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unusual facts about Komatsu, Ishikawa


Meng Guanliang

On their first international appearance together in Komatsu, Japan, they shocked observers by posting a C-2 500 m time of 1:40.27.


715 series

The sets were rebuilt from surplus former 581/583 series EMU cars at JNR factories in Tsuchisaki (Akita), Kōriyama (Fukushima), Mattō (Ishikawa), and Kokura (Kitakyūshū).

Battle of Dōmyōji

Whilst the geographic features of this battle remain the area referred to as Komatsu-yama has been renamed in later history to Tamate-yama.

Gotō was given the task of guarding the area near Komatsu-yama, a hilly area located near one of very few mountain passes.

Birtley, Tyne and Wear

Birtley is the home of the Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Birtley, and the Komatsu Heavy Engineering Company which operates from the previous premises of Birtley Iron Works (1827-, which became premises of the Caterpillar Company in the mid 20th century).

Capital lending

This financing is done on a wide range of products, from telephones, to copiers, to $200,000 combine harvesters by Deere & Company and CNH Global, or even larger and more expensive construction equipment from manufacturers like Caterpillar and Komatsu.

Chosei Komatsu

Chosei Komatsu has collaborated with numerous international solo artists, such as violinists Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Hilary Hahn, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori Goto, Gil Shaham; cellist Jian Wang; and pianists Leon Fleisher, Lang Lang, Roger Wright, Jeffrey Kahane, Ikuyo Kamiya, Yu Kosuge, and Michie Koyama.

A native of Japan, Chosei Komatsu earned a Bachelor of Literature degree in aesthetics from University of Tokyo and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan

For crimes requiring moderate punishment, convicts could be sent to work at labor camps such as the one on Ishikawa-jima in Edo Bay.

Daishōyama Naoki

Daishōyama Naoki (born 7 July 1966 as Naoki Yamazaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan.

Daxcon

Daxcon has worked with several large companies such as Caterpillar, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Komatsu, Boeing, and Case New Holland.

Fujioka, Gunma

Fujioka has sister cities in Hakui (Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), Regina (Canada), Jiang Yin (China) and Bend (Oregon, United States).

Galion, Ohio

The Galion brand of heavy equipment (such as road graders, road rollers, and earthmovers) was manufactured in Galion Iron Works, later purchased by Dresser Industries and then by Komatsu.

Haulpak

The name was adopted as Wabco Haulpak when R. G. LeTourneau's business was bought by Wabco, and the Haulpak name continued through Wabco's purchase by American Standard, the operation's purchase by Dresser Industries, the merger into Komatsu-Dresser, and for a time after Komatsu took over complete ownership from Dresser.

Hayakawa Senkichirō

Hayakawa, a prominent lay Buddhist, and student of the Zen abbot of Engaku-ji, Suzuki Daisetsu, also founded the Kochokan, a boarding house for samurai-descended students from Ishikawa Prefecture in Tokyo.

Hydrosila

The system successfully functions at such industrial world leaders as Boeing, FIAT, Mercedes, Marconi, Komatsu, Śkoda, Volkswagen, Volvo, Hyundai, KAMAZ, BELAZ, URALAZ and others.

Intermat

A global offering, assembled by the principal international construction equipment manufacturers: Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, Volvo, Liebherr, JCB, Bobcat Company, Haulotte Group, Case New Holland, John Deere, Michelin, Wirtgen, Groupe Fayat, Mécalac Ahlmann, Manitou, etc.

Ishikawa Prefecture

Takeshi Kaga, an actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV, is from Ishikawa.

Japan Sinks

In 1995, after the Osaka-Kobe earthquake, Komatsu published a second English abridged edition (ISBN 4-7700-2039-2).

Kelita Zupancic

Also coaching at Komatsu club is Kazuhiko Tokuno (Japan National Female Coach) and Mayumi Katsura, both former world class competitors.

Marvin Heemeyer

Outraged over the outcome of a zoning dispute, he armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete and used it on June 4, 2004, to demolish the town hall, the former mayor's house, and other buildings in Granby, Colorado.

Minoru Kitamura

In the January 2002 issue of Shokun! magazine Kitamura's thesis was reviewed favorably by Yoshiko Sakurai, Akira Suzuki, Mizuho Ishikawa, and Kenichi Ara.

Mizuno Open

It was played at the Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama from 1998 to 2006 and also in 2011 and at the Tokinodai Country Club in Ishikawa from at least 1985 to 1997.

Mowag Piranha

Piranha derivatives have been manufactured under licence by General Dynamics (Canada), BAE Systems Land Systems (UK), Komatsu (Japan), Cardoen and FAMAE (Chile), and in the USA.

Murder of Shiori Ino

After 4 or 5 dates, Komatsu began presenting Ino with expensive gifts such as Louis Vuitton handbags and Gucci suits in public places, and screamed abuse at her when she refused them.

Sea Me

The single's cover was shot at the former Ishikawa Spinning Western House, located in Iruma, Saitama.

Takaoka, Toyama

Takaoka borders four cities in Toyama Prefecture (Himi, Oyabe, Tonami, and Imizu) and two towns in Ishikawa Prefecture (Tsubata and Hondatsu Shimizu)

Taphrina wiesneri

Komatsu et al.found that hyphae of T. wiesneri overwintered in symptomatic shoots of Cerasus X yedoensis.

V-u-den

The group was formed in August 2004 and consists of members Rika Ishikawa (Morning Musume), Erika Miyoshi, and Yui Okada, with Ishikawa being the leader.

Witbank

The town has grown since then from a farming community into a business destination where companies such as Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Evraz, Eskom, Exxaro, Joy, Komatsu, the Renova Group, SAB Miller, SAMANCOR, Shanduka Beverages, Xstrata and Zenith Inc amongst many others have found substantial returns on their investments.

Yanagida

Yanagida, Ishikawa, village located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan

Yoma Komatsu

Komatsu has released four songs as a solo artist, Dance Dance Revolution's "Ever Snow", Eternal on the album BeForU II, Izayoi on BeForU III and on 6Notes she sang "フレンズ" Furenzu/Friends.

Yukine Honami

A native of Ishikawa, Japan - Yukine Honami was born on March 17 (year unknown), is currently residing in Ishikawa and her star sign is Pisces.

白山

Mount Haku (白山), an inactive volcano on the borders of Gifu, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures in Japan


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