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  JAPAN - LoveToKnow Article on JAPAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
During the whole of the Mesozoic era Japan appears to have lain on or near the margin of the Asiatic continent, and the marine deposits are confined for the most part to the eastern side of the islands.
There are three wet seasons in Japan: the first, from the middle of April to the beginning of May; the second, from the middle of June to the beginning of July; and the third, from early in September to early in October.
Japan is emphatically a wet country so far as quantity of rainfall is concerned, the average for the whole country being 1570 mm.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JA/JAPAN.htm   (19610 words)

  
 Koko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Koko is also the name of a cartoon character in Fleischer Studios' Talkartoon, Koko is a posthumous name for an Emperor of Japan, and there are several African Khoisan languages known as the Koko language.
Koko (born July 4, 1971) is the name of a captive, acculturated gorilla trained by Francine Patterson and other scientists at Stanford University to communicate certain signs based on American Sign Language.
Many others claim that her actions are simply the result of operant conditioning, in that she does not understand the mechanisms behind what she is doing but learns to complete the signs simply because the researchers reward her for doing so.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Koko   (225 words)

  
 Taira - TheBestLinks.com - Emperor Kammu of Japan, Emperor Nimmyo of Japan, Emperor Montoku of Japan, Emperor Koko of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In reference to Japanese history, Along with Minamoto, Taira was an honorary surname bestowed by the emperors of the Heian Period to the ex-member of the imperial family when they became subjects.
Afterwards, descendants of Emperor Nimmyo, Emperor Montoku, and Emperor Koko were also given the surname.
The last of the head family of the Kammu Heishi line was eventually destroyed by the armies of Minamoto no Yoritomo at the Battle of Dannoura, the last battle of the Gempei War.
www.thebestlinks.com /Taira.html   (277 words)

  
 Jan Dodd : Japan : Update
The use of kanji was on the decrease before, but this tendency came to a halt when the word processor began to be used by a majority of the population in the latter half of the 1980s.
All-Japan baseball championship tournaments held in spring, sponsored by the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun (since 1924), and in summer, sponsored by Asahi Shimbun (since 1915).
The Japanese-style management, which enabled one of the most remarkable economic success stories of the post-war world, was often heard adored in the West in the 1980s before the Japanese economy began to fail with the collapse of the Bubble Economy.
www.jandodd.com /japan/glossary2.htm   (6883 words)

  
 Japan to 1615 by Sanderson Beck
Japan maintained an imperial theocracy by keeping the emperor's department of worship over the council of state; they considered the hereditary emperor more important than the mandate of heaven, and birth still counted more than ability in Japan.
Japan used conscripted armies to subjugate the Edo in the north and the Hayato in southern Kyushu.
Emperor Takakura abdicated and was succeeded by the infant Antoku.
www.san.beck.org /3-11-Japanto1615.html   (17262 words)

  
 Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Japan was granted technical sovereignty over the region in 1951, but the United States continued to exercise day-to-day control.
The Amami Group was returned to Japan in full in 1953, and over the next twenty years the administration of the remainder was gradually relaxed.
Full authority was resumed by Japan in 1972; nevertheless, the United States continues to exercise considerable extraterritorial rights over several large military bases, a source of intense bitterness on the part of the local population, and considerable friction and ambivalence between the USA and Japan.
www.hostkingdom.net /japan.html   (1199 words)

  
 KOKO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Emperor Kōkō (光孝天皇) was the 58th imperial ruler of Japan.
Koko (born July 4, 1971) is the name of a captive, enculturated gorilla trained by by Francine Patterson and other scientists at Stanford University to communicate certain signs using American Sign Language.
Koko is also the name of a cartoon character in Fleischer Studios' Talkartoon.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/KOKO   (960 words)

  
 saq
The chrysanthemum is the symbol of the emperor.
Cats are said to have been first brought to Japan in the sixth century by the emperor Jinmu but it is not known whether these were Bobtails or not, and the first pictures and descriptions of the breed come from the 17th century.
It was also used by members of the Emperor’s family, and meant ‘noble woman’ but in the early part of the 20th century, it became popular to add it to ordinary girl’s names in order to make them sound more impressive and it took on the meaning of ‘child’.
www3.tky.3web.ne.jp /~edjacob/saq.html   (16029 words)

  
 Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
In addition, American demands that Japan take action to resolve bilateral trade friction between the two countries were intensifying just as the country's Bubble economy was beginning to show signs that it might burst.
For a Japan that had so recently been criticized by the United States and other countries for making contributions of money, and not people during the Gulf War, the PKO bill was the first step in restoring the country's reputation.
In April, Chinese President Jiang Zemin visited Japan and invited the Japanese Emperor and Empress to travel to China to commemorate the 20th anniversary of restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
www.jimin.jp /jimin/english/history/chap15.html   (2634 words)

  
 Category:Japanese emperors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This category contains the Emperors and Empresses of Japan.
The role of the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) alternated between that of a high-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler, from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
Under Japan's modern constitution, the emperor is now a largely titular head of state (see Politics of Japan).
sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Category:Japanese_emperors   (129 words)

  
 Japan Words - Japanese Culture, People and Pictures: February 2005
Japan is a service oriented economy, so one key to saving money on a major project like this is to avoid working with companies that offer a complete, effortless package.
Although their son declared that he was not a god after World War II had ended, that doesn't seem to have affected the perceived deity of his parents, at least to the caretakers of this shrine.
Japan Words is a blog from life in Japan and my ongoing attempt to figure out what is going on here.
www.japanwindow.com /archives/2005/02   (3239 words)

  
 Japan Sales Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Serving as Japan's capital for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto is the historic center of the country, filled with temples, shrines, imperial villas and other memorials to the nation's past.
It was during the Nara Period that many of Japan's arts, crafts and literature blossomed for the first time and that Buddhism gained a foothold under the strong patronage of Nara's emperors.
Osaka, with a population of 2.6 million, is Japan's third-largest city and serves as the commercial and industrial center for western Japan.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/TTP/SG/10-MajorDestinations/MediumIndex/06-Kansai.html   (4601 words)

  
 Koko's Korner Photos
Koko, and it was his lifelong dream to play the Lord High
This is a not-so-famous Koko from the New York
As for the little bird, this is a Titmouse which Koko sings about near the end of the play.
www.hostultra.com /~daisybtoes/Koko3.html   (479 words)

  
 Japan Regional Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hyogo prefecture is situated in the western part of Kinki region(Midwest Japan) facing Seto Inland Sea to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north.
Facing the Osaka Bay on the east and the Harima-nada on the west, the island is sandwiched by the Akashi Strait on the north and the Naruto Strait south to west and its coastal area is a part of Setonaikai National Park.
It boasts a 100 year old golf course, the oldest in Japan, a man-made skiing ground, the Rokko Ranch run by Kobe City where Kiso horses (Japanese breed), Tokara horses and other horses are grazed on an spacious ground, drawing upward of 7 million visitors a year.
www.asia-planet.net /japan/kansai.htm   (2876 words)

  
 Bunny Princess Koko - Episode 1
The light had faded entirely away, and Koko was nowhere to be seen.
Koko was standing atop a tall shrine, arrayed in what one might remark to be a rather ridiculous-looking battle costume.
"Oh, these." Koko ran her hands up and down the long, rabbit-like ears that had sprouted from the sides of her head.
www.geocities.com /balsaatree/BPK/BunnyPrincessKoko_Episode1-01.html   (3016 words)

  
 kristen's japan: weblog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She seems to believe that the soul of Japan is missing; the uninspired, boxy concrete architecture and lack of outdoor spaces in Tokyo indicate a country with no culture; no heart.
Japan is having a census this year and we are being counted.
And in Japan, should you find yourself blotto from overconsumption of liquor, which for the Japanese can mean just a couple of beers since there's a genetic intolerance for alcohol here, friends will make sure you head safely in the direction of home.
www.mediatinker.com /blog/2000_archive.html   (20026 words)

  
 In Ghostly Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But the use of incense in Japan is not confined to religious rites and ceremonies: indeed the costlier kinds of incense are manufactured chiefly for social entertainments.
It defined, took tints of life, slowly became luminous, and the Emperor recognized the form of his beloved At first the apparition was faint; but it soon became distinct as a living person, and seemed with each moment to grow more beautiful.
It is a remarkable fact that in almost all countries (including Japan) the howling of dogs has been attributed to their perception of things viewless to man, and awful,—especially gods and ghosts;—and this unanimity of superstitious belief suggests that one element of the disquiet inspired by the cry is the dread of the supernatural.
www.blackmask.com /books122c/7igjp.htm   (20312 words)

  
 Japan Travel Tips
Upon arrival in Japan, you exchange the voucher for the true rail pass at one of several special JR offices set up for this purpose.
I frequently found that the trains leaving in the next half-hour or so were full, but the trains after that still had space, and were in the process of filling up.
Kristi, who must be a net goddess, has an amazingly good diary of her trip to Japan.
pages.prodigy.net /kinkade.dave/jptrav.htm   (2879 words)

  
 When You're Big In Japan!
Their first round games are in Japan (including Sapporo in Hokkaido - Japan's northern island).
He is returning to work in Japan in January so we had to remind him what life would be like.
Koko san's (Mr Koko's) little bar is less than half the distance as the cockroach crawls (as the crow flies it's about two thirds the distance due to me living up here in the penthouse)!
www.ricktherazor.com /Biginjapan/months/dec01.htm   (1660 words)

  
 A timeline of Japan
100 BC : rice and iron are imported into Japan by the migration of the Yayoi (related to the Mongols), who also brought a new language and a new religion
: the Sun (Soga) dynasty ascends to the throne and the capital of Japan is moved to their homeland, the Asuka valley in the central Yamato plain
: Japan invades China and captures Nanking (350,000 Chinese are killed and 100,000 women are raped during the "rape of Nanking")
www.scaruffi.com /politics/japanese.html   (1950 words)

  
 Koko's Korner
His story may be told in full elsewhere, but suffice it to say that this charming little fellow won my heart at a very tender age, long years before I ever heard of Middle Earth (that other fabulous land of make-believe), and he still holds a big place in my heart.
This town in Japan claims to be the real Titipu, and this is their homepage.
THE JAPANESE "HOUKAN": Koko actually comes from a very long tradition of Japanese comedians or court jesters, best known to westerners as the "fool" in the famous movie, "RAN".
www.hostultra.com /~daisybtoes/Koko.html   (1428 words)

  
 A Short History of Japan
Approximate date of accession of Emperor Jimmu, the great grandson of Ninigi, the granson of Amaterasu, the sun goddess
Fall of Tokugawa shogunate; power is restored to the emperor and his government
Japan becomes largest creditor nation and aid donor; Seikan tunnel links Honshu and Hokkaido
gary.appenzeller.net /ShogunJapanHistory.html   (706 words)

  
 IN GHOSTLY JAPAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When the Emperor bad lost his beautiful favorite, the Lady Li, he sorrowed so much that fears were entertained for his reason.
We picked our way between the rain-pools and between the green ridges of young potatoes,--whose roots were doubtless feeding on the substance of many another O-Tsuyu and O-Yoné;--and we reached at last two lichen-eaten tombs of which the inscriptions seemed almost obliterated.
It is a remarkable fact that in almost all countries (including Japan) the howling of dogs has been attributed to their perception of things viewless to man, and awful,--especially gods and ghosts;--and this unanimity of superstitious belief suggests that one element of the disquiet inspired by the cry is the dread of the
www.k-i-a.or.jp /main/kiaeigopage/KaidanPage/etexts/LH-inghostlyjapan.htm   (19019 words)

  
 Hada (Hebrews) coming to Japan
Approximate date of accession of First Emperor Jimmu also called the 'Kamu-yamato-iware-biko-sumera-mikoto' when translated in Hebrew means 'The founder of the Hebrew nation of Yahweh, the noble (first born) of Samaria his kingdom'
All books were lost along with the knowledge of the history of Japan.
Later, mythological histories were largely fictional birthed from the literary vacuum created by this great loss.
www.culdee.org /japan/emperors.html   (1124 words)

  
 List of Japan-related topics : List of Japan related topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
B'z, Baka, Baku (spirit), Bandai Satellaview Zelda, Bank of Japan Battle Angel Alita, Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Midway, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Sekigahara, Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of the Planets, Battle of the Yalu River, Battle of Tsushima
Earth Simulator, East Asian language, East China Sea, Ecchi, Economy of Japan, Edo, Edo period, Educational reform in occupied Japan, Ehime prefecture, Eiji Tsuburaya, Eirin, Emishi, Ethnic Japanese
Obaku, Obon, Occupied Japan, Ochazuke, Oda Nobuhide, Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobuyuki, Oda Sakunosuke, Oguma Hideo, Oguri Mushitaro, Oh!
www.city-search.org /li/list-of-japan-related-topics.html   (808 words)

  
 Asia Bookroom: Japan - Language & Linguistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Vol V. Also includes: An Introduction to the Main Currents of Buddhist Philosophy in Japan - W. Gundert; Index of Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, First Series, Volumes I - L - R. de B. Layard; Bibliographical Note to be appended to Volume III of Murdoch's History of Japan.
The balance (550 copies), with the plates & type, was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1923.
It was reprinted in 1943 to preserve the unique cursive "grass script" brushwork of the Emperor Taisho's writing-master and to benefit service students studying Japanese at the time.
www.oldbookroom.com /currentlists_xAsia/japlangling.htm   (804 words)

  
 Meiji of Japan - Civilization Fanatics' Forums
Under Meiji japan became first modern asian super power.
He will also work for Yoshihito 1912-1926(Taisho emperor) just not so big eye brow, and for hirohito without glasses.
he have 2 leader for china 1 leader for korea and 2 leader for japan, and 2 leader for khmer.
forums.civfanatics.com /showthread.php?t=92415   (609 words)

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