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  • Subaru (スバル) is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese ... opposed boxer engines used in most of their vehicles. In 1996, the ...
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  • later use. Mochi is used to make a variety of traditional Japanese sweets ... In Japan, mochi is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki ...
    16 KB (2,504 words) - 12:55, 10 March 2023
  • during snowy, winter conditions. This member of the mammal family Mustelidae ... The white fur also is known as "ermine," and even in regions ...
    16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:45, 6 September 2023
  • The Jomon period (縄文時代, Jōmon-jidai) is the period of Japanese ... of the Jomon period are still held in regions of Japan. The people of modern ...
    18 KB (2,641 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
  • , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...
    26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
  • tower with multiple eaves, common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, and ... The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking ...
    11 KB (1,700 words) - 23:42, 28 April 2024
  • Shonin (1173-1263), himself a disciple of Honen (1133-1212). Both Shinran ... In contemporary times, Jodo Shinshu is one of the most widely followed ...
    23 KB (3,447 words) - 20:10, 24 April 2023
  • Japan's justification for abducting Korean, Chinese, and Southeast ... Some Japanese historians, using the diaries and testimony of military ...
    27 KB (3,743 words) - 00:07, 8 January 2024
  • where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known ... The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy ...
    23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
  • Kendo (剣道 Kendō) is the martial art of Japanese fencing, developed ... Kendo is rooted in the lifestyle and the spirit of the Samurai tradition ...
    17 KB (2,670 words) - 22:07, 3 March 2023
  • or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship ... is that children are the responsibility of their parents, even when the ...
    14 KB (2,096 words) - 15:32, 10 December 2023
  • - 1662), was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Born ... Zheng Chenggong was a prominent leader of the Ming loyalist movement ...
    15 KB (2,381 words) - 15:22, 3 December 2022
  • paper") is the Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of ... Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can ...
    17 KB (2,643 words) - 01:24, 18 November 2022
  • 日本酒, "Japanese alcohol") in Japan, though in the right context ... to different beverages in different regions of Japan. In Southern Kyūshū ...
    26 KB (4,206 words) - 00:58, 23 December 2022
  • Aspens are trees of the willow family (Salicaceae) and comprise one ... and commercial value for producing a variety of products for humans, including ...
    9 KB (1,368 words) - 04:51, 18 August 2023
  • art dating from the paintings on the walls of Goguryeo tombs to post-modern ... influenced by Chinese art and the exchange of cultural influences between ...
    22 KB (3,315 words) - 22:03, 5 January 2024
  • An open air museum is a distinct type of museum that exhibits its ... American models focus on representations of daily life, which should properly ...
    17 KB (2,491 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
  • Oceania is a geographical (and geopolitical) region consisting of ... Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ...
    24 KB (3,239 words) - 23:47, 17 November 2022
  • Kobe(Kōbe-shi) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent ... It was one of the first cities to open for trade with the Western ...
    32 KB (4,446 words) - 03:58, 4 March 2023
  • gas. It is formed by the disintegration of radium and is one of the densest ... found that it was the heaviest gas known as of then. It has been called radon ...
    15 KB (2,200 words) - 22:50, 7 December 2022

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