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...Ninety percent of the beautiful and remote Iriomote Island in the southernmost reaches of Okinawa Prefecture (it's an hour's flight from Naha to Ishigaki Island and then a 40-minute ferry ride) is covered in mountainous virgin jungle and mangrove forests. Tailored ecotours like those offered at Hirata Tourism's Jungle Adventures, hirata-group.co.jp, allow you to get up close and personal, either on foot or by canoe, with mysterious creatures such as the Chinese box turtle and the indigenous yamaneko wild cat. Abundant reefs and sparkling blue waters have also made the island a playground for scuba divers...
...Japanese fund committee was co-chaired byKeichiro Hirata prior to his death in 1992. Hirataserved as director-general of the Japan Tax Bureauand vice-minister of finance while Surrey was inJapan
Japan's Konosuke Matsushita, a peasant's son, built one of the world's largest companies by following his instincts. One of the shrewdest hunches came in 1940, when an aristocratic young banker caught Matsushita's eye. The gregarious businessman was so impressed with Masaharu Hirata that he not only arranged for him to marry his only daughter but also adopted...
...four patients entered the infirmary at 5 p.m. yesterday, Yale Sports Information Director Charley Loftus said, adding that they are being held for 48 hours as a "precautionary measure." Loftus and Dr. Isao Hirata, who is caring for the ailing players, refused to speculate about whether or not the four would be able to play on Saturday...
...problem at Yale is not critical at this point, but Dr. Hirata commented, "This is a potentially dangerous situation." The football players are only a few of an estimated 70 students who have been stricken by this...