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Consulate-General Of Japan, Atlanta
The is a diplomatic mission of Japan. It is located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. The consulate's jurisdiction includes Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina.Directions to the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta " Consulate-General of Japan, Atlanta. Retrieved on May 21, 2013. "Consulate-General of Japan Phipps Tower, Suite 850 3438 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA 30326" History The consulate was established on February 15, 1974. At the time, 20 Japanese companies had operations in the .Borden, Teresa. "Q&A / GEORGE HISAEDA, Japanese consul in Atlanta: 30-year relat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (U
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia (1990–1992), Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Alliance Center
The Alliance Center is a complex in Atlanta, Georgia. Its tallest building is the 478-foot, 40-floor Paramount at Buckhead. It also includes the 22-floor One Alliance Center, and the 30-floor Two Alliance Center. Previously the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta was in Suite 1600 on the 16th floor of One Alliance Center, and the consul general's office had a northward panoramic view of Kennesaw Mountain. In 2005 the consul general's mansion was also in Buckhead.Chapman, Dan. "A different breed; Japan's man in Atlanta has fallen in love with the city and doesn't want to go home." ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. Wednesday February 16, 2005. Atlanta & The World p. 1F. "Hisaeda (pronounced hee-sah-EH-dah) proudly noted that he welcomed more visitors than any previous Japanese consul general since the consulate was established in 1974. "I have been very successful as a host," he said during an interview in his 16th-floor Buckhead office, with a panoramic view northward to Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomatic Missions Of Japan
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Japan. Japan sent ambassadors to the Tang Chinese court in Xi'an since 607 AD, as well as to the Koryo and Joseon dynasties of early Korea. For centuries, early modern Japan did not actively seek to expand its foreign relations. The first Japanese ambassadors to a Western country travelled to Spain in 1613. Japan did not open an embassy in the United States (in Washington, D.C.) until 1860. Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing. Current missions Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Multilateral organisations Gallery File:Japan Embassy in Ghana, Accra.jpg, Embassy in Accra File:Tekfen Sabanci IsBank.jpg, Building hosting the consulate-general in Istanbul File:Embassy of Japan in Bandar Seri Begawan 2.jpg, Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan File:Thai banner.jpg, Embassy in Bangkok File:Embassy of Japan in Beijing, China.jpg, Embassy in Beijing File:HK Exchange Square.jpg, Building hosting the consulate-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consulate-General Of Japan, Nashville
The is a diplomatic facility of Japan. It is located in Suite 900 of Palmer Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee. Its jurisdiction includes the U.S. states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. History The consulate was originally the . It first opened in 1922. New Orleans, located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, served as a hub for grain shipments originating from the Midwestern United States and the cotton trade. Kimberly Quillen of ''The Times-Picayune'' said that this fact made a New Orleans location "an obvious choice for a home."Quillen, Kimberly.Japan will close New Orleans consulate." () ''The Times-Picayune''. November 30, 2007. Accessed June 21, 2008. Prior to the move to Tennessee, it was located in the Entergy Tower in the New Orleans Central Business District, Central Business District of New Orleans. Yutaka Horiba, an economics professor at Tulane University, said that while the State of Louisiana had focused on establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consulate-General Of Japan, Houston
The is Japan's diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas, United States. It is located in Suite 3000 at 2 Houston Center, which is located at 900 Fannin Street in Downtown Houston. The consulate serves Texas and Oklahoma. , the consul general is . History At one point the consulate was located in Suite 5300 and later Suite 2300 in the Wells Fargo Plaza (formerly the First Interstate Bank Plaza). For a decade ending in 1993 the consulate refused to pay "user fees" billed to the consulate by the City of Piney Point Village in the Greater Houston Area. The consul general residence is in Piney Point Village. The Japanese argued that this was a tax and that diplomatic facilities should not be taxed. In 1993 the city announced that the consulate owed the city around $14,000 United States dollars. The Japanese argued that international agreements exempted consulate facilities from taxes, while Piney Point Village said the annual fees were for user services. James Baker, a Piney Poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consulate-General Of Japan, Honolulu
is Japan's diplomatic facility in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The facility is located at 1742 Nuuanu Avenue. The facility's jurisdiction includes Hawaii and American Samoa. As of January 2024 the Consul General is Yoshinori Kodama. History In 1885 Japan's first consular facility, Consular Office of Japan, opened within the Royal Hawaiian Hotel; as of 2008 the facility now houses the Hawaii State Art Museum. The Japanese government upgraded the facility to a consulate-general on November 17 of that year. On February 14, 1886, Taro Ando, a gannenmono who had become Japan's first consul general in the Kingdom of Hawaii, purchased land from Judge M.A. Austin; Ando opened the Japanese consulate on the parcel at the intersection of Nuuanu Street and Kuakini Street; the facility included the residence and the business office. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consulate-General Of Japan, Detroit
The is a diplomatic mission of Japan. It is located in Suite 1600 Tower 400 of the GM Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Its jurisdiction includes the states of Michigan and Ohio. The Japanese government proposed opening the consulate in order to improve Japan's image with the United States and decrease tensions between the Japanese government and automotive companies. It was also established due to an increase in the numbers of Japanese businesses and residents in the states of Michigan and Ohio. Officials from the American and Japanese governments hoped that the consulate opening would ease trade-related tensions.Japanese consulate will open in Detroit " '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seigakuin Atlanta International School
was an international school, international, private school, private, Christian school, Christian elementary school located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Peachtree Corners, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta, It is an affiliate to Seigakuin University,Lively, Kit.EDUCATION IS MADE IN JAPAN, EXPORTED TO ATLANTA" ''Orlando Sentinel''. December 24, 1990. A1, A7. Retrieved on January 11, 2012Alternate URL , Alternate #2 titled: Japanese Export Education To Keep Culture Alive For Their Children at the ''Seattle Times'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Charter Academy Of Georgia
is a charter elementary school in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The school is directly chartered by the State of Georgia. It is a bilingual English-Japanese school, the first of such in Georgia. The school accepts students who reside in Georgia. In 2019 the principal was Tara Ranzy. History It was established in fall 2018. It opened after an area private Christian English-Japanese bilingual school, Seigakuin Atlanta International School, closed. In 2019 it had 160 students, and it aimed to get up to 300. Operations Most of the money that the school has comes from the state government, and the U.S. federal government gives additional funds. It does not receive any money from the county government because it is a charter school. Student body Students include those who are native English speakers, native Japanese speakers, and some native speakers of other languages. Curriculum The school has a larger amount of content taught in Japanese in low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennesaw Mountain
Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States with a summit elevation of . It is the highest point in the core ( urban and suburban) metro Atlanta area, and fifth after further-north exurban counties are considered. The local terrain averages roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) AMSL. The mountain actually has two summits: * "Big Kennesaw", where the modern-day parking area and scenic overlook are located * Little Kennesaw Mountain, where several light hiking trails and nature areas connect the mountains to the rest of the park History Kennesaw Mountain was originally a home to the mound builders from around 900 to around 1700 AD. Their descendants, the Creek people, were pushed out of Georgia by the Cherokee, who were then exiled by the United States and the state of Georgia on the Trail of Tears to the Oklahoma Territory during the Georgia Gold Rush. In December 1832, Cobb County, where Kennesaw Mountain is located, was created. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale Cengage Learning
Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources. The company is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, west of Detroit. It has been a division of Cengage since 2007. The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale Group, is active in research and educational publishing for public, academic, and school libraries, and for businesses. The company is known for its full-text magazine and newspaper databases, Gale OneFile (formerly known as Infotrac), and other online databases subscribed by libraries, as well as multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of religion, history, and social science. Founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1954 by Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr., the company was acquired by the International Thomson Organization (later the Thomson Corporation) in 1985 before its 2007 sale to Cengage. History In 1998, Gale Research merged with Information Access Company and Primary Source Media, two companies also owned by Thomso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infotrac
InfoTrac is a family of full-text databases of content from academic journals and general magazines, of which the majority are targeted to the English-speaking North American market. As is typical of online proprietary databases, various forms of authentication are used to verify affiliation with subscribing academic, public, and school libraries. InfoTrac databases are published by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. InfoTrac was first publicly presented in January 1985 by Information Access Company (IAC) to library professionals at the American Library Association's annual conference in Washington, D.C. IAC began to roll out the system to subscribing libraries in the spring of 1985. As of June 1987, the first-generation InfoTrac system cost about $20,000 and its database came on a 12-inch LaserDisc Available through ProQuest. which was supposed to be updated every month. Available through ProQuest. The original InfoTrac system was an immediate success at most of the libraries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
