Ichi

In the little town of Mionoseki, where I first learned of this custom, the communal representative is called ichi-nen-gannushi ( "one-year god-master"); and his full term of vicarious atonement is twelve months. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)

People usually think it's "ichi" or "hitotsu" because that's the most common reading, and if it's combined with other kanji, the pronunciation alters, though it's based on the basic reading of the character, so it's not such a big deal. ❋ Mj (2008)

What her objective was and why she was part of it made no sense to me whatsoever, just as much as Jun'ichi's parents. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fuyuhiko is an annoying guy when he's joking around but he's even more of a nuisance when he pries into Jun'ichi's business. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nobel Prize Winners: Past and Present Associated Press, AFP/Getty Images (2) From left: Akira Suzuki, Ei-ichi Negishi and American Richard Heck won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to make medicines and better electronics. ❋ Gautam Naik (2010)

Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were honored for their development in the 1960s and '70s of one of the most sophisticated tools available to chemists today, called palladium-catalyzed cross coupling. ❋ AP (2010)

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored Richard Heck of the U.S. and Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki of Japan for developing a sophisticated chemical tool known as palladium-catalyzed cross couplings. ❋ Gautam Naik (2010)

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As part of their calculations, the four largest life insurers — the other being No. 2 Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. — forecast yields of 1.8% to 3.5% for 10-year U.S. Treasurys and 0.7% to 1.4% for their 10-year Japanese counterparts. ❋ Megumi Fujikawa (2010)

The chemistry award went to Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for designing techniques to bind together carbon atoms. ❋ AP (2010)

I married Chieko Hida in 1945 and have a son, Jun-ichi. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reuters Ei-ichi Negishi of Purdue University speaks with the media on the phone after winning the 2010 Nobel Prize for chemistry, at his home in West Laffayette, Ind. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to a trio of scientists who came up with an elegant way to mesh together stubborn carbon atoms, an approach vital for the development of novel medicines, materials and electronics. ❋ Gautam Naik (2010)

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to make medicines and better electronics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dai-ichi Life Insurance was up 4.1% on improving earnings in its insurance segment. ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2011)