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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Etiquette

The Question: Where may I find Bar Mitzvah etiquette? The Answer: While practices vary among communities and denominations, Judaism 101 provides a helpful…

Japanese Relocation Centers

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…

Japanese League Leaders

Final StandingsCentral LeagueWLTPctGBYakult Swallows83522.615—Yokohama BayStars72630.53311Hiroshima Carp66690.48917Yomiuri Giants63720.46720Hanshin Tigers62731.45921Chunichi Dragons59761.…

Japanese Landmarks Quiz

Japan is a major tourist destination, with tons of interesting places to visit. How well do you know some of Japan's most famous sights?

Morita, Akio

(Encyclopedia) Morita, AkioMorita, Akioäkˈēō môrˈētä [key], 1921–99, Japanese business executive, b. Nagoya, Japan. The eldest son of a successful sake brewer, Morita joined Masaru Ibuka to found…

bed and breakfast

(Encyclopedia) bed and breakfast (B&B or BnB), small business that offers guests rooms and breakfast, usually in a private home or apartment. In a B&B, service and meal preparation is…

Casa, Giovanni della

(Encyclopedia) Casa, Giovanni dellaCasa, Giovanni dellajōvänˈnē dĕlˈlä käˈzä [key], 1503–56, Italian cleric and poet. He was archbishop of Benevento and papal nuncio to Venice. He wrote lyric verse,…

Doolittle, James Harold

(Encyclopedia) Doolittle, James Harold, 1896–1993, American aviator, b. Alameda, Calif. After serving in World War I as a flier he returned to school and earned a Sc.D. from MIT. He then became noted…

Takahashi, Korekiyo

(Encyclopedia) Takahashi, KorekiyoTakahashi, Korekiyokōrāˈkēō täˌkähäˈshē [key], 1854–1936, Japanese statesman and financier. Long an official of the Yokohama Specie Bank, he became its president in…