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3 unusual facts about Toyo


Hatano Jazz Band

Hatano Jazz Band (Japanese: Hatano Orchestra ハタノ・オーケストラ) was the first jazz band in Japan and was founded by graduates from Toyo Music School in 1912.

Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant

On 24 October 2011 a research group under professor Mitsuhisa Watanabe of the University of Toyo published a report that raised questions about the seismic safety of the plant-site.

View camera

Sinar and Toyo are popular manufacturers of monorail view camera systems.


Jeffrey Rosenberg

Pink and Brown tracks also appear on the compilations Mish Mash Mush Volume 2 (Fort Thunder), Science of Glass Gargantua (Toyo Records), and the Pick a Winner CD/DVD (2004, Load Records).

Ryakuji

However, some abbreviated forms of Hyōgaiji (表外字, characters not included in the Tōyō or Jōyō Kanji Lists) included in the JIS standards which conform to the Shinjitai simplifications are included in Level pre-1 and above of the Kanji Kentei (e.g. 餠→餅, 摑→掴), as well as some other allowances for alternate ways of writing radicals and alternate forms.

Scion tC

For the 2009/10 Formula Drift seasons, Tanner Foust competed using a Rockstar, AEM and Toyo Tire sponsored Scion tC converted to RWD, built by Papadakis Racing.

Toyo Province

Emperor Keikō is said to make Unade rule Toyo province and give him the surname Toyo-no-kuni-no-atai.

Toyo Rikagaku Kenkyusho

Known for its relationship with Apple Inc., Toyo Rikagaku Kenkyusho manufactures the casing for PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro and iPod models.

Willis Carrier

In 1930, Carrier started Toyo Carrier and Samsung Applications in Japan and Korea.


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