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O-yatoi gaikokujinThe o-yatoi gaikokujin (Japanese: お雇い外国人 — hired foreigners, foreign employees) were foreign specialists, engineers, teachers, mercenaries and more, hired to assist in the modernization of Japan. They were summoned, at the end of the Bakufu and during ..
OyaIn Yoruba mythology, Oya, is a warrior-goddess of wind, lightning, fertility, fire and magic. She creates hurricanes and tornadoes and guards the underworld[Oya at Pantheon.org]. Her full name is Oya-Yansan, which means "mother of nine." In Brazil, she is generally saluted with the phr..
Oyabe, GabonThere is also an Oyabe in Japan, see Oyabe, Toyama Oyabe is a town in Gabon. ..
Oyabe, ToyamaThere is also an Oyabe in Gabon, see Oyabe, Gabon Oyabe (小矢部市; -shi) is a city located in Toyama, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 34,333 and the density of 256.01 persons per km². The total area is 134.11 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1962. Schools i..
Oyabunis a Japanese word meaning "father figure" or "boss". It is traditionally used by yakuza members to describe their boss or Godfather. Hachi, the sidekick of Heiji in the story and TV series Zenigata Heiji refers to Heiji as oyabun. ..
OyajiIn the Japanese language, oyaji (親父, おやじ, オヤジ) is an informal word meaning "dad". It is a juvenile linguistic corruption of oyachichi (親父), which means "father". The word, used to describe one's father, is very rough and not polite, and its use is usually confined to men. See als..
OYAKOYAK, (Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu/Armed Forces Pension Fund) is a Turkish organization that provides its members with "supplementary retirement benefits" apart from the official retirement fund, T.C.Emekli Sandığı/SSK, to which they are primarily affiliated. In addition to the retirement benefit,..
Oyakodon, literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a Japanese donburi, or rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, green onion, and other ingredients are all simmered together in a sauce and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. The name of the dish, parent and child donburi, is a poetic reflection of t..
Oyam's Pyramidredirect [[Template:Not verified]]A pyramid made in such a way that it retains a pyramidal shape as it’s being constructed. Oyam was a mythical builder who created a large pyramid in an uncertain and unpredictable amount of time. According to the story, young Oyam was hired by a pharaoh to build a..
OyamaOyama may refer to: Oyama, Tochigi, a city in JapanOyama, British Columbia, a small town located in the municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada, with an estimated population of 1644. It was founded by a Japanese man.Field-Marshal and Prince Oyama, commander of the Japanese forces in ..
Oyama, OitaŌyama (大山町; -machi) is a town located in Hita, Oita, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 3,729 and the density of 81.56 persons per km². The total area is 45.72 km². ..
Oyama, ShizuokaOyama (小山町; -chou) is a town located in Suntō District, Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 21,891 and a density of 160.81 persons per km². The total area is 136.13 km². Fuji Speedway is located in this town. External links ..
Oyama, TochigiUrban area along the National Highway 4 (June 2005) Oyama (小山市; -shi) is a city located in Tochigi, Japan. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 159,623 and the density of 930.1 persons per km². The total area is 171.61 km². Oyama was given city status on March 31, 1954..
Oyama, ToyamaŌyama (大山町; -machi) is a town located in Kaminiikawa District, Toyama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,686 and a density of 20.42 persons per km². The total area is 572.32 km². External link [Official town website] (in Japanese) ..
Oyamada, MieOyamada (大山田村; -mura) was a village located in Ayama District, Mie, Japan. On November 1, 2004, it merged into the new city of Iga, Mie. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,819 and a density of 60.63 persons per km². The total area was 95.98 km&..
Oyamada Masatatsu(????-1552) was the creator of his own branch other than that of Oyamada Nobushige's. Masatatsu is the father of Oyamada Masayuki, and Oyamada Masasada. It is known that Masatatsu was a master of defensive warfare. Masatatsu died in 1552 fighting against the Murakami. ..
Oyamada Nobushigeredirect [[Template:Not verified]] (1545-1582) was an officer in the Takeda army under Takeda Shingen. Oyamada was famous for his and his samurai's bright red armour. He died in the Battle of Nagashino leading the charge against the combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu's armies and ..
Oyamada SayuriOyamada Sayuri (小山田サユリ, born in 1975 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an actress. External links [at Sting] (in Japanese)[at JMDb] (in Japanese) ..
Oyamazaki, KyotoOyamazaki (大山崎町; -cho) is a town located in Otokuni District, Kyoto, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 15,493 and a density of 2,595 persons per km². The total area is 5.97 km². The Daihatsu Kyoto plant is in Oyamazaki. ..
Oyama IwaoIwao Oyama (During the Russo-Japanese War) Oyama Iwao (大山 巌 Ooyama Iwao) (born 10 October 1842 - 10 December 1916) was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army. He was born in Kagoshima to a samurai family of the Satsuma han domain. A follower ..
Oyama ShrineOyama Shrine may refer to: Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa) (尾山神社), Kanazawa, IshikawaOyama Shrine (Toyama) (雄山神社), Tateyama, Toyama 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 c..
Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa)Oyama-jinja Oyama-jinja (尾山神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kanazawa, Japan. The shrine was established in 1599 in Utatsuyama (卯辰山), east of Kanazawa. It was moved to its present location in 1873 and renamed to Oyama-jinja. The main gate was constructed in 1875. This gate is a pecul..
Oyama Stationis a train station operated by JR East, located in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 Lines2 Surrounding area3 History4 Adjacent stations Lines Tōhoku ShinkansenTōhoku Main LineMito LineRyōmō Line Surrounding area History July 16, 1885: Station opened on what..
Oyama v. CaliforniaOyama v. State of California, [332 U.S. 633] (1948), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that specific provisions of the 1913 and 1920 California Alien Land Laws abridged Fred Oyama’s rights and privileges guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and by his status ..
Oyano, KumamotoŌyano (大矢野町; -machi) was a town located in Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan. On March 31, 2004 the town merged with three other towns from the district forming the city of Kami-Amakusa and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population o..
OyapocOyapoc was a short-lived English settlement somewhere in modern-day Guyana), which was established in 1620 under Governor Roger North and abandoned in the same year. The British would only take over the whole region much later, after several Dutch colonies had existed in Guyana. Source [WorldS..
Oyapock RiverThe Oyapock River (Rio Oiapoque) is a 370 km (230 mi) long river in French Guiana forming the border between French Guiana and Brazil. ..
OyarsaOyarsa is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength. Oyarsa is the eldil--the 'god' (note the lowercase 'g') or archangel--who rules Mars (Malacandra) and its inhabitants--the pfifltriggi (singular pfifltrig), ..
Oyashio class submarineThe Oyashio is a class of Japanese diesel-electric submarine. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarines, to make room for a flank sonar array. Specifications Displacement:* 2,750 tons surfaced* 3,000 tons submergedDimens..
Oyashio CurrentThe Oyashio Current (also named 'Oya Siwo') is a cold subarctic ocean current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise in the western North Pacific Ocean. It collides with the Kuroshio Current off the eastern shore of Japan to form the North Pacific Current (or Drift). The waters of the Oy..
Oyat RiverOyat River (Russian: ) is a river in Vologda Oblast and Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Svir River (Lake Ladoga basin). ..
Oya Soichi BunkoContents 1 Oya Soichi2 Oya Soichi Bunko3 Collection4 Index5 Users Information6 Locations and Hours7 See also Oya Soichi OYA Soichi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1900. He showed early interest in social issues, and after dropping out of Tokyo University, he bec..
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