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Kyoto

(Encyclopedia) KyotoKyotokyōˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,461,140), capital of Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kamo River. Yodo is its port. Kyoto is one of Japan's largest cities and an…

Oe, Kenzaburo

(Encyclopedia) Oe, Kenzaburo Oe, Kenzaburo kĕnˌzäb&oobreve;rˈō ōˈā [key], 1935–…

July 2021 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

Megan Ewing

Megan Ewing's youthful freckles, raven hair and hazel eyes made her a breakout model in 2001. She was in eighth grade when she made her first modelling trip to Tokyo, and within a few years she had…

1996-97 Boxing Featherweights (126 lbs)

Featherweights (126 lbs) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Nov. 2 Luisito Espionosa Nobutoshi Hiranaka TKO 8 WBC Fukuoka, JPN Nov. 3 Orlando Canizales…

World's Tallest Towers

This table provides information about the tallest towers in the world. A tower differs from a building in that the latter has floors, and is designed for residential, business, or…

Fontaine, Joan

(Joan de Havilland) actressBirthplace: TokyoBorn: 10/22/17

Godzilla

Japanese Name: GojiraOnce a low-budget movie monster and kitsch icon, Godzilla gained fresh fame with the release of the $100 million film Godzilla (1998, with Matthew Broderick). In the '98 version…