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Matsumoto
Matsumoto , city (1990 pop. 200,715), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a market for silkworms and raw silk. Industries include computer components, food processing, machine-building, and textile manufacturing. The 17th-century Matsumoto castle is the oldest surviving castle in Japan. There are museums of folklore, folkcraft, and ukiyo-e prints.
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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NAGANO GETTING COLD FEET OVER WINTER GAMES OLYMPICS JUST A YEAR AWAY, AND JAPANESE HAVE DOUBTS.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/9/1997; 700+ words
; ...the Japan Alps. With one year to go, Nagano is buried under an avalanche of squabbles...replaced by an outbreak of cold feet. Nagano organizers have good reason to feel shell...about how much such a move would cost. Nagano recently agreed to move the venue for...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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OLY: Nagano wallows in Olympic hangover
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...News (Australia) 02-17-1999 OLY: Nagano wallows in Olympic hangover By Michael Zielenziger NAGANO, Japan, KRT - The glistening snow tumbled...gusts shy of perfection. But the mood in Nagano is not nearly as sunny as the alpine scenery...
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Nagano's Olympic Paper Trail Went Up in Smoke; Destruction of Books on Millions Spent to Win Bid Called `Courtesy' to IOC Members
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Olympics. Yamaguchi, a key official in Nagano's Olympic bid committee, said the boxes contained records showing how Nagano paid first-class airfare for 62 International...put them up in fine hotels in Tokyo, Nagano and Kyoto, wined and dined them...
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KENT NAGANO CONDUCTS CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; KENT NAGANO CONDUCTS CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES & * Kent Nagano, cond; Deutsches SO Berlin * ARTHAUS 101 425 (7 DVDs...No. 8. R. STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony & Kent Nagano-Seeking New Shores: A Portrait These videos, taken...
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OLY: Nagano had "excesses" in Olympic bid, says official
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/8/1999; 571 words
; ...News (Australia) 02-08-1999 OLY: Nagano had "excesses" in Olympic bid, says official By Olivier Fabre NAGANO, Japan, Feb 7 Reuters - A top Japanese...said today there were "excesses" in Nagano's winning bid for the 1998 Winter Games...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Report assails Nagano over bid
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/9/2006; ; 700+ words
; A new report on Nagano's successful bid for the 1998 Winter...handed out by the Japanese city. The Nagano Prefecture Investigation Group Report...International Olympic Committee chose Nagano over Salt Lake City in a close vote...
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THE MYSTERIES OF Nagano Olympic site offers glimpse into the soul of Japan
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...athletes and spectators pour into the city of Nagano, Japan, the host of the Winter Olympics...significance to Tokyo Disneyland. Visitors to Nagano will see all this and more but none of...himself, will be allowed a glimpse of Nagano's greatest prize. That is a gilded...
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IOC seeking extra hype for Nagano // Says Japanese should copy Atlanta
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/25/1997; 700+ words
; NAGANO, Japan A tiny, inconspicuous store selling licensed Olympic goods is about the only clue in bustling downtown Nagano that the Winter Games are coming. Outside Nagano, the marketing has been almost nonexistent. Sports fans...
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Oly: No plan to reopen Nagano bribery investigation
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/18/2000; 664 words
; ...12-18-2000 Oly: No plan to reopen Nagano bribery investigation By Teruaki Ueno...reopen an inquiry into allegations that Nagano officials bribed International Olympic...US100,000 ($A186,000) to give Nagano the 1998 Winter Games instead of Salt...
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OLY: Olympic scandal mars anniversary of Nagano Games
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/5/1999; 700+ words
; AAP Sports News (Australia) 02-05-1999 OLY: Olympic scandal mars anniversary of Nagano Games By Shingo Ito NAGANO, Japan, Feb 5 AFP - Nagano will this weekend launch a hurried investigation into Olympic corruption as it marks the first...
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Nagano
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nagano , city (1990 pop. 347,026), capital of Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River...when it became linked to Tokyo by a "bullet train." Nagano prefecture (1990 pop. 2,156,656), 5,261 sq mi...
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Nagano, Kent (George)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Nagano, Kent (George) ( b Morro Bay, Calif., 1951). Amer. conductor of Japanese descent. Worked with Opera Co. of Boston 1977...
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Maier, Hermann
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...two gold medals at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, in the same two events. He...downhill, the first event he skied in in Nagano, as well, had he not had a spectacular...famous for winning two gold medals in Nagano rather than for my screwup." A Devastating...
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Chun, Lee-Kyung
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...Korean team to a gold medal win. At the Nagano, Japan Winter Olympics in 1998, Chun...blade. In addition to the 1,000m at Nagano, Chun earned a bronze medal in the women...1998 Participates in Winter Olympics in Nagano, wins three gold medals and one bronze...
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Rodriguez, Jennifer: 1976—: Olympic Speed Skater
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...skating. She competed in the 1998 Nagano Olympics and at the 2002 Salt Lake City...of K.C.'s clothes." Competed in Nagano Olympics By 1998 Rodriguez had improved enough to compete at the Nagano Olympics. Coach Tom Cushman told the...
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