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| Tokyo Broadcasting System () or TBS Holdings, Inc., is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named . Tokyo_Broadcasting_System | |
| United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) is a U.S. immigration and border management system. The system involves the collection and analysis of biometric data (such as fingerprints), which are checked against a database to track individuals deemed by the United States to be terrorists, criminals, and illegal immigrants. United_States_Visitor_and_Immigrant_Status_Indicator_Technology | |
| Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features many of the city's major arts institutions and sports facilities, sightseeing opportunities, a variety of skyscrapers and associated large multinational corporations and an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities. Downtown is the hub of the city's freeway network and growing Metro rapid transit system. Downtown_Los_Angeles | |
| Alexander Lebed Alexander Ivanovich Lebed'20 April 1950, Novocherkassk 28 April 2002, Sayan Mountains) was a Russian Lieutenant General and politician. He placed third in the 1996 Russian presidential election, with 14.5% of the vote nationwide. He later served as Russia's Secretary of the Security Council and as governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia's second largest region. He served four years in the latter position, until his death in a Mi-8 helicopter crash. Alexander_Lebed | |
| Akebono Tarō is a retired sumo wrestler. Born in Waimānalo, Hawaii, Akebono became the first foreign born wrestler ever to reach Yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo, on January 27, 1993. His name Akebono means "dawn" in Japanese. During his 13 years of sumo wrestling, Akebono won the Emperor's Cup a total of 11 times, with a record of 566-198 in the top division. Akebono's rivalry with the brothers, Takanohana and Wakanohana, led to the popularity of sumo on TV in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Akebono_Tarō | |
| Takanohana Kōji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever. The son of a popular ōzeki ranked wrestler from the 1970s, Takanohana's rise through the ranks alongside his elder brother Wakanohana and his rivalry with the foreign born yokozuna Akebono saw interest in sumo and attendance at tournaments soar during the early 1990s. Takanohana_Kōji | |
| Asashōryū Akinori is a sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. He is the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He is one of the most successful yokozuna ever, and has won 23 top division tournament championships to date. In 2005 he became the first man to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Asashōryū_Akinori | |
| Musashimaru Kōyō , is a former sumo wrestler. He was the second foreign-born wrestler in history to reach the rank of yokozuna. He won over 700 top division bouts and took twelve top division tournament championships during his career. Musashimaru's sheer bulk combined with of height made him a formidable opponent, and he was remarkably consistent and injury-free for most of his career. Musashimaru_Kōyō | |
| Human subject research Human subject research (HSR), or human subject use (HSU) involves the use of human beings as research subjects. It is an important part of medical research, and many people volunteer for clinical trials of medical treatments. People also volunteer to be subjects for experiments in basic medical science and biology, as well as social and behavioral (psychological) research.There are many examples throughout history of human research subjects being treated unethically, and there are therefore many requirements, guidelines, and procedures in place today to ensure similar events are not repeated. Human_subject_research | |
| Minato Mirai 21 Yokohama, Japan.The name, which means "Harbor Future 21", was selected in a public competition. Construction of the area started in 1983. Built largely on reclaimed land, the area now features the Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest skyscraper, the Queen's Square shopping mall, the Pacifico Yokohama convention center, Intercontinental Hotel, and more. Next to Landmark Tower is the Yokohama Museum of Art. Minato_Mirai_21 | |
| Love hotel A is a type of short-stay hotel found in Japan operated primarily for the purpose of allowing couples privacy to have sexual intercourse. Similar establishments also exist in other East Asian countries and regions such as South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The same concept also exists in Central and Souh America, particularly in Guatemala, Chile and even the USA and Mexico where they are called "autohotels" , and in Argentina, where they are called "albergues transit Love_hotel | |
| Tsūtenkaku Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi, Ltd. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa Ward, Ebisu Higashi 1-18-6.Its total height is 103 mThe current tower is actually the second to occupy the site. The original tower, patterned after the Eiffel Tower, was built in 1912, and was connected to the adjacent amusement park, Luna Park, by an aerial cable car. Tsūtenkaku | |
| Asashōryū Akinori Talk:Asashōryū_Akinori | |
| Japan Air System was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two larger airlines. Japan_Air_System | |
| Branded to Kill is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Joe Shishido, Koji Nanbara, Annu Mari and Mariko Ogawa. It was a low budget, production line number for the Nikkatsu Company, originally released in a double bill with Nishimura Shōgorō's Burning Nature. Branded_to_Kill | |
| 51st state 51st state, in American political discourse, is a phrase that refers to areas either seriously or derisively considered candidates for addition to the 50 states already part of the Union. Before 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the U.S., the term "the 49th state" was used." 51st_state | |
| Itoshima District, Fukuoka Itoshima (糸島郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,173 and a density of 279.30 persons per km². The total area is 111.61 km². Itoshima_District,_Fukuoka | |
| Tokyo Monorail Tokyo_Monorail | |
| Raichō Raichō (雷鳥) is a limited express train that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa, Japan, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, and Hokuriku Main Line. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).The Thunderbird (サンダーバード), is a faster version of the Raichō that continues beyond Kanazawa into Toyama Prefecture. Raichō | |
| Glay (band) is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru during high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel. As of 2008, they had sold an estimated amount of 28 million records of forty-three singles and 23 million copies of fourteen albums, about 37,8 million of which in Japan alone, according to Oricon charts. Glay_(band) | |
| SMAP SMAP ("Sports Music Assemble People") is a Japanese "idol" group, formed by Johnny & Associates. Originally, there were six members in the group; current members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori. Their CD debut was in 1991. SMAP | |
| Namie Amuro Japanese singer, dancer, and former child actor/singer, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen Japanese pop music". Namie_Amuro | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze medalist. Daisuke_Matsuzaka | |
| Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次 Yamada Yōji, born September 13, 1931 in Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese director best known for his Tora-san series of films.He was born in Osaka. But because of the work of his father, who is an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, from the age of 2 he was brought up in Manchuria. Following the end of World War II, he came back to Japan and subsequently he lived in Yamagata Prefecture. Yoji_Yamada | |
| Songs in A Minor Songs in A Minor is the debut album by American recording artist Alicia Keys, released on June 5, 2001, in the United States by J Records. After graduating from high school, Keys signed with Columbia Records to begin her music career. She recorded an album in 1998 under the label, which they rejected. Her contract subsequently ended with Columbia after a dispute with the label, where Keys later signed with Clive Davis. An accomplished pianist, Keys wrote, arranged and produced the majority of the album. Songs_in_A_Minor | |
| Chūō Shinkansen is a proposed maglev line connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, Japan. Currently the only part of the line that exists is the Yamanashi test track. It is proposed to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in the first stage in 40 minutes, and eventually Tokyo and Osaka in an hour. Chūō_Shinkansen | |
| North Korean abductions of Japanese The North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government happened during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although only sixteen (8 men and 8 women) are officially recognized by the Japanese government, there may have been as many as 70 to 80 Japanese abducted. North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese | |
| Debito Arudou (born 13 January 1965) is an American-born Japanese author and activist. Debito_Arudou | |
| A Chorus Line A Chorus Line is a musical about seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.With nineteen main characters, it is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical. A_Chorus_Line | |
| Japan Business Federation is an economic organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations). Its 1,662 members consist of 1,343 companies, 130 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 22, 2007).For most of the post-war period, the Keidanren has been the voice of big business in Japan and is generally considered the most conservative of the country's three major economic organizations. Japan_Business_Federation | |
| Taiji, Wakayama is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 3,444 and a density of 577.85 persons per km². The total area is 5.96 km². Taiji is the smallest local government by area in Wakayama Prefecture because, unlike others, it has not experienced a merger since 1889 when the village of Moriura merged into Taiji. Taiji,_Wakayama | |
| Fusae Ohta Fusae Ohta (太田 房江 Ōta Fusae, born June 2, 1951) is a Japanese politician, the former governor of Osaka prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor.Born in Kure, Hiroshima, she later moved to Toyohashi, Aichi. Fusae_Ohta | |
| Sanyo Sanyo | |
| Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan's largest and most infamous yakuza organization, and is named after founder Harukichi Yamaguchi.It is one of the largest criminal organizations in the world. Estimates put the number of active members at just over 39,000, with thousands more having strong associations. It is, by far, the largest of the boryokudan groups, and its membership encompasses roughly 45% of the 86,300 yakuza in the Japanese underworld.kumicho, 15 shatei (younger brother) and 86 wakachu (child) as of November 2005. Yamaguchi-gumi | |
| Morning Musume is a Japanese girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. Sometimes referred to as , they are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is masterminded by Naoki Yamazaki and managed by producer Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs. Currently, they hold the record of having the highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts. Morning_Musume | |
| History of the Ryukyu Islands This article is about the history of the Ryukyu Islands southwest of the main islands of Japan. History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands | |
| Kliper Kliper (Клипер, English:Clipper) is a partly reusable manned spacecraft, proposed by RSC Energia. Kliper | |
| Voting age voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to vote in a public election. constitutional provision.At the present time the voting age across the world is typically 18. When the right to vote was first accorded in democracies the voting age was generally set at 21, or in some cases at an even higher level. Voting_age | |
| Takarazuka Revue The Takarazuka Revue (宝塚歌劇団 Takarazuka Kagekidan) is a Japanese all-female musical theater in the city of Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play both male and female roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions — most of their plays are Western-style musicals, and sometimes they are stories adapted from shōjo manga and folktales of China and Japan. Takarazuka_Revue | |
| Masako, Crown Princess of Japan Masako,_Crown_Princess_of_Japan | |
| Shōchū is a distilled beverage native to Japan. It is most commonly distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, or rice. Typically, it contains 25% alcohol by volume (weaker than whisky or standard-strength vodka but stronger than wine and sake). Shōchū | |
| Fumihiro Joyu was the spokesperson and public relations manager of the controversial Japanese Buddhist group Aum Shinrikyo, and has been the de facto chief of the organization since 1999. Fumihiro_Joyu | |
| List of unusual deaths This article provides a list of unusual deaths – unique, or extremely rare circumstances recorded throughout history. The list also includes less rare, but still unusual, deaths of prominent people. List_of_unusual_deaths | |
| Theodore Van Kirk Theodore Van Kirk (born 27 February 1921 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania ) is a former United States Army Air Corps navigator who flew 58 B-17 Flying Fortress combat missions with the 97th Bomb Group over Occupied France and Germany during World War II. He was also selected to fly General Mark Clark on a secret mission to negotiate with the Free French in Algeria, and was also navigator on the aircraft that flew General Dwight Eisenhower to the invasion site in North Africa to launch Operation Torch. Theodore_Van_Kirk | |
| Ford Falcon (Australia) Talk:Ford_Falcon_(Australia) | |
| Winny Talk:Winny | |
| Charles Robert Jenkins Charles Robert Jenkins (born February 18, 1940) is a former United States Army soldier who lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after deserting his unit and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Charles_Robert_Jenkins | |
| Compulsory sterilization Compulsory sterilization (or sterilisation) programs are government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization. In the first half of the twentieth century, many such programs were instituted in countries around the world, usually as part of eugenics programs intended to prevent the reproduction and multiplication of members of the population considered to be carriers of defective genetic traits. Compulsory_sterilization | |
| Japan Self-Defense Forces Talk:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces | |
| Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window is a children book written by Japanese television personality and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The book was published originally as in 1981, and became an instant bestseller in Japan. The book is about the values of the unconventional education that Kuroyanagi received at Tomoe Gakuen, a Tokyo elementary school founded by educator Sosaku Kobayashi during World War II, and it is considered her childhood memoir. Totto-Chan:_The_Little_Girl_at_the_Window |
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