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Chikura, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 12,527 and a density of 342 persons per km². The total area was 36.64 km². Geography Chikura was located at southern end of Chiba Prefecture, at the southeast extremity of Bōsō Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. Chikura is the cable landing point for several submarine communications cables. The Chikura cable station is next to Setohama beach and lands: * APCN 2 * C2C * CUCN * FASTER * Unity History Asai Village was created on April 1, 1889 within Asai District, which became part of Awa District from April 1, 1897. It became a town on June 25, 1900, and was renamed Chikura on October 1, 1920. The town expanded through merger with Nanaura, Takeda, and Chitose villages in 1954. On March 20, 2006, Chikura, along with the towns of Maruyama, Shirahama, Tomiur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone. Etymology The name of Chiba Prefecture in Japanese is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , means "thousand" and the second, means " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine Communications Cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. The first submarine communications cables laid beginning in the 1850s carried telegraphy traffic, establishing the first instant telecommunications links between continents, such as the first transatlantic telegraph cable which became operational on 16 August 1858. Subsequent generations of cables carried telephone traffic, then data communications traffic. Modern cables use optical fibre technology to carry digital data, which includes telephone, Internet and private data traffic. Modern cables are typically about in diameter and weigh around for the deep-sea sections which comprise the majority of the run, although larger and heavier cables are used for shallow-water sections near shore. Submarine cables first connected all the world's continents (except Antarctica) when Java was connected to Darwin, Northern Terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Fishing
Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often pursue fish far into the ocean under adverse conditions. Large-scale commercial fishing is also known as industrial fishing. The major fishing industries are not only owned by major corporations but by small families as well. In order to adapt to declining fish populations and increased demand, many commercial fishing operations have reduced the sustainability of their harvest by fishing further down the food chain. This raises concern for fishery managers and researchers, who highlight how further they say that for those reasons, the sustainability of the marine ecosystems could be in danger of collapsing. Commercial fishermen harvest a wide variety of animals. However, a very small number of species support the majority of the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Mergers And Dissolutions In Japan
can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus. History There have been waves of merger activity between Japanese municipalities. The first merger, known as , had happened in the period from 1888 to 1889, when the modern municipal system was established. Before the mergers, existing municipalities were the direct successors of spontaneous hamlets called , or villages under the han system. The rump han system is still reflected in the postal system for rural areas as postal units called . The mergers slashed ‘natural settlements’ (shizen sh¯uraku) that existed at the time from 71,314 to 15,859 cities, towns and villages, justified at the time by the increased scale and relevance of the resulting respective autonomous governing bodies. The second peak, called , took place over the period from 1953 to 1956. It reduced the number of cities, towns and villages by over half, from 9,868 to 3,472 with purposes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoshi, Chiba
was a village located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of March 20, 2006, the village had an estimated population of 4,560 and a density of 135 persons per km². The total area was 33.92 km². Geography Shirahama was located at southern end of Chiba Prefecture, at the southern extremity of Bōsō Peninsula. It was an inland area, without access to the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History The name Miyoshi appears in Nara period records, and is believed to be the location of the original provincial capital of ancient Awa Province. The area is also part of the setting of the Edo period epic novel ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' by Kyokutei Bakin. The modern village of Miyoshi was created on May 1, 1953 through the merger of the villages of Takuta, Kokufu, and Inamiya. On March 20, 2006, Miyoshi, along with the towns of Chikura, Maruyama, Shirahama, Tomiura, Tomiyama and Wada (all from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wada, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of March 20, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 5,717 and a density of 176 persons per km². The total area was 32.45 km². Geography Wada was located at the southeast end of Chiba Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History Wada Village was created on April 1, 1889 within Asai District, which became part of Awa District from April 1, 1897. Wada became a town on March 13, 1899. On March 31, 1955, Wada absorbed the neighboring village of Kitamihara, and on September 1, 1956 expanded further through annexation of most of the neighboring village of Minamihara. On March 20, 2006, Wada, along with the towns of Chikura, Maruyama, Shirahama, Tomiura and Tomiyama, and the village of Miyoshi (all from Awa District), was merged to create the city of Minamibōsō. Economy The economy of Wada was largely based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomiyama, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of March 20, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 5,841 and a density of 145 persons per km2. The total area was 40.34 km2. Geography Tomiyama was located at the southwest end of Chiba Prefecture, in an inland area of the southern Bōsō Peninsula, with a small shoreline facing the entrance to Tokyo Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History The area around Tomiyama was the setting of the Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, an epic novel by Edo period author Kyokutei Bakin. Tomiyama Town was created on February 11, 1955, from the merger of former Iwai Town and Heguri Village. On March 20, 2006, Tomiyama, along with the towns of Chikura, Maruyama, Shirahama, Tomiura and Wada, and the village of Miyoshi (all from Awa District), was merged to create the city of Minamibōsō. Economy The economy of Tomiyama was largely based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomiura, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of March 20, 2006, the town had an estimated population of 5,698 and a density of 221 persons per km². The total area was 25.69 km². Geography Tomiura was located at the southwest end of Chiba Prefecture, facing the entrance to Tokyo Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History Tomiura Village was created on April 1, 1889 within Hei District, which became part of Awa District from April 1, 1897. Tomiura became a town on April 11, 1933. On March 31, 1955, Tomiura absorbed the neighboring village of Yatsuka. On March 20, 2006, Tomiura, along with the towns of Chikura, Maruyama, Shirahama, Tomiyama and Wada, and the village of Miyoshi (all from Awa District), was merged to create the city of Minamibōsō. Economy The economy of Tomiua was largely based on commercial fishing, horticulture (primarily loquats, and summer tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirahama, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 6,027 and a density of 353 persons per km². The total area was 17.07 km². Geography Shirahama was located at very southern end of Chiba Prefecture, at the southern extremity of Bōsō Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History Shirahama Village was created on April 1, 1889 within Asai District, which became part of Awa District from April 1, 1897. It became a town on April 1, 1933. On March 20, 2006, Shirahama, along with the towns of Chikura, Maruyama, Tomiura, Tomiyama and Wada, and the village of Miyoshi (all from Awa District), was merged to create the city of Minamibōsō. Prior to the merger, Shirahama was known as Shirahama-machi in Japanese. Subsequently, it has become known as Shirahama-cho. Both "machi" and "cho" are written the same way i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruyama, Chiba
was a town located in Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of August 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,780 and a density of 131 persons per km2. The total area was 44.11 km2. Geography Maruyama was located at the southeast end of Chiba Prefecture, in an inland area of the southern Bōsō Peninsula, with a small shoreline facing the Pacific Ocean. The town had a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. History Maruyama Town was created on March 15, 1955 from the merger of former Maru Village, Toyota Village and a portion of Chikura Town. It expanded on September 1, 1956 through the annexation of a portion of former Minamihara Village. On March 20, 2006, Maruyama, along with the towns of Chikura, Shirahama, Tomiura, Tomiyama and Wada, and the village of Miyoshi (all from Awa District), was merged to create the city of Minamibōsō. Economy The economy of Maruyama was largely based on horticulture (primarily her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity (submarine Cable)
Unity is a Trans-Pacific submarine communications cable between Japan and the United States that was completed in April 2010. Unity comprises a 10,000 km linear cable system with a "multi-terabit" capacity of up to 7.68 Tbit/s. Construction of the cable was funded by a consortium formed in February 2008 comprising Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel.Grahame LynchGoogle plans new undersea "Unity" cable across Pacific." '' CommsDay.com.'' September 21, 2007. Retrieved on September 21, 2007. Unity's installation cost around US$300 million, and its completion increased Trans-Pacific cable capacity by around 20 per cent. History In February 2008 a consortium comprising Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel announced that they had executed agreements to build a high-bandwidth subsea fiber optic cable linking the United States and Japan, with an estimated construction cost of US$300 million. A signing ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FASTER (cable System)
FASTER is a trans-Pacific submarine communications cable that went live during the last week of June 2016. The cable has a total length of approximately 11,629 km and a capacity of 60Tb/s. The companies involved in the project include: * Google * KDDI * SingTel * China Telecom Global * China Mobile International * Global Transit Communications FASTER has landings in: * Bandon, Oregon, USA * Chikura, Chiba, Japan * Shima, Mie, Japan * Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan See also * List of international submarine communications cables * Unity (cable system) Unity is a Trans-Pacific submarine communications cable between Japan and the United States that was completed in April 2010. Unity comprises a 10,000 km linear cable system with a "multi-terabit" capacity of up to 7.68 Tbit/s. Construction ... References External links * * http://www.submarinecablemap.com/#/submarine-cable/faster {{Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean Submarine communications c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
