Vol.12 No.494  Wednesday, April 20, 2005
· Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo to make a joint bid for 2008 Summit
· First grandchild for Japan's oldest Oriental white stork
· Yose hall 'Tenma Tenjin Hanjo-tei' to be ready in May 2006
· DVD Video introducing Kansai completed
· Int'l Festival UTAGE 2005 in Osaka to start on April 28
· Historic Kansai:Doshomachi is a prototype of Japan's charm
· NPOs and other groups in Kansai are very active in reviving satoyama
· Notice:

Vol.12 No.493  Wednesday, April 06, 2005

· Use promotion of Kansai Int'l airport discussed
· Cloned cherry to bloom in Fushimi, Kyoto City
· Large Ferris wheel opens for business on Dotonbori River
· Records about earthquake victims shown to the public
· Capital of "Japan Central Republic" relocated
· Daikin/JT jointly develop new air cleaning machine
·Kansai in Focus: Rice-flour bread getting popular nation-widely breaks common sense