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Abolition of the han system
The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period.
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Aeon (company)
, formerly, is a Japanese diversified retail holding company.
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia.
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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Aging of Japan
Japan has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country in the world.
Agricultural cooperative
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a producer cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activities.
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Agricultural protectionism in Japan
Agricultural Protectionism in Japan refers to the protection of farmers and the agricultural sector in Japan from international competition.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing form the primary sector of industry of the Japanese economy together with the Japanese mining industry, but together they account for only 1.3% of gross national product.
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Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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Ainu language
Ainu (アイヌ・イタㇰ), or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu (北海道アイヌ語), is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Ainu people
The Ainu are an ethnic group who reside in northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir" (lit), since before the arrival of the modern Yamato and Russians.
Akatsuki (spacecraft)
, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter (VCO) and Planet-C, is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) space probe tasked with studying the atmosphere of Venus.
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Akihito
Akihito (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019.
Akita Prefecture
a̠kʲita̠ is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Allies of World War I
The Allies, the Entente or the Triple Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
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Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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Amami Ōshima language
The Amami language or languages (島口, シマユムタ), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Amami Islands south of Kyūshū.
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Amaterasu
Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大御神, 天照大神), often called Amaterasu for short, also known as Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (大日孁貴神), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.
American comic book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics.
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Ancient lake
An ancient lake is a lake that has consistently carried water for more than one million years.
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan.
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Animism
Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact, officially the Agreement against the Communist International was an anti-Communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan on 25 November 1936 and was directed against the Communist International (Comintern).
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Aomori Prefecture
(a̠o̞mo̞ɾʲikẽ̞ɴ) is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region.
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Apollo program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.
Arabic numerals
The ten Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are the most commonly used symbols for writing numbers.
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
is a clause in the Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state.
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Ashikaga shogunate
The, also known as the, was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.
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Ashikaga Takauji
also known as Minamoto no Takauji was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
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Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.
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Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada), created by an Act of Parliament in 1984, is an independent, not-for-profit think-tank on Canada's relations with Asia.
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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Asuka period
The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
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Automotive industry in Japan
The automotive industry in Japan is one of the most prominent and largest industries in the world.
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Axis powers
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.
Azuchi–Momoyama period
The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600.
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Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
Ōnin War
The, also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan.
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD.
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Baháʼí Faith in Japan
The Baháʼí Faith in Japan begins after a few mentions of the country by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá first in 1875.
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Bakumatsu
was the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended.
Banknotes of the Japanese yen
Banknotes of the Japanese yen are the banknotes of Japan, denominated in Japanese yen (¥).
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Baseball in Japan
Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectator sport.
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Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
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Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: 関ヶ原の戦い; Kyūjitai: 關ヶ原の戰い, Hepburn romanization: Sekigahara no Tatakai), was a historical battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period.
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Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
The Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, abbreviated BGB, is the civil code of Germany, codifying most generally-applicably private law.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Bicameralism
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.
Big tent
A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a term used in reference to a political party having members covering a broad spectrum of beliefs.
Birth rate
Birth rate, also known as natality, is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population for a given period divided by the length of the period in years.
Black Ships
The Black Ships (in translit, Edo period term) were the Western vessels arriving in Japan in the 16th and 19th centuries.
Bombing of Singapore (1941)
The bombing of Singapore was an attack on 8 December 1941 by seventeen G3M ''Nell'' bombers of Mihoro Air Group (Mihoro Kaigun Kōkūtai), Imperial Japanese Navy, flying from Thu Dau Mot in southern Indochina.
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Bonin Islands
The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島), is a Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands located around SSE of Tokyo and northwest of Guam.
Book of Han
The Book of Han is a history of China finished in 111 CE, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE.
Boshin War
The, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.
British Raj
The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution, often stylized as Brookings, is an American think tank that conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics (and tax policy), metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, global economy, and economic development.
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Brown bear
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism was first established in Japan in the 6th century CE.
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Buke shohatto
The, commonly known in English as the Laws for the Military Houses, was a collection of edicts issued by Japan's Tokugawa shogunate governing the responsibilities and activities of daimyō (feudal lords) and the rest of the samurai warrior aristocracy.
Bunraku
(also known as) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day.
Burakumin
The are the Japanese people commonly believed to be descended from members of the pre-Meiji feudal class which were associated with, such as executioners, undertakers, slaughterhouse workers, butchers, and tanners.
Cabinet of Japan
The is the chief executive body of the government of Japan.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.
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Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
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Capital of Japan
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
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Capital punishment in Japan
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Japan.
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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Central Highland (Japan)
The, or, is an inland region on central Honshū in Japan.
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Chōnin
was a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period.
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Chūbu region
The, Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island.
Chūgoku region
The, also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan.
Chemical substance
A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
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Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Children's Day (Japan)
is a public holiday in Japan which takes place annually on May 5 and is the final celebration in Golden Week.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. Japan and China are east Asian countries, G20 members, member states of the United Nations and northeast Asian countries.
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Chinese character radicals
A radical, or indexing component, is a visually prominent component of a Chinese character under which the character is traditionally listed in a Chinese dictionary.
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Chinese characters
Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.
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Chinese language
Chinese is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China.
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Chinese law
Chinese law is one of the oldest legal traditions in the world.
Chinese people in Japan
include any people self-identifying as ethnic Chinese or people possessing Chinese citizenship living in Japan.
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Chinese philosophy
Chinese philosophy originates in the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, during a period known as the "Hundred Schools of Thought", which was characterized by significant intellectual and cultural developments.
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Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Chrysanthemum Throne
The is the throne of the Emperor of Japan.
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Cinema of Japan
The, also known domestically as, has a history that spans more than 100 years.
Civil code
A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations.
Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.
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Climate change in Japan
Climate change is an urgent and significant issue affecting Japan.
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CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
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Coastal plain
A coastal plain (also coastal plains, coastal lowland, coastal lowlands) is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast.
Colonization of the Moon
Colonization of the Moon is a process or concept employed by some proposals for robotic or human exploitation and settlement endeavours on the Moon.
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Comfort women
Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in occupied countries and territories before and during World War II.
Coming of Age Day
is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday of January under the Happy Monday System.
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Communications in Japan
The nation of Japan currently possesses one of the most advanced communication networks in the world.
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Competition (economics)
In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firmsThis article follows the general economic convention of referring to all actors as firms; examples in include individuals and brands or divisions within the same (legal) firm.
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Constitution Memorial Day
is a public holiday in Japan.
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Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan (Shinjitai:, Kyūjitai:, Hepburn) is the constitution of Japan and the supreme law in the state.
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Constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.
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Consumers' co-operative
A consumers' co-operative is an enterprise owned by consumers and managed democratically and that aims at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of its members.
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Convention of Kanagawa
The Convention of Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty (Kanagawa Jōyaku) or the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (Nichibei Washin Jōyaku), was a treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa Shogunate on March 31, 1854.
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Cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".
Council of Five Elders
In the history of Japan, the was a group of five powerful formed in 1598 by the Toyotomi Hideyoshi, shortly before his death the same year.
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Counterterrorism
Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to combat or eliminate terrorism.
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Cultural Property (Japan)
A is administered by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and includes tangible properties (structures and works of art or craft); intangible properties (performing arts and craft techniques); folk properties both tangible and intangible; monuments historic, scenic and natural; cultural landscapes; and groups of traditional buildings.
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Culture Day
is a public holiday in Japan held annually on November 3 for the purpose of promoting culture, the arts, and academic endeavor.
Culture of Japan
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.
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Cursive script (East Asia)
Cursive script (cǎoshū;, sōshotai;, choseo), often referred to as grass script, is a script style used in Chinese and East Asian calligraphy.
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Daimyo
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.
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Danka system
The, also known as, is a system of voluntary and long-term affiliation between Buddhist temples and households in use in Japan since the Heian period.
Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
Developed country
A developed country, or advanced country, is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.
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Dominant-party system
A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system, is a political occurrence in which a single political party continuously dominates election results over running opposition groups or parties.
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East Asia
East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
East Asia Summit
The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Oceanian regions, based on the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism.
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East Asian rainy season
The East Asian rainy season, also called the plum rain, is caused by precipitation along a persistent stationary front known as the Meiyu front for nearly two months during the late spring and early summer in East Asia between China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
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East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China.
East–West Center
The East–West Center (EWC), or the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States as part of Cold War diplomatic efforts.
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Economic freedom
Economic freedom, or economic liberty, refers to the agency of people to make economic decisions.
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Edo
Edo (江戸||"bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
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Edo neo-Confucianism
Edo Neo-Confucianism, known in Japanese as, refers to the schools of Neo-Confucian philosophy that developed in Japan during the Edo period.
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Edo period
The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.
Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools.
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Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.
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Elderly people in Japan
This article focuses on the situation of elderly people in Japan and the recent changes in society.
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Electronics industry in Japan
The Japanese electronics industry is one of the largest in the world, though the share of Japanese electronics companies has significantly declined from its peak due to competition from South Korea, Taiwan, China, and the United States.
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Elementary schools in Japan
In Japan, are compulsory to all children begin first grade in the April after they turn six—kindergarten is growing increasingly popular, but is not mandatory—and starting school is considered a very important event in a child's life.
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Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo-tennō) (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-28.
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Emperor Go-Yōzei
was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Jimmu
was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the and.
Emperor Kanmu
, or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
Emperor Kōbun
was the 39th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Meiji
Mutsuhito (3 November 185230 July 1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji, was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor of Japan
The emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan.
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Emperor Tenji
, known first as and later as until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671.
Emperor Tenmu
was the 40th Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.
Endangered language
An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages.
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Endonym and exonym
An endonym (also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their homeland, or their language.
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Environmental crime
Environmental crime is an illegal act which directly harms the environment.
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Environmental Performance Index
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a state's policies.
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Epithet
An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.
Equal-field system
The equal-field system or land-equalization system was a system of land ownership and distribution in China used from the Northern Wei dynasty to the mid-Tang dynasty.
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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering nutrition science and published by the Springer Nature.
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European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.
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Eutrophication
Eutrophication is a general term describing a process in which nutrients accumulate in a body of water, resulting in an increased growth of microorganisms that may deplete the oxygen of water.
Exclusive economic zone of Japan
Japan has the eighth-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world.
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Expansionism
Expansionism refers to states obtaining greater territory through military empire-building or colonialism.
Expressways of Japan
The of Japan make up a large network of controlled-access toll expressways.
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Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years.
Filipinos in Japan
Filipinos in Japan (在日フィリピン人, Zainichi Firipinjin, Mga Pilipino sa Hapon) formed a population of 322,046 in December 2023 individuals, making them Japan's fourth-largest foreign community, according to the statistics of the Philippines.
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Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law
The is a 1958 Japanese law concerning firearms (and firearm parts/ammunition) and bladed weapons.
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First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) or the First China–Japan War was a conflict between the Qing dynasty and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Korea.
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Fishing industry by country
This page lists the world fisheries' production.
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Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating agency and is one of the "Big Three credit rating agencies", the other two being Moody's and Standard & Poor's. It is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975.
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
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Foehn wind
A Foehn, or Föhn, is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range.
Food processing
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms.
Formula One
Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan
The were a group of man-made diseases all caused by environmental pollution due to improper handling of industrial wastes by Japanese corporations.
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Fujiwara no Kamatari
Fujiwara no Kamatari (藤原 鎌足, 614 – November 14, 669), also known as, was a Japanese politician and aristocrat who, together with Prince Naka no Ōe (later Emperor Tenji), carried out the Taika Reform.
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Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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Fukushima nuclear accident
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan which began on 11 March 2011.
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Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Fumio Kishida
is the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021.
Fundamental Law of Education
is a Japanese law which sets the standards for the Japanese education system.
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Futures contract
In finance, a futures contract (sometimes called futures) is a standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery at a specified time in the future, between parties not yet known to each other.
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G4 nations
The G4 nations, comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan, are four countries which support each other's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
G7
The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member".
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Gamer Network
Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British digital media company based in Brighton.
Geisha
(), also known as (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or, are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.
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Genpei War
The was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan.
Geography of Japan
Japan is an archipelagic country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over along the Pacific coast of East Asia.
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Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
The, or GSI, is the national institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of Japan.
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German colonial empire
The German colonial empire (Deutsches Kolonialreich) constituted the overseas colonies, dependencies, and territories of the German Empire.
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Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.
Global Competitiveness Report
The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) was a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum.
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Global Peace Index
Global Peace Index (GPI) is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness.
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Godzilla (1954 film)
is a 1954 Japanese epic kaiju film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
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Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central government of Japan.
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Governor (Japan)
In Japan, the is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture.
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
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Great Hanshin earthquake
The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin.
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Great power
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region.
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Green tea
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas.
Green tea ice cream
or Matcha ice (抹茶アイス Matcha Aisu) is an ice cream flavor popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia.
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Greenery Day
The present observation of as a public holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the birthday of the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito, who lived from 1901 to 1989) on April 29 every year during the Shōwa era (1926 - 1989).
Gunma Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Haikai
Haikai (Japanese 俳諧 comic, unorthodox) may refer in both Japanese and English to haikai no renga (renku), a popular genre of Japanese linked verse, which developed in the sixteenth century out of the earlier aristocratic renga.
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Haiku
is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan, and can be traced back from the influence of traditional Chinese poetry.
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Haneda Airport
, sometimes referred to as Tokyo-Haneda, is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT).
Happy Monday System
The is a set of modifications to Japanese law in 1998 and 2001 to move a number of public holidays in Japan to Mondays, creating three-day weekends for those with five-day work weeks.
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Haruki Murakami
is a Japanese writer.
Hatsumōde
is one of the major Japanese traditions of the new year, which is the first visit to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year.
Hōjō clan
The was a Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333.
Head of government
In the executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
Heian-kyō
Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto.
Heijō Palace
was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō (today's Nara), during most of the Nara period.
Hinduism in Japan
Hinduism is a minority religion in Japan mainly followed by the Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepali expatriate residents of Japan, who number about 166,550 people as of 2022.
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Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji.
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara encompasses eight places in the old capital Nara in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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History of Japan
The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago.
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History of the Jews in Japan
In 1572, Spanish Neapolitan Jews who had converted to Christianity to escape, entered Nagasaki on Black Ships from Portuguese Macau.
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Hitachi
() is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Hokkaido
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.
Hokusai
, known monomously as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker.
Honnō-ji Incident
The was the assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto on 21 June 1582 (2nd day of the sixth month, Tenshō 10).
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Honshu
, historically called, is the largest and most populous island of Japan.
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House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.
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House of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
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Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
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Hunter-gatherer
A hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living in a community, or according to an ancestrally derived lifestyle, in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, that is, by gathering food from local naturally occurring sources, especially wild edible plants but also insects, fungi, honey, bird eggs, or anything safe to eat, and/or by hunting game (pursuing and/or trapping and killing wild animals, including catching fish).
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Hydropower
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines.
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Ihara Saikaku
was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (ukiyo-zōshi).
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
Immigration to Japan
According to the Japanese Ministry of Justice, the number of foreign residents in Japan has steadily increased in the post Second World War period, and the number of foreign residents (excluding illegal immigrants and short-term foreign visitors and tourists staying more than 90 days in Japan) was more than 2.76 million at the end of 2022.
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Imperial House of Japan
The is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
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Imperial Investiture
The is an official inauguration ceremony whereby the Emperor of Japan formally appoints the nominated Chief Justice or the nominated Prime Minister of Japan to office.
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Improved water source
An improved water source (or improved drinking-water source or improved water supply) is a term used to categorize certain types or levels of water supply for monitoring purposes.
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Index of Japan-related articles
This page lists Japan-related articles.
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Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.
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Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
Industrialisation
Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.
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Infant mortality
Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday.
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Information integration
Information integration (II) is the merging of information from heterogeneous sources with differing conceptual, contextual and typographical representations.
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention.
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International Cooperative Alliance
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is a non-governmental cooperative organization founded in 1895 to unite, represent and serve cooperatives worldwide.
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International Economic Review
The International Economic Review, (IER) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal in economics published by the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University.
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International Military Tribunal for the Far East
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on 29 April 1946 to try leaders of the Empire of Japan for their crimes against peace, conventional war crimes, and crimes against humanity, leading up to and during the Second World War.
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International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.
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International Political Science Review
The International Political Science Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of political science.
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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).
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International Trade Centre
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a multilateral agency which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island.
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Ishirō Honda
was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades.
Islam in Japan
The history of Islam in Japan is relatively brief in relation to the religion's longstanding presence in other nearby countries, and forms a minority of its historical and current population.
Island country
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Japan and island country are island countries.
Itochu
is a Japanese corporation based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo.
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Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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J-pop
(often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as, is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s.
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J.League
The, commonly a.k.a. shortened to the, and officially known as the for sponsorship with Meiji Yasuda Life, is the men's association football league in Japan.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The,, also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfare.
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Japan Coast Guard
The is the coast guard responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Japan during World War I
Japan participated in World War I from 1914 to 1918 as a member of the Allies and played an important role against the Imperial German Navy.
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Japan during World War II
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis and encapsulates a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Japan External Trade Organization
is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI), and became an Independent Administrative Institution in 2003 to consolidate Japan's efforts in export promotion.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujō Jieitai),, also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, abbreviated, also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan.
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Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the or simply JR, is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent division and privatization (see also the article about the reform on the Japanese Wikipedia) of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
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Japan Self-Defense Forces
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF, 自衛隊; Hepburn: Jieitai), also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified military forces of Japan.
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Japan Standard Time
, or, is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).
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Japanese archipelago
The Japanese archipelago (Japanese:, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan.
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Japanese art
Japanese art consists of a wide range of art styles and media that includes ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, bonsai, and more recently manga and anime.
Japanese asset price bubble
The was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated.
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Japanese Brazilians
are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry.
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Japanese Buddhist architecture
Examples of Buddhist architecture in Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture is the architecture of Buddhist temples in Japan, consisting of locally developed variants of architectural styles born in China.
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Japanese calligraphy
, also called, is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language.
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Japanese colonial empire
The territorial conquests of the Japanese Empire in the Western Pacific Ocean and East Asia began in 1895 with its victory over Qing China in the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Japanese craft
Traditional in Japan have a long tradition and history.
Japanese cuisine
Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes.
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Japanese curry
Japanese curry (カレー) is commonly served in three main forms:, curry udon (curry over thick noodles), and (a curry-filled pastry).
Japanese diaspora
The Japanese diaspora and its individual members, known as Nikkei (日系) or as Nikkeijin (日系人), comprise the Japanese emigrants from Japan (and their descendants) residing in a country outside Japan.
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Japanese dolls
are one of the traditional Japanese crafts.
Japanese economic miracle
The Japanese economic miracle (Kōdo keizai seichō) refers to Japan's record period of economic growth between the post-World War II era and the end of the Cold War.
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Japanese festivals
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.
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Japanese financial system
The main elements of Japan's financial system are much the same as those of other major industrialized nations: a commercial banking system, which accepts deposits, extends loans to businesses, and deals in foreign exchange; specialized government-owned financial institutions, which fund various sectors of the domestic economy; securities companies, which provide brokerage services, underwrite corporate and government securities, and deal in securities markets; capital markets, which offer the means to finance public and private debt and to sell residual corporate ownership; and money markets, which offer banks a source of liquidity and provide the Bank of Japan with a tool to implement monetary policy.
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Japanese giant salamander
The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a species of fully aquatic giant salamander endemic to Japan, occurring across the western portion of the main island of Honshu, with smaller populations present on Shikoku and in northern Kyushu.
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Japanese Grand Prix
The Japanese Grand Prix (Nihon-guranpuri) is a motor racing event in the calendar of the Formula One World Championship.
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Japanese invasion of French Indochina
The, (Invasion japonaise de l'Indochine) was a short undeclared military confrontation between Japan and Vichy France in northern French Indochina.
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Empire of Japan's Kwantung Army invaded the Manchuria region of the Republic of China on 18 September 1931, immediately following the Mukden incident.
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Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592, a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597.
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Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group
The Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group, Retrieved on December 5, 2008.
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Japanese lacquerware
is a Japanese craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food.
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Japanese language
is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.
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Japanese literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature.
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Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.
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Japanese martial arts
Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan.
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Japanese militarism
was the ideology in the Empire of Japan which advocated the belief that militarism should dominate the political and social life of the nation, and the belief that the strength of the military is equal to the strength of a nation.
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Japanese New Year
The is an annual festival that takes place in Japan.
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Japanese newspapers
Japanese newspapers (or older spelling), 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.
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Japanese noodles
Noodles are a staple of Japanese cuisine.
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Japanese Paleolithic
The is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery, generally before 10,000 BC.
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Japanese people
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.
Japanese Peruvians
Japanese Peruvians (peruano-japonés or nipo-peruano; 日系ペルー人, Nikkei Perūjin) are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry.
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Japanese phonology
Japanese phonology is the system of sounds used in the pronunciation of the Japanese language.
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Japanese popular culture
Japanese popular culture includes Japanese cinema, cuisine, television programs, anime, manga, video games, music, and doujinshi, all of which retain older artistic and literary traditions; many of their themes and styles of presentation can be traced to traditional art forms.
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Japanese pottery and porcelain
is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period.
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Japanese raccoon dog
The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also known by its Japanese name tanuki, is a species of canid endemic to Japan.
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Japanese regional cuisine
Japanese cuisine has a vast array of regional specialities known as kyōdo ryōri (郷土料理) in Japanese, many of them originating from dishes prepared using local ingredients and traditional recipes.
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Japanese rice
Japanese rice refers to a number of short-grain cultivars of Japonica rice including ordinary rice (uruchimai) and glutinous rice (mochigome).
Japanese robotics
In Japan, popular robots include humanoid entertainment robots, androids, animal robots, social robots, guard robots, and many more.
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Japanese Sign Language
, also known by the acronym JSL, is the dominant sign language in Japan and is a complete natural language, distinct from but influenced by the spoken Japanese language.
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Japanese sword
A is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan.
Japanese tea ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony (known as or) is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of, powdered green tea, the procedure of which is called.
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Japanese television drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily.
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Japanese traditional dance
Japanese traditional dance describes a number of Japanese dance styles with a long history and prescribed method of performance.
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Japanese war crimes
During its imperial era, the Empire of Japan committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity across various Asian-Pacific nations, notably during the Second Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars.
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Japanese work environment
Many both in and outside Japan share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a and model used by large companies as well as a reputation of long work-hours and strong devotion to one's company.
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Japanese writing system
The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.
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Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan.
Japonic languages
Japonic or Japanese–Ryukyuan (Nichiryū gozoku), sometimes also Japanic, is a language family comprising Japanese, spoken in the main islands of Japan, and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken in the Ryukyu Islands.
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Japonisme
Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858.
JAXA
The is the Japanese national air and space agency.
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Jōmon people
is the generic name of the indigenous hunter-gatherer population that lived in the Japanese archipelago during the Jōmon period.
Jōmon period
In Japanese history, the is the time between c. 14,000 and 300 BC, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity.
Jōmon pottery
The is a type of ancient earthenware pottery which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan.
Jesuits
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Jinshin War
The was the war of succession in Japan during the Asuka period of the Yamato state.
Judicial system of Japan
In the judicial system of Japan, the Constitution of Japan guarantees that "all judges shall be independent in the exercise of their conscience and shall be bound only by this constitution and the Laws" (Article 76).
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Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature.
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Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance.
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Kafū Nagai
was a Japanese writer, editor and translator.
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.
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Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands.
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Kaidō
were roads in Japan dating from the Edo period.
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Kaiju
is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters.
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Kamakura
officially is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
Kamakura shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333.
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Kana
are syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae.
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters adapted from the Chinese script used in the writing of Japanese.
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Kansai region
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū.
Kantō region
The is a geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
Karaoke
Karaoke (カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.
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Keio Corporation
is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries.
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Keiretsu
A is a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings that dominated the Japanese economy in the second half of the 20th century.
Kendo
is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu).
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Kenji Nakagami
was a Japanese novelist and essayist.
Kenmu Restoration
The was a three-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336.
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Kenzaburō Ōe
was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Kenzō Tange
was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for Architecture.
Kibō (ISS module)
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), nicknamed, is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA.
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Kimigayo
is the national anthem of Japan.
Kimono
The is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan.
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Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service.
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Kojiki
The, also sometimes read as or, is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the, and the Japanese imperial line.
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Kokin Wakashū
The, commonly abbreviated as, is an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period.
Kokugaku
Kokugaku (label, label; literally "national study") was an academic movement, a school of Japanese philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period.
Korean language
Korean (South Korean: 한국어, Hangugeo; North Korean: 조선말, Chosŏnmal) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent.
Koreans in Japan
() are ethnic Koreans who immigrated to Japan before 1945 and are citizens or permanent residents of Japan, or who are descendants of those immigrants.
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Koto (instrument)
The is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan.
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Kujikata Osadamegaki
Kujikata Osadamegaki (公事方御定書, "book of rules for public officials") was a two-volume rulebook for Japanese judicial bureaucrats during the Edo period (江戸時代).
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Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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Kunigami language
The Kunigami or Northern Okinawan language, is a Ryukyuan language of Northern Okinawa Island in Kunigami District and city of Nago, otherwise known as the Yanbaru region, historically the territory of the kingdom of Hokuzan.
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Kuril Islands dispute
The Kuril Islands dispute, known as the Northern Territories dispute in Japan, is a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands.
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Kyōgen
is a form of traditional Japanese comic theater.
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Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.
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Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Kyoto Protocol
The was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO2 emissions are driving it.
Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).
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Labor market of Japan
The labor force in Japan numbered 65.9 million people in 2010, which was 59.6% of the population of 15 years old and older, and amongst them, 62.57 million people were employed, whereas 3.34 million people were unemployed which made the unemployment rate 5.1%.
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Labor Thanksgiving Day
is an annual public holiday in Japan celebrated on November 23 of each year, unless that day falls on a Sunday, in which case the holiday is moved to Monday.
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Lake Biwa
is the largest freshwater lake in Japan.
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds.
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Language isolate
A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other languages.
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Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
League of Nations
The League of Nations (LN or LoN; Société des Nations, SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
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Liancourt Rocks
The Liancourt Rocks, also known by their Korean name of Dokdo or their Japanese name of Takeshima, are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago administered by South Korea.
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative.
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List of airports in Japan
This is a list of airports in Japan, grouped by classification and sorted by location.
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List of best-selling comic series
This page provides lists of best-selling comic book series to date.
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List of best-selling manga
The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese manga series to date in terms of the number of collected tankōbon volumes sold.
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List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers.
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List of cities in Japan
This is a list of cities in Japan sorted by prefecture and within prefecture by founding date.
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List of countries and dependencies by area
This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.
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List of countries and dependencies by population
This is a list of countries and dependencies by population.
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List of countries and dependencies by population density
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile.
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List of countries by ethnic and cultural diversity level
This is a list of countries by ethnic and cultural diversity level, as per Fearon's analysis.
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List of countries by exports
The following article lists different countries and territories by their exports according to data from the World Bank.
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List of countries by GDP (nominal)
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year.
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List of countries by GDP (PPP)
GDP (PPP) means gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity.
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List of countries by imports
This is a list of countries by imports, based on the International Trade Centre, except for the European Union.
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List of countries by labour force
This is a list of countries by size of the labour force mostly based on The World Factbook.
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List of countries by largest historical GDP
This list of countries by largest GDP shows how the membership and rankings of the world's ten largest economies has changed.
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List of countries by length of coastline
This article contains a list of countries by length of coastline, in kilometers.
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List of countries by life expectancy
This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures.
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List of countries by median age
This article is a list of countries by median age.
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List of countries by natural disaster risk
The report systematically considers a country's vulnerability and its exposure to natural hazards to determine a ranking of countries around the world based on their natural disaster risk.
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List of countries by oil imports
This is a list of countries by oil imports based on The World Factbook and other sources.
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List of countries by total fertility rate
This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
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List of countries by unemployment rate
This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.
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List of countries with highest military expenditures
This is a list of countries with the highest military expenditure in a given year.
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List of earthquakes in Japan
This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties.
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List of ecoregions in Japan
Japan is home to nine forest ecoregions, which reflect its climate and geography.
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List of government space agencies
Government space agencies are established by governments of countries or regional groupings of countries to establish a means for advocating for and/or engaging in activities related to outer space, exploitation of space systems, and space exploration.
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List of highest-grossing media franchises
This is a list of media franchises that have grossed $2 billion and more.
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List of islands of Japan
Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited.
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List of Japanese poetry anthologies
This is a list of significant Japanese poetry anthologies.
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List of largest cities
The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria.
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List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production
This is a list of manufacturers by motor vehicle production, by year, based on Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA).
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List of national parks of Japan
and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957.
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List of railway companies in Japan
List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.
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List of Ramsar sites in Japan
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
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List of regions of Japan
Japan is divided into eight regions.
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List of sovereign states by research and development spending
This is a list of countries by research and development (R&D) spending in real terms, based on data published by World Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992.
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Lists of Japanese games
List of Japanese games may refer to.
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Live birth (human)
In human reproduction, a live birth occurs when a fetus exits the mother showing any definite sign of life such as voluntary movement, heartbeat, or pulsation of the umbilical cord, for however brief a time and regardless of whether the umbilical cord or placenta are intact.
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Lost Decades
The Lost Decades are a lengthy period of economic stagnation in Japan precipitated by the asset price bubble's collapse beginning in 1990.
Lowy Institute
The Lowy Institute is an independent think tank founded in April 2003 by Frank Lowy to conduct original, policy-relevant research regarding international political, strategic and economic issues from an Australian perspective.
Lytton Report
The refers to the findings of the Lytton Commission, entrusted in 1931 by the League of Nations in an attempt to evaluate the Mukden Incident, which was used to justify the Empire of Japan's seizure of Manchuria.
Machine tool
A machine tool is a machine for handling or machining metal or other rigid materials, usually by cutting, boring, grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformations.
Malay language
Malay (Bahasa Melayu, Jawi: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spoken in East Timor and parts of Thailand.
Malayan campaign
The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War.
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Man'yōshū
The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period.
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.
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Manga outside Japan
Manga, or comics, have appeared in translation in many different languages in different countries.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Marine Day
, also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July.
Marriage in Japan
Marriage in Japan is a legal and social institution at the center of the household.
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Matcha
; is a finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves that originated in China.
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Matsuo Bashō
; born Matsuo Kinsaku (松尾 金作), later known as Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa (松尾 忠右衛門 宗房) was the most famous Japanese poet of the Edo period.
Matthew C. Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was an United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
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May 15 incident
The was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan, on May 15, 1932, launched by reactionary elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, aided by cadets in the Imperial Japanese Army and civilian remnants of the ultranationalist League of Blood (Ketsumei-dan).
Media franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.
Meiji Constitution
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法, Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, and May 2, 1947.
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Meiji era
The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the, and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Mesolithic
The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.
Metabolism (architecture)
was a post-war Japanese biomimetic architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.
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Metropolis (free magazine)
Metropolis is a 32-to-48-page free monthly city guide, news and classified ads glossy magazine published by Japan Partnership Inc.
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Mid-20th century baby boom
The middle of the 20th century was marked by a significant and persistent increase in fertility rates in many countries of the world, especially in the Western world.
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Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
Military budget of Japan
The military budget of Japan is the portion of the overall budget of Japan that is allocated for the funding of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces.
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Military government
A military government is any government that is administered by a military, whether or not this government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue or by an occupying power.
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Min Chinese
Min (BUC: Mìng-ngṳ̄) is a broad group of Sinitic languages with about 70 million native speakers.
Minamoto clan
was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility since 814.
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate and of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan.
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Minister of State
Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions.
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Ministry of Defense (Japan)
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan responsible for preserving the peace and independence of Japan, and maintaining the country's national security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the government of Japan.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations.
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
The is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The, abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government.
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Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
The is a Cabinet-level ministry of the government of Japan responsible for global environmental conservation, pollution control, and nature conservation.
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Minka
are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Miyakoan language
The Miyakoan language (宮古口/ミャークフツ Myākufutsu/Myākufutsї or 島口/スマフツ Sumafutsu/Sїmafutsї, Miyako-go) is a diverse dialect cluster spoken in the Miyako Islands, located southwest of Okinawa.
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Miyazaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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Mochi
is a Japanese rice cake made of, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch.
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Modern architecture
Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements.
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Modernization theory
Modernization theory holds that as societies become more economically modernized, wealthier and more educated, their political institutions become increasingly liberal democratic.
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Mongol invasions of Japan
Major military efforts were taken by Kublai Khan of the Yuan dynasty in 1274 and 1281 to conquer the Japanese archipelago after the submission of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo to vassaldom.
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Mori Ōgai
Lieutenant-General, known by his pen name, was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori.
Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
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Motorsport
Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.
Mountain Day
Mountain Day refers to three different and unrelated events: (1) Mountain Day, a student celebration in some colleges in the United States in which classes are cancelled without prior notice, and the student body heads to the mountains or a park, (2) International Mountain Day, held each year on 11 December, which was established by the UN General Assembly in 2003 to encourage sustainable development in mountains, and (3) Mountain Day, a national holiday in Japan as of 2016.
Murasaki Shikibu
was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period.
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Muromachi period
The, also known as the, is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
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Music of Japan
In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern.
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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Nagasaki
, officially known as Nagasaki City (label), is the capital and the largest city of the Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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Nanban art
refers to Japanese art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries influenced by contact with the or 'Southern barbarians', traders and missionaries from Europe and specifically from Portugal.
Nanban trade
or the was a period in the history of Japan from the arrival of Europeans in 1543 to the first Sakoku Seclusion Edicts of isolationism in 1614.
Nanpō Islands
The is a collective term for the groups of islands that are located to the south of the Japanese archipelago.
Nara (city)
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794.
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
Naruhito
Naruhito (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan.
National debt of Japan
As of March 2023, the Japanese public debt is estimated to be approximately 9.2 trillion US dollars (1.30 quadrillion yen), or 263% of GDP, and is one of the highest among developed nations.
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National Diet
The is the national legislature of Japan.
National dish
A national dish is a culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country.
National Foundation Day (Japan)
is an annual public holiday in Japan on 11 February, celebrating the foundation of Japan, enforced by a specific Cabinet Order set in 1966.
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National Institute for Educational Policy Research
National Institute for Educational Policy Research is a research institute located in Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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National Museum of Nature and Science
The is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo.
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National Police Agency (Japan)
The is the central coordinating law enforcement agency of the Japanese police system.
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National Public Safety Commission (Japan)
The is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission.
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National Security Council (Japan)
The National Security Council (NSCJ, Japanese: 国家安全保障会議; Hepburn: Kokka anzen hoshō kaigi) is the principal forum used by the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Japan to coordinate and deliberate on security and defense policies for Japan.
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National Treasure (Japan)
Some of the National Treasures of Japan A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
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Natsume Sōseki
, pen name Sōseki, born, was a Japanese novelist.
Nature conservation
Nature conservation is the moral philosophy and conservation movement focused on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Net zero emissions
Global net zero emissions describes the state where emissions of greenhouse gases due to human activities, and removals of these gases, are in balance over a given period.
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Nihon Shoki
The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan.
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Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan.
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
(NTT) (Corporate Number: 7010001065142) is a Japanese telecommunications holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes (Nobelpriset; Nobelprisen) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.
Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature; Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning).
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Noh
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century.
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NOx
In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution.
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Nuclear power in Japan
Prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan had generated 30% of its electrical power from nuclear reactors and planned to increase that share to 40%.
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Occupation of Japan
Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on April 28, 1952.
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Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
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Official development assistance
Official development assistance (ODA) is a category used by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to measure foreign aid.
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Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.
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Okinawa Island
, officially, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.
Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
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Okinawan language
The Okinawan language (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ) or Central Okinawan is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni and a number of smaller peripheral islands.
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Okinotorishima
, or Parece Vela, is a coral reef, geologically an atoll, with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures.
Oku no Hosomichi
Oku no Hosomichi (奥の細道, originally おくのほそ道), translated as The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Narrow Road to the Interior, is a major work of haibun by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, considered one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the Edo period.
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Old Mandarin
Old Mandarin or Early Mandarin was the speech of northern China during the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (12th to 14th centuries).
On'yomi
, or the Sino-Japanese reading, is the reading of a kanji based on the historical Chinese pronunciation of the character.
Onsen
In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them.
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Origami
) is the Japanese art of paper folding.
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Outline of Japan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan: Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government.
Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
PC game
A personal computer game, also known as a computer game or abbreviated PC game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC).
Peace Preservation Law
The was a Japanese law enacted on April 22, 1925, with the aim of allowing the Special Higher Police to more effectively suppress alleged socialists and communists.
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Permanent employment
Permanent employment is work for an employer for which the employee receives payment directly from that employer.
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Perry Expedition
The Perry Expedition (黒船来航,, "Arrival of the Black Ships") was a diplomatic and military expedition in two separate voyages (1852–1853 until 1854–1855) to the Tokugawa shogunate 徳川 by warships of the United States Naval corps.
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Phonogram (linguistics)
A phonogram is a grapheme i.e. one or more written characters which represent a phoneme (speech sound), rather than a bigger linguistic unit such as morphemes or words.
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Pit-house
A pit-house (or pit house, pithouse) is a house built in the ground and used for shelter.
Population pyramid
A population pyramid (age structure diagram) or "age-sex pyramid" is a graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically takes the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.
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Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal, and later the Republic of Portugal.
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Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism.
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Poverty in Japan
In Japan, relative poverty is defined as a state at which the income of a household is at or below half of the median household income.
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Power (international relations)
In international relations, power is defined in several different ways.
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Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull.
Prefectural police
In the law enforcement system in Japan, are prefecture-level law enforcement agencies responsible for policing, law enforcement, and public security within their respective prefectures of Japan.
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Prefectures of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todōfuken), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
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Prime Minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.
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Prince Shōtoku
, also known as or, was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko.
Privy Council of Japan
The was an advisory council to the Emperor of Japan that operated from 1888 to 1947.
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Programme for International Student Assessment
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading.
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Purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a measure of the price of specific goods in different countries and is used to compare the absolute purchasing power of the countries' currencies.
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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), commonly known as the Quad, is a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States that is maintained by talks between member countries.
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Quartz (publication)
Quartz is an American English language news website owned by G/O Media.
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Racial profiling
Racial profiling or ethnic profiling is the act of suspecting, targeting or discriminating against a person on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality, rather than on individual suspicion or available evidence.
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Rakugo
is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in yose theatres.
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Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish.
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Rangaku
Rangaku (Kyūjitai: 蘭學/Shinjitai: 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning"), and by extension, is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners from 1641 to 1853 because of the Tokugawa shogunate's policy of national isolation (sakoku).
Recognition of same-sex unions in Japan
Japan does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions.
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Red bean paste
Red bean paste or red bean jam, also called adzuki bean paste or anko (a Japanese word), is a paste made of red beans (also called "adzuki beans"), used in East Asian cuisine.
Reiwa era
is the current and 232nd era of the official calendar of Japan.
Research and development
Research and development (R&D or R+D; also known in Europe as research and technological development or RTD) is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products and carrier science computer marketplace e-commerce, copy center and service maintenance troubleshooting software, hardware improving existing ones.
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Reserve currency
A reserve currency is a foreign currency that is held in significant quantities by central banks or other monetary authorities as part of their foreign exchange reserves.
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Respect for the Aged Day
is a public holiday in Japan celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
Rice broker
Rice brokers, which rose to power and significance in Osaka and Edo in the Edo period (1603-1867) of Japanese history, were the forerunners to Japan's banking system.
Right-wing politics
Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, biology, or tradition.
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Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes.
Ritsurin Garden
is a large, historic garden in Takamatsu, Japan.
Ritsuryō
is the historical legal system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Feudal Japan.
Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Japanese Empire and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire.
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
, art name, was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan.
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Ryukyu Islands
The, also known as the or the, are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the westernmost.
Ryukyuan languages
The, also Lewchewan or Luchuan, are the indigenous languages of the Ryukyu Islands, the southernmost part of the Japanese archipelago.
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Ryukyuan people
The Ryukyuan people (Ruuchuu minzuku or label, Ryūkyū minzoku, also Okinawans, Uchinaanchu, Lewchewan or Loochooan) are a Japonic-speaking East Asian ethnic group native to the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch between the islands of Kyushu and Taiwan.
Saga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Sake
Sake,, or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
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Sakhalin
Sakhalin (p) is an island in Northeast Asia.
Sakoku
is the most common name for the isolationist foreign policy of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate under which, during the Edo period (from 1603 to 1868), relations and trade between Japan and other countries were severely limited, and almost all foreign nationals were banned from entering Japan, while common Japanese people were kept from leaving the country.
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Samurai
were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.
Science and technology in Japan
Science and technology in Japan has helped fuel the rapid industrial and economic development of the country.
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Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East.
Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north.
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931.
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Secondary education in Japan
Secondary education in Japan is split into junior high schools (中学校 chūgakkō), which cover the seventh through ninth grade, and senior high schools (高等学校 kōtōgakkō, abbreviated to 高校 kōkō), which mostly cover grades ten through twelve.
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Secret ballot
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous.
Sei Shōnagon
was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period.
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate.
SELENE
SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), better known in Japan by its nickname, was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe.
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Sendai Nuclear Power Plant
The is a nuclear power plant located in the city of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Sengoku period
The, is the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Senkaku Islands
The Senkaku Islands, also known as the Pinnacle Islands or the Diaoyu Islands in China and as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan.
September equinox
The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward.
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Seto Inland Sea
The, sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan.
Shamisen
The, also known as or (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument.
Shōwa Day
is a public holiday in Japan held on April 29.
Shiga Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Shikoku
, is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan.
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.
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Shinkansen
The, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan.
Shinto
Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.
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Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe (安倍 晋三, Hepburn:,; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.
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Shogun
Shogun (shōgun), officially, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
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Shoji
A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame.
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Sign language
Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words.
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. Japan and Singapore are island countries and member states of the United Nations.
Six Codes
Six Codes (Kana: ろっぽう; Hangul: 육법) refers to the six main legal codes that make up the main body of law in Japan, South Korea, and the Republic of China (Taiwan Area).
Small Japanese field mouse
The small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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Smoking in Japan
Smoking in Japan is practiced by around 20,000,000 people, and the nation is one of the world's largest tobacco markets, though tobacco use has been declining in recent years.
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SoftBank Group
is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management.
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. Japan and South Korea are east Asian countries, G20 members, member states of the United Nations, northeast Asian countries and OECD members.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation, began on 9 August 1945 with the Soviet invasion of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.
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Space exploration
Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space.
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Special Assault Team
The is a police tactical unit maintained by individual Japanese prefectural police forces and supervised by the National Police Agency.
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Sports Day (Japan)
, formerly, is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday in October.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing both an online encyclopedia of philosophy and peer-reviewed original publication.
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State Seal of Japan
The is one of the national seals of Japan and is used as the official seal of state.
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Statism in Shōwa Japan
is the nationalist ideology associated with the Empire of Japan, particularly during the Shōwa era.
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Statistics Bureau (Japan)
The is the statistical agency of Japan, subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm.
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Sub-replacement fertility
Sub-replacement fertility is a total fertility rate (TFR) that (if sustained) leads to each new generation being less populous than the older, previous one in a given area.
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Subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics.
Suicide in Japan
In Japan, is considered a major social issue.
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Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
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Super Formula Championship
The Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series held primarily in Japan.
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Super GT
Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993.
Supreme Court of Japan
The, located in Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the highest court in Japan.
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Surrender of Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war.
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Sushi
is a Japanese dish of prepared, usually with some sugar and salt, plus a variety of, such as vegetables, and any meat, but most commonly seafood (often raw but can be cooked).
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Syllabary
In the linguistic study of written languages, a syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent the syllables or (more frequently) moras which make up words.
Taihō Code
The was an administrative reorganisation enacted in 703 in Japan, at the end of the Asuka period.
Taika Reform
The were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇 Kōtoku tennō) in the year 645.
Taira clan
The was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana.
Taishō era
The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō.
Tanegashima Space Center
The (TNSC) is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan with a total area of about 9.7 square kilometers.
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Taoism in Japan
Taoism is believed to be the inspiration for some spiritual concepts in Japanese culture.
Tatami
Tatami (畳) are types of mat used as flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms.
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Tōhoku region
The, Northeast region,, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
Telephone numbers in Japan
Telephone numbers in Japan consist of an area code, an exchange number, and a subscriber number.
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Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature, with broadleaf tree ecoregions, and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest ecoregions.
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Temperate coniferous forest
Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Terrace (earthworks)
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming.
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Territorial disputes of Japan
Japan is currently engaged in several territorial disputes with nearby countries, including Russia, South Korea, North Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.
The Emperor's Birthday
is an annual Public holiday in Japan celebrating the birthday of the reigning Emperor, which is currently 23 February as Emperor Naruhito was born on that day in 1960.
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa
is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
The Observatory of Economic Complexity
The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) is an online data visualization and distribution platform for international trade data designed and owned by.
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The Pillow Book
is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan.
The Tale of Genji
, also known as Genji Monogatari is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century.
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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
is a (fictional prose narrative) containing elements of Japanese folklore.
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Titular ruler
A titular ruler, or titular head, is a person in an official position of leadership who possesses few, if any, actual powers.
Tochigi Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (Tokugawa bakufu), also known as the, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
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Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.
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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
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Total fertility rate
The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime, if they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime, and they were to live from birth until the end of their reproductive life.
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Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.
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Toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.
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Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
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Toyotomi Hideyori
was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.
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Traditional Japanese musical instruments
Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan.
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Transport in Japan
Transport in Japan is modern and highly developed.
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Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report was first published in 2007 by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
The, more commonly known as the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty in English and as the or just in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil, and commits the two nations to defend each other if one or the other is attacked "in the territories under the administration of Japan".
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Treaty of San Francisco
The, also called the, re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allied Powers on behalf of the United Nations by ending the legal state of war, military occupation and providing for redress for hostile actions up to and including World War II.
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Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940 by, respectively, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano, and Saburō Kurusu (in that order) and in the presence of Adolf Hitler.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Tsunami
A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
Tuna
A tuna (tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family.
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Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a general unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports.
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Types of volcanic eruptions
Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which material is expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists.
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Typhoon
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least.
Ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries.
Uncrewed spacecraft
Uncrewed spacecraft or robotic spacecraft are spacecraft without people on board.
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Unitary state
A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority.
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime) is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna, adopting the current name in 2002.
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United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. Japan and United States are G20 members and member states of the United Nations.
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the "one person, one vote" principle.
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University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
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University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo (abbreviated as Tōdai (東大) in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.
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Upper Paleolithic
The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.
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Uraga, Kanagawa
is a subdivision of the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Urbanization by sovereign state
This is a list of countries by urbanization.
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Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14.
Vernal Equinox Day
is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21.
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Video game industry
The video game industry is the tertiary and quaternary sectors of the entertainment industry that specialize in the development, marketing, distribution, monetization and consumer feedback of video games.
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Video games in Japan
Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming.
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Wa (Japan)
Wa is the oldest attested name of Japan and ethnonym of the Japanese people.
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Waste management
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
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Western philosophy
Western philosophy, the part of philosophical thought and work of the Western world.
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Whaling in Japan
Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century.
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Woodblock printing in Japan
Woodblock printing in Japan (木版画, mokuhanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period.
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World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization, think tank, and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the FIA.
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World Tourism rankings
The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released up to six times per year.
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Wu Chinese
Wu (Wu romanization and IPA:ngu ngei, (Shanghainese), (Suzhounese), Mandarin) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, and the part of Jiangsu Province south of the Yangtze River, which makes up the cultural region of Wu.
Yaeyama language
The Yaeyama language (八重山物言/ヤイマムニ, Yaimamuni) is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken in the Yaeyama Islands, the southernmost inhabited island group in Japan, with a combined population of about 53,000.
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Yamagata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.
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Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.
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Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.
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Yamatai
Yamatai or Yamatai-koku is the Sino-Japanese name of an ancient country in Wa (Japan) during the late Yayoi period The Chinese text Records of the Three Kingdoms first recorded the name asSchuessler, Axel (2014).
Yamato
was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan.
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Yasunari Kawabata
was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award.
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Yayoi people
The were an ancient people that immigrated to the Japanese archipelago during the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD) and are characterized through Yayoi material culture.
Yayoi period
The started in the late Neolithic period in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age.
Yayoi pottery
Yayoi pottery (弥生土器 Yayoi doki) is earthenware pottery produced during the Yayoi period, an Iron Age era in the history of Japan traditionally dated 300 BC to AD 300.
Yonaguni language
The Yonaguni language (与那国物言/ドゥナンムヌイ Dunan Munui) is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken by around 400 people on the island of Yonaguni, in the Ryukyu Islands, the westernmost of the chain lying just east of Taiwan.
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Zainichi Korean language
Zainichi Korean is a variety of Korean as spoken by Zainichi Koreans (ethnic Korean citizens or residents of Japan).
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Zen
Zen (Japanese; from Chinese "Chán"; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.
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.jp
.jp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Japan.
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1923 Great Kantō earthquake
The also known in Japanese as struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923.
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1955 System
The, also known as the one-and-a-half party system, is a term used by scholars to describe the dominant-party system that has existed in Japan since 1955, in which the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has successfully held by itself or in coalition with Komeito (since 1999) a majority government nearly uninterrupted, with opposition parties largely incapable of forming significant or long lasting alternatives, other than for brief stints in 1993–1994 and 2009–2012.
1964 Summer Olympics
The, officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
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1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (札幌1972), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
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1973 oil crisis
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against the countries who had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a large-scale surprise attack in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the territories that they had lost to Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi.
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2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA.
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2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams.
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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national football teams.
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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region.
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2019 Japanese imperial transition
The 2019 Japanese imperial transition occurred on 30 April 2019 when the then 85-year-old Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated from the Chrysanthemum Throne after reigning for 30 years, becoming the first Emperor of Japan to do so since Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
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2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
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2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan.
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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams.
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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France.
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735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic
The was a major smallpox epidemic that afflicted much of Japan.
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