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J.A. Pierce
J.A. Pierce was the first Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee football team. He coached the Volunteers from 1899-1900, compling a record of 9-4-1. At the time Pierce coached, there were no assistant coaches, meaning Pierce had the sole responsibility for coaching the team. Duri..
Jap
For other uses, see JAP. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jap (variants: Japo, Japse) is a slur used against the Japanese people. Contents 1 Jap as War Slur2 Actions of civil rights groups3 References4 See also5 External links Jap as W..
JAP
Jap or JAP may refer to: Jap, a slur directed towards Japanese peopleJapp, a candy bar sold in EuropeJava Anon ProxyJuntas de Abastecimientos y Precios, the rationing board system in Chile during the Salvador Allende regime.Jewish-American princessJewish-Australian princess, (see Jewish-American pr..
Japa
Japa is a spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a mantra or name of God. Usually the mantra or name is spoken softly, enough for the practitioner to hear it, or more rarely it is spoken purely within the recitors mind. Japa is commonly performed whilst sitting in a yogic medita..
Japaharinet
Japaharinet (ジャパハリネット) is a Japanese musical group which was formed in 1999. In 2004 they had big hits with "Sadness crossing" (哀愁交差点) and "the days which become far" (遙かなる日..
Japalura
Classification of genus Japalura Japalura andersonianaJapalura brevipesJapalura chapaensisJapalura dymondiJapalura fasciataJapalura flavicepsJapalura grahamiJapalura hamptoniJapalura kaulbackiJapalura kumaonensisJapalura lueiJapalura majorJapalura makiiJapalura micangshanensisJapalura planidorsata..
Japalura andersoniana
Japalura andersoniana is an agamid lizard found in Eastern India (between Bhutan and Assam, Dafla Hills, Abor County; Arunachal Pradesh), elevation 4000 feet. Aslo found in parts of China (Tibet). External links [EMBL reptile database] References Annandale,Nelson 1905 Contributions to O..
Japalura kumaonensis
The Kumaon Mountain Lizard Japalura kumaonensis is an agamid lizard found in North India (W Himalaya, Almora, Naini Tal, Kumaon), Pakistan, Nepal and parts of China (Tibet). External links [EMBL reptile database] References Annandale, N. 1907 Reports on a collection of batrachia, reptil..
Japalura major
The Large Mountain Lizard Japalura major is an agamid lizard found in N India (W Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh: Districts of Simla, Garhwal in the state of Chamba), Nepal, elevation up to 8500 feet. External links [EMBL reptile database] References Jamdar, N. 1985 A Note on the Habits and ..
Japalura planidorsata
The Smooth-Scaled Mountain Lizard Japalura planidorsata is an agamid lizard found in Myanmar (= Burma) and parts of India (Assam, Khasi Hills , Garo Hills, Cachar, N Chin Hills). External links [EMBL reptile database] References Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiati..
Japalura splendida
The Japalura Tree Dragon also called Banana Split Mountain Lizard, Japalura splendida is an agamid lizard found in China and are limited to the Chinese provinces Szechuan and Yunan as well as the southeast of Tibet. ..
Japalura tricarinata
The Three Keeled Mountain Lizard Japalura tricarinata is an agamid lizard found in N India (Sikkim, Derjeeling, West Bengal) and E Nepal. External links [EMBL reptile database] References Gruber, U. 1975 Agame Japalura tricarinata aus dem zentralen Nepal-Himalaya Das Aquarium 1975 (7..
Japalura variegata
The Variegated Mountain Lizard Japalura variegata is an agamid lizard found in N India (Sikkim, West Bengal: Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri) and Nepal. Description From C. A. L. Gunther (1864) The Reptiles of British India. Head covered with small, irregular, keeled shields above; canthusrostralis shar..
Japan
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Japan's Colonization of Korea
Viewpoint #1: The legacy of a colony and its influencing country can change the course of millions of lives across the globe forever. Such a case occurred in the instance of Japan’s hostile takeover of the Korean peninsula, where both Korea’s original government and culture were radically chan..
Japan's non-nuclear policy
Japan exhibits a firm non-nuclear weapons policy, most popularly articulated as the Three Non-Nuclear Principles of nonpossession, nonproduction, and nonintroduction of nuclear weapons. Contents 1 Developmental history1.1 Early public opposition1.2 Satō's \"Four Pillars\" Policy2&..
Japan's Official Development Assistance Program
Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program is a program established by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to provide economic aid to developing countries. The ODA started on October 5, 1954, when Japan joined the Colombo Plan. Initially, the ODA program also oversaw the reparation issue..
Japan's Opium policy in Korea
During WWII Japan had established some opium fields in northern Korea for Japan's opium operations in China. Allegedly, this was conducted with full approval from Tokyo under directives of a Japanese umbrella organization, The China Affairs Board. The Board was responsible for the affairs of occupie..
Japan's Threepenny Opera
Japan's Threepenny Opera (1959) is a novel by Takeshi Kaiko. The name was derived from Bertold Brecht's Threepenny Opera and in a way is its variant, in the Japanese setting. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The novel is based on actual events. It is ..
Japan-British Exhibition (1910)
The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 took place at White City and attracted 8 million visitors. It was the first time that Japan had taken part in an international event at this level. The Chokushi-Mon (Gateway of the Imperial Messenger) was built for the exhibition and moved to Kew Gardens a year ..
Japan-China Joint Declaration On Building a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development
Japan-China Joint Declaration On Building a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development (Chinese: 中日关于建立致力与和平与发展友好合作伙伴关系的联合宣言; Japanese: 平和と発展のための友好協力パートナーシップの構築に関する..
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty
History of Korea Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms: Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye Samhan Three Kingdoms: Goguryeo Baekje Silla, Gaya Unified Silla, Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Khitan wars Mongol invasions Joseon Seven Year War &n..
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1907
A Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty was signed in July 1907: "The Governments of Japan and Korea, desiring speedily to promote the wealth and strength of Korea and with the object of promoting the prosperity of the Korean nation, have agreed. . . " "1. In all matters relating to the reform of the Kor..
Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1904
The Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1904 was signed during the Russo-Japanese War on February 23, 1904. In this treaty, it was decided that Japanese officials would advise Korea on matters of economics and diplomacy. Complete Text Article 1. For the purpose of maintaining a permanent and solid ..
Japan-North Korea Pyongyang Declaration
The Japan-North Korea Pyongyang Declaration, signed in 2002, was the result of the first Japan-North Korea summit meeting. The declaration included issues related to resolving the poor relations that had marked the pasts of the two countries. Among those discussed at the meeting were the establishm..
Japan-Oceania relations
Foreign relations of Japan ..
Japan-Republic of Korea Joint Declaration of 1998
Japan-Republic of Korea Joint Declaration A New Japan-Republic of Korea Partnership towards the Twenty-first Century (한일공동선언) was made on October 8, 1998 to reaffirm friendly and cooperative relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. See also Japanese-Korean relations ..
Japan-US (cable system)
Japan-US (or Japan-US Cable Network - JUSCN or JUCN or J-US or JUS) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the USA and Japan. It has landing points in: Shima, Mie Prefecture, JapanMaruyama, Chiba Prefecture, JapanKitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, JapanMāka..
Japancakes
Japancakes was an American musical group, formed by Eric Berg. Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minutes. He continued experimental performances with numerous instrumentalists before releasing their first re..
Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 3
Album by hard rock band Mr. Big. Released in 1994, it includes the following songs: Colorado BulldogPrice You Gotta PayTemperamentalGreen-Tinted Sixties MindWind Me UpWild WorldPaul's SoloNothing But LoveBilly's SoloTo Be With YouPromise Her the MoonMr. BigSeven Impossible DaysI've Learned My Lesso..
Japanese
When used as an adjective, Japanese refers to anything that originates from Japan. It may refer to: The Japanese language, a Japonic language spoken mainly in JapanThe Japanese people, the dominant ethnic group in Japan This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ass..
Japanese-American relations
Japanese-American relations Foreign relations of Japan From 1797 to 1809, several American ships traded in Nagasaki under the Dutch flag, upon the request of the Dutch; they were unable to send their own ships due to their conflict against Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1..
Japanese-Australian relations
Japanese-Australian relations have elements of tension as well as acknowledged mutuality of interests. Memories of World War II linger among the Australian public, as does a contemporary fear of Japanese economic domination, although such fears have fallen off in response to Japan's economic declin..
Japanese-Brazilian
The Kasato Maru A Japanese-Brazilian is a Brazilian citizen of Japanese ethnic origin, or a Japanese immigrant living in Brazil. Brazil is the Latin American country that has received the most ethnic Japanese immigrants, as well as the host country of the largest Japanese community outside Ja..
Japanese-German pre-WWII industrial co-operation
In the years leading up to the outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939, there were some significant collaborative development in heavy industry between German companies and their Japanese counterparts. This was one major factor in Japan's ability quickly to exploit raw materials in the areas of t..
Japanese-Korean relations
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Japanese-planned Republic of the Far East
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Japanese-planned Republic of the Far East means the planned organization of a puppet state in the Soviet ..
Japanese-Russian relations
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Japanese-Soviet relations
After World War II, relations between the Soviet Union and Japan were tense. For one, both countries were on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. A second strain on relations is territorial conflicts, dealing with both the Kuril Islands dispute and the South Sakhalin dispute. These two, and a number ..
Japanese-Vietnamese relations
Foreign relations of Japan ..
Japanese: The Spoken Language
Japanese: The Spoken Language (JSL) is an introductory textbook series for learning Japanese. JSL was written by Eleanor Harz Jorden in collaboration with Mari Noda. Part 1 was published in 1987 by Yale Language Press, Part 2 in 1988, and Part 3 in 1990. The series differs from most Japanese lang..
Japanese 15th Division
The 15th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army fought in China and Burma during World War Two. It consisted of 51st, 60th and 67th Infantry Regiments. After serving in central China, the division was ordered to join 15th Army in Burma on 17 June 1943, but was delayed with road building in Thailand..
Japanese 1st Division
In Japanese military, 1st Division may refer to: Infantry Japanese 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese ArmyJapanese 1st Division of the Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceArmoured Japanese 1st Tank Division of the Imperial Japanese ArmyArtillery Japanese 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Division of the Impe..
Japanese abbreviated and contracted words
Abbreviated and contracted words are a common feature of Japanese. Long words are often contracted into shorter forms, which then become the predominant forms. For example, the University of Tokyo, in Japanese Tōkyō Daigaku (東京大学) becomes 東大, Tōdai, and "remote control", rimōto konto..
Japanese Academy Awards
The Japanese Academy Awards (officially "Prize") have been held since 1977 to reward excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the American Academy Awards. Many critics have been appalled by the movies that are chosen some years and the seeming focus on only blockbusters. Crit..
Japanese addressing system
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. Contents 1 Address elements2 Address order3 History4 References Address elements The system, based on areas, starts from the biggest division, prefectures. They are suffixed with to (都, 'c..
Japanese adjectives
There are three types of word that can be considered to be adjectives in Japanese: adjectives (Japanese: 形容詞, keiyōshi), or i-adjectives, which have a conjugating ending i which can become, for example, past or negative. For example, atsui "to be hot"::atsui hi "a hot day".adjectival nouns (..
Japanese administration in the South Pacific Mandate
Japan had been active in the Nanyo Gunto (South Sea Islands) since the 1880s. She seized the German possessions in the Marianas, Carolines, and Marshalls at the outset of World War I in 1914. A League of Nations mandate in 1920 confirmed Japan in control of most of Micronesia, excepting only the U...
Japanese administration of the Kuril Islands
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Japanese Admirals of the Fleet
This list of Japanese Admirals of the Fleet was provided by Japanese scholar Kenji Tsuruhara through the Axis History Forum. Note that several were promoted the same year they died - these were posthumous promotions. 1898 Marquis Tsugumichi Saigo (1843-1902)1906 Count Sukeyuki Ito (1843-1914)1911 V..
Japanese Aero Engines Corporation
The Japanese Aero Engines Corporation is a consortium of large Japanese companies (Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) formed, in the late 1970's, as a partner to Rolls-Royce, originally to help develop the 20000lbf RJ500 civil turbofan. Alt..
Japanese aesthetics
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Japanese agriculture before WWII
In agriculture before WWII, Japan had only 16% of its land area (about 23,000 mi²) under cultivation. Before the Pacific War around 45% of workers made a living from farming. Family farms averaged 2.5 acres. Approximately one-third of peasants owned their farms — fewer in the South. The..
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Career Ordered: 1920 Laid down: 7 December 1920 Launched: 22 April 1925 Commissioned: 27 March 1927 Fate: Damaged by US air attack at the battle of Midway, scuttled on 4 June 1942 Struck: 25 September 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 33,800 tons (original); 42,000 tons (aft..
Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi
The Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi (天城) was a fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy which served during World War II. Second vessel of the Unryu class, the Amagi was a lightly built carrier design based on the Hiryu class. She carried around 65 aircraft and also carried a secon..
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu
Career Ordered: Laid down: 8 July 1936, Yokosuka Launched: 15 November 1937 Commissioned: 5 July 1939 Fate: Sunk by air attack in the battle of Midway on 5 June 1942 Struck: 25 September 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 19,500 tons (full load), 15,900 tons (standard) Leng..
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyo
Career Laid down: 30 November 1939 Launched: 24 June 1941 Commissioned: 31 July 1942 Fate: Sunk 21 June 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea. Struck: 10 November 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 26,949 tons Length: 719 ft 7 in (219.33 m) Beam: 87 ..
Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho
Career Builder: Asano Dock, Yokosuka Laid down: 16 December 1919 Launched: 13 November 1921 Commissioned: 27 December 1922 Decommissioned: June 1946 Fate: Dismantled in 1947 General Characteristics Displacement: 7,470 t standard; 9,330 t trial; 10,500 t full load Length: 168 m LOA Bea..
Japanese aircraft carrier Junyo
Junyo, moored at Sasebo, Japan, on 26 September 1945 Career Laid down: 20 March 1939 as Kashiwara Maru Launched: 26 June 1941 Commissioned: 3 May 1942 Fate: Scrapped in 1947 Struck: 30 November 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 26,949 tons Length: 719 ft 7 in (..
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga
Career Ordered: Laid down: 19 July 1920 Launched: 17 November 1921 Commissioned: 1 November 1929 Fate: Sunk by US air attack at the battle of Midway, on 4 June 1942 Struck: 10 August 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 33,693 tons Length: 260.7 metres (waterline) Beam: 31.3..
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo
Career Ordered: Laid down: 1929-11-26 Launched: 1931-04-02 Commissioned: 1933-05-09 Fate: Sunk by US air attack in the battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942 Struck: 10 November 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 12,732 tons Length: 167 m Beam: 20.32 m Draught: ..
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
Career Ordered: Laid down: 4 May 1940 Launched: 8 October 1944 Commissioned: 19 November 1944 Fate: Sunk on 29 November 1944 by the submarine Archerfish Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 71,890 tons full load 64,000 tons standard Length: 266.1 m (872.9 ft ) ..
Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho
Shoho is torpedoed by U.S. Navy aircraft in the battle of the Coral Sea, on 7 May 1942. Career Ordered: Laid down: 3 December 1934 Launched: 1 June 1935 Commissioned: 30 November 1941 Fate: Sunk by air attack on 7 May 1942 Struck: 20 May 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: ..
Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku
Career Ordered: Laid down: December 12 1937 Launched: June 1 1939 Commissioned: August 8 1941 Fate: Sunk by US submarine Cavalla on 19 June 1944 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 32,105 tons (fully loaded), 25,675 tons (standard) Length: 257.5 m Beam: 26 m Draught: ..
Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu
Career Ordered: Laid down: November 20, 1934 Launched: December 23, 1935 Commissioned: December 29, 1937 Fate: Sunk by air attack at the battle of Midway, June 4 1942 Struck: 10 August 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 19,500 tons (full load), 15,900 tons (standard) Lengt..
Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho
Career Ordered: Laid down: 10 July 1941 Launched: 7 April 1943 Commissioned: 7 March 1944 Fate: Sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 29,770 tons (standard); 37,270 t (fully loaded) Length: 260.6 m Beam: Draught: 9..
Japanese aircraft carrier Unryu
The Japanese aircraft carrier Unryu (雲龍) was a fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy which served during World War II. The name Unryu means "Heavenward Bound Dragon Riding the Clouds". The name vessel of the Unryu class, the Unryu was a lightly built carrier design based on the H..
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuiho
Career Ordered: Laid down: 1934 Launched: December 1940 Commissioned: January 1941 Fate: Sunk by air attack in the battle of Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 14,200 tons (fully loaded) Length: 712 ft (213 meters) Beam: 75.5 ft Draught: 21.7 ft..
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
Career Ordered: Laid down: 25 May 1938 Launched: 27 November 1939 Commissioned: 25 September 1941 Fate: Sunk by air attack in the battle of Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944 Struck: 26 August 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 29,800 tons Length: 257.5 m Beam: 26 m Draught:..
Japanese air attacks on Australia, 1942-43
Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific War, the Australian mainland, domestic airspace, offshore islands and coastal shipping were attacked at least 97 times by aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. These attacks came in various forms, fr..
Japanese Alps
The Japanese Alps is a mountain range in Japan that bisects the main island of Honshu. It consists of Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains. This beautiful mountain range consists of mountains over 3000m in height. The term "Japanese Alps" was made popular by the Reverend Walter W..
Japanese amberjack
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a fish in the family Carangidae. It is native to the northwest Pacific, from Japan to Hawaii. It is greatly appreciated in Japan, where it is called hamachi or buri. These "hamachi" or "buri" are often used in the Japanese food sush..
Japanese American
Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. Japanese Americans are a group of people who trace their ancestry to Japan or Okinawa and are residents and/or citizens of the United States. Japan is a western Pacific Oce..
Japanese American Citizens League
The Japanese American Citizens League was formed in 1929 to protect Asian Americans from the state and federal government. It fought for civil rights for Japanese Americans and assisted those in internment camps. The History of the JACL The Japanese American Citizens League, the nation's oldest an..
Japanese American internment
Jerome War Relocation Center in Jerome, Arkansas The Japanese American Internment refers to the forcible relocation of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, 62 percent of whom were United States citizens, from the West Coast of the United States during World War II..
Japanese American National Museum
--> The Japanese American National Museum, located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California, is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese-Americans. The museum is home to a moving image archive, which contains over 100,000 feet of 16 mm and 8 mm home movies of..
Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturers' Association
The Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturers' Association (JAMMA) is a trade association based in Japan; it also the namesake of a trade show hosted in Japan; additionally, JAMMA is a wiring standard for arcade machines. The JAMMA wiring standard was introduced in the mid-1980s. Arcade cabinets wi..
Japanese Anarchist Federation
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Japanese angelfish
The Japanese angelfish or Japanese pygmy angelfish (Centropyge interruptus) is a very rare marine angelfish. It has an orangey yellow body with purplish blue spots completed with a bright yellow tail. The spots are larger towards the tail, and the bottom part the rear of the fish gradually becomes ..
Japanese Archipelago
Topographic map of the islands. The Japanese Archipelago which forms the country of Japan extends from north to south along the eastern coast of the Eurasian Continent, the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of more than 1000 islands, including the four Main Islands (in descending ..
Japanese architecture
Part of the series on Regional architecture African architecture Europe Bosnian architecture British architecture Russian architecture East Asia Chinese architecture Japanese architecture South Asia Bhutanese architecture Cambodian architecture Indian archite..
Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System
Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System or JAANUS is a dictionary of Japanese architecture and art terms compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. It contains about eight thousand cross-referenced terms from all fields of Japanese art and architecture. External links [JAANUS top page]..
Japanese armorhead
The Japanese armorhead or Japanese boarfish (Pentaceros japonicus) is an armorhead of the genus Pentaceros, found around Japan, southern Australia, and the North Island of New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 650 metres on the continental shelf. Its length is between 15 and 25 centimetres. T..
Japanese Army and Navy Strategies for South Seas areas (1942)
Japanese Army and Navy Strategies for South Seas areas(1942) ALAN CHEN Immediately after the fall of Singapore in 1942 the view mounted within certain Army circles that now was the best time for Japan's military to exploit their advantage and seek peace with Great Britain. The heart of this reasoni..
Japanese art
Bronze statue of Amida Buddha at Kotokuin in Kamakura (1252 CE) Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art. It also has a long history, ranging f..
Japanese asset price bubble
The Japanese asset price bubble was a time of skyrocketing land and stock prices in the Japanese economy, lasting from 1986 to 1990. It is one of the most famous economic bubbles. In the decades following World War II, Japan implemented stringent tariffs and policies to encourage the people t..
Japanese Association of Mathematical Sciences
The Japanese Association of Mathematical Sciences has been transformed to the International Society for Mathematical Sciences. Journals [Scientiae Mathematicae Japonicae] External links [Japanese Association of Mathematical Sciences] ..
Japanese Association of Rosario
The Japanese Association of Rosario (in Spanish, Asociación Japonesa de Rosario, AJR; in Japanese, ロサリオ日本人会 Rosario Nihonjinkai) is a community devoted to the promotion of Japanese culture, located in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The Association was founded by immigra..
Japanese atomic program
The Japanese atomic program was a program by the Empire of Japan to develop a genshi bakudan (sometimes incorrectly called genzai bakudan), an atomic bomb during World War II. The program started around the same time as the U.S. Manhattan Project. Most experts believe that the program was small, a..
Japanese auction
A Japanese Auction is a form of auction. The main feature of the Japanese auction is that bidders must bid at each level to remain in the running for the featured item. For example, if the starting bid on an item is $25, all interested bidders must bid $25. If the next bid is $30, and a bidder do..
Japanese automobile industry
During the Korean War (1950 - 1953) the United States government ordered a large number of army trucks from Japanese automobile manufacturers. This was for two reasons: Japan was geographically close, and (until 1952) it was still under United States occupation. This stimulated the growth of Japan'..
Japanese Automotive Standards Organization
The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization is an organization that sets automotive standards, much like the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) does in the United States. They also set standards for grades of oil. The highest grade of oil for two-stroke engines is JASO FC, for four-stroke e..
Japanese Bantams
Japanese Bantams or also known in many parts of the world as Chabo are a breed of chicken found all over the world. They are incredibly small with large upright tails usually over the chicken's head. The wings angle down and to the back along the sides. Because of genetic characteristics, Japanes..
Japanese baseball
Koshien Stadium (in 1992) Baseball has been a popular sport in Japan for over a century since its introduction in 1872. It is called 野球 (やきゅう; yakyū) in Japanese, combining the characters for field and ball. It is played at all age levels but most widely in junior high schools an..
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (野球体育博物館; Yakyû Taiiku Hakubutsukan) first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome. The Hall of Fame and Museum wa..
Japanese Baseball League
Japanese Baseball League was a professional baseball league in Japan. It was established in 1937 and ran until 1949. There was no League Play in 1945. The league played fall and spring Seasons in 1937 and 1938. Four of the franchises formerly in this league currently play in the Central League, and..
Japanese battleship Aki
The Japanese battleship Aki Career Built: Kure Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down March 15 1906 Launched: April 14 1907 Completed: March 11 1911 Fate: Sunk as Target September 7 1924 General Characteristics Displacement: 20,100 tons (normal); 21,800 tons (max) L..
Japanese battleship Asahi
Japanese Battleship Asahi in 1905 Career Ordered: FY 1896 to Clydebank Engineering (John Brown), Great Britain Laid down: August 1 1897 Launched: March 13 1899 Commissioned: April 28 1900 Fate: Torpedoed May 25 1942 Struck: June 15 1942 General Characteristics (initial – final) ..
Japanese battleship Fuji
Career Ordered: FY 1896 to Thames Iron Works, Great Britain Laid down: August 1 1894 Launched: March 31 1896 Commissioned: August 17 1897 Fate: Scrapped 1948 Struck: November 11 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 12,533 tons Length: 412 feet Beam: 73.3 feet Drau..
Japanese battleship Fuso
Fuso (middle), with Yamashiro (foregound) and Haruna (more distant), Tokyo Bay, 1930s. Career Ordered: Laid down: 11 March 1912 Launched: 28 March 1914 Commissioned: 18 November 1915 Fate: Sunk in the Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944 Stricken: 31 August 1945 General Characteristics ..
Japanese battleship Haruna
Haruna under attack at her moorings at Kure, Japan, on 28 July 1945 Career Ordered: 1911 Laid down: 16 March 1912 Launched: 14 December 1913 Commissioned: 19 April 1915 Fate: Sunk by airplanes at her moorings at Kure on 28 July 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 36,600 tons Le..
Japanese battleship Hatsuse
Career Ordered: FY 1897 to Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Laid down: January 10 1898 Launched: June 27 1899 Commissioned: January 18 1901 Fate: Sunk by mine May 15 1904 Struck: May 21 1905 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 15,255 tons Length: 126.5..
Japanese battleship Hiei
Career Ordered: 1911 Laid down: 4 November 1911 Launched: 21 November 1912 Commissioned: 4 August 1914 Fate: Scuttled at Savo Island on 13 November 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 36,600 tons Length: 222 m (728 ft 4 in) Beam: 31 m (101 ft 8 in) Draught: 9.7 m (31 ft 9 ..
Japanese battleship Hyuga
"This was Hyuga" by Standish Backus (watercolour, 1946) depicts her on the bottom at Niro Bay. Career Ordered: 1912 Laid down: May 16 1915 Launched: January 27 1917 Commissioned: April 30 1918 Fate: Sunk Struck: July 28 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 38,872 tons (39,496 t)..
Japanese battleship Iki
ex-Russian battleship Imperator Nikolai I, which later became the Japanese battleship Iki Career Builder: Galernii Island Shipyards, Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: July 23 1886 Launched: June 1 1889 Commissioned: 1892 (Russia): June 6 1905 (Japan) Fate: Scuttled October 3 1915 G..
Japanese battleship Ise
Career Ordered: Laid down: May 5, 1915 Launched: November 12, 1916 Commissioned: December 1, 1917 Fate: Sunk Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 38,872 tons Length: 219.62 m Beam: 33.8 m Draught: 9.14 m (mean) Propulsion: 80,640 hp Speed: 25 knots Range: Complement: ..
Japanese battleship Iwami
The Russian battleship Orel, which became the Japanese battleship Iwami after the Battle of Tsushima Career Builder: Galernii Island Shipyards, Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: June 2 1900 Launched: July 19 1902 Commissioned: September 1904 (Russia): December 12 1905 (Japan) Fate: ..
Japanese battleship Kaiyo Maru
Career Builder: The Netherlands Ordered: 1863 Laid down: August 1863 Launched: 3 November 1865 Commissioned: 10 September 1866 Arrived in Japan: 26 March 1867 Decommissioned: 1869 Fate: Wrecked in a storm Salvaged in 1990 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,590 t Length: 7..
Japanese battleship Kashima
The Japanese battleship Kashima Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth Naval Yards, Great Britain Ordered: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down February 29 1904 Launched: March 22 1905 Completed: May 23 1906 Fate: Scrapped 1924 General Characteristics Displacement: 16,400 tons (normal); 17,200 ton..
Japanese battleship Katori
The Japanese battleship Katori Career Built: Vickers Naval Yards, Great Britain Ordered: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down April 27 1904 Launched: July 4 1905 Completed: May 20 1906 Fate: Scrapped 1924 General Characteristics Displacement: 15,590 tons (normal); 16,663 tons (max) Length: 1..
Japanese battleship Kawachi
Japanese battleship Kawachi (1910) Career Builder: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Plan: 1907 Fiscal Year Laid down: 1 April 1909 Launched: 15 Oct 1910 Completed: 31 March 1912 Stricken: 2 Sept 1918 Fate: Sunk by magazine explosion, 12 July 1918 General Characteristics Displacement: 20,..
Japanese battleship Kirishima
Career Ordered: 1911 Laid down: March 17, 1912 Launched: December 1, 1913 Commissioned: April 19, 1915 Fate: Sunk at Guadalcanal on November 15, 1942 Specifications Displacement: 36,600 tons Length: 222 m (728 feet 4 inches) Beam: 31 m (101 feet 8 inches) Draught: 9.7 m (31 feet 9 in..
Japanese battleship Kongo
Career Ordered: 1911 Laid down: January 17, 1911 Launched: May 18, 1912 Commissioned: August 16, 1913 Fate: Sunk on 21 November 1944 in the Formosa Strait Removed from the Navy list: 20 January 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 36,600 tons Length: 222 m (728 feet 4 inches)..
Japanese battleship Kotetsu
Kotetsu, Japan's first ironclad warship, as Stonewall c. 1865. Career Builder: L'Arman, Bordeaux, France Laid down: 1863 Launched: 21 June 1864 Commissioned: 25 October 1864 Acquired by Japan: 3 February 1869 Decommissioned: 28 January 1888 Fate: Scrapped General Characteristics Displa..
Japanese battleship Mikasa
Mikasa in Yokosuka, Japan in 2005. Career Builder: Vickers, Great Britain Ordered: 26 September 1898 Launched: 8 November 1900 Commissioned: 1 March 1902 Decommissioned: 20 September 1923 Fate: Transformed as a memorial ship General Characteristics Displacement: 15,140 t Length: ..
Japanese battleship Mishima
ex-Russian coastal defense battleshipAdmiral Senyavin, which later became the IJN Mishima Career Builder: New Admiralty Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: 1892 Launched: August 22 1894 Commissioned: 1895 (Russia): June 6 1905 (Japan) Fate: Scuttled September 1936 General Char..
Japanese battleship Musashi
Musashi leaving Brunei in October 1944 for the Battle of Leyte Gulf Career Ordered: June 1937 Laid down: March 29, 1938 Launched: November 1, 1940 Commissioned: August 5, 1942 Fate: Sunk October 24, 1944, Sibuyan Sea Struck: August 31, 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 68..
Japanese battleship Mutsu
Imperial Japanese Navy Nagato, sister-ship of the Mutsu Career Ordered: Laid down: June 1, 1918 Launched: May 31, 1920 Commissioned: October 24, 1921 Fate: Sunk by internal explosion Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 42,850 tons Length: 221.03 m (725 ft 2&nb..
Japanese battleship Nagato
Imperial Japanese Navy Nagato. Career Ordered: Laid down: August 28, 1917 Launched: November 9, 1919 Commissioned: November 15, 1920 Fate: Sunk during the second Operation Crossroads Bikini nuclear test Struck: 15 September 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 42,850 tons Length:..
Japanese battleship Okinoshima
ex-Russian coastal battleship General-Admiral Graf Apraksin, which later became the Japanese IJN Okinoshima Career Builder: New Admiralty Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: October 1894 Launched: May 12 1896 Commissioned: 1899 (Russia): June 6 1905 (Japan) Fate: Wrecked 1925 ..
Japanese battleship Ryujo (1864)
Career Builder: Alexander Hall & Company, Aberdeen,Great Britain Laid down: Launched: 1864 Completed: 27 April 1869 Decommissioned: 2 December, 1893 Fate: Scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 1429 tons (normal) Length: 65 meters pp Beam: 10.5 meters Draught: 5...
Japanese battleship Sagami
ex-Russian battleship Preresviet, which later became the Japanese battleship Sagami Career Builder: Baltic Yards Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: November 21 1895 Launched: May 19 1898 Commissioned: June 1901 (Russia): December 12 1905 (Japan) Fate: Returned to Russia April 4 1916 ..
Japanese battleship Satsuma
Japanese battleship IJN Satsuma Career Designed: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down: 15 May 1905 Launched: 15 November 1906 Completed: 25 March 1910 Fate: Sunk as target, 7 September 1924 General Characteristics Displacement: 19,372 tons (standard), 19,700 (fully loaded) Length: 146.91 me..
Japanese battleship Settsu
Japanese battleship IJN Settsu in 1910 Career Builder: Kure Naval Yards, Japan Plan: 1907 Fiscal Year Laid down: 18 January 1909 Launched: 30 March 1911 Completed: 01 July 1912 Stricken: 01 October 1924 Fate: Converted to target ship, 1924 General Characteristics Displacement: 21,44..
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese Battleship Shikishima in 1905 postcard Career Ordered: FY 1896 to Thames Iron Works, Great Britain Laid down: March 29 1897 Launched: November 1 1898 Commissioned: January 26 1900 Fate: Scrapped 1948 Struck: January 15 1948 General Characteristics Displacement: 15,453 t..
Japanese battleship Suwo
Career Builder: Baltic Works Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: August 1 1898 Launched: May 24 1900 Commissioned: July 31 1902 (Russia): October 1908 (Japan) Fate: Scrapped 1946 Struck: 1922 General Characteristics Displacement: 13,500 tons Length: 424 feet Beam: 71.5 feet..
Japanese battleship Tango
Russian battleship Poltava, which later became the Japanese battleship Tango Career Builder: New Admiralty Shipyards, Saint Petersburg, Russia Laid down: May 1 1892 Launched: November 6 1894 Commissioned: 1898 (Russia): August 22 1905 (Japan) Fate: Returned to Russia April 4 1916 Stru..
Japanese battleship Yamashiro
Yamashiro with Fuso and Haruna (more distant), Tokyo Bay, 1930s Career Ordered: Laid down: November 20, 1913 Launched: November 3, 1915 Commissioned: March 31, 1917 Fate: Sunk October 25 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 39,154 tons (39,782 t) Length: 213 m (698 feet) Beam: 3..
Japanese battleship Yamato
Yamato on trials, 1941 Career Ordered: March 1937 Laid down: 4 November 1937 Launched: 8 August 1940 Commissioned: 16 December 1941 Fate: Sunk 7 April 1945 North of Okinawa General Characteristics Displacement: 65,027 tonnes (empty, including 21,266 tonnes of armor); 72,800 tonnes (..
Japanese battleship Yashima
Career Ordered: FY 1896 to Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Laid down: December 28, 1894 Launched: February 28, 1896 Commissioned: September 9, 1897 Fate: Struck Mine off Port Arthur, May 15, 1904 Struck: June 15, 1905 General Characteristics Displacement: 12,320 tons Length:..
Japanese beer
Japanese beer had its start during the Edo Period when the Dutch opened beer halls for the sailors who worked on the trade route between Japan and the Dutch Empire. Japanese-style commercial brewing has been exported to much of southeast Asia and factories are spread throughout the world. Con..
Japanese beetle
The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long and 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide (smaller in Canada), with shiny copper-colored elytra and a shiny green top of the thorax and head. It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controlled by natural enemies, but in ..
Japanese bigleaf magnolia
Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia (Magnolia obovata; syn. M. hypoleuca) is a species of Magnolia, native to Japan and the adjacent Kurile Islands of Russia. It grows at altitudes of sea level up to 1,800 m in mixed broadleaf forest. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree 15-30 m tall, with slate grey bark. ..
Japanese Black Pine
The Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is a pine native to coastal areas of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu, but not Hokkaido) and South Korea. It can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. The needles are paired, about 7-12 cm long, and the cones ..
Japanese black porgy
The Japanese black porgy or sea bream, Mylio macrocephalus or Acanthopagrus schlegelii is a fish often farmed for food in Japan. References "[Acanthopagrus schlegelii]." FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005. ..
Japanese blood type theory of personality
Japanese Blood Type Personality Chart Type A Best Traits: Conservative, introverted, reserved, patient, punctual, perfectionist and good with plants. Worst Traits: Obsessive, stubborn, self conscious, and uptight. Famous As: George H. W. Bush, Ayumi Hamasaki, O. J. Simpson, Britney Spears, Al..
Japanese Bobtail
The term Japanese Bobtail could refer to: A breed of catA species of squid This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Japanese Bobtail (cat)
A Calico (called "Mi-ke") Japanese Bobtail cat The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of cat with an unusual 'bobbed' tail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of an ordinary feline. The short tail is caused by the expression of a recessive gene. Thus, so long as both parents are ..
Japanese bondage
(literally meaning "bondage"), is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM which involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. Shibari differs from Western bondage in that, instead of just immobilizing or restraining the bottom, the bottom ..
Japanese books
The book in Japan has had a long history, beginning in the late eighth century A.D. The majority of books were hand-copied until the Edo period (1603-1867), when woodblock printing became comparatively affordable and widespread. Movable-type printing had been used from the late sixteenth century, bu..
Japanese Braille
Japanese Braille is a Braille code for writing the Japanese language. It is based on the original braille system. In Japanese it is known as , literally "dot characters". Below is a basic chart of Japanese braille with the Japanese hiragana character followed by the standard roman character reading ..
Japanese Bush Warbler
The Japanese Bush Warbler (鶯 Uguisu), Cettia diphone, is a passerine bird more often heard than seen. Its distinctive breeding call "Hoohokekyo" can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring. It is one of the favorite motives of Japanese poetry, featured in many poems inclu..
Japanese butterfish
The Japanese butterfish (Psenopsis anomala) is a marine fish also known by such names as Melon Seed, Wart Perch (a rather unappetizing name despite the popularity of the fish in Japan), Ibodai (Japanese name) or simply as Butterfish. This fish, which is about a foot or so in length, is found in t..
Japanese calendar
Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Children's Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian Calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays..
Japanese campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Contents 1 Prior operations and events2 Japanese combats in the China campaign proper (1937-45)3&nbs..
Japanese Canadian
A Japanese Canadian is a Canadian of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are largely concentrated on the west coast, especially in and around Vancouver. Other major cities such as Toronto also have large Japanese Canadian populations as well. Japanese Canadians are not a large section of the po..
Japanese Canadian internment
During World War II, the more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians were forcibly interned in Canada. Contents 1 Background2 Post-War3 Legacy4 See also5 References6 External Links Background A R.C.N. officer questions Japanese-Canadian fishermen while confiscating thei..
Japanese carpentry
Japanese carpentry is distinguished by the use of a different set of tools and techniques to European carpentry. Notable tools are the Japanese saw, which cuts on the pull, rather than the European style push stroke, the Japanese plane, which is a wooden block containing a blade, and the Japanese ..
Japanese castes under the ritsuryo
Ryomin (良民) and Senmin (賤民) were the two main castes of the classical Japan caste system. When the Ritsuryo legal system was starting to be enforced in Japan at the end of the 7th century, it included, like in Tang China, a division between those two major castes. The term Ryosensei (良..
Japanese castle
Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture, a National Treasure were large fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th century. Like European castles, the castles of Japan were bu..
Japanese central government (WWII)
In the administration of Japan dominated by the Imperial Way Faction movement during World War II, the civil central government of Japan was under the management of some military men, and of some civilians: Contents 1 Central government1.1 Supreme head of government1.2 President of..
Japanese character
A Japanese character may refer to: HiraganaKatakanaKanji This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Japanese Chestnut
Japanese Chestnut (Castanea crenata) is a species of chestnut native to Japan and South Korea. It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10-15 m tall. The leaves are similar to those of the Sweet Chestnut, though usually a little smaller, 8-19 cm long and 3-5 cm broad. The flowers of..
Japanese Chin
In Japan, there are Inu (犬) (dogs) and there are Chin (狆). The Japanese Chin (also known as the Japanese Spaniel) is the dog of Japanese Royalty. A lap dog and companion dog, this breed of toy dog is one with a distinctive heritage. Contents 1 Appearance2 Temperament3 ..
Japanese Chinese cuisine
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Japanese chisel
The Japanese chisel or is made on similar principles to the Japanese plane. There is a hard blade, called hagane attached to a softer piece of metal called the jigane. Contents 1 Types of Japanese chisel2 Preparation of the chisel3 Sharpening the chisel4 See also5 Extern..
Japanese clans
Grave of Iwakuni Kikkawa clan at Mount Koya. Many clans have graves there. ..
Japanese clock
A is a mechanical clock that has been made to tell traditional Japanese time. Mechanical clocks were introduced into Japan by Jesuit missionaries or Dutch merchants in the sixteenth century. These clocks were of the lantern clock design, typically made of brass or iron, and used the relatively p..
Japanese clothing
This article is about traditional clothing in Japan. In addition to the traditional clothing described below, western-style clothing is commonly worn by both sexes. Traditional clothing The japanese clothing was mainly influenced by it's cultural teacher--China's Hanfu. Body: jinbeijunihitoekimon..
Japanese Communist Party
Japanese Communist Party [[Image:Top r1 c1.gif|Communist Party Logo][Image:The Japanese Communist Party.JPG|Communist Party Logo]] Party President:Kazuo Shii Secretary General:Tadayoshi Ichida Founded:1922 Headquarters: 4-26-7 Sendagaya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8586 Japan Rep..
Japanese Communist Party (Action Faction)
Japanese Communist Party (Action Faction) is a communist party in Japan founded in 1980. External link [Party website] ..
Japanese consonant and vowel verbs
Japanese has two types of regular verb, consonant stem, , Group I, or u verbs, andvowel stem, , Group II, or ru verbs.Although both types are considered regular verbs, the consonant stem verbs conjugate differently from the vowel stem verbs. The consonant stem verbs conjugate after a consonant, and..
Japanese consumer electronics industry
A relatively small number of industries dominate Japan's trade and investment interaction with the rest of the world. In the late 1980s, those export industries were motor vehicles, consumer electronics, semiconductors and other electronic components, and iron and steel. The industries producing co..
Japanese copyright law
Japanese copyright laws consist of two parts: "Author's Rights", and "Neighboring Rights", and as such, "copyright" is a convenient collective term rather than a single concept in Japan. While, for the most part, Japanese copyright laws are similar to those of other countries, there are some subtle..
Japanese Cormorant
The Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's Cormorant, is a cormorant native to East Asia, from Taiwan north through Korea and Japan to the Russian Far East. The Japanese Cormorant has a black body, with a white throat and cheek, and a partially yellow bill. It is..
Japanese corvette Hiei (1877)
The Hiei (比叡) was an 1878 armored corvette of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was designed by Edward James Reed and built in Great Britain. She was delivered to Japan by a British crew, with the future admiral Togo Heihachiro onboard, who had just completed 6 years of study in Great Britain..
Japanese corvette Kongo (1877)
Career Builder: Great Britain Ordered: Laid down: 1875 Launched: 1877 Commissioned: 1878 (January) Decommissioned: 1909 Fate: scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 2200 tons Length: 70 m Beam: 12.4 m Draught: 5.3 m Propulsion: 1-shaft recipro, 2500hp Fuel: coal ..
Japanese counter word
In Japanese, counter words or counters (josūshi 助数詞) are used along with numbers to count objects and events. In Japanese, as in Chinese and Korean, numerals cannot quantify nouns by themselves (except, in certain cases, for the numbers from one to ten; see below). For example, to express t..
Japanese crafts
There are many types of crafts in Japan. Each area has its own unique craft. Specific crafts include: ClothingDollsKatanaLacquerwarePottery (Yaki-mono)Origami ..
Japanese Crane
The Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. In South East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck and fidelity. At 53 inches high, the crane does not make easy prey, for all that it stands out in its natural habitat of marshes and swamps. Whe..
Japanese cricket team
The Japanese cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international cricket matches. Contents 1 History1.1 Tournament History1.1.1 Norway | Oman > Barbados | East Africa | Guyana | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Wales ..
Japanese cruiser Abukuma
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 5,570 tons Length: 534 ft 9 in (163 m) Beam: 48 ft 5 in (14.8 m) Draft: 16 ft (4.9 m) Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h) Comp..
Japanese cruiser Agano
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 31 October 1942 Commissioned: 31 October 1942 Decommissioned: 15 February 1944 Fate: Sunk Struck: 15 February 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 6650 tons Length: Beam: Draft: Speed: 35 knots C..
Japanese cruiser Akashi
The Japanese cruiser Akashi in 1894 Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1893 Fiscal Year Laid down August 1894 Launched: December 18 1897 Completed: March 30 1899 Fate: Scuttled August 3 1930 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,756 tons Length: 90.0 meters at wate..
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
The Japanese cruiser Akitsushima Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1889 Fiscal Year Laid down March 1890 Launched: July 6 1892 Completed: March 31 1894 Fate: Scrapped January 10 1927 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,100 tons Length: 91.7 meters at waterline ..
Japanese cruiser Asama
The Japanese cruiser Asama in 1900 Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down November 1896 Launched: March 22 1898 Completed: March 18 1899 Fate: Scrapped 1947 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,700 tons Length: 124.36 meters Beam: 2..
Japanese cruiser Ashigara
Ashigara (足柄) was a Myoko class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The other ships of her class were Myoko (妙高), Nachi (那智), and Haguro (羽黒). Ashigara was named after a mountain on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures, also known as Mount Kintoki. The ships of t..
Japanese cruiser Aso
The Russian cruiser Bayan, which later became the Japanese cruiser Aso Career Built: Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee La Seyne, France Ordered: Laid down February 1899 Launched: December 6 1900 Completed: April 1903 Fate: Scrapped April 1931 General Characteristics Displace..
Japanese cruiser Atago
Career Ordered: FY1927 Laid down: April 28 1927 Launched: June 16 1930 Commissioned: March 30 1932 Fate: Torpedoed October 23 1944 Struck: December 20 1944 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 9,850 – 14,616 tons Length: 668.5 feet (203.76 m) Beam: 5..
Japanese cruiser Azuma
The Japanese cruiser Azuma in 1905 Career Built: Fr de la Loire, France Ordered: 1896 Fiscal Year Laid down March 1898 Launched: June 24 1899 Completed: July 28 1900 Fate: Scrapped February 15 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,307 tons Length: 131.5 meters at waterline B..
Japanese cruiser Chikuma
Career Ordered: Laid down: October 1, 1935 Launched: March 19, 1938 Commissioned: May 30, 1939 Fate: Sunk on 25 October 1944 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 15,200 long tons Length: 649 ft 7 in (198.0 m) Beam: 60 ft 8 in (18.5 ..
Japanese cruiser Chikuma (1911)
Japanese light cruiser Chikuma in 1912 Career Builder: Sasebo Naval Yards, Nagasaki, Japan Ordered: FY1907 Laid down: April 01 1909 Launched: April 01 1911 Commissioned: May 17 1912 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1931 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 5,040 tons..
Japanese cruiser Chishima
The cruiser Chishima (1890) Career Built: France Ordered: 1885 Fiscal Year Laid Down: January 1890 Launched: November 1890 Completed: April 1 1892 Commissioned: November 24 1892 Decommissioned: November 30 1892 Fate: Accident General Characteristics Displacement: 741 tons Length: ..
Japanese cruiser Chitose
The Japanese cruiser Chitose Career Built: Union Iron Works, United States Ordered: 1896 Fiscal Year Laid down May 16 1897 Launched: January 23 1898 Completed: March 1 1898 Fate: Scuttled July 19 1931 General Characteristics Displacement: 4,760 tons Length: 114.9 meters at waterlin..
Japanese cruiser Chiyoda
The Japanese cruiser Chiyoda around 1900 Career Built: John Brown & Company, Great Britain Ordered: 1888 Fiscal Year Laid down November 1888 Launched: June 3 1890 Completed: January 1 1891 Fate: Scuttled August 5 1927 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,600 tons Length: 94.5 met..
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Career Ordered: March 26 1928 Laid down: April 5 1931 Launched: June 30 1932 Commissioned: 1932 Fate: Scuttled Struck: December 20 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 15,781 tons Length: 661 feet (203.76 m) Beam: 68 feet (18.999 m) Draught: 20 feet, 9 inches (6.3 m) ..
Japanese cruiser Furutaka
Career Ordered: 1922 Fiscal Budget Laid down: December 5 1922 Launched: February 25 1925 Commissioned: March 31 1926 Fate: Sunk October 12, 1942 Struck: December 20 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,150 tons Length: 602 feet (183 m) Beam: 55.5 feet (16.9 m) Draft: 18...
Japanese cruiser Haguro
Career Ordered: Autumn of 1924 Laid down: 16 March 1925 Launched: 24 March 1928 Commissioned: 25 April 1929 Fate: Sunk in the Indian Ocean on 16 May 1945 Struck: 20 June 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 13,300 tons Length: 661 ft 9 in (201.70 m) Beam: 68&..
Japanese cruiser Hashidate
The Japanese cruiser Hashidate Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1886 Fiscal Year Laid down August 6 1888 Launched: March 24 1891 Completed: June 26 1894 Fate: Scrapped 1927 General Characteristics Displacement: 4,217 tons Length: 91.81 meters at waterline Beam: 15..
Japanese cruiser Hirado
Japanese light cruiser Hirado in 1916 Career Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan Ordered: FY1907 Laid down: August 10 1910 Launched: June 29 1911 Commissioned: June 17 1912 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1940 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 5,040 t..
Japanese cruiser Isuzu
Career Ordered: Laid down: 10 August 1920 Launched: 29 October 1921 Commissioned: 15 August 1923 Decommissioned: Fate: Sunk 7 April 1945 Struck: 20 June 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 5,570 tons Length: 534 ft 9 in (163 m) Beam: 48 ft 5 i..
Japanese cruiser Itsukushima
The Japanese cruiser Itsukushima Career Built: Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée à la Seyne, France Ordered: 1886 Fiscal Year Laid down January 7 1888 Launched: July 18 1889 Completed: September 3 1891 Fate: Scrapped 1926 General Characteristics Displacement: 4..
Japanese cruiser Iwate
The Japanese cruiser Iwate in 1905 Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down November 1898 Launched: March 29 1900 Completed: March 18 1901 Fate: Sunk by air attack July 26 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,750 tons Length: 132.2..
Japanese cruiser Izumi
The Japanese cruiser Izumi at Sasebo in 1909 Career Built: Armstrong, Great Britain Ordered: 1894 Fiscal Year Laid down April 5 1881 Launched: June 6 1883 Completed: July 15 1884 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1912 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,920 tons Length: 82.29 meters at wat..
Japanese cruiser Izumo
The Japanese cruiser Izumo in 1905 Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down May 1898 Launched: September 19 1989 Completed: September 25 1900 Fate: Sunk by air attack July 24 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,750 tons Length: 13..
Japanese cruiser Jintsu
Career Ordered: FY1920 Laid down: 4 August 1922 Launched: 8 December 1923 Commissioned: 31 July 1925 Fate: Sunk by Allied Cruisers, Battle of Kolombangara 13 July 1943 General Characteristics Displacement: 7100 tons (fully loaded) Length: 534.9 ft (160 meters) Beam: 48.5 ft (14.5 m..
Japanese cruiser Kako
Career Ordered: 1922 Fiscal Budget Laid down: November 17 1922 Launched: April 10 1925 Commissioned: July 20 1926 Fate: Sunk August 10, 1942 Struck: December 20 1944 Characteristics (Initial – Final) Displacement: 9,433 tons – 10,341 tons Length: 185.17 meters Beam: 15.77 me..
Japanese cruiser Kasagi
The Japanese cruiser Kasagi Career Built: William Cramp and Sons, United States Ordered: 1896 Fiscal Year Laid down March 1897 Launched: January 1 1898 Completed: October 24 1898 Fate: Wrecked August 10 1916, Tsugaru Strait General Characteristics Displacement: 4,900 tons Length: 1..
Japanese cruiser Kashii
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Japanese cruiser Kashima
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Japanese cruiser Kasuga
Career Ordered: FY1903 to Ansaldo Yards, Genoa,Italy Laid down: March 10 1902 Launched: October 22 1902 Commissioned: January 7 1904 Fate: Sunk July 18 1945 Struck: November 30 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 7,698 tons Length: 357 feet at waterline (108.8m), 366..
Japanese cruiser Katori
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Japanese cruiser Kinu
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 5,570 tons Length: 534 ft 9 in (163 m) Beam: 48 ft 5 in (14.8 m) Draft: 16 ft (4.9 m) Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h) Comp..
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Career Ordered: 1924 fiscal year Laid down: January 23 1924 Launched: October 24 1926 Commissioned: September 30 1927 Fate: Sunk November 14 1942 Struck: December 15 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 10,822 tons Length: 595 ft (181.4 m) Beam: 57 f..
Japanese cruiser Kuma
Kuma (球磨, 1919) was a light cruiser of Imperial Japanese Navy. Kuma-class cruiser Kuma | Tama | Kitakami | Oi | Kiso List of ships of the Japanese Navy ..
Japanese cruiser Kumano
CaptionHere Career Ordered: Laid down: April 1934 Launched: 15 October, 1936 Completed: October 1937 Commissioned: Struck: Fate: Sunk, 25 November, 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 13,440 tons (full load) Length: 201.6 m (661'5") Beam: 22 m (66') Draft: 5.5 m (..
Japanese cruiser Matsushima
]] The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Japanese Navy in the Sino-Japanese War. Career Built: Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée à la Seyne, France Ordered: 1886 Fiscal Year Laid down February 17 1888 Launched: January 22 1890 Completed: April 5 1892 Fate: ..
Japanese cruiser Maya
Career Ordered: FY1927 Laid down: December 4 1928 Launched: November 8 1930 Commissioned: June 30 1932 Fate: Torpedoed October 23 1944 Struck: December 20 1944 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 9,850 – 13,350 tons Length: 668.5 feet (203.76 m) Beam..
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
IJN Mikuma in Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, April 1939 Career Ordered: Laid down: 27 October 1931 Launched: 31 May 1934 Commissioned: 29 August 1935 Struck: Fate: Sunk, 6 June 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 13,440 tons (full load) Length: 201.6 m (661'5") Beam: 22 m (66'..
Japanese cruiser Mogami
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Japanese cruiser Mogami (1908)
Career Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan Plan: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down: March 3 1907 Launched: March 25 1908 Commissioned: September 16 1908 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1928 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,350 tons Length: 96.3 meters overall Beam: ..
Japanese cruiser Myoko
Myoko (妙高) was the name-ship of the 4-member Myoko class of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy—the other ships of the class being the Nachi, Ashigara, and Haguro. The ships of this class displaced 13300 tons, were 204 metres long, and were capable of 36 knots (67 km/h). They car..
Japanese cruiser Nachi
Nachi (那智) was the second of the four-member Myoko class of heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy—the other ships of the class being Myoko, Ashigara, and Haguro. She was named after a mountain in Wakayama Prefecture. The ships of this class displaced 13,300 tons, were 201 metres lo..
Japanese cruiser Nagara
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: 1922 Commissioned: 21 April 1922 Fate: Sunk 7 August 1944 Struck: 10 October 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 5,570 tons Length: 534 ft 9 in (163 m) Beam: 48 ft 5 in (14.8 m) Draft: 16 ft (4.9 m) Speed:..
Japanese cruiser Naka
The Japanese cruiser Naka (那珂) was one of a class of three light cruisers built to serve as flagships for destroyer flotillas. She was completed in 1925, displaced 7,100 tons, and was extremely fast with a top speed of 35 knots . Her main armament was made up of seven 5.5” (14 cm) guns, seve..
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
The cruiser Naniwa Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1883 fiscal year Laid down March 27 1884 Launched: March 18 1885 Completed: December 1 1885 Fate: Grounded August 5 1912 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,650 tons Length: 91.4 m Beam: 14 m Draught:..
Japanese cruiser Natori
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 5,570 tons Length: 534 ft 9 in (163 m) Beam: 48 ft 5 in (14.8 m) Draft: 16 ft (4.9 m) Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h) Comp..
Japanese cruiser Niitaka
The Japanese cruiser Niitaka in November 1922 Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down January 7 1902 Launched: November 15 1902 Completed: January 27 1904 Fate: Wrecked April 1 1923 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,366 tons Length: 102.0 ..
Japanese cruiser Nisshin
Career Ordered: FY1903 Laid down: May 1902 Launched: February 09 1903 Commissioned: January 7 1904 Fate: Scuttled 1936 Struck: January 18 1942 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 7,698 tons Length: 357 feet waterline (108.8 m), 366 feet 6 inches overall (..
Japanese cruiser Noshiro
The Noshiro (能代) was an Agano class light cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Description Displacement: 6650 tonsSpeed: 35 knotsRange: 6300 nm at 18 knotsMain armament: six 6 inch (50 calibers) guns (100 pound shell; 600 pound broadside; 23,000 yard ra..
Japanese cruiser Otowa
The Japanese cruiser Otowa in 1903 Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down January 3 1903 Launched: November 2 1903 Completed: September 6 1904 Fate: Wrecked August 1 1917 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,000 tons Length: 98.0 meters at w..
Japanese cruiser Oyodo
Career Ordered: 1939 Laid down: 14 February, 1941 Launched: 2 April, 1942 Commissioned: 28 February,1943 Fate: Sunk 28 July 1945 during attack on Kure Naval Base by US Task Force 38 Sunk: 28 July, 1945 Struck: 20 November, 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 8,164 tons (standar..
Japanese cruiser Saiyen
The Japanese cruiser Saiyen Career Built: Stettiner Vulcan AG shipyards, Germany Ordered: Laid down Launched: June 6 1883 Completed: 1885; to Japan February 1895 Fate: Mined off Port Arthur, November 30 1904 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,440 tons Length: 75.0 meters at w..
Japanese cruiser Sakawa
The Sakawa was an Agano class light cruiser that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Because it never entered combat, the Sagawa is most often remembered as a target ship during Operation Crossroads, the American nuclear weapon tests of 1946. Description Displacement: 6650 ..
Japanese cruiser Sendai
Career Ordered: FY1920 Laid down: 16 February 1922 Launched: 30 October 1923 Completed: 29 April 1924 Fate: Sunk at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay by United States Cruisers 2 November 1943 Struck: 5 January 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 7,100 tons Length:..
Japanese cruiser Soya
The Japanese cruiser Soya, formerly the Russian cruiser Varyag Career Built: William Cramp & Sons, USA Ordered: 1898 Laid down October 1899 Launched: 1900 Completed: by Russia January 27 1904; to Japan August 22 1905 Fate: Returned to Russia, April 5 1916 General Characteristics Disp..
Japanese cruiser Suma
The Japanese cruiser Suma in 1894 Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1891 Fiscal Year Laid down August 1892 Launched: March 9 1895 Completed: December 12 1896 Fate: Scrapped 1928 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,657 tons Length: 93.5 meters at waterline Beam:..
Japanese cruiser Suzuya
InsertCaptionHere Career Ordered: Laid down: December, 1933 Launched: November, 1934 Commissioned: October, 1937 Struck: 20 December, 1944 Fate: Scuttled on 10 October, 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 13,440 tons (full load) Length: 201.6 m (661'5") Beam: 18 m (59..
Japanese cruiser Suzuya (1904)
The Russian cruiser Novik; it later became the Japanese cruiser Suzuya Career Built: Schichau shipyards, Germany Ordered: 1898 Laid down August 1900 Launched: 1901 Completed: to Japan 1904 Fate: Scrapped, April 1 1913 General Characteristics Displacement: 3.080 tons Length: 110.0 m..
Japanese cruiser Takachiho
The cruiser Takachiho depicted in 1905 postcard Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1883 fiscal year Laid down March 27 1884 Launched: May 16 1885 Completed: December 1 1885 Fate: Lost in combat, October 17, 1914 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,650 tons ..
Japanese cruiser Takao
World War II United States Navy recognition drawings of Takao and Atago Career Ordered: FY1927 Laid down: April 28 1927 Launched: May 12 1930 Commissioned: May 31 1932 Fate: Scuttled October 19 1946 Struck: May 3 1947 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement:..
Japanese cruiser Takasago
The Japanese cruiser Takasago Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1896 Fiscal Year Laid down April 1894 Launched: May 18 1897 Completed: May 17 1898 Fate: Mined off Port Arthur, December 13 1904 General Characteristics Displacement: 4,160 tons Length: 118.2 me..
Japanese cruiser Tatsuta
Headline text Japanese light cruiser Tatsuta Career Builder: Sasebo Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: FY1915 Laid down: July 24 1917 Launched: May 29 1918 Commissioned: May 31 1919 Fate: Torpedoed March 13 1944 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 3,948 tons (nor..
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese light cruiser Tenryu Career Builder: Yokosuka Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: FY1915 Laid down: May 07 1917 Launched: March 11 1918 Commissioned: November 20 1919 Fate: Torpedoed December 18 1942 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 3,948 tons (normal)..
Japanese cruiser Tokiwa
The Japanese cruiser Tokiwa in 1905 Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down January 1898 Launched: July 6 1898 Completed: May 18 1899 Fate: Sunk by air attack September 9 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,700 tons Length: 124.3..
Japanese cruiser Tone
Career Ordered: Laid down: December 1, 1934 Launched: November 21, 1937 Commissioned: November 20, 1938 Fate: Sunk by air attack in Hiroshima Bay on 24 July 1945. Struck: 20 November 1948 General Characteristics Displacement: 15,200 tons Length: 649 ft 7 in (197.99&n..
Japanese cruiser Tone (1904)
The Japanese protected cruiser Tone (1910) Career Built: Sasebo Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down November 17 1905 Launched: October 24 1907 Completed: May 5 1910 Fate: sunk as target April 30 1933 General Characteristics Displacement: 4113 tons (normal), 4900 to..
Japanese cruiser Tsugaru
The Russian cruiser Pallada, which later became the Japanese cruiser Tsugaru Career Built: Admiralty Shipyard, Russia Ordered: 1895 Fiscal Year Laid down December 1895 Launched: 1902 Completed: Fate: Scrapped 1922 General Characteristics Displacement: 6731 tons (normal), 6932 tons ..
Japanese cruiser Tsushima
The Japanese cruiser Tsushima in 1901 Career Built: Kure Naval Yards, Japan Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down October 1 1901 Launched: December 15 1902 Completed: February 14 1904 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1939 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,366 tons Length: 102.0 meters at ..
Japanese cruiser Unebi
]] Career Built: Forges Et Chantiers De La Gironde, France Ordered: 1883 Fiscal Year Laid down May 1884 Launched: April 6 1886 Completed: October 1886 Fate: Disappeared Oct 19 1887 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,615 tons Length: 98.0 meters at waterline Beam: 13.1 meters ..
Japanese cruiser Yaeyama
]] Career Built: Yokosuka Naval Years, Japan Ordered: 1885 Fiscal Year Laid down June 1887 Launched: March 1889 Completed: March 15 1890 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1911 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,584 tons Length: 96.9 meters at waterline Beam: 10.5 meters Draught: 4.0 me..
Japanese cruiser Yahagi
The Yahagi (矢矧) was an Agano class light cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Contents 1 Description2 History3 See also4 External links Description Displacement: 6650 tonsSpeed: 35 knotsRange: 6300 nm at 18 knotsMain armament..
Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1911)
Japanese light criuiser Yahagi in 1916 Career Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan Ordered: FY1907 Laid down: June 20 1910 Launched: October 03 1911 Commissioned: July 27 1912 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1940 General Characteristics (initial – final) Displacement: 5..
Japanese cruiser Yakumo
The Japanese cruiser Yakumo Career Built: Stettiner Vulcan AG, Germany Ordered: 1897 Fiscal Year Laid down March 1898 Launched: July 8 1899 Completed: June 20 1900 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1947 General Characteristics Displacement: 9,646 tons Length: 124.64 meters at waterline Beam:..
Japanese cruiser Yodo
Career Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan Plan: 1904 Fiscal Year Laid down: October 2 1906 Launched: November 11 1907 Commissioned: April 8 1908 Fate: Scrapped April 1 1940 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,250 tons Length: 93.1 meters overall Beam: 9.5 m..
Japanese cruiser Yoshino
The Japanese cruiser Yoshino in 1892 Career Built: Armstrong Whitworth, Great Britain Ordered: 1891 Fiscal Year Laid down February 1892 Launched: December 20 1892 Completed: September 30 1893 Fate: Collision, May 15 1904 General Characteristics Displacement: 4,150 tons Length: 109...
Japanese cruiser Yubari
"Yubari" in 1924 The Yubari (夕張) was a single light cruiser built between 1922 and 1923 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship had a displacement of 2,890 tons, a length of 463 feet (141 meters) and was armed with six 5.5-inch guns with one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun and about two 25 mm a..
Japanese cruiser Yura
Career Ordered: Laid down: May 21 1921 Launched: February 15 1922 Commissioned: March 20 1923 Decommissioned: October 25 1942 Fate: Sunk (Scuttled) on October 25 1942 Struck: October 25 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 5570 tons Length: 534 feet..
Japanese cuisine
Contents 1 Food individual to the country2 Traditional Japanese table settings3 Dishes for special occasions4 Japanese ingredients5 Japanese flavorings6 Common Japanese foods and dishes6.1 Deep-Fried dishes (''Agemono'')6.2 Curry is often eaten with pick..
Japanese cultural artifacts controversy
Japan has been known as a "haven for stolen artifacts", it wasn't until 1999 when Japanese Ambassador Koichiro Matsuura was appointed director-general of UNESCO that Japan thought about signing the UNESCO convention agreement to return stolen artifacts. Cultural assets from China, porcelain fro..
Japanese Cultural Festival
Most schools in Japan, from junior high schools to universities, hold an annual event called a Cultural Festival (文化祭 bunkasai) at which their students display their everyday achievements. People who want to enter the school themselves or who are interested in the school may come to see what t..
Japanese curry
Curry (カレー karē) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is commonly served in three main forms: curry rice, karē udon (thick noodles) and karē-pan (bread). It is usually thicker, sweeter and not as hot as its Indian equivalent. A wide variety of vegetables and meats are used to m..
Japanese demography before WWII
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] This article deals with the population of the Empire of Japan. See also demographics of Japan. Starting with Japan proper, this island group is in the Northern temperate zone, and extends from 30° to 45° North latitude. It comprises Hokkaido, the northernmost i..
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Entered service: 1932 Fate: Sunk in action, 13 November 1942 Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 1,980 tons Length: 371 ft 8 in (113.3 meters Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) Speed: 38..
Japanese destroyer Akebono
Akebono was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Daybreak" (Dawn). On 13 November 1944, a U.S. air raid on Manila struck Akebono, while alongside destroyer Akishimo at Cavite pier ([14°35′N 120°55′E]). Direct bomb hits set both ships ablaze. On..
Japanese destroyer Akigumo
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Japanese destroyer Akishimo
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Japanese destroyer Akizuki
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Japanese destroyer Amagiri
The Amagiri (天霧 Misty Rain), one of 20 Fubuki class destroyers, was laid down at the Ishikawajima dockyard at Tokyo, Japan on 28 November 1928, launched 27 February 1930, and commissioned 10 November 1930. The Amagiri took part in combat training in the early 1930's. In 1934 it was slightly d..
Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
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Japanese destroyer Arare
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Japanese destroyer Arashi
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Japanese destroyer Arashio
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Japanese destroyer Ariake
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Japanese destroyer Asagiri
Asagiri (Japanese 朝霧, Morning Mist) is the name of two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and of one of the Japanese Marine Self-Defense Force. The first Asagiri was a Harusame class destroyer commissioned in 1903. During the Russo-Japanese War, it took part in the Battle of the Yellow..
Japanese destroyer Asagumo
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 2,370 tons Length: 388 ft (118.3 meters Beam: 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) Draft: 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) Com..
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Completed: 27 November 1943 Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Sunk in action, 7 April 1945 Struck: 10 May 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,520 tons Length: 390 ft 11 in (109...
Japanese destroyer Asashio
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Japanese destroyer Ayanami
The Ayanami (綾波) was a Type II Fubuki class destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw service during World War II. She was initially launched on October 5th 1929, and commissioned April 30 1930 under the name Destroyer N°45. Later in 1935 she was chistened Ayanami. Ayanami was the na..
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
Fubuki (吹雪) was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was sunk in Ironbottom Sound during the Battle of Cape Esperance in World War II. References [Long Lancers: IJN Fubuki: Tabular Record of Movement][Fubuki in Naval History of World Wars][Lemai..
Japanese destroyer Fujinami
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Japanese destroyer Fuyuzuki
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Japanese destroyer Hagikaze
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Japanese destroyer Hamakaze
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Japanese destroyer Hamanami
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Japanese destroyer Hanazuki
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Japanese destroyer Harusame
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Japanese destroyer Haruzuki
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Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu
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Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze
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Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
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Japanese destroyer Hatsuyuki
Hatsuyuki was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Winter's or Year's First Snow". From 12 November to 15 November 1942, Hatsuyuki took part in the Naval Battles for Guadalcanal. Initially she escorted the Support Force commanded by Admiral Kurita Takeo, then jo..
Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Completed: 29 December 1942 Commissioned: Fate: Sunk Struck: 10 December 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,700 tons standard; 3,700 tons full load Length: 440 ft 3 in (134.2 meters ..
Japanese destroyer Hayanami
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Japanese destroyer Hayashimo
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Japanese destroyer Hayashio
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Japanese destroyer Hayate
Hayate (疾風) was a Kamikaze-class destroyer, one of nine built between 1921 and 1925 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Hayate displaced 1,270 tons and carried three 4.7 inch guns, ten 25 mm anti-aircraft guns, and four 21 inch torpedo tubes. She could carry 16 naval mines for ta..
Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: August 1932 Commissioned: Fate: Sunk by USS Harder April 13, 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,980 tons Length: 371 ft 8 in (113.3 m) Beam: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) Draught: 10 ft 9 i..
Japanese destroyer Inazuma
Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Struck: 10 June 1944 General Characteristics Displacement: 1,980 tons Length: 371 ft 8 in (113.3 meters Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) Speed: 38 knots (65..
Japanese destroyer Isokaze
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Japanese destroyer Isonami
Isonami was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Shore Wave" (Surf). On 5 April 1943, Isonami departed Surabaya, escorting a convoy towards Ambon. On 9 April she was torpedoed and sunk by USS Tautog (SS-199) while rescuing survivors of torpedoed Penang Maru, 35..
Japanese destroyer Kagero
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Japanese destroyer Kasumi
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Sunk in action, 7 April, 1945 Struck: 10 May 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,370 tons Length: 388 ft (118.3 m) Beam: 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) ..
Japanese destroyer Kawakaze
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Japanese destroyer Kazagumo
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Japanese destroyer Kisaragi
Kisaragi (如月) was a Mutsuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She served during World War II in the Pacific and had the dubious distinction of being the second major Japanese warship sunk in the Pacific on December 11, 1941 during the Japanese attempted invasion of Wake Island (the ..
Japanese destroyer Kishinami
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Japanese destroyer Kiyonami
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Japanese destroyer Kiyoshimo
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Japanese destroyer Kuroshio
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Japanese destroyer Maikaze
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Japanese destroyer Makigumo
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Completed: 14 March 1942 Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Scuttled, 1 February 1943 Struck: 1 March 1943 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,520 tons Length: 390 ft 11 in (109.5 m) ..
Japanese destroyer Makinami
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Japanese destroyer Michishio
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Japanese destroyer Minegumo
Career Ordered: Laid down: March 22 1937 Launched: April 30 1938 Commissioned: Decommissioned: March 6 1943 Fate: Sunk (March 6 1943) Struck: March 6 1943 General Characteristics Displacement: 1961 tons Length: Beam: Draft: Propulsion: 2-s..
Japanese destroyer Miyuki
The Miyuki (深雪 meaning Deep Snow) was a Fubuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was completed on 29 June 1929. The Miyuki was lost in a collision with the Japanese destroyer Inazuma on 15 August 1934 in the Korea Strait. References [Miyuki in Naval History of Worl..
Japanese destroyer Murakumo
Murakumo was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Gathering Clouds" or "Cluster of Clouds". On 11 October-12 October 1942, Murakumo made a troop transport run to Guadalcanal. She was sunk by air attack after attempting to assist Japanese cruiser Furutaka in aft..
Japanese destroyer Murasame
Career Ordered: Laid down: January 7 1937 Launched: June 20 1937 Commissioned: January 7 1937 Decommissioned: March 6 1943 Fate: Sunk (March 6 1943) Struck: March 6 1943 General Characteristics Displacement: 1685 tons Length: 109 meters Beam: ..
Japanese destroyer Naganami
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Japanese destroyer Natsugumo
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Japanese destroyer Natsushio
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Sunk in action, 9 February 1942 Struck: 28 February 1942 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,490 tons Length: 388 ft 9 in (118.5 m) Be..
Japanese destroyer Natsuzuki
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Japanese destroyer Nenohi
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Japanese destroyer Niizuki
AndPossiblyHere --> Career Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Completed: 31 March 1943 Commissioned: Fate: Sunk in action, 6 July 1943 Struck: 10 September 1943 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,700 tons standard; 3,700 tons full load Length: 440 ft..
Japanese destroyer Nowaki
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Japanese destroyer Oboro
Oboro was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Mist Veil Through Which Only a Shade of the Moon is Visible", or "Haziness Diffusing the Moonlight". From 11 October to 17 October 1942, Oboro was on a transport run from Yokosuka via Shimushu to Kiska. She was sunk..
Japanese destroyer Okinami
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Japanese destroyer Onami
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Japanese destroyer Oshio
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Japanese destroyer Oyashio
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Japanese destroyer Sagiri
Sagiri (Japanese 狭霧, Thin Fog) was a Fubuki class destroyer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Sagiri was laid down by the Uraga Dock Co. on 28 March 1929, launched on 23 December of the same year, and commissioned on 31 January 1931. It w..
Japanese destroyer Samidare
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Japanese destroyer Sazanami
Sazanami was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Curling Waves (Ripples)", or "Pretty, Small Waves Raised by a Zephyr". On 12 January 1944, Sazanami departed Rabaul to join a tanker convoy en route from Palau to Truk. She was torpedoed and sunk by USS Albacor..
Japanese destroyer Shigure
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Japanese destroyer Shikinami
Shikinami (敷波) was a Fubuki class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was sunk by the USS Growler (SS-215) on September 12th 1944. References [Long Lancers: IJN Shikinami: Tabular Record of Movement][Shikinami in Naval History of World Wars][LemaireSoft's Shi..
Japanese destroyer Shimotsuki
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Japanese destroyer Shinonome
Shinonome was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Morning Twilight" or "Daybreak Clouds". On 17 December 1941, Shinonome was with the Borneo invasion force. She suffered two direct bomb hits by Dutch flying boat X-32 of GVT-7, which detonated the aft magazine. ..
Japanese destroyer Shirakumo
Shirakumo (白雲) was a Fubuki class destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw service during World War II. She was torpedoed by the US submarine Tautog while escorting a troop convoy to Uruppu Island. Shirakumo sank instantly 170 miles east of Muroran, Hokkaido ([42°25′N 144..
Japanese destroyer Shiranuhi
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Japanese destroyer Shiratsuyu
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Japanese destroyer Shirayuki
Shirayuki was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "White Snow". From 12 November to 15 November 1942, Hatsuyuki took part in the Naval Battles for Guadalcanal. Initially she escorted the Support Force commanded by Admiral Kurita Takeo, then joined the Emergency ..
Japanese destroyer Suzukaze
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Japanese destroyer Suzunami
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Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki
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Japanese destroyer Takanami
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Japanese destroyer Tamanami
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Japanese destroyer Tanikaze
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Japanese destroyer Teruzuki
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Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze
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Japanese destroyer Umikaze
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Japanese destroyer Urakaze
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Japanese destroyer Uranami
The Uranami (浦波) was a Fubuki class destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw service during World War II. She was initially launched on November 29th 1928, and commissioned on June 30th 1929 under the name Destroyer N°44. Later in 1935 she was christened Uranami. She was sunk by aircr..
Japanese destroyer Ushio
Ushio (Japanese 潮, Tide) was a Fubuki class destroyer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was the only one of the 20 ships in its class to survive World War II. Ushio was built by the Uraga Dock Co., where it was laid down on 24 December 1..
Japanese destroyer Usugumo
Usugumo was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Thin Misty Clouds". On 2 July 1944, Usugumo departed Otaru, Hokkaido, escorting a convoy towards Kuriles. On 5 July, she was torpedoed by USS Skate (SS-305) in the Sea of Okhotsk, 330 miles (610 km) w..
Japanese destroyer Wakaba
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Japanese destroyer Wakatsuki
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Japanese destroyer Yamagumo
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Japanese destroyer Yamakaze
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Japanese destroyer Yoizuki
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Japanese destroyer Yudachi
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Japanese destroyer Yugiri
Yugiri was a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Evening Mist". On 24 November–25 November 1943, Yugiri was one of five destroyers on a troop transport/evacuation run to Buka. In the Battle of Cape St. George on 26 November, she was sunk by gunfire of USS Char..
Japanese destroyer Yugumo
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Japanese destroyer Yugure
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Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
Career (Japan) Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Decommissioned: Struck: 5 October 1945 Fate: Transferred to Republic of China, 6 July 1947 Career (China) Acquired: 6 July 1947 Commissioned: Decommissioned: Fate: Scrapped in 1970 ..
Japanese Devils
Japanese Devils (or Riben Guizi) is a Japanese film revealing the atrocities of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The horrific stories were retold by retired Japanese soldiers in their eighties, such as Shinozuka Yoshio. Since the film showed a historical fact greatly different from th..
Japanese dialects
As with any language, Japanese has its share of regional dialects. The lingua franca of Japan is called hyōjungo (標準語, lit. "standard language"), and while it was based initially on Tokyo speech, the language of Japan's capital has since gone in its own direction to become one of Japan's ma..
Japanese dictionaries
Depending on the specific function they are required to perform, learners and readers of Japanese, as well as native speakers, will have recourse to a variety of different forms of Japanese dictionary. The way in which the Japanese language has changed over the past 1400 years or so since the first ..
Japanese diplomacy 1920-36
This article describes Japans efforts on the field of diplomacy in the late Taisho period and early Showa period, the years between World War I and the Second Sino-Japanese War. Emerging Chinese nationalism, the victory of the communists in Russia (see Russian Civil War), and the growing presence o..
Japanese dragon
A Japanese dragon (日本の竜 nihon-no-ryū or 竜 ryū "dragon") is a legendary creature with physical attributes and disposition similar to the Chinese dragon and Korean dragon. There are a few major differences between the Japanese dragons and those that are said to live in other parts of the ..
Japanese drama
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Japanese television drama about dramatic television shows in Japan. Also calle..
Japanese Dream
This is a Japan-only release album by British duo Alisha's Attic, comprising of B-sides and rarities. It was released in 1997. Tracklisting "Japanese Dream" – 4:10"He's A Rebel" – 2:28"Army Of Fools" – 4:01"Sweet Escape" – 3:53"Drunken And Tearful" – 3:28"Bitter Lem..
Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel
The Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel (Pteromys momonga, Japanese: モモンガ: momonga) is a type of flying squirrel. Its body is 14–20cm long and the tail length is 10–14cm. It weighs 150–220g. It is much smaller than the Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel which can reach 1500g. Ref..
Japanese Economic Association
The Japanese Economic Association is the professional body of Japanese economists. The Japanese Economic Association is the largest, with more than 3,000 members, among academic economic associations in Japan. The Association is also one of the oldest, founded in 1934. The Association was reorganize..
Japanese Economic Review
The Japanese Economic Review is an economic journal published since 1995 by the Japanese Economic Association. It was formerly called The Economic Studies Quarterly. Its articles are written in English. External links [Homepage] ..
Japanese Elm
Japanese Elm Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (syn U. japonica) is one of the larger and more graceful Asiatic elms, endemic to much of continental north-east Asia and Japan. It commonly grows to over 30 m tall, with a broad crown comprising pendent branches. Augustine Henry described one tree at Iwi..
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on December 17, 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took hostage hundreds of high-level diplomats, government and military officials and business executives who were attending a party at the official resid..
Japanese emigration
Japanese emigration describes the movement of people from Japan to other countries for settlement or other purposes. Most Japanese emigrants have settled in the United States (mainly Hawaii and the West Coast), Canada, Latin America (mainly Brazil), the Philippines, Australia, and Russia. There are ..
Japanese Encephalitis
|} Red areas show the distribution of Japanese Enecphalitis in Asia 1970-1998 Japanese Encephalitis (日本脳炎 Nihon-nōen) is a disease caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Japanese Encephalitis Virus is a virus from the family Flaviviridae. Domestic pigs and wild bir..
Japanese encyclopedias
For a general history of the encyclopedia, please refer to Encyclopedia. In Japanese, encyclopedias are known as hyakka jiten （百科事典), which literally means "book of a hundred subjects," and can trace their origins to the early Heian period, in the ninth century. Encyclopedic works were p..
Japanese era name
Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) is a common calendar scheme used in Japan to count years. For example, the year 2006 is Heisei 18, and 2007 would be Heisei 19. Like similar systems in East Asia, the era name system was originally derived from Chinese Imperial practice, although t..
Japanese Experiment Module
ISS JAXA JEM module JEM Kibo module in assembly The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Kibō (希望, Hope) is the Japanese contribution to the International Space Station. It consists of 4 components: The Pressurized Module (PM) is the core component. It is of cylindrical ..
Japanese family
In Japan, as in every country, the family is the earliest locus of social life for an individual, and it provides a model of social organization for most later encounters with the wider world. Yet, as uchi (内), the Japanese family does not have clear boundaries. At times, it may refer to a nuclear..
Japanese family structure
The family in Japan is called “ie” in Japanese. It is a social group, fundamentally composed of a couple as is the family in other societies. The Japanese family is conceived of as existing continuously from the past and into the future, unceasingly, independent of the birth and death of its me..
Japanese fascism
This article or section may contain [No original researchoriginal research] or [Verifiabilityunverified] claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the [talk page] for details . Definition Definitions of fascism Varieties and derivatives of fasci..
Japanese fashion
This article or section needs a complete rewrite for }}}. Tradtional Japanese Fashion Prior to the 1930's most Japanese women often wore kimono, but as the country developed, the fashion had developed and emulated western fashion. As Japan changed, along with it, women also developed and became in..
Japanese festivals
Many Japanese festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but most have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs. Some are so different that they do not even remotely resemble the original festival despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals..
Japanese Filipino
The Japanese Filipinos are ethnic Japanese born in the Philippines. The first group includes descendants of the Japanese traders/merchants who settled there in pre-Spanish territorial period and the second group includes descendants of Japanese Catholics who fled from the religious persecution impos..
Japanese finances before and during WWII
Pre-SCAP Japan's economy was unique: a centralized economy dominated by a collaboration between government oligarchs and the socalled zaibatsu, chief among them Mitsui, Mitsubishi (Iwasaki), Sumitomo and Yasuda, who had direct control over more than 25% of Japan's industry, a significant part of the..
Japanese financial system
The main elements of Japan's financial system is much the same as those of other major industrialized nations: a commercial banking system, which accepted deposits, extended loans to businesses, and dealt in foreign exchange; specialized government-owned financial institutions, which funded various ..
Japanese Fire Belly Newt
The Japanese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) is a common newt. It is commonly confused with the Chinese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops orientalis) due to similarities in coloring and size. Four adult female newts flew onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-65). References Kaneko & Matsui (2004). �..
Japanese foreign policy on Africa
Africa has been the least important world region for Japan's trade and investment. Japan had little historical experience with Africa and little interest in economic ties with the region, except for development of raw material supplies. In 1990 Africa accounted for just over 1 % of Japan's imp..
Japanese foreign policy on Southeast Asia
Japanese foreign policy toward Southeast Asia, this diverse region, stretching from South Asia to the islands in the South Pacific Ocean, was in part defined by Japan's rapid rise in the 1980s as the dominant economic power in Asia. The decline in East-West and Sino-Soviet tensions during the 1980s ..
Japanese Friendship Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden is used to describe many gardens including: Japanese Friendship Garden (Balboa Park) in San Diego, CaliforniaJapanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park) in San Jose, CaliforniaJapanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix, ArizonaJapanese Friendship Garden in Glendale, CaliforniaJap..
Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)
Upper pond The Japanese Friendship Garden is a walled section of Kelley Park in San Jose, California, USA. Dedicated in October 1965, it is patterned after Japan's world famous Korakuen Park in Okayama (one of San Jose's sister cities). The three main ponds were stocked with koi sent from Okay..
Japanese funeral
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A graveyard in Tokyo A Japanese funeral includes a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a fa..
Japanese garden
Stone lantern amid plants. The shape of the roof will trap and hold a picturesque cap of snow. Japanese gardens (Kanji 日本庭園, nihon teien), i.e. gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, at Buddhist temples ..
Japanese General Government Building, Seoul
The Japanese General Government Building (often referred to outside Korea as the Seoul Capitol) was the chief administrative building in Seoul during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the seat of the Governor-General of Korea. It was a neo-classicist building deigned by German architect Georg De ..
Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys, Japanese: ムササビ: musasabi) is a type of flyin..
Japanese gothic typeface
Common digital Japanese gothic typefaces Gothic typeface (ゴシック体, goshikku-tai) is the second most commonly used style of printed Japanese characters, after Minchō. It is characterised by straight lines of even thickness, akin to sans serif styles in Western typography. Contents 1..
Japanese grammar
The Japanese language has a highly regular agglutinative verb morphology, with both productive and fixed elements. Typologically, its most prominent feature is topic creation: Japanese is neither topic-prominent, nor subject-prominent; indeed, it is common for sentences to have distinct topics and..
Japanese Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Laps''' 53 Circuit length km (3.61 miles) Race length 307.57 km (191.12 miles) Year 2005 Most wins by single driver Most wins by single contructor Most wins Winner Kimi Räikkönen Winning team McLaren Winning time 1:29:02.212 P..
Japanese Grosbeak
The Japanese Grosbeak, Eophona personata, is a finch native to East Asia. The bird also serves as the title/inspiration for a video game from Treasure Co. Ltd, called Ikaruga, which takes the bird's black-and-white coloration as inspiration for its primary gameplay mechanic. References BirdLife I..
Japanese gunboat Akagi
Akagi (赤城) was a Japanese gunboat that saw service as a dispatch vessel in Admiral Isokuru Ito's fleet at the Battle of Yalu River in 1894. Akagi was laid down by builder Onohama of Kobe in June 1886, launched in August 1888, and completed in July 1890. Akagi was one of four vessels of the Maya..
Japanese gunboat Chiyodagata
Career Builder: Ishikawajima Laid down: May 7, 1861 Launched: July 2, 1863 Decommissioned: January 28, 1888 Fate: Scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 140 t Length: 29.7 m pp, 31.3 m wl Beam: 4.8 m Draught: 2 m Propulsion: 1-shaft recipro, 60 hp (45 kW) Fuel: ..
Japanese Hackberry
Japanese Hackberry (Celtis jessoensis), also known as Jesso Hackberry (from a misreading of "Ezo": Hokkaido) is a species of hackberry native to Japan and Korea. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20-25 m tall. The leaves are 5-9 cm long and 3-4 cm broad, with a sharply serrated margin, glaucous be..
Japanese hair straightening
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] Japanese Hair Straightening is a method of straightening human ha..
Japanese handicrafts
The many and varied traditional handicrafts of Japan enjoy official recognition and protection and, owing to the folk art movement, are much in demand. Each craft demands a set of specialized skills. Textile crafts, for example, includ silk, hemp, and cotton, woven (after spinning and dyeing) in fo..
Japanese hardcore
Japanese Hardcore punk is often considered inaccessible to foreign audiences. The reason for this is that the scene within Japan is so large that it can support itself without many domestic bands needing to tour outside of Japan. Bands CocobatGISMDiscloseThe ComesThe StalinBastardAburadakoChicken ..
Japanese Hare
Contents 1 Geographic Range2 Habitat3 Physical Description4 Reproduction5 Behavior6 Food7 Human Interaction and Impact8 References Geographic Range The Japanese Hare is found on the continent of Asia. It if found primarily if 5 countries even though it i..
Japanese heavy industry (1930-1945)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Japanese industry grew spectacularly starting in 1930. In its first 75 years (following the Meiji Restoration), ..
Japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop (nip hop or j-hip hop) is said to have begun in 1983 when Charlie Ahearn's Wild Style was shown in Tokyo. The movie focused on graffiti artists but also featured some early old school MCs like Busy Bee and Double Trouble, DJs like Grandmaster Flash and breakdancers like the Rock St..
Japanese Historical Maps (website)
“Japanese Historical Maps” is a website that allows users to view a collection of approximately 850 early Japanese maps of both Japan and the world. The site is a collaborative effort between David Rumsey of Cartography Associates and the East Asian Library of University of California at Berkel..
Japanese history textbook controversies
The Japanese history textbook controversies is a series of controversies over government-approved history textbooks used in the secondary education (junior high schools and high schools) of Japan. The controversies primarily concern the constitutionality of the government authorization system itself..
Japanese holdout
Japanese holdouts or stragglers were Japanese soldiers who, after the official surrender of Japan after World War II, either adamantly doubted the veracity of the formal surrender due to strong, dogmatic, militaristic principles, or were not aware of it due to the cut-off communications that result..
Japanese Holly
The Japanese Holly Ilex crenata is a holly native to Japan, Korea and Sakhalin. It is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of 3-5 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, small, 15-30 mm long and 10-17 mm broad, with a crenate margin, sometimes spiny. The flowers are dioecious, white, four-lo..
Japanese homes and their surroundings
Japanese homes and their surroundings is a book by Edward S. Morse describing and illustrating the construction of Japanese homes. It was first published in 1886 after its author had spent three years in Japan studying and teaching zoology. It contains numerous drawings by Morse of various features ..
Japanese Honeysuckle
The Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica; Suikazura [[wiktionary:水|水]][[wiktionary:鬘|鬘]] or スイカズラ in Japanese) is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, northern and eastern China, and Taiwan. It is a twining vine able to climb up to 10 m high o..
Japanese honorifics
Honorific speech is speech which shows respect. Japanese has many honorifics, and their use is mandatory in many social situations. Honorifics in Japanese may be used to emphasise social distance or disparity in rank, or to emphasise social intimacy or similarity in rank. The system of honorifics ..
Japanese idol
A Japanese idol (アイドル; aidoru) is a celebrity who achieves widespread popularity and fame in Japan largely by virtue of her looks. The term usually refers to female performers in their late teens and early twenties who are considered "kawaii" (pretty, cute) and achieve fame through publicity..
Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act
The Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act declassifies certain documents about atrocities committed during World War II. Full Text SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the `Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act of 2000'. SEC. 802. DESIGNATION. (a) DEFINITIONS- In this s..
Japanese imperial succession controversy
Wikinews has news related to: [[Wikinews:|}}}]] The Japanese Imperial Succession Controversy refers to the question of whether Japan's laws of succession should be changed from male-only primogeniture to equal primogeniture - that is, not only allowing again unmarried or widowed female descendan..
Japanese Industrial Standard
This article is about Japanese Industrial Standards in general; see JIS encoding for the character encoding used in representing the Japanese language for computer software and communication. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The s..
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (or JISC) is a standards organization and is the International Organization for Standardization member body for Japan. It is also a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission. The JISC establishes and maintains the Japanese Industrial Standar..
Japanese Infantry weapons in Chinese-Japanese conflict
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. List of Japanese Infantry weapons in Chinese-Japanese conflict (1937-45) Contents 0.1 Infantry Regular A..
Japanese input methods
Japanese input methods are the methods used to input Japanese characters on a computer. There are two main methods of inputting Japanese on computers. One is via a romanized version of Japanese called rōmaji (literally "Roman letters"), and the other is via keyboard keys corresponding to the Japa..
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender. The Instrument of Surrender of Japan was the armistice ending World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of China, ..
Japanese internment
Japanese internment is a term generally used to refer to one or both of the following events: Japanese American internment – the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II.Japanese Canadian internment – the internment of Japanese Canadians in Canada during World W..
Japanese Invasion of Thailand
The Japanese Invasion of Thailand occurred on December 8, 1941. Pacific Campaign 1941-42 Pearl Harbor – Malaya – Singapore – Wake Island – Thailand – Hong Kong – Philippines – Borneo – Rabaul – Balikpapan – Ambon – Singa..
Japanese in Hawaii
The Japanese in Hawaii are one of the major and most influential ethnic groups in Hawaii. At one time they constituted 40% of Hawaii's population, but their numbers have been reduced to a mere 17% today according to the 2000 U.S. Census. (The U.S. Census separately categorizes mixed-race individuals..
Japanese ironclad warship Fuso
The Japanese ironclad warship Fuso Career Built: Samuda Brothers Naval Yards, Great Britain Ordered: 1875 Fiscal Year Laid down September 24 1875 Launched: April 17 1877 Completed: January 1878 Fate: Scrapped 1910 General Characteristics Displacement: 3,717 tons Length: 67.0 meter..
Japanese jazz
Japanese jazz concerns the history and form of Jazz in Japan. There is some relationship between it and Asian American jazz. Jazz in Japan reached its peak, perhaps, in the 1960s however it still remains as or more popular than in it is in its native United States. Although it has been criticized ..
Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a Japanese scientific journal. It is the equivalent of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. ..
Japanese kitchen
Daidokoro (台所;lit. "kitchen") is the place where food is prepared in a Japanese house. Until the Meiji era, a kitchen was also called kamado (かまど; lit. stove) and there are many sayings in the Japanese language that involve kamado as it was considered the symbol of a house and the term cou..
Japanese kitchen knives
There are a number of different types of Japanese kitchen knives. The most commonly used types in the Japanese kitchen are the deba bocho (kitchen cleaver), nakiri bocho and usuba bocho (Japanese vegetable knives), and the tako hiki and yanagi ba (sashimi slicers). Nowadays stainless steel is often..
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum, syn. Fallopia japonica, Reynoutria japonica) is a large, herbaceous perennial plant, native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea. A member of the family Polygonaceae, Japanese knotweed has hollow stems with distinct raised nodes that give it the appea..
Japanese language
Japanese (日本語, [Nihongo] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. It is considered an agglutinative language and is distinguished by a complex system..
Japanese language/Swadesh list
See [[wikt:Appendix:Swadesh list]] Swadesh list of 207 words in English and Japanese. Contents 1 Presentation2 List3 See also4 Bibliography5 External links Presentation For further information, read the article: Swadesh list The Swadesh word list, developed by the ling..
Japanese language and computers
In relation to the Japanese language and computers many adaptation issues arise, some unique to Japanese and others common to languages which have a very large number of characters. The number of characters needed in order to write English is very small, and thus it is possible to use only one byte ..
Japanese Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature (JLL) is a journal published twice yearly (in April and November) by the Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ). Published continuously since the founding of the ATJ in 1963, JLL covers material on Japanese pedagogy , Japanese linguistics and Japanese literature. ..
Japanese language classification
Historical linguists who specialize in Japanese agree that it is one of the two members of the Japonic language family, but remain divided as to the origins of the Japonic languages. An older view, still held by many non-specialists, is that Japanese is a language isolate. However, since the Japonic..
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT; Japanese: 日本語能力試験 nihongo nōryoku shiken), is a standardized test to evaluate a person's Japanese language proficiency - primarily in reading and listening. The JLPT was first held in 1984, in response to growing demand for standardized Ja..
Japanese Larch
Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi; Karamatsu in Japanese) is a species of larch native to Japan, in the mountains of Chubu and Kantō regions in central Honshu. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 20-40 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The crown is broad conic; ..
Japanese law
Japanese law was historically heavily influenced by Chinese law and developed independently during the Edo period through texts such as Kujikata Osadamegaki, but has been largely based on the civil law of Germany since the late 19th century. Contents 1 Sources of law1.1 Six Codes1.2&nbs..
Japanese Leet
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Japanese Left Army
The Japanese Left Army, under the rule of Ukita Hideie, consisted mainly of the former First division led by Konishi Yukinaga, the Fourth Division led by Shimazu Yoshihiro and the Eight Division led by Ukita Hideie. Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家) - 10,000 menKonishi Yukinaga (小西行長) - 7,000 ..
Japanese license plates
In Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the national government issues license plates for motor vehicles through Land Transportation Offices nationwide. However, certain vehicles with small engine displacements register with the local municipality rather than the national go..
Japanese literature
Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia. Early work was heavily influenced by Chinese literature, but Japan quickly developed a style and quality of its own. When Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the 19th century, western literature had a strong effec..
Japanese loanwords in Hawaii
Spam musubi made from SPAM. (see definition for "musubi" below). As explained in Hawaiian Pidgin, pidgin English in Hawai'i acquired many words from different languages. Due to the many Japanese immigrants and the large Japanese American population in Hawai'i, many Japanese words have made it in..
Japanese Macaque
The Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the Snow Monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to northern Japan, although an introduced free-ranging population has been living near Laredo, Texas since 1972. It is the most northern-living non-human primate. The Japanese Mac..
Japanese Mahjong scoring rules
Japanese Mahjong scoring rules are used for scoring in Mahjong, the gambling game of for four players, common in Japan. It was organized in Taisho period to Showa period as Mahjong became a popular game. The scoring system uses both criteria and meld as well as the way the winning hand was made. ..
Japanese management culture
The culture of Japanese management so famous in the West is generally limited to Japan's large corporations. These flagships of the Japanese economy provide their workers with excellent salaries and working conditions and secure employment. These companies and their employees are the business elite ..
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) is a species of maple native to Japan, Korea, and northeast China. It is typically a small tree reaching heights of 5-12 m, growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. The leaves are opposite, 5-12 cm long and wide, palmately lobed with five or seven acutely p..
Japanese Maps
Contents 1 Terms2 Overview3 History3.1 Earliest Maps3.2 '''''Denzu'' (田図, roughly, \"picture map of rice fields\")'''3.3 '''''Gyōki-zu'' (行基図)3.4 '''''Shōen'' (荘園, roughly, \"manorial maps\") and ''mura-ezu'' (村絵図, \"picture map of villages..
Japanese map symbols
This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. Official symbols according to the conventions of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan appear with a circle below. Symbol GSI Description Unicode Meaning ..
Japanese mathematics
Japanese mathematics or wasan (和算) denotes a genuine kind of mathematics developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867) when the country was isolated from western influences. At the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912) the country opened up to the west and adopted western mathe..
Japanese media
The communications media of Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines. For the most part, television networks were established based on the capital contribution from existing radio networks at that time. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the cap..
Japanese militarism
Japanese militarism (日本軍国主義) refers to militarism, the philosophical belief that military personnel (army or navy) should exercise full power in a nation. In Militarist doctrine, the strength of the military is equal to the strength of a nation. This article focuses on the rise of milita..
Japanese military-political doctrines in the Showa period
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Japanese military-political doctrines in the Showa period refers to Japanese political..
Japanese military aircraft designation systems
Japanese military aircraft, especially of the Imperial (pre-1945) period, are rather difficult to keep track of by their Japanese designations, primarily because multiple designation systems were in use by each armed service. This is what led to the Allies' use of codenames during World War II, and..
Japanese military attachés in foreign service
List of Japanese military attachés in foreign service Contents 0.1 Austria0.2 Sweden0.3 Belgium0.4 Denmark0.5 England0.6 France0.7 Germany0.8 Italy0.9 Switzerland0.10 Hungary0.11 Poland0.12 Soviet Union0.13 Canada0.14 United S..
Japanese Military Propaganda (WWII)
The "Japanese Military Propaganda" in World War II period was refer about the Japanese military Propaganda for raising and boosted the own military moral before and wartimes. such propaganda was ideed and preparing for military experts for prevent the low of combat moral,prevent any defection of ow..
Japanese military yen
Japanese military yen (Chinese and Japanese: 日本軍用手票, also 日本軍票 in short) , abbreviated as JMY, was the currency issued to the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy as a salary. The Imperial Japanese Government first started issuing JMY during the R..
Japanese miniaturization culture
Netsuke Bonsai In Japan, some people claim that an extensive miniaturization culture has arisen. For example, a foldable umbrella whose size is just a quarter the size of a usual umbrella has been developed, not to mention miniaturization in cellular telephony and other innovations such..
Japanese mining and energy resources (WWII)
Japanese Mining resources and Energy sources Japan possesses very few mining resources. There are coal deposits in Hokkaido and Kyushu (close to Nagasaki). Oil wells have been drilled off the west coast of Honshū and Japan has oil concessions in North Sakhalin. Iron is scarce outside of Hokkaido..
Japanese mining industry
Mining was a rapidly declining industry in Japan in the 1980s. Domestic coal production shrank from a peak of 55 million tons in 1960 to slightly more than 16 million tons in 1985, while coal imports grew to nearly 91 million tons in 1987. Domestic coal mining companies faced cheap coal imports and ..
Japanese mobile phone culture
Japanese mobile phone with GPS capability In Japan, mobile phones have become ubiquitous. In Japanese, mobile phones are called keitai denwa (携帯電話), literally "portable telephones," and are often known simply as keitai. Much of the Japanese population own keitai, most of which are ..
Japanese mode
The Japanese mode is a term for a musical scale which is used commonly in traditional Japanese music. The intervals of the scale are major second, major second, minor second, major third, minor second, and major third (for example, the notes A, B, C, E, F, A on the piano). In addition to being use..
Japanese mon
The was a currency of Japan until 1870. It resembled and was derived from the Chinese wen. Coins denominated in mon were cast in copper or iron and circulated alongside silver and gold ingots denominated in shu, bu and ryo, with 16 shu = 4 bu = 1 ryo. The yen replaced these denominations in 1870. ..
Japanese Murrelet
The Japanese Murrelet, Synthliboramphus wumizusume also known as Crested Murrelet is a small bird that inhabits rocky islets and reefs in the warm waters of Japan, Russia and South Korea. It has black and bluish grey upper body and white underparts plumage. Breeding sites are crevices, burrows a..
Japanese museums
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Japan was introduced to the idea of Western-style museums (hakubutsukan 博物館) as early as the Bakumatsu (..
Japanese mythology
Part of the series onJapanese Mythology Prince Ōnamuji Ōnamuji (also known as Ōkuninushi) was a descendant of Susanoo. He, along with his many brothers, competed for the hand of Princess Yakami of Inaba. While travelling from Izumo to Inaba to court her, the brothers met a skinned rabbit lyi..
Japanese name
Yamada Tarō (山田太郎), a typical Japanese name (male), equivalent to John Smith in English. Jane Smith would be Yamada Hanako (山田花子). A modern Japanese name (人名 jinmei) consists of a family name, or surname, followed by a given name. Like their Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, a..
Japanese nationalism
Japanese nationalism is a generic title, referring to a complex series of patriotic and nationalist ideas held in Japan. From a political point of view and in the years leading up to World War II, the particular political and ideological foundations for the actions of the Japanese military (Imperia..
Japanese nationalism: ideological development from the 1920s to 1945
The relatively young Empire of Japan saw rapid development from the isolationism of the Edo period to nationalism. Japanese nationalism would pervade religious, philosophical, cultural and moral thinking. This received an accelerating ideological development from the 1920s to 1945 as Showa nationa..
Japanese nationalist thinking in the Meiji era
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. During the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate, the nationalist ideas of prominent daimyo, such as Mito..
Japanese national Australian rules football team
The Samurai are Japan's national Australian rules football side. The team wears the national colours of Japan, red and white in a vertical pattern (similar to the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League) with the official Samurais logo featuring a caricature Samurai warrior. The..
Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道 Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated Kokutetsu (国鉄) or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1872 to 1987. The term originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by natio..
Japanese national university
There are 89 National Universities (kokuritsu daigaku 国立大学) in Japan. Although there are many more private universities that offer Higher education, the national universities are held in higher regards. The most important[[Citing sources citation needed]] are: Chiba U..
Japanese Navy trainer aircraft
In World War II Imperial Japanese Navy trainer aircraft were designated by the letter "K". Japaneses training aircraft were painted scarlet or red-orange where normal aircraft would have been painted grey or green. The next are ones Japanese Navy "K" aircraft Trainers examples of this codificati..
Japanese neighborhood
The neighborhood is the next group to which children in Japan are introduced beyond the family. Although the loose, informal groups of children who wandered through villages of the past have no counterpart in contemporary heavily trafficked city streets, neighborhood playgrounds and the grounds of l..
Japanese newspapers
Japanese newspapers (新聞 "shinbun"), similar to their worldwide counterparts, run the gamut from general news-oriented papers to special interest newspapers devoted to economics, sports, literature, industry, and trade. Newspapers are circulated either nationally, by region (such as Kantō or Ka..
Japanese newspapers: historical sources
Listed below is an overview of reproductions of the three major Japanese daily newspapers, the Yomiuri shimbun, the Asahi shimbun, and the Mainichi shimbun. These historical newspapers are available in three major forms, as CD-ROMs, as microfilm, and as shukusatsuban (縮刷版, literally, "reduce..
Japanese New Year
In ancient times, the Japanese New Year (正月 shōgatsu) is based on the same Chinese calendar as the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese New Year (at the beginning of spring). Since 1873, Japan has followed the same months as the Gregorian calendar, so January 1st is the official New Year's Day for J..
Japanese noodles
Noodles are a popular item in Japanese cuisine. Varieties include Udon – thick, wheat-based.Somen – very thin, wheat-based.Ramen. thin, wheat-based with soda water. The dough is set to rise before being pulled.Soba – medium, buckwheat-based. See also Yakisoba, a popular soba dish..
Japanese numerals
The system of Japanese numerals is the system of number names used in the Japanese language. The Japanese numerals in writing are entirely based on the Chinese numerals and the grouping of large numbers follow the Chinese tradition of grouping by 10000. Two sets of pronunciations for the numerals e..
Japanese Nursing Association
The Japanese Nursing Association (日本看護協会) is the nursing function group of Japan. The JNA is the group of midwiferies and nurses, and they rule each of 47 prefectures nursing associations. See also NurseNursing External links [Japanese Nursing Association] ..
Japanese observations of American Isolationism before at 1941
The Japanese observations of American Isolationism before at 1941 was reffer at the Japanese analizes of Isolationism policies why existing in America before at 1941 Certain Japanese Governmental circles laid especial stress upon reports of alleged disunity within the United States, especially re..
Japanese Occupation
You may be looking for: Japanese Occupation of Hong KongJapanese Occupation of KoreaJapanese Occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak; the three states are now part of Malaysia.Japanese Occupation of the PhilippinesJapanese Occupation of SingaporeJapanese Occupation of TaiwanJapanese Occupatio..
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
This article is part of the History of Hong Kong series '''Timeline Prehistory Imperial China'''First contacts with the West Opium Wars First Opium War Second Opium War British colony (pre-war) Founding of crown colony Early 20th..
Japanese occupation of North Borneo and Sarawak
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Japanese Occupation of Singapore
This article is part ofthe History of Singapore series Early history of Singapore (pre-1819) Founding of modern Singapore (1819-1826) Straits Settlements (1826-1867) Crown colony (1867-1942) Battle of Singapore (1942) Japanese Occupation (1942-1945) Sook Ching massacre (1942-1945) Post..
Japanese opium policy in Taiwan (1895-1945)
Before Japan annexed Taiwan from China in 1895, Japan lacked an effective government capable of banning or regulating the consumption of opium. According to Japanese statistics, in 1900, there were 169,000 opium smokers in Taiwan, equivalent to 6% of the Taiwanese population. The Japanese governm..
Japanese Orthodox Church
The Japanese Orthodox Church (日本ハリストス正教会) is an [[Wiktionary:autonomy|autonomous]] church of Eastern Orthodoxy under the omophorion of the Russian Orthodox Church. St. Nikolai of Japan (baptized as Ivan Domitrievich Kasatkin) br..
Japanese painting
Painting is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese arts, stemming from classic continental traditions of the early historical period (sixth-seventh centuries A.D.). Native Japanese traditions reached their apex in the Heian period (A.D 794-1185), producing many artistic devices st..
Japanese Paleolithic
History of Japan PaleolithicJomon periodYayoi periodYamato period*Kofun period*Asuka periodNara periodHeian periodKamakura period*Kemmu restorationMuromachi period*North-South Court*Warring States periodAzuchi-Momoyama period*Nanban trade periodEdo period*Late Tokugawa shogunateMeiji periodTai..
Japanese Paleolithic Hoax
The consisted of a number of lower and middle paleolithic finds in Japan discovered by amateur archaeologist Fujimura Shinichi, which were later all discovered to have been faked. The incident became one of the biggest scandals in archaeological circles in Japan after the story was published by ..
Japanese particles
Japanese particles, or , are suffixes or short words in Japanese grammar that come after immediately follow the modified noun, verb, adjective, or sentence. They have a wide range of grammatical functions, including the indication of a question or the speaker's assertiveness, certitude, or other fe..
Japanese patent law
Patent law History of patent lawEconomics and patents Patent prosecutionPatent applicationPatentabilityPatent infringementLicensing European patent lawJapanese patent lawUnited States patent law List of patent legal concepts [[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit this box]] Japanese patent law..
Japanese Peace Bell
The Japanese Peace Bell (cast on October 24, 1952) was a gift of the people of Japan ("People of Nippon") to the United Nations on June 8, 1954 (despite the fact that Japan had not yet been admitted to the United Nations). It was presented to the United Nations by the United Nations Association of J..
Japanese pens and stationery
Contents 1 Background2 Pens3 Pencils4 Manufacturers5 Erasers6 Where to buy6.1 Online6.2 In-Person Background There is a belief that inexpensive Japanese pens are of unusually high quality. This is caused by the need for precise writing in Asian culture...
Japanese people
The people are the Yamato, Ainu, and Ryukyuans of the Japanese Archipelago. While most Japanese live on the main islands of Japan, some have emigrated to the United States (mainly Hawaii and the West Coast), Canada, Brazil, the Philippines, and Australia. Most people trace Japanese ancestry to..
Japanese Peruvian
Japanese-Peruvians are people of Japanese decent living in Peru. This ethnic group among other East Asians make up 3% of the total population of Peru. Peru has the second largest population of people of Japanese descent in Latin America after Brazil. Many of them traveled to Japan in the 80's as the..
Japanese phonetic alphabet
In linguistics, the term phonetic alphabet means something different from what it means here. See phonetic notation. The Japanese phonetic alphabet (和文通話表, literally "Japanese character telecommunication chart") is a radiotelephony spelling alphabet, similar in purpose to the NATO phonet..
Japanese phonology
Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for a pronunciation key. This article deals with the phonology (i.e. the sound system) of the Japanese language. Contents 1 Consonants2 Vowels3 Phonological processes3.1 Consonant processes3.1..
Japanese pitch accent
Japanese pitch accent is a feature of the Japanese language. It distinguishes words in most Japanese dialects, though the nature and location of the accent for a given word may vary between dialects. For instance, in standard Tokyo Japanese the word for "now" is [i↓ma], with the accent on..
Japanese place names
Japanese place names include names for geographic features, present and former administrative divisions, transportation facilities such as railroad stations, and historic sites in Japan. The article Japanese addressing system contains related information on postal addresses. Each name usually ends ..
Japanese plane
The Japanese plane or is a plane made from a block of hardwood with a shaped hole which takes the blade and chip breaker. The apparently simple design disguises a great deal of complexity. The plane is operated in the opposite direction to a Western style plane, being pulled towards the user rathe..
Japanese plum
There are two trees called Japanese plum The sour Ume used for umeboshi pickles (Prunus mume).The larger Sumomo. (Prunus salicina)Common name for Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
Japanese poetry
Grave of the Japanese poet Yosa Buson The best-known forms of Japanese poetry (outside Japan) are haiku and senryu. The classic traditional form is in fact waka. Much poetry in Japan was written in the Chinese language, so it is more accurate to speak of Japanese-language poetry. For example, ..
Japanese political and military nationalist organizations
This article describes the institutional structure of the Empire of Japan, from the point (early Showa period) where it began to be dominated by nationalist military men and politicians. Significant organisations could be public or private. Contents 1 Government and military organizations1..
Japanese political values
Traditional Japanese political values are commonly characterized by a strong community sense and group solidarity and the importance of personal connections and consensus building. However, this view has been overstressed and needs to be differenciated. Contents 1 Clichés and their Critique..
Japanese Pool Boy
Japanese Pool Boy is an American professional wrestler. He also sometimes works as the Japanese Assassin. Profile Height: 6 ft 1 inWeight: 190 lbHometown: JapanPrevious manager(s): Carlton P. Hightower Championships and accomplishments 2-time ECWA Mid-Atlantic ChampionECWA Hall of Fame Inductee (20..
Japanese post-war economic miracle
Japanese Post-War Economic Miracle (1954-1993) is the name given to the historical phenomenon of Japan's record period of economic growth following World War II, spurred both by US investment and Japanese government economic interventionism in particular through their Ministry of International Trade..
Japanese pottery
Japanese pottery, one of its oldest art forms, dates back to the Neolithic period (ca. 11th millennium BC), when the earliest soft earthenware was coil-made, decorated by hand-impressed rope patterns (Jomon ware), and baked in the open. According to archeological evidence, it is among the earliest i..
Japanese preparations for Invasion to Southern Areas
Japanese preparations for Invasion to Southern Areas was refer at the Japanese Army measures and preparations for the Invasion of Southeast Asian areas before at 1941 Planning to occuping Singapore and Dutch East Indies According to plans drawn up in September and October 1940 (after the signature..
Japanese pronouns
The Japanese language does not have pronouns as a grammatical category of words, per se; rather, the various words for "I", "you", "we", "they", and so on function as nouns for the purposes of sentence structure, grammar, and syntax. The pronoun is a concept of Indo-European languages (and other fam..
Japanese proverbs
Contents 1 ''Kotowaza''2 Examples of Japanese proverbs2.1 Sayings2.2 Idiomatic phrases2.3 Four-character idioms3 See also4 External links Kotowaza A Japanese proverb (ことわざ kotowaza) may take the form of: a short saying (言い習わし īnarawashi),an ..
Japanese public corporations
Although the Japanese economy is largely based on private enterprise, it does have a number of government-owned (public) corporations, which are more extensive and, in some cases, different in function from what exists in the United States. In 1988 there were ninety-seven public corporations, reduce..
Japanese puzzle
In the English language, the expression "Japanese puzzle" usually refers to logic puzzles, which (at least in the past) have been more popular in Japan than in the West, where word games dominate. The largest publisher of puzzles in Japan is currently Nikoli; see the associated article for more inf..
Japanese raiders in Indian Ocean Campaign
Japanese raiders in Indian Ocean Campaign In late 1942, enemy activities in the Indian Ocean had virtually come to an end. The German raiders, once disrupting the shipping lines in these waters had all (with the exception of a few) been destroyed by the Royal Navy or had begun the long way home t..
Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean
The Japanese Raids into the Indian Ocean was a World War II naval engagement fought between the Japanese Kido Butai Carrier forces and the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean. The Japanese fleet numbering many aircraft carriers and escorts, cruisers and destroyers, sent waves of torpedo plane..
Japanese ranks and insignia during World War II
Please choose: Army ranksNaval ranks This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Japanese Red Army
The Japanese Red Army (日本赤軍, Nihon Sekigun) (JRA) is an armed leftist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after breaking away from the Japanese Communist League - Red Army Faction. The group had about 40 members at its height and once was one of the most feared terrorist group..
Japanese Red Cross
The Japanese Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社 nihon sekijūji sha) is a humanitarian corporation established by the Japanese Red Cross Law of 1952. The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the Red Cross society, with Empress as Honorary President and other royal family members..
Japanese Red Pine
The Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) has a home range that includes Japan, Korea, northeastern China (eastern Jilin) and the extreme southeast of Russia (southern Primorsky Krai). This pine has become a popular ornamental and has several cultivars, but in the winter it becomes yellowish. The h..
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
The Japanese rhinoceros beetle or Japanese horned beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in Japan, Taiwan and China. External link [Photos of Trypoxylus dichotomus alias Allomyrina dichotoma] ..
Japanese rice
Japanese rice is a variety called "Japonica" which is characterized by stickiness. It also comes in a variety called mochigome which is used for making mochi. Rice is sold either as brown rice, genmai, which must be polished by a machine, or ready-polished. Sprouted brown rice hatsuga genmai is a..
Japanese Right Army
Composition The Japanese Right Army consisted mainly of the former Second division led by Kato Kiyomasa, the Third Division led by Kuroda Nagamasa and the Seventh Division led by Mori Hidemoto, who replaced his cousin Terumoto. Mori Hidemoto (毛利秀元) - 30'000 menKato Kiyomasa (加藤清正) ..
Japanese River Otter
The Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi; Japanese: 日本獺, 日本川獺 nihonkawauso or nipponkawauso) is a variety of otter formerly widespread in Japan. The last official sighting of one was in the southern part of Kochi Prefecture in 1979, and it may already be extinct. It is the ani..
Japanese Robin
The Japanese Robin (Erithacus akahige, formerly Luscinia akahige) or komadori is a songbird. The name "Japanese Robin" is also sometimes used for the species Leiothrix lutea. References BirdLife International (2004). [Erithacus akahige]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2..
Japanese robotics
Japan is one of the premier robotics designers and producers in the world, having created a number of entertainment and industrial robotics through commercial production and research. Honda and Sony are developing human-like robots which will have both commercial and industrial applications. Ho..
Japanese rock garden
"Zen Garden" redirects here. For , see . A Karesansui 枯山水, Japanese rock garden, or Zen garden is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by wat..
Japanese saw
The Japanese saw or used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry differs from its North American and European counterpart since it cuts on the pull stroke as opposed to the push stroke. This allows it to have thinner blades that cut more efficiently and leave a narrower kerf. Push-saws require a thic..
Japanese School in Seoul
The Japanese School in Seoul (ソウル日本人学校、Seoul Nihonjin Gakkō) is a school for the children of Japanese citizens residing in Korea, located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It was founded in 1972 with a total of 33 kindergarten and primary school students. In 2005 it had grown to 403 students ..
Japanese school uniform
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Japanese junior high school students in sailor fuku --> Japan introduced Western style school uniforms in..
Japanese Scops Owl
The Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques, is an owl which is a resident breeder in Japan. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae. It is very similar to the slight..
Japanese sculpture
Japanese sculpture derived from Shinto funerary and Buddhist religious arts. Portrait sculpture was developed only as a memorial to a shrine patron or temple founder. Materials traditionally used were metal—especially bronze—and, more commonly, wood, often lacquered, gilded, or brightly painted..
Japanese Sea Lion
The Japanese Sea Lion (Zalophus japonicus or Zalophus californianus japonicus) is thought to have gone extinct in the 1950s. Little is known about them. They were found in marine and coastal areas in the Sea of Japan. They bred in flat, open and sandy beaches and sometimes in rocky areas. There a..
Japanese secret and special weapons
redirect [[Template:Cleanup-list]] Plans for the incorporation and development of special or secret weapons by Imperial Japan during World War II , were originally hidden from public knowledge to protect their efficacy. The United States and Germany are more famous for their development of special w..
Japanese Secret Intelligence Services
The oldest precedents of the Japanese secret services are the ninja and some ronin in Shogunate Period. They acted covertly and made themselves invisible, the classic role of a secret agent. In the Yamato Period, the central government of the kingdom had used some agents who disguised themselves a..
Japanese Serow
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The Japanese Serow, or Kamoshika (Nemorhaedus crispus) is a goat-antelope found in dense woodland on Honshu, Japan. Japanese Serow stand 60 to 90 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh 30 to 130 kilograms. Japanese Serow are mottled brown and white and black under..
Japanese ship naming conventions
Japanese ship naming conventions are different from those in the West. Japanese warships have never been named after people. Prior to World War II, Japanese ship naming conventions underwent several changes before being settled. Contents 1 Maru2 Early conventions3 World War II4&nbs..
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese Sign Languages (JSL, 日本手話 nihon shuwa) are the various sign languages most commonly used in Japan by 95% of the deaf comuminty. There is no single standardized form, although the sign language used in the Kanto area has a certain dominance over other forms, especially as it is in..
Japanese Sign Language syllabary
The Japanese Sign Language syllabary (Japanese: 指文字 yubimoji, litterally "finger letters") is a system of manual kana used as part of Japanese Sign Language. It is a signary of 45 signs and 4 diacritics representing the phonetic syllables of the Japanese language. Signs are distinguished both ..
Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform
is a group founded in 1997 to promote a revised view of Japanese history. The group was responsible for authoring a history textbook published from Fusosha (扶桑社), which was heavily criticised by China and South Korea for not including full accounts of or downplaying wartime activities of Imper..
Japanese sound symbolism
This article describes sound symbolic or mimetic words in the Japanese language. Most languages have such words; for example, "bang", "zap", "ding", "slither", "pop", etc. in English. Sound symbolic words occur more often in Japanese than in English — they are found in formal as well as vernac..
Japanese Spaceguard Association
Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), the National Aeronautic Laboratory (NAL), and the Space and Technology Agency have allocated the necessary funds to bring the Japanese Spaceguard Association (JSGA) on-line. This Observatory is located near Bisei town, Japan. In addition to the se..
Japanese Special Attack Units
During the Second World War, Japanese Special Attack Units (Japanese: 特別攻撃隊, tokubetsu kōgeki tai, also abbreviated to 特攻隊, tokkōtai), also called shimbu-tai by the IJA, were specialized units normally used for suicide missions. They included kamikaze bombers, Fukuryu ("Crouching D..
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), (海軍陸戦隊 Kaigun Rikusentai) were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were only part of the IJN Land Forces. They saw extensive service in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Pacific theatre of World War II. Prior ..
Japanese spider crab
The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is the largest crab alive; fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4 m (13 feet), a body size of up to 37 cm (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kg (44 pounds). The crab's natural habitat is on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean (some 300 m-400 m..
Japanese Spindle
The Japanese Spindle (Euonymus japonicus) is a species of spindle, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2-8 m tall, with opposite, oval leaves 3-7 cm long with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5 mm diameter. It..
Japanese Spitz
The Japanese Spitz is a small, completely white breed of dog that is thought to have been bred from the Siberian Samoyed for smallness beginning in the late 19th century in Japan. They were introduced to the United States in the 1950's. Appearance They typically weigh 15 to 20 lb (7-9 kg), f..
Japanese star anise
The Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum) is a tree similar to Chinese star anise. It is highly toxic, therefore it is not edible; instead, it has been burned as incense in Japan, where it is known as shikimi or sikimi. Cases of illness, including "serious neurological effects, such as seizures..
Japanese steam warship Takao
Takao (高雄) was a steam warship belonging to the former navy of the Bakufu during the Boshin War. She had been seized from the navy of the fief of Akita. She was originally built in the Netherlands under the name Aschwelotte, and then purchased by the Bakufu. She participated to the Naval Bat..
Japanese Story
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian film directed by Sue Brooks. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Sandy Edwards (played by Toni Collette) is a director in a company designing geological software in Perth, Western Australia. Her business partner m..
Japanese strategic planning for mainland Asia (1905-1940)
The introduction to this article is too long. Please help Wikipedia by improving the introduction according to the guidelines at [Guide to layout], moving some material from the introduction into the body of the article. As a result of her victories in the wars against China (1894-95) an..
Japanese strategic planning for the Pacific (1905-1940)
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Japanese students in the United Kingdom
The first Japanese students in the United Kingdom were sent in the nineteenth century by the Choshu and Satsuma domains, then the Bakufu (Shogunate). Later many studied at Cambridge University and a smaller number at Oxford University until the end of the Meiji era. The reason for sending them was t..
Japanese studies outside the United States
Institutions and organizations outside the United States or Japan instituted expressly for the purpose of studying Japanese language and/or culture . Primarily scholarly institutions affiliated with universities and/or specialized schools. The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Ni..
Japanese submarine I-168
The I-168 was a Japanese "Kaidai" ("Large Gun") or more precisely KD6 submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. At the Battle of Midway she sunk two American warships: the aircraft carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann. At that time she was commanded by Lt. Cdr. Yahachi Ta..
Japanese submarine I-19
I-19 was a Japanese B1 type submarine which saw service during World War 2. Contents 1 Operation K-12 Sinking of ''USS Wasp''3 \"Tokyo Express\"4 Fiji5 Loss6 Reference Operation K-1 On February 23, 1942, I-19's floatplane made a night reconnaissance over Pearl Har..
Japanese submarine I-25
Japanese submarine I-25 Career Completed: 1941 Fate: Sunk by the US Navy (September 1943) General Characteristics Displacement: 2,584 tons / 3,654 tons Dimensions: 356.5 ft x 30.5 ft x 16.8 ft Surface propulsion: 2 diesels: 12,400 hp Submerged propulsion: Electric motors: 2,000 hp Surfa..
Japanese submarine I-26
I-26 was a Japanese B1 type submarine which saw service during World War 2. On 31 August 1942, she crippled aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) with one torpedo hit (out of six launched). On 13 November, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, she also destroyed the cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52), whi..
Japanese submarine I-29
I-29, code-named Matsu (松, Japanese for "pine tree"), was a B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II on two secret missions with Germany, during one of which she was sunk. Contents 1 Type B Submarines2 Yanagi missions3 Missions4 First exchange..
Japanese submarine I-30
I-30 was an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine of the B2 class, during World War II. She participated to the Yanagi mission, aimed at connecting Japan and Nazy Germany by submarine during the conflict. She was the first Japanese submarine to reach Europe, and she reached the German U-Boat base in Lori..
Japanese submarine I-34
I-34 was a Kaidai Junsen Type B1 class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During World War II, While on a Yanagi mission between Japan and Germany carrying strategic raw material and knowledge, she was sunk by the British submarine Taurus using Ultra intelligence. Contents 1 Commissio..
Japanese submarine I-401
The Sen Toku class I-401 was once the largest submarine in the world. , commanded by Lieutenant Commander Nambu. Capable of carrying three two-seat Aichi M6A1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float torpedo bombers, the Sen Tokus were built to launch a surprise air strike against the Panama Canal. When the..
Japanese submarine I-52
I-52, code-named Momi (樅, Japanese for "evergreen" or "fir tree") was a Type C-3 cargo submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II for a secret mission to Lorient, France then occupied by Germany, during which she was sunk. Contents 1 Valuable cargo2 Type C-3 subm..
Japanese submarine I-55
I-55 was a Japanese C3 class cargo submarine completed on 20 April 1944. Assigned to the defense of the Marianas, during a mission to rescue staff of the 1st Air Fleet on Tinian, she is presumably found and sunk by the USS Gilmer (APD-11) and USS William C. Miller (DE-259) on 14 July 1944, tho..
Japanese submarine I-58
I-58 was a Japanese submarine in World War II. It was responsible for sinking the USS Indianapolis on 30th July, 1945. ..
Japanese submarine I-8
Japanese submarine I-8 Career Completed: 1937-1938 Fate: Sunk 31 March 1945 General Characteristics Displacement: 2,525 tons surfaced3,583 tons submerged Length: 358.5 ft Beam: 29.8 ft Draft: 17.3 ft Surface propulsion: 2 diesels: 11,200 hp Submerged propulsion: Electric motors: 2,..
Japanese submarine RO-45
RO-45 was a K6 class submarine of the Japanese Navy during World War II. It was completed and commissioned at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding on January 11, 1944. It was based in the Maizuru Naval District under the command of Commander Hamazumi Yoshihisa. It was later reassigned to the Sixth Fleet and s..
Japanese superstitions
If you play with fire, you will wet your bed.(It makes children aware of the danger of fire.)If you rest just after eating, you will be a cow.(This means not to be lazy.)If a black cat crosses your path, something bad will happen.If you whistle or play a flute at night, snakes will come to you.(Thi..
Japanese Surrendered Personnel
Japanese Surrendered Personnel (or JSP) is a designation for captive Japanese soldiers (similar to Disarmed Enemy Forces and Surrendered Enemy Personnel. It was used in particular by British Forces referring to Japanese forces in Asia after the end of WWII. See also Disarmed Enemy ForcesSurrendered..
Japanese TD
Traditional dating of Japan is dating of pre-historical and early historical events, based on material in Japanese chronicles and legends. Later generations, when writing firstly Japanese legends (such as Nihonshoki and Kojiki) and afterwards history mostly based on those legends, assigned years tha..
Japanese tea ceremony
A woman wearing a kimono performs a tea ceremony outdoors, while seated in seiza position. The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadō, or sadō) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, or matcha (抹茶), is ceremonially prepared by a skilled practiti..
Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park
The Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park, an immensely popular feature, was originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Mid-Winter Exposition (1894)[link]. Notable as the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, this complex of many paths, ponds an..
Japanese telephone numbering plan
Country Code: 81 Area codes (市外局番 \"shigai-kyokuban\") of selected major cities 011 Sapporo 022 Sendai 0242 Aizu Wakamatsu 025 Niigata 026 Nagano 028 (next digit 6) Utsunomiya 03 Tokyo 043 (next digit 2 or 3) Chiba 044 Kawasaki 045 Yokohama 048 Saitama (formed..
Japanese television drama
Japanese dramas (called ドラマ dorama in Japanese and are also referred to as J-dramas) are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcasted daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of dramas including romance, comedies, detective stories, horror and many others. Japanese dra..
Japanese television programs
Japanese television programs are mostly broadcast in Japan, although satellite and cable services outside Japan offer TV shows selected to fit local tastes. While TV programs vary from station to station, some generalizations can be made. Early morning hours are dominated by news programs, and thes..
Japanese Terrier
The Japanese Terrier is a small terrier native to Japan. It is believed to be descended from the progeny of fox terrier types, pointers and indigenous Japanese dogs. This dog is also known as the Nippon Terrier. The breed is rare, even in Japan. Appearance The Japanese Terrier is a balanced..
Japanese theorem
The Japanese theorem is the following theorem in geometry. Let A1, A2, ... , An be a cyclic polygon. The theorem states that no matter how we triangulate the polygon, the sum of inradii of triangles is constant. Conversely, if the sum of inradii independent from the triangulation, then the po..
Japanese Thirty-Second Army
The Japanese Thirty-Second Army of the Imperial Japanese Army was formed in April 1943 and was activated on 1 April 1944 for the defense of Okinawa. It was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945. Contents 1 Commanders2 Chief of Staff3 Strength4 Units Commanders ..
Japanese Tit
Japanese Tit (Parus minor), also known as Oriental Tit, is a passerine bird which replaces the similar Great Tit in Japan and the Russian Far East beyond the Amur River, including the Kuril Islands. Until recently, this species was classified as a subspecies of Great Tit, but Russian studies have..
Japanese titles
In Japan, it is usual to use honorific titles after a person's name. The most common title is san, which means all of "Mr.", "Mrs.", and "Ms." Hence, in Japanese, Mr. Tanaka is referred to as Tanaka-san. Other common titles include, sama, sensei, kun and chan. These titles are placed after the name...
Japanese torpedo boat Kotaka
The torpedo boat Kotaka (1887) Career Ordered: 1885 Laid down: Launched: 1887 Completed: October 10th, 1888 Commissioned: August 19th, 1890 (First-class torpedo boat) Decommissioned: April 1st, 1908 Fate: General Characteristics Displacement: 203 tons Length: 50.3 m Beam: 5.8 ..
Japanese Touring Car Championship
The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, Japanese name: 全日本ツーリングカー選手権), was a series of championship for touring cars held in Japan. The series had a history going back to the late 1960s and was widely do..
Japanese traditional dance
A Japanese traditional dancer There are two types of Japanese traditional dance: Odori, which originated in the Edo period, and Mai, which originated in the western part of Japan. Odori grew out of Kabuki drama and is more oriented toward male sentiments. Mai is traditionally performed in j..
Japanese traditional dolls
A Momotaro (gofun doll) Daruma Kuroda bushi (Hakata ningyo) Traditional dolls in Japan are known by the name of 'ningyo', which means 'human figure' in Japanese. Some experts see a continuity in the making of human images by the ancient Jomon culture in Japan (8000-200 B.C.E.) and..
Japanese Tree Frog
The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) is a species of tree frog belonging to the genus Hyla. The species is distributed from Hokkaido to Yakushima in Japan and from Korea along the Ussuri River to northeastern China. The journalist Toyohiro Akiyama carried some Japanese tree frogs with him d..
Japanese Trench
The Japanese Trench is a part of a submarine trench called the Mariana Trench. This trench is a subduction zone formed by the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The Japanese Trench is the cause of the many tsunamis, earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes in Japan. ..
Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army
The Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army was the Japanese force that invaded and conquered the British colony of Malaya in late 1941 and early 1942. The army was under the command of General Yamashita, and the campaign culminated in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army—the Fall of Singapo..
Japanese typefaces
This article deals with Japanese writing. For the historical era, see Shōtai. is the Japanese word for writing style and typeface. Shotai covers the calligraphic writing styles, such as seal script,clerical script,running script, andgrass scriptas well as Japanese styles like Edomoji.It also inclu..
Japanese typographic symbols
This page lists Japanese typographic symbols which are not included in kana or kanji. The links in the Unicode column lead to the Unihan database. Contents 1 Repetition marks2 Brackets and quotation marks (''kakko'' (括弧)3 Phonetic marks (''hatsuonkigō'' (発音記号)4 P..
Japanese units of measurement
is the traditional Japanese system of measurement. The name shakkanhō originates from the name of two of the units, the shaku, a length measurement, and the kan, a mass measurement. The system is Chinese in origin. The units originated in the Shang Dynasty in the 13th century BC, and eventually..
Japanese values
Japanese values are cultural assumptions and ideals particular to Japanese culture. These values are a great source of pride to the Japanese, who consider themselves "uniquely unique," (see: Nihonjinron theory), and the object of much fascination from outside observers. Contents 1 Empathy a..
Japanese verb conjugations
This page is a comprehensive list of Japanese verb and adjective conjugations. Since these are almost all regular, they can all be included on one page. Japanese verb conjugation is fairly simple. The plain form of all verbs ends in u. There are very few irregular verbs, and this page contains a com..
Japanese veterans in overseas interventions (1894-1927)
This is a list of Japanese veterans (Navy or Army) who took part in overseas interventions from 1894 to 1927. Chinese-Japanese War (1894-95) Kantaro Suzuki:-commanded a torpedo boat during Sino-Japanese War, participated in night torpedo assault on Wei-hai-wei (Lt)Aritomo Yamagata:-Commanding Gene..
Japanese Walnut
The Japanese Walnut (Juglans ailantifolia; synonyms J. cordiformis and J. sieboldiana), is a species of walnut native to Japan and Sakhalin. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, rarely 30 m, and 40-80 cm stem diameter, with light grey bark. The leaves are pinnate, 50-90 cm long, with 11-17..
Japanese warship Asahi Maru
The Asahi Maru (旭日丸) was one of the first Western-style sail warships of Japan following the period of Seclusion. She was ordered by the Tokugawa bakufu to the fief of Mito, her construction started in 1854, and she was completed in 1856. She was 42.3 meters in length, her beam was 9.1 mete..
Japanese warship Banryu
The Japanese warship Banryū (蟠龍）was a ship of the Bakufu Navy, and subsequently belonged to the troops loyal to the Shogun during the Boshin war in Japan in 1868. Baryū participated in the Naval Battle of Awa, Japan's first engagement between two modern fleets, on January 28th, 1868. Dur..
Japanese warship Chiyoda
The Chiyoda (千代田) was small cruiser of 2,439 tons designed by Emile Bertin for the Imperial Japanese Navy at the end of the 1880s. The ship was built in Great Britain. ..
Japanese warship Chogei
Chogei (長鯨) was a transportation ship belonging to the troops faithfull to the Shogun during Japan's Boshin War. Chogei was originally built in England. After the end of the Boshin War, she was used to transport the wounded rebels to Tokyo. ..
Japanese warship Choyo
Chōyō (朝陽) was a warship of the Imperial Navy during the Boshin War. She participated to the Naval Battle of Hakodate in 1869, where she was sunk on May 11th by the rebel warship Banryū. She suffered a huge explosion after being hit, in which 73 sailors died, although her captain Takamuta ..
Japanese warship Hou-Ou Maru
The Hou-Ou Maru (Japanese: 鳳凰丸) was one of Japan's first Western-style warship following the country's period of Seclusion. She was built by the governor of Uraga, Nakajima Saburosuke (Jp:中島三郎助), following the 1846 visit of the American Commodore James Biddle, and the 1853 visit of..
Japanese warship Kaiten
The Japanese warship Kaiten (回天) was a warship of the troops loyal to the Shogun during the Boshin war in Japan in 1868. She was the flagship of the rebel navy during the Naval Battle of Hakodate. She was armed with 13 cannons, had a complement of 153 men, a displacement of 710 tons, an engi..
Japanese warship Kanrin Maru
Kanrin Maru, Japan's first screw-driven steam warship, 1855. Career Builder: The Netherlands Ordered: 1853 Acquired by Japan: 1855 Decommissioned: 1871 Fate: Wrecked 1871 General Characteristics Displacement: 300 t Length: 50 m oa Beam: 7.3 m Draught: ? Propulsion: 3-masted sail 100..
Japanese warship Kasuga (1862)
Career Builder: Great Britain Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Arrived in Japan: January 1868 Decommissioned: 1894 Fate: scrapped General Characteristics Displacement: 1269 tons Length: 73m Beam: 9m Draught: Propulsion: Steam engine, 1200hp Fuel: Coal Spe..
Japanese warship Mikaho
Mikaho (美嘉保) was as small steam transportation warship belonging to the Navy of the Bakufu around 1860. Enomoto Takeaki, vice-commander of the Navy, refusing to remit his fleet to the new government and left Shinagawa on August 20th, 1868, with four steam warships (Kaiyō, Kaiten, Banr..
Japanese warship Moshun
The Japanese warship Moshun (猛春) was a warship of the Imperial forces during the Boshin war in Japan in 1868. She first participated to the battle of Miyako Bay. Build in England, she had been acquired by the fief of Saga, and then transferred on June 3rd 1868 to the new governmental forces. ..
Japanese warship San Buena Ventura
San Buena Ventura was a 120 ton ship built in Japan under the direction of the English navigator and adventurer William Adams for the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The ship was built in 1607, and followed the construction of a smaller 80 ton ship, also by William Adams, which had been used for the charti..
Japanese warship San Juan Bautista
Replica of the Japanese-built 1613 galleon San Juan Bautista, in Ishinomaki, Japan. Career Builder: Sendai Daimyo Laid down: 1613 Launched: 1613 Commissioned: September 1613 Decommissioned: Fate: Sold to Spain General Specifications Displacement: 500 tons Length: 55.35 m (LO..
Japanese warship Shinsoku
The Shinsoku (神速) was a Japanese warship belonging the troops loyal to the Shogun during the Boshin War. She was originally built in the United States of America, where she was named Meteo. She hit bottom as she was going to the rescue of the Kaiyō Maru, who was also stranded in Esa, Hokk..
Japanese warship Shohei Maru
Career Builder: Sakura-jima, Seto-Mura Laid down: 1853 Launched: April 1854 Commissioned: January 1855 Decommissioned: 1870 Fate: Wrecked 1870 Specifications Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: 3-masted sailing ship Complement: Armament: 10 guns Shōhei Maru (Ja..
Japanese warship Takao
Takao (高雄) was a 1,600 tons Japanese frigate ("Aviso") of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed by Emile Bertin and built in Yokosuka, Japan, in 1889. ..
Japanese warship Teibo
The Japanese warship Teibo (第二丁卯) was a ship of governmental forces during the Boshin war. She was originally built in England and acquired by the fief of Choshu in Western Japan, before being remitted to the new Imperial government in 1868. She rated 125 tons, had a 60 hp engine and was..
Japanese war crimes
Alexandra Hospital massacreInvasion and Occupation of the Andaman Islands during World War IIAssassination of Empress Myeongseong of KoreaBataan Death MarchChangteh Chemical Weapon AttackComfort WomenDeath Railway (Construction of the Burma-Siam Railway)Kaimingye germ weapon attackLaha MassacreN..
Japanese war crimes in mainland Asia
This page summarizes war crimes committed in mainland Asia by the Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy, and their military police during World War II. During the course of war it had become evident that the Japanese mistreated prisoners. Fewer than 1 in 10 Allied Prisoners of War died in c..
Japanese war crimes in the Pacific
This page lists documented cases of war crimes, and other criminal acts, committed in the Pacific during the Pacific War, specifically by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, especially by the military police (Kempeitai). American prisoners held by Imperial Japan died at a rate exceeding 37% compare..
Japanese war fan
A number of war fans were used in Japanese feudal warfare, of varying size and material, for different purposes. One of the most significant, and perhaps most interesting, uses was as a signalling device. Signalling fans came in three varieties: a tasseled pom-pom, a solid iron fan, or a wood and ..
Japanese War Tuba
The Japanese war tuba is a colloquial name sometimes applied to Imperial Japanese Military acoustic locators due to their visual resemblance to the musical tuba. The name derived from a misidentification, probably in jest, of a historical photo from the 1930s featuring the Japanese emperor Hirohi..
Japanese whisky
Whisky production in Japan began around 1870, but the first commercial production was in 1923, when the country's first distillery—Yamazaki—opened. Broadly speaking the style of Japanese whisky is more similar to that of Scotch whisky than Bourbon whiskey, and thus the spelling typically follows..
Japanese Whispers
Japanese Whispers is a 1983 album by The Cure. Essentially, this is a collected release of the singles "Let's Go to Bed", "The Walk" and "Lovecats". The other tracks are the b-sides of these singles, all of which can be found on the b-sides and rarities boxset [[Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rariti..
Japanese White-eye
The Japanese White-eye, or Mejiro (Zosterops japonicus) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. Its original native range includes much of east Asia, including Japan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as ..
Japanese White Pine
The Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora) is a pine in the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, native to Japan. It grows to 15-25 m in height and is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of five, with a length of 5-6 cm..
Japanese Wikipedia
The Japanese Wikipedia is the Japanese language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. As of January 2006, it is the fifth largest edition after the English, German, French and Polish editions. Started in September 2002, this edition attained the 200,000 article mark in April 200..
Japanese Wolf
The refers to two extinct subspecies of the grey wolf. The subspecies that the name 'Japanese Wolf' usually describes is the Honshu Wolf (), which occupied the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu in Japan. It is thought to have become extinct due to a combination of rabies, which was first re..
Japanese Woodpecker
Japanese Woodpecker (Picus awokera), also known as Japanese Green Woodpecker, is a medium-sized woodpecker similar and closely related to the Green Woodpecker, but endemic to Japan. This species reaches about 30cm in length, with bright green wings and tail, a red or black mustache and crown (a..
Japanese words of Dutch origin
From 1609 the Dutch starting trading in Japan from the factory of Hirado. From 1640, they were tranferred to Dejima, and from then on until 1854 remained the only Westerners allowed access to Japan. Numerous exchanges occured, leding to a branch of Western learning in Japan known as Rangaku, or "Dut..
Japanese words of Portuguese origin
Many Japanese words of Portuguese origin entered the Japanese language when Portuguese Jesuit priests introduced Christian ideas, Western science and technology, among other things to the Japanese during the Muromachi period (15-16th century). Since Japanese has many loanwords from Portuguese, it..
Japanese work environment
Many both in and outside of Japan share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a lifetime-employment model used by large companies. These employment practices came about as the result of labor shortages in the 1920s, when companies competed to recruit and retain the best workers ..
Japanese writing system
Japanese writing Kanji [漢字] Kana [仮名] Hiragana [平仮名]Katakana [片仮名]Manyogana [万葉仮名]Uses Furigana [振り仮名]Ok..
Japanese yen
"Yen" redirects here. For , see . This is an article about the Japanese currency. For the IATA airport code see Estevan Airport. The yen is the currency of Japan. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the United States dollar and euro. The ISO 4217 codes for the yen are JPY and 392. ..
Japanification
Japanification is a derogatory term used to describe the process of becoming or wishing to become a fully integrated member of the Japanese community. It most commonly refers to ex-pats living for an extended period of time in Japan, though it may also be used to describe persons living outside Japa..
Japanimation
Japanimation was a program that aired on WJYS (Channel 62 in the Chicagoland area), from 11 pm to 1 am on Friday Nights in the early-mid 1990s. It aired various anime movies, usually edited for content, which included scenes of explicit violence, sexual situations, nudity (which was usually hidden ..
Japanische Kampfhörspiele
Japanische Kampfhörspiele (engl. Japanese combat radio dramas) is a german metal band from Krefeld, which has been formed in 1998. The Band plays a mixture between grindcore and death metal. Discography Sektion Jaka, 1998Le menu de l'autopsie des gagnants du grind prix, 1999Gott ist satt, 1999osl..
Japani NORWAY
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Japani NORWAY ..
Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa
Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa is a 2004 documentary television series (broadcast in late 2005) and book by American documentary filmmaker and travel author Karin Muller, who spent a year in Japan searching for wa, the Japanese concept of harmony. Japanland was written and filmed by Muller, an A..
Japanned
Japanned is most often a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint, applied to give a smooth glossy finish. It can also come in reds, greens and blues. Originating in India, China and Japan as a decorative coating for pottery, it made its way into Europe by the 1600s. Because of the high Europe..
Japanocentrism
Japanocentrism is the ethnocentric belief that Japan is, or should be, at the center of the world in one way or another. This may manifest itself domestically as the persecution and marginalization of non-Japanese, or globally as the pursuit of Japanese economic, cultural, or political hegemony. C..
Japanoise
Japanoise is the label applied to the prolific and influential noise music scene in Japan, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. As such it is a portmanteau of the words "Japanese" & "noise". The Japanoise scene was defined by a near-absolute sense of musical freedom, and consequently was extremely dive..
Japanology
Japanology is the study of Japanese language, culture, history etc. Its roots may be traced back to the Dutch at Dejima, Nagasaki in the Edo period. The foundation of the Asiatic Society of Japan at Yokohama in 1872 by men such as Ernest Satow and Frederick Victor Dickins was an important boost to t..
Japanophile
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Japanophile is a non-Japanese person with a strong interest in one or more aspects of Japan or Japanese culture. The word is sometimes used in a derogatory manner to denote a person with an excessive or misguided interest with Jap..
Japanther
Japanther is a noise rock band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City, formed one summer night in 2001. The band consists of Ian Vanek— who plays drums, cassettes, and sings— and Matt Reily— who plays bass, a Casio SK-1, and also sings. They have recorded with Plan It X Records, Tapes Re..
Japantown
Japantown is a common name for official Japanese American or Japanese Canadian communities in big cities. Alternatively, Japantowns are called Little Tokyos or Nihonmachis (日本町 or 日本街) or J-towns. Contents 1 North America1.1 Official Japantowns1.2 Concentrated and histo..
Japantown, Edgewater, New Jersey
The Japantown in Edgewater, New Jersey features, among other places of interest, a very useful strip mall containing a Mitsuwa market for many Japanese food lovers and Japanese. The Mitsuwa market has changed over the course of this year by cleaning the store. Also, many delicious Japanese food ..
Japantown, San Francisco, California
The commercial district along Geary Boulevard is bookended by the Japan Center pagoda and the AMC Kabuki 8 movie theater complex. An interior plaza in the Japan Center mall. Looking across Post Street north on Buchanan Street. The five-tiered Peace Pagoda made of concrete. J..
Japantown, San Jose, California
Japantown (Nihonmachi or J-town) is the portion of San Jose, California bounded by First Street to the west, 8th street to the east, Jackson Street to the south and Taylor Street to the north; it is just north of Downtown San Jose. The area was home to many Japanese Americans who settled in the area..
Japantown, Vancouver
Japantown, Little Yokohama, or Little Tokyo was a neighbourhood in Vancouver British Columbia, north of Chinatown, that had a concentration of Japanese immigrants. It was attacked in the early 1900s by the Asiatic Exclusion League, which burned down parts of Chinatown. Japantown received warning of..
Japantown/Ayer (VTA)
Japantown/Ayer is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located located in San Jose, California on 1st Street just north of Empire Street. Japantown/Ayer is served by both the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester light rail line..
Japan (band)
Japan was a British rock group, formed in 1974. The original members were: David Sylvian (original name David Batt): vocals, guitar, keyboardsMick Karn (original name Anthony Michaelides): bass guitar, saxophone, oboeRob Dean: guitarSteve Jansen (Sylvian's brother, Steve Batt): drumsRichard Barbie..
Japan (disambiguation)
Japan may refer to: Japan, the East Asian island nation, also called Nippon (日本, Nihon)Japan (band), a British art rock banda lacquer technique, Japanning This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..
Japan 2005 Tour Sampler
Japan 2005 Tour Sampler is another Promo Ep by Rachael Yamagata released by RCA in 2005. Tracklist Worn me Down (Album version from Happenstance)1963 (Album version from Happenstance)Be be your Love (Album version from Happenstance)The Reason Why (Live version from Live at the Loft & More)Be be you..
Japan Ad Council
The Japan Advertising Council, commonly known as the Japan Ad Council (Japanese:公共広告機構; Kōkyō kōkoku kikō), is a private non-profit organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including both non-profit organizations and governmen..
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The , or , is Japan's national aerospace agency. JAXA was formed on October 1, 2003 through the merger of three previously independent organizations. JAXA has already successfully placed a satellite into orbit, and is involved in many other missions such as asteroid exploration and a possib..
Japan Airlines
(TYO: [9205] ), or JAL, is the largest airline operator in Asia. Two companies operate under the main JAL brand: and . JAL Domestic has primary responsibility for JAL's large network of intra-Japan flights, while JAL International operates both international and trunk domestic flights...
Japan Airlines destinations
This is a list of destinations that Japan Airlines flies to and does not include code-share destinations and destinations only served by Hokkaido Air System, JAL Express, JALways, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Asia Airways and Japan Transocean Air. Contents 1 ..
Japan Airlines Flight 123
|) | }} }}| Passengers=509| Crew=15| Survivors =4| }} Japan Airlines flight 123 (JAL123, JA123, JL123), a Boeing 747-SR46, |) | }} }}, crashed into the ridge of Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan 100 km from Tokyo, on Monday August 12, 1985. The crash site was on Osutakano-O'ne (Osutak..
Japan Airlines Flight 350
Flight 350 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 on a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Fukuoka, Japan, to Tokyo. On February 9, 1982, Flight 350 was on approach to Tokyo International Airport when the captain reversed the DC-8's inboard engines in order to destroy the aircraft. The first officer..
Japan Airlines Flight 472
Japan Airlines Flight 472 was hijacked by the Japanese Red Army on September 28, 1977. The Douglas DC-8, en route from Paris to Haneda Airport in Tokyo with 156 people on board, stopped in Mumbai, India. Shortly after taking off from Mumbai, five armed JRA members hijacked the aircraft and ordered ..
Japan Air Commuter
is a Japanese airline, 60% of which is owned by Japan Airlines (JAL) and 40% by a group of local governments in Kagoshima Prefecture. It offers air feeder service in western Japan, particularly around Kyushu, Shikoku and the Ryukyu Islands. Fleet The Japan Air Commuter fleet as of November 2005: ..
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force航空自衛隊 Personnel Airmen46,000 (1992 est.) Strength Combat Aircraft330 (1992 est.) The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations.This article contains mat..
Japan Air System
Japan Air System (JAS, 日本エアシステム) (IATA: JD, ICAO: JAS, and Callsign: Air System) was the smallest of the Big 3 Japanese airlines. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporate..
Japan and anti-Semitism
With only a small and relatively obscure Jewish population, Japan had no traditional anti-Semitism until Nazi ideology and propaganda influenced some Japanese during the World War II era. While antisemitism did not become a widespread phenomenon in the country, it persists even today. Anti-Semitic ..
Japan and East Asia Studies Program
Japan and East Asia Studies Program (JASEP) is an inter-departmental academic program of Japan and East Asia Studies for international students at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. The program is administrated through [Center for International Education and Cooperation] thou..
Japan and the United Nations
Foreign relations of Japan ..
Japan Art History Forum
The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) is an online discussion group for participating members to discuss Japanese art history as well as visual material culture. The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) was founded in 1997. Current membership is 260 persons worldwide. Membership is not limited to academics...
Japan Art Media
Japan Art Media, or JAM, is a Japanese video game development studio founded in 1989. The studio began developing games for the Nintendo Game Boy, but soon branched out to develop games on many other platforms, mainly Super Nintendo and Sony PlayStation. Japan Art Media also had a strong partnership..
Japan Asia Airways
Japan Asia Airlines Boeing 747-200 ) is an airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It operates flights between Japan and Taiwan. It was formed in 1975 after the People's Republic of China threatened to deny JAL's proposed routes to the mainland over JAL's flights to Taiwan (see political stat..
Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Japan competed under the IOC country code JPN. Japan 16 5 8 29 ..
Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code JPN. It was the twelfth appearance of the Asian nation. Contents 1 Japan 13 8 8 29 Gold Takao Kawaguchi — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg) Toyokazu Nomura — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (70 kg) S..
Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code JPN. It was the thirteenth appearance of the Asian nation. Contents 1 Japan 9 6 10 25 Gold Misuo Tsukahara — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar Sawao Kato — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars Shun F..
Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Japan returned to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California after boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was the fourteenth appearance of the Asian nation. Japan competed under the IOC country code JPN. Contents 1 Japan 10 6 14 30 Gold Koji Gushiken — Gymnastics,..
Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code JPN. It was the fifteenth appearance of the Asian nation. Japan 4 3 7 14 Gold Hitoshi Saito – Judo, Men's Heavyweight (+ 95 kg)Daichi Suzuki – Swimming, Men's 100 m BackstrokeTakashi Kobayashi &..
Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code JPN. It was the sixteenth appearance of the Asian nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1912. Contents 1 Japan 3 8 10 21 Japan finished in 17th position in the final medal rankings Gold Toshihi..
Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code JPN. It was the seventeenth appearance of the Asian nation, which made it's debut in 1912. Contents 1 Japan 3 6 5 14 Japan finished in 23th position in the final medal rankings Gold Tadahi..
Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Japan, host country of the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano is represented by 166 athletes. Contents 1 Medals1.1 Gold1.2 Silver1.3 Bronze Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total 5 1 4 10 Gold Freestyle Skiing*Women's Moguls: Tae SatoyaShort track speed skating*M..
Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under the IOC country code JPN. It was the eighteenth appearance of the Asian nation, which made it's debut in 1912. Contents 1 Japan 6 7 5 18 Gold Naoko Takahashi — Athletics, Women's MarathonTadahiro Nomura — Judo..
Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Japan has sent 109 athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics in 2002, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total ..
Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee and abbreviated JPN. Japan's anthem, Kimi Ga Yo ("May 1000 Years of Happy Reign Be Yours") is played when Japan wins a gold medal. The flag bearer in the opening ceremony was Kyoko Hamaguchi, a wrestler. Cont..
Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Japan sent 113 athletes to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics, held in Turin, Italy. Shizuka Arakawa won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating. She is the first person born and raised in Asia to become an Olympic champion in that event. Contents 1 Medals1.1 Gol..
Japan at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Japan participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Japan entered 40 athletes in the following sports: Alpine skiing: 13 male, 4 femaleIce sledge hockey: 15 maleNordic skiing: 5 male, 3 female Medals &nb..
Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) is a treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the major areas used by between the two countries. Towra Point Nature Reserve plays a role in the agreement, being an area in Australia used by migratory birds. JAMBA was entered into ..
Japan Aviation High School
Japan Aviation High School (日本航空高等学校, Nihon Kūkō Gakkō) is an independent high school in the city of Kai in central Japan, established in 1960. It has relations with the Japan Airlines group and teaches Aviation Technology related courses in addition to the standard curriculum. ..
Japan bashing
The term "Japan bashing", or "Japan-bashing", was first coined in the early 1980s by Robert Angel, a paid lobbyist for the Japanese government. At the time, Angel was president of the Washington-based Japan Economic Institute, an organization financed and overseen by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affa..
Japan Bishojo Contest
The Japan Bishojo Contest (Japanese language:全日本国民的美少女コンテスト, ぜんにほんこくみんてきびしょうじょコンテスト) is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of Japan B..
Japan Black
Japan Black is the name of a lacquer or varnish used for metal, particularly iron. Because of its high bitumen content it the coating provided a protective finish that was relatively durable and dried quickly. These features allowed for the extensive use in the production of automobiles in the ear..
Japan Camera
Japan Camera opened their first store in 1959. Since then, JAPAN CAMERA 1 HOUR PHOTO has grown to become a successful chain of over 100 stores across North America. JAPAN CAMERA opened the first one-hour photofinishing lab in North America. ..
Japan Center for Michigan Universities
The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), a study center operated by a consortium of the fifteen public universities in the State of Michigan and the government of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, is located on the shore of Lake Biwa, in the city of Hikone. Founded in 1989, JCMU offers May, summe..
Japan Challenge Tour
The Japan Challenge Tour is the official developmental golf tour run by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation. It has been in operation since at least 1999. The 2006 schedule features fourteen tournaments. One has a prize fund of 20 million Yen, two have prize funds of 15 million Yen and the others have ..
Japan Coast Guard
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Japan Coast Guard Academy
The Japan Coast Guard Academy (海上保安大学校 Kaijou-Ho'an-Daigakkou) is an university established within the Coast Guard for the purpose of training students to become officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. Students have the status of public employees. They do not pay tuitio..
Japan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Japan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (in Japanese: 日本共産党 (マルクス・レーニン主義), Nihon Kyôsantô (Marukusu-Rêninshugisha)) was a communist party in Japan. The party was formed in July 1974, through the merger of the Japan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Yamaguchi Pref..
Japan Corporate News Network
Japan Corporate News Network (JCN) disseminates full-text news announcements from companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases and other audiences. Publishing in two languages (Japanese and English), the JCN..
Japan Credit Bureau
Japan Credit Bureau, usually abbreviated as JCB, is a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan. Its English name is JCB Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジェーシービー) The abbreviation is sometimes thought to stand for Japan Commerce Bank, but this is [incorrect]. Founded in 1961, JCB e..
Japan Cup
The Japan Cup (JPN G-1) is a world premier horse race over 2400 meters for invited champion thoroughbred racehorses. The champions are invited, usually two per country from typically the USA, England, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and of course, Japan. The race is the second richest ho..
Japan Cup Dirt
The Japan Cup Dirt (JPN G-1) is a race usually run a day before the Japan Cup. Contents 1 Basic Information2 Purse3 See also4 External links Basic Information Racecourse: Tokyo RacecourseDistance: 2,100 meters (About 10.5 furlongs), Dirt, Left-handedQualification to run: ..
Japan Cup Dirt Winners
Winners of the Japan Cup Dirt Year 1st 2nd 3rd Time Condition 2005 Kane Hekili (JPN) Seeking the Dia (USA) Star King Ma (USA) 02:08.0 standard 2004 Time Paradox(JPN) Admire Don (JPN) Gene Crisis (JPN) 02:08.7 standard 2003 Fleetstreet Dancer (USA) Admire Don (JPN) Hagino High Grade..
Japan Cup Winners
Year 1st 2nd 3rd Time Condition 2005 Alkaased (USA) Heart's Cry (JPN) Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) 02:22.1 WR Firm 2004 Zenno Rob Roy(JPN) Cosmo Bulk (JPN) Delta Blues (JPN) 02:24.2 Firm 2003 Tap Dance City (JPN) That’s the Plenty (JPN) Symboli Kris S (JPN) 02:28.7 Yielding 2002± Falbrav ..
Japan Day in Düsseldorf
Japan Day (German: Japan-Tag) is a German-Japanese festival celebrated every year in May/June in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is the biggest festival of its kind in the world. North Rhine-Westphalia is the home of the biggest Japanese community in Europe.[NRW Pressearchiv], 29.09.2004. In 2005..
Japan Defense Agency
The , an agency of the Cabinet Office in the Cabinet of Japan, is headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo metropolitan area, and was established on July 1, 1954. In 2005, the fixed personnel is numbered 276,890 with 253,180 in active troops. The Defense Agency, as part of the Office of the Prime Minister,..
Japan Defense Ship
Japan Defense Ships (自衛艦; Ji'ei-Kan) are warships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Classification The classification and the naming convention of Japan Defense Ships Class Type Symbol Building # # Naming Major class Minor class Combatant Ship Combatant Ship Destroyer DD 1601- 101-..
Japan domestic market
The Japan domestic market (JDM) is a term used to describe Japan's market for purchasing things, chiefly automobiles. A similar term, United States domestic market (USDM) is used to differentiate US-only products. Some people interpret "M" as model. The term also pertains to the parts and products ..
Japan during World War I
History of Japan PaleolithicJomon periodYayoi periodYamato period*Kofun period*Asuka periodNara periodHeian periodKamakura period*Kemmu restorationMuromachi period*North-South Court*Warring States periodAzuchi-Momoyama period*Nanban trade periodEdo period*Late Tokugawa shogunateMeiji periodTai..
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association
The , or JEITA, is an electronics and IT industry trade organization. It was formed in 2000 from two earlier organizations, the Electronic Industries Association of Japan and the Japan Electronic Industries Development Association. See also Camera File SystemISDB ..
Japan Electronic Industries Development Association
The Japan Electronic Industries Development Association (JEDIA) is an industry research, development, and standards body for electronics in Japan. It was merged with EIAJ to form JEITIA in 2000 CE. JEIDA is similar to SEMTEC of the USA, ECMA of Europe. JEIDA has developed a number of standards, ..
Japan Energy
is a Japanese petroleum company, which is a subsidiary wholly owned by . Nippon Mining Holdings Group has four main business areas, petroleum, non-ferrous metals, electronics materials and other operations. It has had several previous names, Nippon Mining among them. The petroleum products of Japan..
Japan Fantasy Novel Award
Contents 1 Selection committee1.1 Current1.2 Historical: 1-71.3 Historical: 8-101.4 Historical: 11-132 List of winners2.1 Year 1: 19892.2 Year 2: 19902.3 Year 3: 19912.4 Year 4: 19922.5 Year 5: 19932.6 Year 6: 19942.7 Year 7: 19952.8..
Japan Football Association
Founded 1921 FIFA affiliation 1929 AFC affiliation 1954 PresidentSaburo Kawabuchi CoachIvica Osim The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions. The o..
Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation (jp: 国際交流基金) was established in 1972 as a special legal entity to undertake international cultural exchange, and became an independent administrative institution on October 1, 2003. It aims towards comprehensive and effective development..
Japan Freight Railway Company
, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway (JR). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Formerly part of Japanese National Railways (JNR), it became a separate company when JNR was privatized and split on April 1, 1987. Although it has only about fifty kilometers of track..
Japan general election, 2000
Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Representatives) of the Japanese Diet were held on 25 June 2000. These statistics are from the newspaper Asahi Shimbun of 26 and 27 June 2000. Parties: Komeito (New Komeito)Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) (Minshu-to)Japanese Communist Party (JCP) (Nihon Kyosa..
Japan general election, 2003
Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi A general election took place in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democrat Party made considerable gains, winning 177..
Japan general election, 2005
For a breakdown of the results by block district with maps, see Results of Japan general election, 2005 Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on 11 September, 2005, about two years before the end of the term taken fro..
Japan Golf Tour
Contents 1 Leading career money winners on the Japan Golf Tour2 Leading career money winners3 See also4 External link The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that i..
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The , or JGSDF, is the name of the military ground forces (army) of Japan. Contents 1 Strength2 Organization2.1 Tactical Organization2.2 Special Forces3 Regional Organization4 Training5 References6 See also Strength The largest of the three services o..
Japan Highway Public Corporation
Japan Highway Public Corporation (日本道路公団 nihon dōro kōdan or JH) is a public company established to construct and manage highway networks in Japan, founded in 1956. On October 1, 2005, JH was divided in three private enterprises, East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., Central Nippon Expres..
Japan High School Baseball Federation
The Japan High School Baseball Federation (財団法人日本高等学校野球連盟 zaidan hōjin nihon kōtō gakkō yakyū renmei) is the governing body of high school baseball in Japan, and is composed of the High School Baseball Federations of each of the 47 prefectures. Together with the All-..
Japan International Cooperation Agency
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (独立行政法人国際協力機構 dokuritsu gyōseihōjin kokusai kyōryoku kikō) is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is commonly known by the acronym "JICA". It..
Japan Karate Association
The Japan Karate Association (or JKA; known in Japanese as Nihon Karate Kyokai, or sometimes just "kyokai" among karateka in Japan) is one of the primary shotokan karate organizations. Okinawan professor Gichin Funakoshi introduced karate to Japan in 1922. His pen name for his poetry was Shoto, hen..
Japan Live '94
Japan Live '94 (also known as Live in Japan) a live album that was recorded by Savatage. The show that was recorded for the release was held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan on November 12, 1994 and was the last show on the short Handful of Rain tour. Due to a lack of time on the CD, the entire show..
Japan Lutheran Church
The is a confessional Lutheran denomination that is located in Japan. It is a member of the International Lutheran Council. In September 1948, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod sent its first missionary to Japan, in accordance with a resolution to establish a mission in Japan. External link &..
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force海上自衛隊 Personnel Sailors45,800 (2003 est.) Strength Major Surface Combatants146 (2003 est.) Fixed Wing Aircraft179 Helicopters135 The , or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, tasked with the naval defense of Japan and formed..
Japan Media Review
Japan Media Review is an English academic online journal dedicated to the Japanese press. The Japan Media Review describes itself as "an online-only journal that examines how emerging technologies are changing the practice, ethics, law, business and politics of journalism in Japan. The Japan Media..
Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
The Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference, or Nippon Menonaito Burezaren Kyodan, is an organization serving the Mennonite Brethren churches of Japan. Mennonite Brethren in Japan began as a mission work of the Board of Foreign Missions of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (now the ..
Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency building at Chiyoda, Tokyo. The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Headquartered in ..
Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale
The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale (震度 shindo) is a measure used in Japan and Taiwan to indicate the strength of earthquakes. Unlike the Richter magnitude scale (which measures the total magnitude of the earthquake, and represents the size of the earthquake with a single num..
Japan MIDI Standards Committee
The Japan MIDI Standards Committee is the body that ratifies and proposes MIDI standards within the Japanese manufacturing and developer community. It now operates within the [Association of Musical Electronics Industry or AMEI]. The JMSC ratifies MIDI as Japanese Industrial Standards th..
Japan Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health of Japan is a part of the Japanese government that has a responsibility to provide health care regulations in Japan. The official name of the ministry of health in Japan is the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare This government body provides regulations on Maximum Residue ..
Japan Nailist Association
The Japan Nailist Association is a non-profit organization of Japan for nailists. The are established in 1985. The JNA has done the recognizing and rearing various nailists. See also Eriko KurosakiNalNailist External links [Japan Nailist Association] ..
Japan national baseball team
The Japan national baseball team is the national team of Japan. It has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since the first demonstration tournament in 1984. Until 2000, the team was made up exclusively of amateur players. Starting with the 2000 Summer Olympics, the team has been comprised of ..
Japan National Defense Academy
The is an academy aimed to educate and train cadets who will be officers in three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. It is located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. See also Military academy External links [Japan National Defense Academy Webpage] ..
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is currently the third ranked Asian (AFC) national team in the official FIFA World Rankings at 49th. The team is commonly known by the fans and media as Nihon Daihyo (日..
Japan national handball team
The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association. External Links [The national handball team] |- !style="background:#BFD7FF;"| |- style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" | IHF | World Cup | W..
Japan national rugby league team
logo of the Japanese Samurais The Japan national rugby league team has been playing international competition since 1994. A regular domestic competition has been held in Japan for several years. The first international team to visit Japan was a New South Wales Group 20 representative team in 199..
Japan national rugby union team
Japan (often known as "The Cherry Blossoms") is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia, with only occasional losses to Korean rivals in the region, but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years since this Western sport was introduced in 1899 by..
Japan National Tourist Organization
The Japan National Tourist Organization (国際観光振興機構 Kokusai Kankō Shinkō Kikō) or JNTO provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in the country. Its headquarters are in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It operates Tourist Information Centers (TICs) as well as a website. Th..
Japan National Trust
The Japan National Trust (日本ナショナルトラスト) is an organisation which works to preserve and protect the heritage of Japan. History In 1964, a newspaper article "Destruction of the Nature" written by novelist Osaragi Jiro (大仏次郎) described the activity of British National Trus..
Japan Network Information Center
The Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) is the National Internet Registry in Japan that manages several aspects of internet operations, including the allocation of IP addresses and AS numbers. Historically, JPNIC managed the .jp top-level domain; on 2003-06-30 the management of the .jp domai..
Japan New Party
The Japan New Party (日本新党 Nihon Shintō) is a Japanese political party that existed briefly from 1992 to 1994. It should not be confused with the New Party Nippon founded in 2005. The party, considered liberal, was founded by Morihiro Hosokawa, a former diet member and Kumamoto Prefecture ..
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) (日本原燃 Nihon Gennen) is a nuclear power company involved in the production of nuclear fuel, as well as the reprocessing, storage and disposal of nuclear waste. The mission of Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited is to establish a nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure in Japa..
Japan on Foot
"Japan on Foot" is the name of a walking project that was undertaken by Etsuko Shimabukuro of Okinawa and Mary King, a British citizen. The two women spent 16 months walking a zigzag route through Japan. The 7,494-kilometre walk started from Cape Soya, Japan's northernmost point on the island of H..
Japan Open Tennis Championships
The AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. It holds both a men's and women's tournament. On the women's side the tournament has been held since 1993 and has had famous champions such as Ai Sugiyama, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova (twice). Past winners Wom..
Japan Patent Office
The Japan Patent Office (JPO; 特許庁 Tokkyochō) is a Japanese governmental agency in charge of industrial property right affairs, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japan Patent Office is one of the world's three largest patent offices called Trilateral Offices. The Japan Pat..
Japan Policy Research Institute
The Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) is a non-profit organization organized under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that was founded in 1994 by Chalmers Johnson and Steven C. Clemons in order "to promote public education about Japan, its then growing significance in world aff..
Japan Post
Logo is a public corporation in Japan offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It has over 400,000 employees and runs 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and is the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese government employees work for J..
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind." Explanation It is presented by The Scien..
Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
Do not confuse this promotion with Riki Choshu's Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion, which was spelled "Japan Puroresu" (ジャパンプロレス) instead of "Nihon Puroresu" (日本プロレス) Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai (日本プロレス協会, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan[ese] Wrestli..
Japan Racing Association
The Japan Racing Association (Japanese: 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facili..
Japan Radio Network
Japan Radio Network or JRN is a commercial radio network in Japan.The network is run by TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. (TBS Radio). JRN stations TBS R&C - TBS Radio (Tokyo,Ibaraki,Tochigi,Gunma,Saitama,Chiba and Kanagawa)MBS - Mainichi Hoso (Osaka,Shiga,Kyoto,Hyogo,Nara and Wakayama)ABC - Asahi H..
Japan Railways
Map showing the approximate areas covered by each company in the JR Group: JR Hokkaido (light green), JR East (dark green), JR Central (orange), JR West (dark blue), JR Shikoku (light blue), and JR Kyushu (red). JR Freight operates nationwide. The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as J..
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
, or JRTT, is a Japanese independent government corporation created by an act of the Diet of Japan effective October 1, 2003. JRTT was a major shareholder in the West Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company before offering those shares to the public in 2004 and 2005 respectively. ..
Japan Registry Service
The Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd. (JPRS) was incorporated on December 26, 2000. It's mandate is to manage the .jp ccTLD, including the operation of the registry and DNS servers. As a specific purpose corporation, it is intended to carry out its duties in a fair and neutral manner. Contents 1&..
Japan Remote Control
Japan Remote Control Co., Ltd. (日本遠隔制御株式会社; Nippon Enkaku Seigyo Kabushiki Gaisha) (commonly called JR Propo, JR Racing, or JR) is a Japanese manufacturer of popular radio control devices including transmitters, receivers, servos, electronics, programmable robots and model aircr..
Japan Renewal Party
The Japan Renewal Party (also JRP)(新生党, Shinseitō) was a Japanese political party that existed in the early 1990s. It was founded in 1993 by 44 members of the Liberal Democratic Party led by Tsutomu Hata and Ichiro Ozawa. It was instrumental in ending the LDP's 38 year domi..
Japan Revolutionary Communist League, National Committee (Middle Core Faction)
Japan Revolutionary Communist League, National Committee (Middle Core Faction) (in Japanese: Kakumeiteki Kyôsanshugisha Dômei, Zenkoku Iinkai (Chûkakû-ha)) is a Trotskyist group in Japan, often referred to as Chûkakû-ha (Middle Core Faction). Chûkakû-ha emerged in 1963, as the Japan Revoluti..
Japan Rugby Football Union
Rugby union was first introduced to Japanese students at Keio University in Japan by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke who was born in Yokohama and Tanaka Ginnosuke, both graduates of Cambridge University, in 1899. It had probably been played at the treaty ports (Kobe and Yokohama especially) before..
Japan Samurai Bears
The Japan Samurai Bears were a Golden Baseball League based in the Arizona Division. The team, which existed for one season, played all of its game on the road in order to keep an even number of teams in the league. The manager of the team was Warren Cromartie (aka "Cro"), a US-born citizen who had..
Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan Self-Defense Forces自衛隊 Military manpower Military age18 years of age Availability males age 18-49: 27,003,112 (2005 est.) Fit for military service males 22,234,663 (2005 est.) Reaching military age annually males: 683,147 (2005 est.) Military expenditures Dollar figure $45.841 billio..
Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants have won twenty Japan Series, more than any other team. The , or is a seven-game championship played by the winners of Japan's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League). It is usually played in October. Historically, the Central League ha..
Japan Shotokan Karate Association-Great Britain
The JSKA (GB) is a traditional and apolitical Shotokan karate association with roots through its international Chief Instructor, Keigo Abe sensei and his grandmaster Masatoshi Nakayama shihan, to the founder of Shotokan-ryu; Gichin Funakoshi. The JSKA (GB) was formed to ensure that the tradition of..
Japan Shotokan Karate Association (Great Britain)
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Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. Each team represented a corporation, and like Japanese baseball teams, went by the name of the company that owned the team. The players were officially..
Japan Socialist Party
The Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党) (in Japanese Nihon Shakai-to) was a former Japanese political party with a socialist, left-wing ideology, which functioned between 1945 and 1996. History The Japan Socialist Party was the first political party to form after the ..
Japan Society of London
The Japan Society of London, founded in 1891, is the oldest and most respected organization dealing with European-Japanese relations. History It grew out of a meeting of the International Congress of Orientalists held in London on September 9, 1891, when a resolution was passed calling for the fo..
Japan Society of New York
The Japan Society was founded in New York in 1907. It is a leading resource on Japan in the United States. The Japan Society promotes greater understanding and cooperation between Japan and the United States, and in recent years has reflected a broader Asian and global context in U.S.-Japan relati..
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time (日本標準時 or 中央標準時) is the standard timezone in Japan that is 9 hours ahead of UTC; i.e. when it is midnight (00:00) in UTC, it is 9 am (09:00) in Japan Standard Time. Short: UTC+9. Before Meiji Era, each local region had been using a timezone in which noon was ..
Japan Sumo Association
The Japan Sumo Association (日本相撲協会 or Nihon Sumo Kyokai) is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan. Membership is by puchasing, or inheriting a share in the Association, of which there are 105. The value of these shares ..
Japan Teachers Union
Japan Teachers Union (日本教職員組合 Nihon Kyōshokuin Kumiai, JTU), often just called Nikkyosho, is Japan's largest and oldest labor union of teachers and school staffs. The union is known for being the largest force against fascism in Japan, and its cr..
Japan Telecom
Japan Telecom Co., Ltd (Nippon Telecom, 日本テレコム) is a telephone company in Japan. a Softbank group. See also Vodafone Japan External links [Japan Telecom (English)] ..
Japan Tobacco
Japan Tobacco Inc. (日本たばこ産業株式会社 Nihon Tabako Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha, JT) TYO: [2914] is a cigarette manufacturing company. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index. Contents 1 History2 Market3 Brands3.1 Flagship brands3.2 Other brands4 ..
Japan Today
Japan Today Metropolis is Japan's leading English language weekly, published in Tokyo. External links [Japan Today] ..
Japan Transocean Air
, or JTA, is an airline headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, which specializes in services to smaller airports in the Ryukyu Islands. JTA is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, which owns 51% of its stock. The remainder is owned by Okinawa Prefecture and independent investors. The airline was originally ..
Japan Trench
The Japan Trench is an oceanic trench, a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, in the floor of the northern Pacific Ocean off northeast Japan. It extends from the Kuril Islands to the Bonin Islands and is 9,000 m (30,000 ft) at its deepest. This trench was created when seafloor spreading occurred to b..
Japan Trustee Services Bank
, or JTSB, is a trust bank in Japan. History It was set up by The Daiwa Bank, Ltd. and Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.. JTSB was established on June 20, 2000 and began operations on October 23, 2000. Shareholders Resona Bank, Ltd. 33.33%Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 33.33%Mitsui Trust Hold..
Japan upper house election, 2004
Elections to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the legislature of Japan, were held on July 11, 2004. The House of Councillors consists of 247 members who serve six-year terms. Approximately half the members are elected every three years. At these elections 121 members were elected. Of th..
Japan wax
Japan wax is a pale-yellow, waxy, water-insoluble solid with a gummy feel, obtained from the berries of certain sumacs native to Japan and China, such as Rhus verniciflua (Japanese sumac tree) and Rhus succedanea (Japanese wax tree). Japan wax is a byproduct of lacquer manufacture. It is not a tru..
Japan women's national football team
The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The nickname Nadeshiko Japan, which was named by a public participation of JFA, was chosen among about 2,..
Japa mala
Part of a onHinduism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] A japa mala or mala is a set of prayer beads popular in India and Tibet with 108 beads in number. It is often used for reciting or chanting a mantra or other forms of sadhana (spiritual exercise), general..
Japchae
Japchae (also spelled jabchae or chapchae) is a Korean dish made from cellophane noodles (called dang myeon), stir fried in sasame oil with sliced beef and various vegetables (typically thinly sliced carrots, onion, spinach and mushrooms) and flavoured with soy sauce sweetened with sugar. It is usu..
Japcore
The term Japcore is used to refer to a series of fast-paced japanese punk/hardcore bands. The original intent of Japcore, was to protest the social, and economic changes, sweeping Japan. GISM are considered by many, to be the founding fathers of Japcore. Most Japcore artists include elements of crus..
Jape
Jape is a configurable graphical, formal-proof calculator. It allows user to define a logic, decide how to view proofs, and much more. It works with variants of the sequent calculus and natural deduction. It is available for the Mac, Unix, and Windows operating systems. External links [Jape O..
Japetus Steenstrup
Japetus Steenstrup Japetus Steenstrup (1813 - 1897) was a Danish zoologist and biologist. He was a professor for zoology at the University of Copenhagen. He worked on a great many of subjects, including cephalopods, but also in genetics, where he discovered the principle of the alternation of..
Japheth
Japheth (יֶפֶת / יָפֶת "enlarge", Standard Hebrew Yéfet / Yáfet, Tiberian Hebrew Yép̄eṯ / Yāp̄eṯ) is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the youngest son, though some traditio..
Japhetic
Japhetic is a term that refers to the supposed descendants of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible. It corresponds to Semitic (descendants of Shem) and Hamitic (descendants of Ham). Variations of the term include Japhetite and Japhethitic. Contents 1 Japhetic as a geographica..
Japhetic languages
Japhetic languages. This is an obsolete pre-scientific term for the languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth, son of Noah, dating from before the discipline of historical linguistics developed. It was usually ascribed to the speakers of what we now term the Indo-European languages. It should n..
Japhetic theory (linguistics)
Japhetic theory is a term used to describe a linguistic theory developed by the Soviet linguist Nikolay Yakovlevich Marr (1864-1934). In linguistics it is considered to be the equivalent of Lysenkoism in biology: a theory that was promoted and supported for ideological rather than scientific reasons..
Japhet N'Doram
Japhet N'Doram, (born on February 27, 1966 in Ndjamena) is a Chadian former footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed 'The Wizard' during his playing career [link]. Beginning his career at local side Tourbillon FC N'Djamena his skills secured him a move to Tonnerre Yaoundé, on..
Japi
Japi is a municipality/county in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. The population in 2000 is 6,328, the area is 200 km² This place name comes from the Tupi language. It is located in the micro region known as Borborema Potiguar. See also: Serra do Japi, in Cabreúva, São Paulo. ..
Japji Sahib
Japji Sahib consists of the Mool Mantra,a beginning Salok followed by 38 hymns and a final Salok which appear at the very beginning of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs. It is regarded as the most important Bani or 'set of verses' by the Sikhs and is recited every morning by all ..
Japonic languages
The Japonic languages are a language family believed to descend from a common language known as Proto-Japonic. Members The Japonic languages are: Japanese languages (日本語)* Eastern Japanese (now represented only partially by the speech of Aogashima, Tokyo; Hachijojima, Tokyo; Minamidaito, Oki..
Japonism
Van Gogh - Portrait of Pere Tanguy Example of ukiyo-e influence in Western art Japonism (also in French Japonisme and Japonaiserie) is the influence of Japanese art on Western, primarily French, artists. The art that originated from this influence is called japonesque. Cover of the Fren..
Japonski Island
Japonski Island is a small island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, United States across the Sitka Channel from Sitka. The Russians named the island Japonski (Russian for "Japanese") after some Japanese fishermen who where stranded there in the 1800s. Japonski Island is connecte..
Japoon National Park
Japoon is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 1306 km northwest of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 0.45 km²Coordinates: [17°44′23″S, 145°53′14″E]Date of establishment: 1992Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also Protected areas of..
Japorea
Japorea is a term that came in to use in the English speaking European-based media in reference to the FIFA World Cup that was held in both Japan and Korea. It was felt that using Japan & Korea or Korea/Japan was to long and did not flow off the tongue. Japorea was used as the use of Kor(ea)-(Jap)an..
Japp-Klingemann reaction
The Japp-Klingemann reaction is a chemical reaction used to synthesize hydrazones from β-keto-acids (or β-keto-esters) and aryl diazonium salts.[#endnote_Japp1887][#endnote_Japp1888][#endnote_Phillips1959][#endnote_Reynolds1952] The hydrazone products..
Japrak
Japrak is a generic name for a meal made of borecole leaves (a kind of kale), stuffed with meat (pork or lamb) and rice, or more rarely, rice only. The name comes from Turkish Yaprak meaning leaf. It is mostly popular in the Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it may be served with..
JAPS - java Agile Portal System
jAPS - java Agile Portal System is a free, open source content management system written in Java. jAPS is an adaptive open source solution for web portal system creation and customization. Based on J2EE technology, it is platform independent. jAPS is not really a content management system, but a ..
Japs Sergio
redirect [[Template:music-importance]] The bassist of the Filipino pop/rock band Rivermaya who has taken over the role of Nathan Azarcon when the latter left the band in March 2001. Known to many as JP, Japsuki, or Japs, Sergio was born on the 20th day of August 1979. He is actually a drummer. He is..
Japunga
Forming in the later half of 2001, Japunga have fast grown a reputation as being an extremely powerful and brutal yet positive act. With each member having years of experience in the music industry, they have come together to form one of the most original heavy rock/metal acts in Australia. Singer..
Japurá River
The Japurá River, also called the zhepoorä´ in Latin, river, c.1,750 mi (2,815 km) long (some sources say 2,414 km), rising as the Caquetá River in the Andes in the Southwest of Colombia. It flows southeast into Brazil, where it is called the Japurá. The Japura enters the Amazon River through a..
JAPW Heavyweight Championship
The JAPW Heavyweight Championship is the most prestigious championship in the American professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Title history Wrestler: Reigns: Date: Place: Notes: Joe Rules 1 October 31, 1997 Bayonne, NJ Won a 20-man battle royal, last eliminating Pitbull #2,t..