61089 Though he does not belong to academia, his achievements are widely known, through his book, "Brazilian Fruit" and many other publications.
61090 The botanical samples collected by Hashimoto all across the large country are of great academic value, with some species that have gone extinct in the wild due to the submersion of fields by dam construction.
61091 A member of the association offered land in suburban Sao Paulo, and cooperation has been requested of Japanese supporters as well, in the construction planned over two years with a total budget of US$100,000.
61092 In response to the request, Nobuyuki Sakazaki, a former vice chairman of the Japan Association of Botanical Gardens, members of the JABG, and other botanists established a cooperation committee last autumn.
61093 At the end of 1994, 18,000 dollars collected privately was delivered to Sao Paulo as the first contribution.
61094 To contact the cooperation committee, call +81-6-471-3300.
61095 At around 9:05 a.m., on December 31, at the corner of a prefectural road in Obayashi-cho, Moriyama City, Shiga, a light sedan driven by Shigeki Yamamoto, a plasterer from Hirai 2-chome, Kusatsu City, Shiga, and a four-wheel drive driven by Yoshihiro Ito, a company worker from Shinomiya-Koganezuka, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, collided head-on; Ito is under arrest.
61096 Yamamoto and his wife, Haruko, also on the car, were hit strongly in the chest and head, and died shortly; Ito is suffering from whiplash.
61097 According to the investigation of the Moriyama Police Station, Ito entered the intersection despite the red signal, while taking his eyes off the road.
61098 The Police Station arrested Ito red-handed, on charges including the violation of the Road Traffic Law.
61099 The river has an overall length of 790 kilometers.
61100 Power generation has begun under the rule of Japan, and the river still supplies electricity to the industrial zones of both countries.
61101 In Japan in the Taisho era, "Song of Yalu Jiang," a tune depicting rafts on the river, became popular.
61102 At around 7:50 p.m., on December 31, on Flight 975 of Continental Micronesia Airlines, flying from Guam to Kansai International Airport via Saipan, an oil leak was found in the hydraulic system of controls right before landing at the airport, and the pilot requested an emergency landing of air traffic controllers.
61103 The plane landed safely, but the controls became ineffective right after the plane entered the taxiway, and the plane stopped before the proper spot.