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Thailand hosts int'l meeting on 'one village, one product'

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Morihiko Hiramatsu, former governor of Japan's Oita Prefecture, addresses an international meeting on the 'one village, one product' movement in Chiang Mai Sept. 16. About 400 participants from the government and private sectors from 16 countries and regions took part in the four-day meeting hosted by the Thai government.

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Tomen Pres. Tashiro to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiko Tashiro (R), president of financially troubled Japanese trading house Tomen Corp., announces in Tokyo on Dec. 27 that he will give up his post to take the blame for the company's poor business results. Tomen announced the same day a rehabilitation plan featuring help from the Toyota Motor Corp. group.

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Oita Pref. may host int'l soccer games after World Cup

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu, seen in this photo holding an official match ball for 2002 World Cup soccer finals, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the prefecture is planning to host international soccer games after the World Cup among five countries -- Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China and Russia. According to Hiramatsu, the idea was the brainchild of Chung Mong Joon, president of the (South) Korea Football Association.

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Thai premier outlines rural products campaign

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) introduces local products to Morihiko Hiramatsu (L), governor of Oita prefecture in southwestern Japan, at the prime minister's office in Bangkok on April 30. Thaksin held a seminar on the ''One Tambon, One Product'' campaign, which encourages about 7,000 Thai ''Tambon'' (subdistricts) across the country to each create products for global and domestic markets. Hiramatsu was invited to the seminar.

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Tomen, Nichimen tie up in agrochemical, drug business

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiko Tashiro (L), president of Tomen Corp., and Toru Hanbayashi, president of Nichimen Corp., speak at a news conference Jan. 9 on an agreement to integrate their agrochemical and pharmaceutical divisions.

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Oita Pref. may host int'l soccer games after World Cup

OITA, Japan - Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu, seen in this photo holding an official match ball for 2002 World Cup soccer finals, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the prefecture is planning to host international soccer games after the World Cup among five countries -- Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China and Russia. According to Hiramatsu, the idea was the brainchild of Chung Mong Joon, president of the (South) Korea Football Association.

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Thailand hosts int'l meeting on 'one village, one product'

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Morihiko Hiramatsu, former governor of Japan's Oita Prefecture, addresses an international meeting on the 'one village, one product' movement in Chiang Mai Sept. 16. About 400 participants from the government and private sectors from 16 countries and regions took part in the four-day meeting hosted by the Thai government. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu dies at 92

File photo taken in August 2011 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu (L), a former governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita, shaking hands with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Tokyo. Hiramatsu died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu dies at 92

File photo taken in January 2001 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu (R), then governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who talked about the "one village, one product" movement in Phnom Penh. Hiramatsu died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Oita Gov. Hiramatsu dies at 92

Photo taken in December 2010 shows Morihiko Hiramatsu, a former governor of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Oita. Hiramatsu, known for his "one village, one product" regional development campaign, died on Aug. 21, 2016, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tomen Pres. Tashiro to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiko Tashiro (R), president of financially troubled Japanese trading house Tomen Corp., announces in Tokyo on Dec. 27 that he will give up his post to take the blame for the company's poor business results. Tomen announced the same day a rehabilitation plan featuring help from the Toyota Motor Corp. group. (Kyodo)

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Thai premier outlines rural products campaign

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) introduces local products to Morihiko Hiramatsu (L), governor of Oita prefecture in southwestern Japan, at the prime minister's office in Bangkok on April 30. Thaksin held a seminar on the ''One Tambon, One Product'' campaign, which encourages about 7,000 Thai ''Tambon'' (subdistricts) across the country to each create products for global and domestic markets. Hiramatsu was invited to the seminar.

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Tomen, Nichimen tie up in agrochemical, drug business

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiko Tashiro (L), president of Tomen Corp., and Toru Hanbayashi, president of Nichimen Corp., speak at a news conference Jan. 9 on an agreement to integrate their agrochemical and pharmaceutical divisions.