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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> fan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fan (implement), a device to agitate or move air or gas.
		Japanese war fan, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts.
		The Fan is a historic district in Richmond, Virginia.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/fan (167 words)

	The Type of the Fan
		A modern interpretation of these metal fans are the fans used during martial arts displays, in which are jagged metal fans are used in conjunction with a demonstration to display agility.
		Gut fans: "Fans made of gut, knotted gut or coated horsehair" or "Modern slang, referring to a coated leather skin which is used in a non-folding fan (usually a handscreen) or a pieced fan binded together" (Fendel, 2001).
		The fan that Jenny reportably used (especially during her tours under the aegis of P.T. Barnum in the mid 1800's) was a disposable fan with shaped fabric and binded together with a thread on wooden bone, or faux ivory sticks.
	www.albany.edu /~cl3158/isp361/bottomstyle.html (3716 words)

	Japanese war fan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Signalling fans came in three varieties: a tasseled pom-pom, a solid iron fan, or a wood and paper one, very similar to the fans used today by sumo referees.
		Fans are also used for offensive and defensive purposes in the Chinese and Korean martial arts.
		One particularly famous legend involving war fans concerns a direct confrontation between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin at the fourth battle of Kawanakajima in 1561.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_war_fan (764 words)

	The Russian Cavalry during the Russo-Japanese War
		On May 26th, the Second Japanese army, under General Oku, captured the position at Kin-chau [22], defended by the 4th Division of Rifles [23] and, from that time on, Port Arthur was cut off from the rest of the Russian army and blockaded by land and sea.
		The Japanese halted for the purpose of utilizing the cover offered by the terrain which was mountains and badly cut up, but as soon as they saw that two platoons of the cossacks were turning their left flank, they turned and rode back at a gallop.
		Closely pressed by the Japanese infantry, and also fearing for its left flank, the 4th Sotnia began to retire under the heavy but badly aimed fire of the Japanese, but was joined by Colonel Matsievskii, who had bivouacked during the night near the village of Maouhe, in the immediately vicinity of the enemy.
	www.russojapanesewar.com /russcav.html (16440 words)

	Courses - Japanese Section - Swarthmore College, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
		This course aims to lead Japanese students into the intermediate-advanced level, deepening students' exposure to Japanese culture through the study of authentic materials and the application of language skills in diverse linguistic contexts.
		As Japanese society has transferred rapidly in the 20th century and beyond, a number of authors have turned to the fantastic to explore the pathways of cultural memory, the vicissitudes of interpersonal relationships, the limits of mind and body, and the nature of storytelling itself.
		Issues to be investigated include Japanese nationalism and imperialism; women’s experiences of the war and home front; changing representations and ideologies of the body; war writing and censorship; the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Japanese responses to the Occupation; and the war in postwar memory.
	www.swarthmore.edu /Humanities/mll/japanese/academic/courses.html (1072 words)

	Fan (implement) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fans are useful for moving large quantities of air, which is suited for applications such as winnowing grain or blowing a fire, cooling and ventilation purposes, and in conjunction with a heat source for heating and drying.
		In automobiles, a mechanical fan, driven with a belt and pulley off the engine's crankshaft, or an electric fan switched on/off by a thermo switch is used to blow or suck air through a coolant filled radiator, to prevent the engine from overheating.
		A fan is also a small vane or sail that is used to keep the large sail of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fan_(implement) (3990 words)

	The Fan and the Sword: Exploring Kenbu
		Though wars had largely ceased after 1603, civil disputes and rebellions did not, and members of the samurai class in the Tokugawa period were expected to train in martial arts as a matter of class distinction, family pride and potential necessity.
		The fan used for kenbu is not anything like the martial gunsen, or Japanese war fan, or tessen, the iron fan.
		Made out of paper and bamboo, these fans are the same as those used in Nihon Buyo, with the metal slats at the bottom that weight the fan and allow it to be thrown accurately.
	ejmas.com /jtc/2006jtc/jtcart_klens-bigman_0603.html (2998 words)

	History of Japanese Folding Fan
		Japanese traditional paper on a framework of rib, is folded over in many layers.
		This Iron fan was used in the war to command troops.
		Fans were used in tea ceremonies, Japanese Dance, and aroma.
	www.geocities.com /dudeman_japan/history.html (332 words)

	J-Fan - Miscellaneous:Japanese History
		Chronology of Japanese History - Concise chronology from the Yamato period through the present.
		Japanese Aviation & Military Web Ring - Association of web sites dedicated to the study of Japanese Aviation & Military history until 1945.
		Japanese War Crimes - Memorial of the victims of the Japanese atrocities in the Second Sino-Japan War and their families.
	www.j-fan.com /dir/Miscellaneous/Japanese_History (466 words)

	Defensive weapons of the Japanese samurai
		The Japanese sword, admired for its artistic value as well as for its practical merits, is often considered an emblem of the samurai's power and skill.
		It was venerated by the bushi, or warrior class, and was worn as a badge of a samurai's status.
		Later, the gunsen, or folding war fan, was frequently carried by bushi in armor and used as a weapon of both attack and defense.
	www.e-budokai.com /articles/weapons.htm (2121 words)

	JAPANESE WAR FAN FACTS AND INFORMATION
		were folding fans with outer spokes made of iron which were designed to look like regular, harmless folding fans or solid clubs shaped to look like a closed fan.
		Fans are also used for offensive and defensive purposes in the Chinese martial arts.
		Mai Shiranui of Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters (she used a war fan as her weapon at one point)
	www.collectiblehome.com /Japanese_war_fan (560 words)

	Kokoro Ryu Martial Arts - Shop
		The Japanese War Fan (Gunbai-Dansen) was an essential signaling device on the battlefield used by officers to direct troops.
		The fan could also be used as weapon using the handle to strike and the stiff fan to block with.
		The Hanwei war fan is based on an original from the Edo period and is inscribed with Chinese military philosophy from Sun Tzu's "Art of War." Japanese military leaders were well versed in the strategies of Sun Tzu and it is not surprising to find his maxims gracing antique war fans.
	www.kokororyu.com /cat.php?catid=9&subcatid=86 (257 words)

	By the Sword, Inc. Oriental Weapons
		The War Fan was an essential signaling device on the battlefield used by officers to command and direct troops.
		Our war fan is based on an original from the Edo period and is inscribed with Chinese military philosophy from Sun Tzu’s “Art of War.” Japanese military leaders were well versed in the strategies of Sun Tzu and it is not surprising to find his maxims gracing antique war fans.
		On the stainless steel handle of the war fan is an engraved poem inciting a blessing of peace.
	www.by-the-sword.com /acatalog/Oriental_Weapons.html (1205 words)

	Japanese Fans \| National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The ornamentation on either kind of fan may be a brush painting inspired by nature, a collage of cut or torn paper, or almost anything else.
		The uses of fans have been many—to cool oneself, fan a flame, employ as a dance prop, or even wield as a weapon.
		Have the students use their fans to suggest: a wave in the ocean, a tree blowing in the breeze, or a bird flying.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/LP/LS17.html (591 words)

	Attractive Hand Fans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pictorial records show that the earliest hand fan dated around the 3000 B.C. The evidence suggests that the Greeks, the Etruscans, and the Romans all used the fans for cooling during the summer time and as ceremonial devices.
		Today, fans again reflects the social and economical times in the 20th century, with the rise of advertising and a more practical and wasteful society.
		Today, in Europe, only in Spain is the fan parts of everyday life, as it still remains in most hot countries, particularly in the Far East, and especially in Japan, China and Taiwan.
	www.hand-fan.org /FANwebsite/resources/styles_of_fans.htm (195 words)

	Cynical-C Blog: June 2005 Archives
		Iraq War Fatalities is a chart of the US and coalition military fatalities that have occurred in the war in Iraq since hte onset, mapped across the dimensions of time and space.
		Found by a Japanese student, Norio Suzuki, Onoda still refused to accept that the war was over unless he received orders to lay down his arms from his superior officer.
		Japanese warning signs are very different than warning signs in other parts of the world, because they usually contain a visual and easy to understand reason why something is dangerous or not allowed.
	www.cynical-c.com /archives/2005_06.html (9110 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For example, Yoshitsune, a hero in Japanese mythology, is said to have defeated an opponent named Benkei by parrying the blows of his opponent's spear with an iron fan.
		Additionally, Yumi Ishiyama in Code Lyoko uses war fans as her weapons, as do Mai Shiranui of Fatal Fury,King of Fighters and Kitana of Mortal Kombat, and Temari from Naruto fights with a giant metal fan.
		Like the folding fan, tessen usually had eight to ten bamboo or metal ribs and could be worn with everyday attire.
	www.freewebs.com /tempest_wind/BIO.htm (2584 words)

	JAPANESE MEDICAL ATROCITIES IN WORLD WAR II: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SHELDON H. Of all the belligerents in World War II, Japan was the only nation that used both chemical and biological weapons in battle.
		Beginning in 1945, and extending to the present, the rotating governments in power in Japan either denied any knowledge of the bw and cw activities of the Japanese Imperial Armed Forces during World War II, or, tended to minimize the extent of such activities.
		The silence of the Japanese Government concerning this crime and other notorious medical crimes is deafening.
	www.vcn.bc.ca /alpha/speech/Harris.htm (2171 words)

	Japanese Sword Restoration Parts - Price List
		Japanese quality Choji (Clove) oil with rust preventative.
		Note: The kit is Japanese made and does not contain Chinese 'talcum powder' pom-pom's.
		JAPANESE PRODUCED products are subject to continue to go up in cost.
	www.japanese-swords.com /pages/prices.htm (852 words)

	The Life and Tragedy of Alexandra - Chapter XII -The Russo-Japanese War
		It is true that the Russo-Japanese War did not touch the vital chords of the country, as did the European conflict.
		The real tragedy of that war was that it showed the country grave defects in government machinery.
		There could be no question of great receptions in war time, but in the autumn of this year the Empress began to give dinners at Tsarskoe Selo for the young women of St. Petersburg society and their husbands.
	www.alexanderpalace.com /alexandra/XII.html (2012 words)

	Sources
		Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869- 1945.
		Kuropatkin, General A.N. The Russian Army and the Japanese War, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1909.
		The Russo-Japanese War: Reports from British Officers Attached to the Japanese and Russian Forces in the Field.
	www.russojapanesewar.com /sources.html (1592 words)

	Japanese hardware sales: Lite's out - DS Fanboy
		When we awoke from our dreamy slumber this morning, the Japanese sales chart for the week ranging from 27 February to 5 March was gently resting on the adjacent pillow, wrapped in a satin cloth and smelling of lavender.
		We immediately unwrapped the overtly feminine package and were pleased to find a brand new entrant into the wacky world of sales charts.
		The release dates for the rest of Asia and the world, having been pushed back to April is a proof of that.
	www.dsfanboy.com /2006/03/13/japanese-hardware-sales-lites-out (1723 words)

	VQR » Japanese Fan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The restaurant's tables and tatami rooms are occupied, the air thick with the white noise of conversation in several languages, chopsticks on lacquer ware and china, fans slowly rotating overhead.
		The fan is a one-piece affair—faux palm leaf on fl lacquer stem— decorated with a colorful miniature of a famous wood block beauty gazing at her reflection in a hand mirror.
		The fan is balanced against the wall by two finishing nails supporting its lower edge.
	www.vqronline.org /articles/1997/summer/volchok-japanese-fan (5771 words)

	FAN - Find Information Here!
		Centrifugal fans blow air at right angles to the intake of the fan,...
		Supporter is a synonym to "fan" which predates the latter term and as...
		In trendy speech, fans may coalesce collectively into a fandom or a "fanbase".
	www.buypalmtrees.com /palmsfan.htm (185 words)

	c1945 Silk Fan, printed with Japanese Pagoda
		Silk is stretched across a wire frame and printed with a Japanese pagoda scene.
		The picture can be seen from both sides of the fan.
		Still a pretty fan, probably a souvenir sent home to a World War II sweetheart.
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,c1945-silk-fan,429738.html (112 words)

	Anime Fan Madness
		Well, seeing that this is a Japanese Anime site, you're going to be running into some Japanese words that you may not know the meanings to.
		So, I figured it would be a good idea to make a page with these Japanese words and their meanings to help ya out.
		Also, if you have any other Japanese words to add here, just let me know and they will be added here as well.
	groups.msn.com /AnimeFanMadness/meaningsofsomejapanesewords.msnw (283 words)

	Shop Fan, Furniture, Appliances & Fans at Collectibles On Sale
		Buy Fan, Furniture, Appliances & Fans at online collectibles mall, Choose from a wide range of collectibles, including Chinese, Japanese, Asian collectibles and more at great prices.
		Fan (aficionado) (the bracketed word being the Spanish translation), someone who has an intense liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend
		Fan, a Swedish swearword roughly translated as "devil"
	www.collectibles-onsale.com /fan.htm (360 words)

	Japanese hardware sales, July 17 - 23: Not a good week in the war [update 1] - PSP Fanboy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Japanese hardware sales, July 17 - 23: Not a good week in the war [update 1] - PSP Fanboy
		Japanese hardware sales, Sept. 25 - Oct. 1: The Pokemon are back (10/07/2006)
		All this in addition to the simple facts that Nintendo just fixed most of what was wrong with the Phat with the Lite and have maintained a cheaper entry pricepoint than Sony since the beginning equals certain dominance in the Japanese market.
	www.pspfanboy.com /2006/07/28/japanese-hardware-sales-july-17-23-not-a-good-week-in-the-wa (1114 words)

	war fan - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word war fan:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "war fan" is defined.
		Phrases that include war fan: japanese signalling war fan, japanese war fan
	www.onelook.com /?w=war+fan (83 words)

	The Org - Medieval 2 Total War, Rome Total War, Shogun Total War, Medieval Total War
		"Warhammer Total War is a Rome Total War mod set in the grim fantasy land of Games Workshop's Warhammer game.
		The team has already made a first limited release including nearly forty new units split across four unique factions for custom battles: Altdorf, Middenheim, Hordes of Chaos and the High Elves.
		When the campaign is released you will be able to hold the line with the forces of light against the warped foe or lead your own Chaos horde of beastmen and daemons to burn the realms of Man. Visit Warhammer Total War at www.zodiak-productions.com".
	www.totalwar.org /links/GenSiteLinks.shtml (199 words)

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