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Abe, Nobuyuki
(Encyclopedia) Abe, Nobuyuki, 1875–1953, Japanese army officer and political, b. Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture. He attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and the Army War…Yosai
(Encyclopedia) Yosai (Kikuchi Yosai)Yosaikēk&oomacr;ˈchē yōˈsī [key], 1788–1878, Japanese painter, known for his depiction of historical subject matter. Although he was well trained in the…Yamamoto, Gombei
(Encyclopedia) Yamamoto, GombeiYamamoto, Gombeigōmˈbā yämäˈmōtō [key], 1852–1933, Japanese admiral. He was navy minister (1898–1906) during the Russo-Japanese War. Yamamoto was later (1913–14, 1923–…Oyama, Iwao
(Encyclopedia) Oyama, IwaoOyama, Iwaoēwäˈō ōˈyämä [key], 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal. A native of Satsuma and a follower of Okubo Toshimichi, he worked to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and…Moronobu
(Encyclopedia) Moronobu (Hishikawa Moronobu)Moronobuhēshēkäˈwä mōrōˈnōb&oomacr; [key], c.1618–c.1694, Japanese painter and color-print designer of the ukiyo-e school. He began his career as an…Tsushima
(Encyclopedia) TsushimaTsushimats&oomacr;ˈshēmä [key], two Japanese islands in Korea Strait. The islands are rocky, and fishing is the main occupation. Nearby, in May, 1905, occurred the major…Tanizaki, Junichiro
(Encyclopedia) Tanizaki, JunichiroTanizaki, Junichiroj&oobreve;nēˈchērō tänēˈzäkē [key], 1886–1965, Japanese writer. A witness to the devastating Tokyo earthquake of 1923, he moved to the Kansai…Usk
(Encyclopedia) Usk, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Black Mts., S Wales and flowing generally SE to Bristol Channel near Newport. The upper Usk is noted for its beauty and its excellent…Sotatsu Tawaraya
(Encyclopedia) Sotatsu Tawaraya, fl. early 1600s, Japanese artist. With Koetsu he is credited with founding the decorative Rimpa school of Japanese painting. A painter who revived yamato-e style by…Taiho
(Encyclopedia) Taiho, 1940–2013, Japanese sumo wrestler. The son of a Japanese mother and a Ukrainian father, he was born on Sakhalin Island as Ivan Boryshko; his Japanese name Koki Naya. At the end…Trending
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