manga  -  Jan 22, 2010
BluewinYakushima est l'endroit le plus ensorcelé du Japon et un lieu de pèlerinage pour les amoureux de la nature et les enfants de tout âge. ...

Man, 80, killed by truck after round-Japan bike tour  -  Jun 25, 2007
Reuters India...carries a photo of a fit, smiling Harano taken last October, standing by a bicycle laden with panniers on the picturesque southern island of Yakushima. ...

Sugiyama tem experiência espiritual em reserva japonesa  -  Feb 20, 2009
uol.com.brYakushima é famosa por suas milenares Cryptomeria, árvores que no Japão são ... Yakushima é ainda pouco conhecida fora do país, mas um dos principais ...

L'isola delle favole manga  -  Jan 23, 2010
BluewinYakushima è il luogo più magico del Giappone e meta di amanti della natura e bambini ... Molto meno romantico del resto dell'isola: l'hotel JR su Yakushima. ...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'  -  Sep 14, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukFor a diminutive miscanthus that flowers, seek out 'Yakushima Dwarf', which produces tightly held, upward-facing flowers that keep their shape. ...

Surprising Discoveries Using Global Satellite Imagery: The Similaritie...  -  Mar 17, 2006
EORCFigure 2b depicts Tanegashima Island on the right and Yakushima Island on the left, located south ... Miyanouradake on Yakushima Island is 1936 meters high, ...

Japan Still a Cultural Looter  -  Jan 15, 2007
오마�뉴스...along with such sites as Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture and shrines and temples in Nikko, ...

NATURE IN SHORT / Blooming camellia trees attract white-eyed mejiro …  -  Jan 15, 2010
読売新�One variant of the same species, the yakushima tsubaki, is found south of Kyushu. A second variant, the yuki-tsubaki (literally snow-camellia), ...

(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)NEW YORK …  -  Mar 2, 2006
TMC Net...weevil known for its markedly long snout, has been successfully photographed on Japan's southwestern Yakushima Island, according to a pair of experts. ...

Jelang Gerhana Matahari Total di Asia Rp 36,5 Juta Demi Dekat dengan ...  -  Jul 21, 2009
VivanewsItulah sebabnya, pemerintah di Yakushima menggelar festival khusus selama dua hari. ... Selain itu, semua 180 hotel di Yakushima sudah penuh dipesan. ...

Monkeys Have Accents, Japanese Study Finds  -  Jan 24, 2010
National GeographicThe result showed that the Yakushima monkeys had a tone about 110 hertz higher, on average, than the Mount Ohira group. The difference is probably linked to ...

Anche le scimmie hanno i loro dialetti  -  Nov 29, 2005
Corriere della SeraUn gruppo formato da 23 esemplari viveva nell'isola di Yakushima, nel sud del Giappone, mentre gli altri 30, discendenti della stessa tribù, ...

Gräser in meinem Garten  -  Apr 2, 2008
Mein schöner Garten...ich frag mich, ob Dein Miscanthus 'Yakushima Dwarf' wirklich eines war!!! Ich hab voriges Jahr eines im bot.Garten gesehen das war wirklich nur ...

15-Sai: Gakko IV - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com  -  Jan 16, 2010
New York TimesAt one such confrontation, Daisuke packs his bags and decides to thumb his way to Yakushima island off the coast of Kyushu to see the famed 7200-year-old ...

Tufão número 13 já afeta o Japão  -  Sep 19, 2008
ipcdigitalHoje (dia 18) por volta das 10h30, ele estava a 170 quilômetros a sudoeste da ilha de Yakushima, em Kagoshima. Ele se desloca lentamente a uma velocidade de ...

Troubled banks likely to shun aid  -  May 5, 2009
United Press InternationalYAKUSHIMA, Japan, May 5 (UPI) -- The search for missing poet and University of ... Quoting an unnamed official from the Yakushima, Japan, police station, ...

18 October 2009 Military News  -  Oct 18, 2009
Global SecurityDefender Visits Yakushima Navy NewsStand 18 Oct 2009 -- Mine Countermeasures ship USS Defender arrived in Yakushima for a three-day port call, Oct. 18. ...

ABC Online Forum  -  Jan 12, 2005
abc.net.auMonkeys on Yakushima Island have an accent with a higher tone because tall trees on the island tend to block their voice, Professor Masataka said. ...

Typhoon Batters Southern Japan; 3 Killed | Article from AP Online | …  -  Sep 17, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchAP Online; October 17, 1998 ; 575 words ... ... of Yakushima Island, Japan's Meteorological Agency ... of the main island of Kyushu, 40 miles north of ...

Asia will witness 21st century's longest eclipse  -  Jul 21, 2009
USA TODAY - USA TodayIn Japan, where the last total eclipse happened in 1963, people are flocking to the small southern island of Yakushima, which is holding a two-day festival ...

Podniebne jaskinie  -  Nov 26, 2009
RzeczpospolitaListę zabytków otwiera wyspa Yakushima w południowej Japonii. Wysokie góry wyłaniające się z morza nazywane ... Yakushima rzadko ukazuje się w całej krasie. ...

回归ç»?美自然盘点全ç?ƒäº”大原味海滩(图)--旅游频é?“-中å?Žç½‘  -  Mar 16, 2009
中å?Žç½‘Yakushima游客中心(YakushimaVisitors'Centre):电å­?邮件Yakushimaï¼ yksm。com, 电è¯?:(0081)997420091,å?¯ä»¥å??助预订酒店和租车。 ...

起飞时出现构型警告日一客机紧急中止起飞  -  Sep 21, 2009
新浪网...当日9时30分左�,这架飞机执行3X3740次航�,从�于日本鹿儿岛县(Kagoshima Prefecture) 屋久岛町(Yakushima-cho)的屋久岛机场(Yakushima Airport)起飞,�往�于�县 ...

起飞时出现构型警告日一客机紧急中止起飞  -  Sep 17, 2009
中国�波网...当日9时30分左�,这架飞机执行3X3740次航�,从�于日本鹿儿岛县(Kagoshima Prefecture) 屋久岛町(Yakushima-cho)的屋久岛机场(Yakushima Airport)起飞,�往�于�县 ...

Terry Pratchett joins the eclipse chasers  -  May 19, 2008
Times OnlineThe ship will cruise to what is regarded as the optimum position at sea, approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of the Japanese island of Yakushima. ...

ENVIRONMENT-JAPAN: PAWNING NATURAL WEALTH FOR TOURISM …  -  Aug 17, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Inter Press Service English News Wire - HighBeam ResearchJapan's Yakushima island in southern Japan, another UNESCO ... Yakushima is known for a cedar tree that is estimated to be over 7400 years old. ...

Asia will witness 21st century's longest eclipse  -  Jul 20, 2009
The GuardianIn Japan, where the last total eclipse happened in 1963, people are flocking to the small southern island of Yakushima, which is holding aa two-day festival ...

Gardening: Grasses take root  -  Sep 25, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk...'Yakushima Dwarf' is probably the most characterful. The foliage is rounded (like a table top) and sends out more shoots than others due to its dwarf habit. ...

Steamy side of Japan  -  Nov 13, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldVisit Yakushima Island Two hours by hydrofoil from Kagoshima, it was last year named as Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Among the natural wonders ...

'Annabelle' hydrangea: How to grow  -  Feb 8, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk...blend well with late-season grasses, whether shorter forms of Miscanthus sinensis (such as 'Yakushima Dwarf' or 'Kleine Fontane') or fluffy pennisetums. ...

Ã?sia: Milhões às escuras durante seis minutos  -  Jan 21, 2010
TVI24No Japão, onde o último eclipse total ocorreu em 1963, a população está a dirigir-se em massa para as ilhas do Sul de Yakushima onde decorre um festival com ...

Article: Yak rhodies hold their own. - Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)...  -  Jun 12, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Spokesman-Review - HighBeam ResearchYaks take their name from the island of Yakushima on the southern end of Japan where they grow on rain- and wind-swept mountain slopes, and from where the ...

Down to earth  -  Oct 22, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukKami revealed the most extraordinary plan to turn Japan's fifth-largest island, Yakushima, into a sort of Bond villain's fuel-cell test bed. ...

China gears up for longest solar eclipse of the century  -  Jul 22, 2009
The GuardianAnd hotels on the small southern Japanese island of Yakushima are booked out as people arrive for a two-day festival to celebrate the country's first total ...

Forum Japon budget et vols honsshu - îles du sud  -  Mar 31, 2009
Routard.comPour le vol Yakushima-okinawa je crois que c'est possible mais je ne suis pas ... Pour Yakushima par contre je sais que ça sera beaucoup de pluie mais nous ...

Toeristen lopen Japans natuurschoon plat  -  Aug 18, 2006
Mondiaal MagazineOp het eiland Yakushima, in het zuiden van Japan, is het toerisme verdubbeld ... Yakushima staat bekend om zijn ceder die naar schatting 7.400 jaar oud is. ...

Khỉ cÅ©ng có tiếng địa phương  -  Dec 3, 2005
Báo Khoa h�cMột nhóm gồm 23 con khỉ sống ở hòn đảo mi�n nam Yakushima, nhóm khác gồm 30 con ... Những con khỉ ở đảo Yakushima có tiếng kêu véo von hơn bởi các cây cao ở ...

Japón propone monte Fuji como Patrimonio de la Humanidad  -  Jan 30, 2007
Pueblo en lineaPor otra parte, la UNESCO ha considerado también Patrimonio Natural la isla de Yakushima en la provincia de Kagoshima, la cadena de montañas ...

Thorny problems: rearing rhododendrons and striking back at slugs  -  Jun 17, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukNo cause for panic - this cinnamon-coloured "fur" (known as indumentum) is quite normal on Japanese yakushima rhododendrons. ...

Deals abound to keep luxury cruises afloat  -  Feb 4, 2009
msnbc.comThe Hidden Treasures of Japan package takes guests from Kobe to Kurashiki, Hiroshima to Yakushima, and Nagasaki to Hagi for $6349 per person. ...

Monkeys Have Accents, Japanese Study Finds  -  Dec 28, 2005
National GeographicThe first group consisted of 23 inhabitants of the southern Japanese island of Yakushima. The other group of 30 monkeys lives on Mount Ohira in central ...

Ten luxury cruises on the cheap  -  Feb 6, 2009
National PostThe Hidden Treasures of Japan package takes guests from Kobe to Kurashiki, Hiroshima to Yakushima, and Nagasaki to Hagi for $6349 per person. ...

Mind your language  -  Jan 6, 2006
The HinduThe result showed that the Yakushima monkeys had a tone about 110 hertz higher, on average, than the Mount Ohira group. The difference is probably linked to ...

Briefly: Muslims present a plan to prevent extremism  -  Sep 6, 2005
New York TimesAs of Monday night, the typhoon was about 100 kilometers south of Yakushima Island. It was expected to hit Kyushu Island midnight Monday and head northeast, ...

Doubt cast on 'ancient asexual'  -  Mar 28, 2006
BBC NewsThe three male darwinulids just reported were found along with hundreds of female specimens on Yakushima, a small island in Japan. ...

Your pictures: Monkey mothers  -  Mar 11, 2009
BBC NewsPhoto: Melinda Gelder in Yakushima Island, Japan. Gideon Glassman took this picture in Wondo Genet, Central Ethiopia. He says contrary to what many people ...

US warplanes seen flying low over Yakushima airport runway  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Zee NewsKagoshima: In an apparent breach of US-Japan agreement, US warplanes appeared to have flown low over Yakushima airport runway, off Kagoshima in March and

Will Wednesday's solar eclipse signal impending doom?  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
NewsdayA travel agency in India is running a charter flight to watch the eclipse from the sky, while people are descending upon the Japanese island of Yakushima

Weekly Report/ Environment: Island under threat from explosion in ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Asahi ShimbunWhile tourism is a key industry for Yakushima, a World Heritage site, authorities here are considering restrictions, such as imposing a daily limit on the

Legends Camp Update: Tuesday, July 21  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Blue and Gold Illustrated (subscription)The best viewing and 100 percent eclipse will occur in Yakushima, the Tokara Islands and Amami Oshimao the southwest, while Tokyo will experience a 70

New Zealand Working Holiday Visa the start for an inspired career  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Visa BureauAi Okada was born in Kobe, Japan, received a degree from Hiroshima University's graduate school, and worked as a tour guide on Yakushima Island before

Ã?sia: Milhões às escuras durante seis minutos  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Diário IOLNo Japão, onde o último eclipse total ocorreu em 1963, a população está a dirigir-se em massa para as ilhas do Sul de Yakushima onde decorre um festival com

L'Asie, témoin mercredi de la plus longue éclipse solaire du siècle  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
La Presse Canadienne...deux jours ponctué de feux d'artifice, danses et dégustations de calamars grillés sur la petite île de Yakushima, où les 180 hôtels affichent complet.

Полное Ñ?олнечное затмение 22 июлÑ?  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
TUT.новостиморе можно будет наблюдать уже только чаÑ?тные фазы, а полное затмение увидÑ?Ñ‚ жители южных Ñ?понÑ?ких оÑ?тровов, из которых Ñ?амый большой — Яку (Yakushima).

Your pictures: Monkey mothers  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
BBC NewsPhoto: Melinda Gelder in Yakushima Island, Japan. Gideon Glassman took this picture in Wondo Genet, Central Ethiopia. He says contrary to what many people

盘点全ç?ƒäº”大原味海滩:日本屋久岛(组图)  -  ‎Mar 8, 2009‎
新浪网Yakushima游客中心(Yakushima Visitors’Centre):电å­?邮件Yakushima@yksm.com,电è¯?:(0081)997420091,å?¯ä»¥å??助预订酒店和租车。 导游:推è??Kentaå’ŒNao Takada夫妇的

Weekend/CULTURE & MORE: Climbing Mount Fuji may cost more than ...  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Asahi ShimbunA similar idea is being considered on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. Local officials are thinking about a plan to charge an obligatory fee to pay

Michelin Japan guide makes French debut  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
The Japan Times...and the village of Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, as well as lesser-visited Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture and Mount Takao in the outskirts of

Kagoshima islands set cap on number of visitors for July's total ...  -  Feb 13, 2009
Mainichi Daily News,The council said on Thursday that six municipalities on the prefecture's isolate islands, such as Amami Oshima, Tanegashima and Yakushima, will be able to

Ten luxury cruises on the cheap  -  Feb 8, 2009
Canada.com,The Hidden Treasures of Japan package takes guests from Kobe to Kurashiki, Hiroshima to Yakushima, and Nagasaki to Hagi for $6349 per person.

Volvo Ocean Race: Bouwe Bekking reports from Telefonica Blue  -  Feb 17, 2009
BYM News (press release),Last night, when we where under the Japanese south coast, and particularly under the island Yaku-shima, we all of a sudden parked up for two hours.

Sugiyama tem experiência espiritual em reserva japonesa  -  Feb 20, 2009
UOL Esporte,Yakushima (Japão) - A japonesa Ai Sugiyama, de 33 anos, viveu uma experiência espiritual, em sua pré-temporada, ao visitar um dos patrimônios naturais da

Bekking: "No ha sido fácil recortar distancia"  -  Feb 17, 2009
Marca,..."La noche anterior, navegando frente a la costa Sur de Japón, más exactamente por debajo de la isla Yakushima, el barco quedo parado durante un par de horas

Un premier Guide Vert dédié au Japon pour Michelin  -  Feb 9, 2009
Men's Up,Figurent notamment l'île de Yakushima et les villages de Shirakawa-Go et de Gokayama, également classés au Patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.

Onsen - Wellness auf Japanisch  -  Feb 20, 2009
KWICK! Community Magazin,Äußerst beeindruckend zeigt sich die Landschaft auf der Insel Yakushima. 7.000 Jahre alte Baumriesen, umwuchert von Moosen und Schlingpflanzen erheben sich

Naturheilkundliche Nachhilfe für Japan  -  Feb 3, 2009
Derwesten.de,Die erste Reise führte den Dortmunder nach Osaka und Kobe, die jüngste nach Tokio und auf die Pazifik-Insel Yakushima. "Eine Vulkaninsel, die einem Urwald

Le premier Guide Vert Michelin Japon - Faites d’un grand voyage un ...  -  Feb 5, 2009
Edubourse.com (Communiqué de presse),Certains d’entre eux, comme l’île de Yakushima ou les villages de Shirakawa-go et de Gokayama, sont également classés au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco.

German tourist dies on Yakushima  -  Oct 24, 2008
The Japan Times,KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) A German tourist fell to his death Thursday after slipping off a walking trail into the Segire River on Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture,

Towns float Mount Fuji 'entry fee'  -  Nov 7, 2008
The Japan Times,Contributions ranging from ¥300 to ¥500 per person at parts of the Shirakami range on the border of Aomori and Akita prefectures and Yakushima Island in

Tiny island village limits number of eclipse-viewing visitors  -  Nov 15, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,With a population of 620, the village on the Tokara Islands (a chain of islands including seven populated islands) situated between Yakushima and Amami

Nara's cute, destructive deer  -  Oct 28, 2008
The Japan Times,...of Deer and Forests"; Bun-ichi Sogo Shyuppan) describes the damage that herds are causing to Japan's natural treasures from Hokkaido to Yakushima.

Japan Issues Highest Alert, Warns of Flooding as Sinlaku Nears  -  Sep 17, 2008
BloombergSinlaku's eye was 180 kilometers west-southwest of the island of Yakushima off the southern tip of Kyushu at 7 am today, the weather agency said.

日本屋久岛:漫游æ¤?物海滩王国  -  Sep 4, 2008
�楚网,Yakushima

Tufão número 13 já afeta o Japão  -  Sep 17, 2008
ipcdigital,Hoje (dia 18) por volta das 10h30, ele estava a 170 quilômetros a sudoeste da ilha de Yakushima, em Kagoshima. Ele se desloca lentamente a uma velocidade de

Die besten Inseln 2008  -  Sep 15, 2008
Bild.de,Luxus: Strandhäuser mit Privatpool, Stelzenbungalows direkt am Meer, Villen mit eigenem Spa Kennen Sie die Lakkadiven, Yakushima oder Boracay? Nein?

Malediven, Bali, Langkawi, Hainan Asiens Trauminseln  -  Sep 2, 2008
Bild.de,Oder kennen Sie die Lakkadiven (Indien), Yakushima (Japan) oder Boracay (Philippinen)? Das Reisemagazin Urlaub Perfekt hat die zehn schönsten Inseln in

Owase, Giappone: 444 mm in 6 ore  -  Sep 18, 2008
Meteo Giornale,Nelle ore precedenti, venti molto forti hanno investito Yakushima e Tanegashima, due delle isole Ryukyu settentrionali. A Tanegashima, registrate raffiche a

Skipping Stones; Part I of a Serialized E-Novella  -  Jul 22, 2008
Backpacker MagazineMakio was a trekking guide in Japan, on the southerly island of Yakushima, with its plentiful sea life. That meant as de facto gringo tour leader,

Adventurous road to golf course  -  Aug 3, 2008
Daily Democrat,He learned the customs in Japan too, living three years in Yakushima. He, a German taxi driver and an Irish priest were the only English-speaking people on

Crape myrtle sheds bark naturally  -  Jul 26, 2008
The Huntsville Times - al.com,The small island of Yakushima in the China Sea was known as a plant-hunter's Mecca with more than 1100 different species recorded.

Turtles arrive onshore at record pace on Kagoshima's Yaku Island  -  Jul 20, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,Officials from Yakushima Umigame-kan, a nonprofit organization that has been involved in conservation efforts on Yaku Island since 1985, said that this year

Fund created to pay for manual removal of human waste from World ...  -  Mar 26, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,...(Mainichi file) YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima -- Yakushima Municipal Assembly has unanimously approved the creation of a fund to pay for the manual removal of human

'Annabelle' hydrangea: How to grow  -  Feb 7, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...blend well with late-season grasses, whether shorter forms of Miscanthus sinensis (such as 'Yakushima Dwarf' or 'Kleine Fontane') or fluffy pennisetums.

Off the Wall  -  Nov 9, 2007
Art Cal,...into the Arizona desert, and some of his more recent paintings have their starting point in Yakushima, an island off the southern coast of Japan.

Cleaning up after climbers is a tall order  -  Aug 10, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,The toilet problem became noticeable after Yakushima was designated as a World Heritage site in 1993. There is another problem toilet on Yakushima's Mount

Bird in the hand  -  Jul 31, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,Mejiro live across wide areas of Japan but shima-mejiro live mainly on Yakushima, the World Heritage island south of Kagoshima, and Tanegashima island to

Okinawa dugongs added to endangered list  -  Aug 4, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,However, the Yakushima macaque on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture and the Japanese macaque on the Shimokita Peninsula, the remote northeastern cape

Follow the Paths of Explorers, Conquerors and Kings on Cruise ...  -  Jul 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),This 11-night journey that sails roundtrip from Kobe includes new ports for 2008: Yakushima, the warm-temperate primeval forest unique to the region,



Beauty rooted in history  Nov 18, 2006
They are found only on southern Japan's Yakushima Island. ... The ocean wraps Yakushima with fantastic beaches and seductive shorelines. ... - Montreal Gazette (subscription),

Foreign exchange lessons  Nov 2, 2006
At Oakmont High School in Roseville, Yuka Terada, 17, an exchange student from the Japanese island of Yakushima, is proud to be part of the marching band. ... - Sacramento Bee,

The line of beauty  Nov 4, 2006
Undoubtedly, the miscanthus are the most widely used grasses in gardens today; they range from compact varieties such as ‘Yakushima Dwarf’ (3ft), to ... - Times Online,

Ogasawara Islands backed for World Heritage status  Nov 2, 2006
...islands will be the fourth natural heritage site in Japan, following the Shirakami-Sanchi mountain range in Aomori and Akita prefectures, Yakushima island in ... - The Daily Yomiuri,
Rare weevil with markedly long snout pictured on Yakushima Island+ Mar 2, 2006
...weevil, a very rare type of weevil known for its markedly long snout, has been successfully photographed on Japan's southwestern Yakushima Island, according to ...
TMCnet

Could it be darwinluids aren't such prudes? Mar 28, 2006
...million years. The specimens, which measure less than a millimeter long, were found on Yakushima, a small island in Japan. "Thousands ...
Sploid (satire)

Billionaire Paul Allen Opens Vault, Shows Monets to Moderns Mar 29, 2006
...sheen; four paintings of Venice by Monet, Edouard Manet, Canaletto and JMW Turner; and Thomas Struth's 1999 photograph ``Paradise 14 Yakushima/Japan,'' a ...
Bloomberg

Virginal shrimp not so chaste after all? Mar 27, 2006
Robin Smith of Japan's Lake Biwa Museum discovered the three lucky males living among hundreds of females in a freshwater spring on the island of Yakushima. ...
Nature.com (subscription),
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