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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?

Symbolism of Fire

by Mark Hughes Related Links History: Flame and Torch Summer Olympics 2008 Biography: Prometheus…

Brewer's: Symbol

originally meant the corresponding part of a tally, ticket, or coin cut in twain. The person who presented the piece which fitted showed a “symbol” of his right to what he claimed. (Greek…

State Symbols

StateSongBirdTreeFlowerAlabama“Alabama” (1931)yellowhammer (1927)Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)camellia (1959)Salt water fish: fighting tarpon (1955); Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (…

Japanese

(Encyclopedia) JapaneseJapanesejăpˌənēzˈ [key], language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in…

Manga and Anime: The Japanese Invasion

Japanese comics and cartoons, with their bold art and complex plots, have captured the hearts and imaginations of a worldwide audience. by Jennie Wood Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, the first…

symbol

(Encyclopedia) symbol, sign representing something that has an independent existence. The most important use of symbols is in language. To say so, however, does not solve the perennial philosophical…

Wright, Patience Lovell

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Patience Lovell, 1725–86, American sculptor, b. Bordentown, N.J., mother of Joseph Wright. Her portraits, modeled in wax, were the earliest recorded attempts at sculptural…