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- from the Greek for spiny skin) are a phylum of marine invertebrates that are ... terrestrial representatives. Representatives of the phylum can be found at ...11 KB (1,553 words) - 17:27, 11 October 2020
- monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In 742, Ganjin was visited ... Jianzhen promulgated the Lü-tsung (Vinaya) school of Buddhism, which ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 12:20, 1 August 2022
- The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... Hotel on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China ...14 KB (2,212 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- – 708 or 710 C.E.), was a Japanese poet of the Nara period who featured ... As an official poet to the court of three successive rulers, Hitomaro ...13 KB (2,022 words) - 02:25, 5 October 2022
- Sea to the south; and the East Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east. South Korea ... Yellow Sea to the south; the East Sea (Sea of Japan) borders the east coast ...14 KB (2,131 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- its southwest. It is connected to the Sea of Japan (also known as "Korean ... Kuril Islands straits, waters from the Sea of Japan flowing through the La ...21 KB (3,208 words) - 17:32, 25 January 2023
- West from the unique Christian perspective of a Japanese Catholic. Together ... Endo’s greatest work, Silence, portrays the courage of Japanese ...12 KB (1,864 words) - 18:33, 13 February 2024
- - 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... four other fishermen from Tosa Province, Japan, and rescued by the American ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- Ganghwa Island (江華島), known as the first line of defense for ... island in South Korea, sits in the estuary of the Han River on the west coast ...8 KB (1,114 words) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- Koi is any of the ornamental, domesticated varieties of the common ... Koi is one of the world's most popular freshwater, ornamental ...13 KB (2,084 words) - 22:49, 18 October 2021
- The Kamchatka Peninsula is a long body of land jutting dramatically ... About the size of New Zealand, it is one of the largest peninsulas ...9 KB (1,374 words) - 02:34, 5 October 2022
- Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo (374-413, r. 391-413) was the nineteenth ... Today, King Gwanggaeto the Great is regarded by Koreans as one of ...14 KB (2,166 words) - 12:47, 24 January 2023
- (1159 – June 15, 1189) was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan ... The exploits of Yoshitsune and his faithful follower, the monk Benkei ...13 KB (2,039 words) - 18:09, 9 November 2022
- in western Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan. In 1891, Hearn married ... in western Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Most Japanese identify ...17 KB (2,539 words) - 23:04, 21 October 2022
- Ryōkan (良寛) (1758-1831) was a Zen Buddhist monk of the Edo period ... in Echigo Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, in 1758. His father, ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- abalone), crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and sea urchins—and others including ... item, they have been important for thousands of years in the cuisines of many ...11 KB (1,582 words) - 19:57, 21 April 2023
- benthic, being anchored to the bottom of the ocean or to solid structures. for seaweed, are a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic ...11 KB (1,607 words) - 17:38, 25 January 2023
- The Jomon period (縄文時代, Jōmon-jidai) is the period of Japanese ... genetic expansion from the area of the Sea of Japan towards the rest of eastern ...18 KB (2,641 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- have been formed by the incidental isolation of an existing piece of land during ... others were intended to isolate one group of people from another. More recently ...9 KB (1,326 words) - 17:41, 16 August 2023
- regarded as the holiest temple complex in Japan. Located in the city of Ise ... Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of over one hundred individual ...13 KB (2,113 words) - 03:00, 8 March 2024
- Tuna is any of 14 species of ocean-dwelling fish comprising the tribe ... and the Philippines and probably the Sea of Japan/East Sea, then migrate ...16 KB (2,306 words) - 18:43, 2 May 2023
- as a Japanese hero and a founding father of the modern age. He was a visionary ... known as "Tosa," on the island of Shikoku, Japan. He was the ...18 KB (2,973 words) - 00:57, 23 December 2022
- The formlessness which characterizes much of his writing reflects the fluid ... of the northern winds coming across the Sea of Japan. The winds pick up moisture ...14 KB (2,136 words) - 17:16, 5 October 2022
- The Yayoi period (弥生時代, Yayoi-jidai) is an era in the history ... The cultivation of rice allowed the development of a sedentary agricultural ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:53, 23 May 2023
- miles (1,300 km) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to the Russian Kamchatka ... after which they began settlement. A group of the southern islands were seized ...30 KB (4,467 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- or “ama shogun” (尼将軍) because of her role in the founding of ... Born in 1156 as the eldest daughter of the leader of the influential ...16 KB (2,515 words) - 16:09, 25 January 2023
- The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari, 平家物語) is an epic ... The Tale of the Heike was compiled in 1240 by an unknown author from ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 17:35, 30 April 2023
- between northwestern Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, and Sea of Okhotsk ... near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan (west), the Sea of Okhotsk ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- size and a more pointed snout than the sea lions in the same family ... The one species of Callorhinus, the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ...12 KB (1,705 words) - 07:37, 23 January 2023
- centered in the area around the Sea of Japan, and particularly in the ... center of expansion from the Sea of Japan but cannot indicate dates ...21 KB (3,397 words) - 06:59, 16 June 2023
- and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- Elapidae, whose members are known as elapids, is a family of venomous ... Elapids are a diverse group of more than 300 species placed in about ...24 KB (3,370 words) - 21:57, 24 December 2021
- Bulguksa, the grotto overlooks the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and rests 750 ... Image:Rinux2.jpg|The Sea of Japan can be seen on a clear day from ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 09:48, 26 January 2023
- The year 1992 marked the centennial of the beginning of the Donghak ... Japan also sent troops, unrequested, leading to the outbreak of the ...15 KB (2,185 words) - 17:23, 30 January 2024
- tallest volcano and the highest mountain in Japan. Mount Fuji is still considered ... at shrines at the base and around the rim of the crater, and Buddhists called ...18 KB (2,819 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka ... no daidokoro) or the gourmet food capital of Japan. The city has a long ...25 KB (3,427 words) - 19:39, 20 July 2023
- [[File:KarlHaushofer.jpg|thumb|300px|Portrait of Karl Haushofer, circa ... who developed the German concept of Geopolitik. An army officer ...17 KB (2,439 words) - 00:43, 5 March 2024
- Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan fought over the control of Korea ... symbolized the degeneration and enfeeblement of the Qing Dynasty and demonstrated ...31 KB (4,561 words) - 17:25, 28 March 2024
- Genpei gassen, 1180–1185) was a series of conflicts between the Taira ... as Gempei) comes from alternate readings of the kanji for 'Minamoto ...23 KB (3,568 words) - 19:36, 23 October 2022
- The Three Kingdoms Period of Korea (hangul: 삼국시대) featured ... Kingdoms." Founded soon after the fall of Gojoseon, the three city-states ...11 KB (1,608 words) - 23:03, 30 April 2023
- The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, is a large ... The Southern Ocean lies in the farthest edge of the Southern Hemisphere ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- philosopher known as "the sage of Ōmi." Nakae was a feudal ... Tottori prefecture) on the coast of the Sea of Japan, and a year later he moved ...13 KB (2,132 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- Jirisan (지리산, 智異山) is a mountain in the southern part ... The "ji" in the name of Jirisan or Mt. Jiri is the chinese ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 05:52, 5 April 2024
- " Her myths are the most important of the indigenous Japanese faith ... Amaterasu is seen as the highest manifestation of Kunitokotachi, the ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:45, 24 July 2023
- An otter is any member of 13 extant species of semi-aquatic and aquatic ... Asia, North America, and South America. The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is ...15 KB (2,407 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- There are not specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area ... and still others around contests where many of the participants sport loin ...16 KB (2,547 words) - 16:54, 7 November 2022
- 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
- Echigo province during the Sengoku Period of Japanese history and nearly ... of Echigo province, located along the Sea of Japan, in the northern part ...16 KB (2,605 words) - 11:26, 18 April 2023
- Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine, with the chemical ... "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that ...5 KB (639 words) - 04:01, 1 May 2023
- 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States ... betrayal" was coined in several of these countries to describe ...13 KB (2,093 words) - 10:05, 22 May 2023
- asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons. North Korea ... #039;s provocative missile tests in the Sea of Japan and noncompliance with ...25 KB (3,635 words) - 06:33, 16 November 2022
- was an uprising of Japanese peasants, most of them Christians, in ... After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Christian lords Konishi ...25 KB (3,619 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- with North Korea, Russia, China, Japan, and the United States. The ... occupation of Korea, including the Sea of Japan naming dispute, visits ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
- A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. Seven areas ... Europe, although it can also mean Asia when said in Japan. ...22 KB (3,308 words) - 19:07, 19 May 2020
- Carp is a common name for various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae ... carp are esteemed as a food fish in China, Japan, and Taiwan. They are also ...12 KB (1,855 words) - 00:56, 13 January 2023
- It won fame for playing a vital role winning sea battles against Japanese ships ... and leadership to stop, let alone defeat, Japan. On to this scene appeared ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 00:27, 3 May 2023
- battle occurred incidental to the mission of the General Sherman to attempt ... and passed a law that prohibited the return of shipwrecked seaman, especially ...14 KB (2,195 words) - 06:44, 18 April 2024
- August 660 C.E.), a kingdom in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula originally ... Onjo of Baekje, the son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong, founded ...27 KB (3,640 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- , is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ... was more than doubled by an influx of refugees from the north. Busan ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- Mustelidae is a diverse family of the order Carnivora, whose extant ... help to control prey populations. The sea otters, for example, are keystone ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located on ... refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...23 KB (3,360 words) - 19:55, 21 April 2023
- Eastern) dragon. Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative ... dragon is benevolent and powerful, bringer of good fortune. Its image was ...21 KB (3,271 words) - 17:03, 10 December 2023
- JPG|thumb|right|280px|right|Statue of Guan Yin on Mount Putuo]] Chinese: 觀音) is known as the bodhisattva of infinite compassion in East ...10 KB (1,730 words) - 22:16, 2 December 2021
- East China Sea to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east ... Ulleung-do, a volcanic island in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), has a greater ...31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
- Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of ... Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic and Operation ...36 KB (5,455 words) - 21:51, 17 February 2023
- who is most famous for his mission to Japan, which opened that country ... he was only 15 years old, under the command of his older brother Oliver Hazard ...32 KB (5,039 words) - 16:55, 7 November 2022
- ) (c. 344 - 406), a celebrated painter of ancient China, is regarded ... details that revealed the characteristics of the figures he drew and paid ...12 KB (1,928 words) - 16:38, 25 February 2023
- :For other uses of the word Taira see Taira (disambiguation) ... clan name bestowed by the emperors of the Heian Period on certain ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:27, 21 January 2024
- not necessarily round), lustrous object made of nacre (mother-of-pearl) that ... Pearls are formed inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks when ...20 KB (3,138 words) - 19:56, 22 April 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
- Mitsui Group is one of the largest corporate conglomerates (keiretsu ... shogunate and began operating a system of money exchanges. They received ...22 KB (3,120 words) - 12:54, 10 March 2023
- The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...32 KB (4,471 words) - 21:47, 30 January 2024
- Caviar is the processed, salted roe of certain species of fish, most ... in the United States, high consumption of caviar led to over-fishing ...16 KB (2,370 words) - 16:22, 3 December 2023
- Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) during the ... Yi is also known for his innovation of the Turtle ships (거북선 ...34 KB (5,442 words) - 11:13, 24 May 2023
- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic ... 147° east meridian. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately ...15 KB (2,187 words) - 18:45, 7 February 2023
- === 1983 - Sea of Japan tsunami === 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Sea of Japan, about 100 km west of ...44 KB (6,684 words) - 18:38, 2 May 2023
- Salmon is the common name for several species of large food and game ... and the island of Kyūshū in the Sea of Japan in the western Pacific; ...27 KB (4,219 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- post-war writing and the circumstances of his ritual suicide in public ... Mishima actively engaged in martial arts and tried to live a life ...26 KB (3,997 words) - 18:56, 9 November 2022
- 1190) was a Japanese Buddhist priest-poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura ... his own poems against each other. Many of his poems are included in the ...14 KB (2,344 words) - 18:56, 22 December 2022
- waiting in the imperial court at the height of the Heian period (795–1185 ... The name “Lady Murasaki” refers both to the author of The Tale ...11 KB (1,786 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- , the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month (14th in ... In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the ...19 KB (2,824 words) - 07:41, 24 January 2023
- Gaya refers to a confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley ... The Gaya confederacy became a key component of the Silla dynasty. ...15 KB (2,181 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- which lived during a large part of the Mesozoic era, were the ... now is used more for the parent clade of the Ichthyosauria. ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 17:21, 10 February 2024
- or other aquatic organisms. The activity of catching the aquatic species ... The focus of a fishery may be fish, but the definition is expanded ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful ... The western Pacific, south of the sea of Japan, experiences dramatic ...29 KB (4,365 words) - 06:11, 18 November 2022
- provide a look at the heart and soul of Korea. The Parks host and protect ... anniversary, and the twentieth anniversary of the Korea National Park Service ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:16, 11 March 2023
- quot; "drum" in Japanese. Outside Japan, the word is often used to ... in recent years as the central instrument of large drum ensembles called ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken;Okinawan: Uchinā) is one ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...37 KB (5,344 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- explorer to Africa. Seeking the headwaters of the Nile River, he explored ... a businessman. After a short experience of office work proved him to be ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 03:03, 23 December 2022
- called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state ... After World War II, Shinto lost its status of state religion; some ...32 KB (5,118 words) - 14:16, 27 January 2023
- Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... Most freshwater mussels require a host during one stage of the life ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- began to withdraw as the possible collapse of North Korea in the wake news ... country, because the People's Republic of China has refused to grant ...24 KB (3,531 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2023
- The dugong is only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; ... Dugongs are part of the order Sirenia along with manatees, both of ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 17:19, 12 February 2024
- :This article is about the legal term alien referring to citizens ... country or is not a native or citizen of the land in which they live ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 00:39, 9 January 2023
- Sea turtle (or seaturtle) is the common name for any of the large ... Sea turtles provide important functions for the ecosystem. They are ...29 KB (4,504 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2023
- been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... regulations have resulted in movement of the industry to developing regions. ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:17, 27 January 2023
- began in 1873, just prior to the Treaty of Ganghwa in 1874 between Japan ... Korea has sometimes been described as a shrimp between two whales ...29 KB (4,382 words) - 23:06, 30 November 2022
- was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is today regarded ... gossip. Basho, drawing on his own studies of Zen Buddhism, revolutionized ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 16:53, 7 November 2022
- meaning "island") are a chain of more than 150 mostly volcanic ... The islands, including their 57 volcanoes, are in the northern part ...24 KB (3,659 words) - 05:12, 17 June 2023
- Fort Pasir Panjang, or Labrador Battery, located at the southern tip ... the world, understood the importance of coaling stations and coastal ...15 KB (2,283 words) - 06:35, 1 April 2024
- The Aleuts (Unangax, Unangan or Unanga) are the indigenous people ... Despite this, an estimated 90 percent of the population died during ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- Shinran Shonin (親鸞聖人) (1173-1262) was a pupil of Honen and ... to Echigo Province on the coast of the Sea of Japan. After five years Honen ...16 KB (2,491 words) - 14:15, 27 January 2023
- a colonial global empire outside of continental Europe. Their skills ... century, the Netherlands reigned supreme at sea, and dominated global commerce ...20 KB (2,997 words) - 18:52, 24 August 2020
- UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State Parties (countries ... The program was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection ...15 KB (2,151 words) - 22:17, 6 October 2023
- to the genus Hippoglossus from the family of right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae ... The Atlantic halibut is native to the temperate waters of the northern ...23 KB (3,573 words) - 13:25, 24 January 2023
- Tripitaka") is a Korean collection of the Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures ... preserved and most complete extant version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script ...7 KB (985 words) - 17:42, 2 May 2023
- Nichiren (日蓮), was a Buddhist monk of thirteenth century Japan. A ... Nichiren’s ideal of establishing a Buddhist ideal land on earth ...27 KB (4,005 words) - 23:30, 14 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
- Japanese folklore is heavily influenced by the two primary religions ... by foreign literature. Some stories of ancient India were influential ...36 KB (6,032 words) - 22:05, 24 November 2022
- Dutch) chartered by the States-General of the Netherlands to expand trade ... its possessions and the debt being taken over by the government of ...19 KB (2,812 words) - 17:23, 12 February 2024
- generally followed the comedic misadventures of well-meaning but unscrupulous ... Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton, in present-day ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 03:51, 1 May 2023
- small invertebrates are important members of the zooplankton, particularly ... As this taxonomic group advances in its individual need of growth ...32 KB (4,630 words) - 04:36, 4 March 2023
- The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- A still life is a work of art depicting inanimate subject matter, ... Traditionally, some of the objects in a still life were likely to ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 18:01, 21 October 2022
- Prominent in Japanese cuisine, sushi is a food made of vinegared rice ... There are various types of sushi. Sushi served rolled in nori (dried ...23 KB (3,535 words) - 00:29, 27 February 2023
- Cranes are any of the large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds ... Representatives of the Guidae family, comprising 15 extant species ...19 KB (2,899 words) - 06:15, 11 January 2024
- Giant squid is the common name for any of the very large squid comprising ... (33 ft) for males from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (second ...27 KB (3,958 words) - 07:44, 24 January 2023
- was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean ... Many consider Ahn Chang-ho to be one of the key moral and philosophical ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- 1945) was a prominent Japanese philosopher of the Meiji era. Nishida Kitaro ... of Unoke, a farming village on the Sea of Japan, about twenty miles from ...15 KB (2,299 words) - 05:02, 15 November 2022
- The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of ... as the most important naval engagement of World War IIU.S. Navy, [http://www ...42 KB (6,566 words) - 10:16, 22 September 2023
- and "Ichiyusai Hiroshige") was one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures ... Impressionists and Post Impressionists, many of whom were influenced by his ...13 KB (2,024 words) - 21:42, 30 January 2024
- Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service ... The Enlightenment had placed humanity at the center of the world, ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- The Treaty of Tordesillas (Portuguese: Tratado de Tordesilhas, Spanish: ... ratified by Spain (at the time, the Crowns of Castile and Aragon), July 2 ...16 KB (2,550 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- carnivorous mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family, typically ... Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species ...13 KB (1,923 words) - 18:44, 17 April 2023
- was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history, and one of ... Born the son of an insignificant daimyo in Owari province, near present ...25 KB (4,007 words) - 23:52, 17 November 2022
- may also be used for a canal or a flow of water—for consumption, for ... the construction in the twentieth century of such undersea tunnels as the ...17 KB (2,599 words) - 00:21, 3 May 2023
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...23 KB (3,109 words) - 22:25, 25 October 2022
- in the late nineteenth century as part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...17 KB (2,331 words) - 05:35, 5 December 2022
- Most commonly, rivers flow on the surface of the land, but there are also ... ==Origins of river water== A river may have its source in a spring ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- artificial maritime canal in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula. It is ... Europe and Asia without circumnavigation of Africa. Before its opening ...20 KB (3,047 words) - 21:31, 26 February 2023
- Bluefin tuna is the common name for three of the eight species of ... and the Philippines and probably the Sea of Japan/East Sea, then migrate ...38 KB (5,827 words) - 18:16, 31 October 2023
- in 1558 when T'oegye was at the peak of his notoriety. However T'oegye ... Xi's Thought in Korea and set the path of Korean Neo-Confucianism leading ...21 KB (3,447 words) - 11:12, 24 May 2023
- In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along ... the steam engine was the dominant form of locomotive power through the ...16 KB (2,477 words) - 00:38, 2 May 2023
- is an entity responsible for the money of its country or of its group ... Though the primary purpose of a central bank is to act as a financial ...30 KB (4,733 words) - 23:55, 3 December 2023
- Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- Scallop is the common name for any of the marine bivalve mollusks ... Scallops constitute a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world ...19 KB (2,833 words) - 02:31, 21 April 2023
- An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts ... territory and its people being invaded. Some of these consequences can be beneficial ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- Clupea harengusThe most abundant species of fish in the world. ... life, and limbs—if present—in the form of fins. Poikilothermic refers ...18 KB (2,549 words) - 06:51, 17 May 2021
- Roman Catholic priest. Born into a family of Christian converts at a time ... by eradicating Christianity; the sacrifice of these early Korean Christians ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 17:52, 27 July 2023
- until 1910, lasted for five centuries as one of the world's longest running ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...39 KB (5,704 words) - 03:49, 6 August 2022
- Japan made two invasions of Korea, in [Japan's Korea War: First ... == Negotiations and Truce between China and Japan (1594–1596) == ...32 KB (4,655 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- 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
- The most popular line is monofilament line made of a single fiber ... and other marine life. Toray Industries, Japan, developed biodegradable ...12 KB (1,938 words) - 17:31, 28 March 2024
- Surf fishing is the sport of catching fish while standing on the shoreline ... therefore, must have a working knowledge of factors that effect fishing ...12 KB (1,914 words) - 23:52, 26 February 2023
- Strait (Tsushima Strait) and East Sea (Sea of Japan), is Japan. Approximately ... Korea to the west, and the East Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east. The Korea ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also known as the Second Battle of the Philippine ... The "Battle" of Leyte Gulf was actually a campaign consisting ...48 KB (7,546 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- Most of the sixteen Kurosawa–Mifune films are considered cinema ... Japanese parents, and grew up in the Chinese city of Dalian ...28 KB (4,179 words) - 04:42, 1 May 2023
- China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the ... The Yellow River is called the "Mother River of China" and ...20 KB (2,963 words) - 09:55, 23 May 2023
- one" or "March 1") was one of the earliest manifestations ... demonstrations failed to accomplish the goal of effecting independence, they ...28 KB (4,439 words) - 11:10, 9 March 2023
- Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- Japan made two invasions of Korea, in 1592 and 1596, starting a war ... The Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) refers to two invasions ...42 KB (6,114 words) - 09:44, 1 April 2024
- The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal ... the war. The campaign marked the beginning of the transition by Allied forces ...54 KB (8,339 words) - 09:45, 22 September 2023
- Southeast Asia, sometimes abbreviated to SEA, is a subregion of Asia ... The maritime region consists of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia ...38 KB (5,260 words) - 15:15, 27 April 2023
- Ming) T'ai Tsung, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty (明朝) of ... Though he was despotic and ruthless, Yongle is considered one of the ...27 KB (4,177 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- Nautilus (from Greek nautilos, "sailor") is the common name ... by having an external shell and two pair of gills rather than one (Vecchione ...16 KB (2,282 words) - 04:24, 11 March 2023
- quot;many islands") is a large grouping of over one thousand islands scattered ... Island. A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Tuvalu ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- as Chuseok in Korea and Tsukimi in Japan. This festival is held on ... festival. These cakes, named after the shape of the full moon, reflects the ...32 KB (4,726 words) - 17:31, 9 November 2022
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of the Greater Japanese ... During World War I, a force of Japanese destroyers supported the Allies ...62 KB (9,133 words) - 16:43, 12 February 2024
- A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally ... or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years ...28 KB (3,998 words) - 16:21, 17 January 2023
- In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand formed by eolian ... Some coastal areas have one or more sets of dunes running parallel ...19 KB (2,942 words) - 17:21, 12 February 2024
- was a Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial ... in Washington D.C., had an understanding of American character and a profound ...45 KB (7,129 words) - 05:57, 11 March 2024
- mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been ... Fish hooks are normally attached to some form of line or lure that ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 17:26, 28 March 2024
- In Korea, Buddhist temples are abundant. Many of the oldest and most ... ==Brief History of Korean Buddhism== :See Korean Buddhism for more ...21 KB (3,080 words) - 04:34, 4 March 2023
- is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth, on the opposite ... is a major factor in the exploration of and the research conducted ...23 KB (3,208 words) - 15:38, 4 February 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of four municipalities of ... The urban area of Tianjin is located along the Haihe River, and is ...29 KB (3,826 words) - 23:22, 30 April 2023
- The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands ... The Torres Strait Islanders are a sea-faring people. They have been ...22 KB (3,240 words) - 04:40, 1 May 2023
- (or pitvipers, pit-vipers), is a subfamily of venomous vipers (family Viperidae ... There more than 150 species of crotalines, distributed in both the ...19 KB (2,781 words) - 19:53, 7 May 2020
- curd (the literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin, made by coagulating ... but little else is known about the origins of tofu and its method of production ...37 KB (5,817 words) - 03:52, 1 May 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... whose area of control extended to the Sea of Japan to encompass much of what ...17 KB (2,180 words) - 20:50, 3 April 2024
- The French campaign against Korea of 1866, known as Byeonginyangyo ... Though Joseon Dynasty Korea maintained a policy of isolation from ...15 KB (2,312 words) - 10:51, 11 April 2024
- Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that ... that occur during the birth and death of stars, as well as to observe ...11 KB (1,589 words) - 19:23, 5 March 2024
- The crowns of Silla, discovered and displayed in Gyeongju, are unique ... The crowns of Silla were made in the Korean kingdom of Silla approximately ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 06:29, 11 January 2024
- The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern ... As skilled Portuguese sailors explored the coasts and islands of East ...34 KB (5,157 words) - 00:26, 12 April 2023
- cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like "whoop ... coverage with this vaccine, pertussis is one of the leading causes of vaccine ...20 KB (2,804 words) - 18:43, 4 May 2023
- Seahorse is the common name for any of the small, marine, upright ... For humans, the interesting form and behaviors of these fish add to ...26 KB (3,800 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2023
- Didymus, meaning "Twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... it eastwards as far as India. The churches of Malankara in India trace their ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- This article is an overview of the history of Korea, up to the division ... However, Korea's history has been one of constant struggle between forces ...45 KB (6,490 words) - 11:38, 1 February 2024
- marine billfish in the family Istiophoridae of the bony fish order Perciformes ... fine dining restaurants. Blue marlin meat is of good quality because it has ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 16:04, 6 November 2022
- ) is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period of ... and the editing, revising, and collating of them was organized under official ...31 KB (4,609 words) - 00:37, 3 May 2023
- The geological history of Earth began 4.567 billion years ago, when ... Some of this object's mass merged with the Earth and a portion ...37 KB (5,215 words) - 06:53, 18 April 2024
- Bass fishing is one of the most popular recreational types of fishing ... a popular game sport in the Eastern regions of the United States. Although ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 18:03, 11 February 2023
- The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea ... defined as Melanesia. With a land area of 452,860 square kilometers, ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- Bean is a common name for edible plant seeds or seed pods of several ... The various species of bean plants include some of the very first ...19 KB (3,083 words) - 16:15, 14 November 2023
- , "Island of Atlas") is a mythical island nation first mentioned ... Plato's account of Atlantis, believed to be the first, is found ...22 KB (3,236 words) - 06:23, 21 August 2023
- :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. ... to the border with Russia and the Sea of Japan (known as "Korean ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin ... with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 02:51, 19 April 2023
- base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese ... The attack was one of the most important engagements of World War ...60 KB (9,048 words) - 18:23, 21 August 2023
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- labor are collective terms for a variety of work relations in which people ... The institution of the corveé was and remains an accepted form of ...22 KB (3,431 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...22 KB (3,229 words) - 03:09, 26 February 2023
- Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... In aquatic environments, enhanced growth of choking aquatic vegetation ...22 KB (3,105 words) - 06:56, 12 September 2023
- Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 kilometers ... It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States ...28 KB (4,195 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2023
- Although convinced that the airborne attack he led against Japan in ... After the war he was active in the reorganization of the American ...25 KB (3,734 words) - 15:02, 26 September 2023
- Nan or Taiwanese Hok-kiàn) is a province of China located on the southeast ... center and pristine nature. The ecology of the province has been threatened ...31 KB (4,438 words) - 07:14, 15 April 2024
- Cremation, or the practice of burning the dead, refers to the disposal ... Cremation practices may be used for a variety of reasons. Some cultures ...24 KB (3,818 words) - 00:19, 15 January 2023
- or semi-solid that is present in most types of crude petroleum and in some ... residue from the distillation process of selected crude oils. Outside ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 04:53, 18 August 2023
- Boar, or wild boar, is an omnivorous, gregarious mammal, Sus scrofa ... The boar is native across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean ...25 KB (3,804 words) - 23:54, 11 January 2023
- Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Nearby cities ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- [[Image:Pirate_Flag_of_Rack_Rackham.svg|thumb|250px|right|The flag ... Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or outside the normal jurisdiction ...24 KB (3,715 words) - 06:18, 24 November 2022
- The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and ... their Phoenician ancestry). The main cause of the Punic Wars was the clash ...26 KB (4,140 words) - 18:10, 14 April 2023
- Pinyin: Huìnéng) (638 – 713) was one of the most important figures ... Huineng is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment ...20 KB (3,245 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- landscape shaped by the dissolution of a soluble layer or layers of ... and where the first scientific research of a karst topography was made ...14 KB (1,944 words) - 20:16, 28 February 2023
- 14, 1870) was the first senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American ... full generals in the army since the birth of the nation, but Farragut was ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:56, 28 January 2024
- city area in the United States state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers ... century C.E., annexation as a protectorate of the United States in 1900, ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- [[Image:Lincoln's coffin, replica.JPG|right|thumb|250px|A replica ... box used in the display and containment of deceased remains for burial ...11 KB (1,709 words) - 22:26, 7 January 2024
- Herring is the common name for any of the various fish comprising ... While herring generally is the term used for members of the family ...15 KB (2,224 words) - 22:35, 1 January 2023
- the South Pacific Ocean. Known as "Rock of Polynesia," it is one ... Niue is located about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) northeast of New Zealand ...14 KB (2,088 words) - 02:29, 16 November 2022
- Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte ... allies stood alone against the might of Nazi Germany during World War II. ...22 KB (3,598 words) - 15:08, 2 February 2024
- The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (JOKB) Korea's largest denomination ... The Jogye order came fully into prominence following the end of the ...16 KB (2,359 words) - 06:43, 5 April 2024
- Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago ... being at 7,352 feet (2,241 meters) above sea level (Mount Orohena). The ...13 KB (1,870 words) - 02:52, 27 February 2023
- swordsman. He is believed to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen ... discovered were applicable to diverse phases of human life. He constantly tested ...36 KB (6,131 words) - 19:22, 9 November 2022
- to enhance or protect the appearance or odor of the human body. They include ... cosmetics-labeling-requirements Summary of Cosmetics Labeling Requirements ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- in most cases recover, aircraft, acting as a sea-going airbase. Aircraft carriers ... 12 U.S. carriers served 27 tours in the Sea of Japan as part of the Task Force ...53 KB (8,096 words) - 07:01, 16 June 2023
- attitudes towards minorities. Kipling, of course, was a man of his times ... Despite Kipling's troubled history, he has contributed a number ...14 KB (2,319 words) - 17:43, 22 December 2022
- as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins. ... processing, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) ...44 KB (6,285 words) - 21:48, 16 April 2023
- The Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia ... It maintains about 1,500 residents who live in a number of "settlement ...27 KB (3,857 words) - 21:39, 10 December 2023
- The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in ... The Federated States of Micronesia is located in the region known ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 01:56, 26 March 2024
- The Principality of Monaco, more commonly known as Monaco, is a sovereign ... behind Vatican City. It has a population of 32,410 in a total land area ...28 KB (4,097 words) - 23:17, 28 March 2024
- found in formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons ... sources. In a typical barrel 84 percent (37 of 42 gallons) of the hydrocarbons ...42 KB (6,126 words) - 14:48, 28 March 2023
- A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, that ... The history of the flag dates back to at least Roman times. The study ...25 KB (3,938 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and series of catastrophic tsunamis ...44 KB (6,499 words) - 06:40, 13 June 2023
- victory in the Chinese Civil War. At the age of eighteen, he entered Whampoa ... After the establishment of the People's Republic in October 1949 ...22 KB (3,630 words) - 04:11, 29 October 2022
- The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19, 1945 – March 26, 1945) was ... hidden artillery, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) of tunnels. ...41 KB (6,399 words) - 09:47, 22 September 2023
- most likely die in the process. The means of such attacks have included ... with Samson's suicidal destruction of a Philistine temple (as recounted ...11 KB (1,667 words) - 21:41, 26 February 2023
- a prominent head, and a modification of the mollusk foot into the form ... characterized by simple suckers, the suckers of squids also are armed by hooks ...21 KB (3,168 words) - 10:16, 11 March 2023
- Dolphins are considered to be among the most intelligent of animals ... There is no strict definition of the term dolphin (Grzimek 2004) and ...28 KB (4,061 words) - 16:40, 29 January 2024
- to the west and northwest, by the Sea of Japan; and from the Russian ... islands stretch in an arc between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- around the world through the simple act of writing a letter to the leader ... participated in peacemaking activities in Japan, giving an address to the ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 02:05, 23 December 2022
- Rook is the common name for members of the Old World bird species ... intelligent, the rook adds to the wonder of nature, particularly with their ...10 KB (1,526 words) - 21:41, 16 April 2023
- the Atlantic Ocean, in 1492, in search of a direct sea route to the Indies ... Columbus' voyage took place during the early decades of the European ...38 KB (6,067 words) - 21:42, 10 December 2023
- quot; in Japanese) (617 – 686), was one of the leading philosophers, writers ... With his life spanning the end of the Three Kingdoms period and the ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 14:59, 17 April 2023
- was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan who were ... spiritual ethos. Almost all the key leaders of the Meiji Restoration were ...49 KB (7,556 words) - 03:06, 23 December 2022
- fields and he influenced the development of schools of theory including ... Roland Barthes was born on November 12, 1915 in the town of Cherbourg ...25 KB (3,880 words) - 02:43, 16 December 2022
- figure associated with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang ... Most of Hanshan's 600 poems were inscribed on tree trunks or ...19 KB (3,199 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2021
- New Guinea, located just 100 miles north of Australia, is the world ... the strongest candidate for highest point of the Australia/Oceania continent. ...29 KB (4,293 words) - 09:18, 11 March 2023
- The date commonly given for the start of the war is September 1, 1939 ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan ... in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945. The war was ...68 KB (9,889 words) - 17:42, 25 January 2023
- The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos (Keeling ... The geographical location and history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ...29 KB (4,147 words) - 22:20, 7 January 2024
- all ancient, historical sites in many parts of the world because it does not ... In everyday usage the term pottery encompasses a wide range of ceramics ...28 KB (4,471 words) - 22:01, 30 November 2022
- Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...45 KB (6,097 words) - 10:53, 11 March 2023
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located along ... dramatic upsurge in its economy and standard of living during the twentieth ...22 KB (3,044 words) - 05:58, 13 June 2023
- Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of ... terrestrial eruption of the twentieth century. Successful predictions ...24 KB (3,489 words) - 17:08, 10 November 2022
- Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled ... The use of nuclear power has also engendered much debate. Critics ...49 KB (7,262 words) - 10:10, 11 March 2023
- Salt is a mineral, composed primarily of sodium chloride, which is ... Sodium and chlorine, the two components of salt, are necessary for ...36 KB (5,357 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- by the Colorado River, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is contained largely ... Geologists estimate that formation of the canyon required at least ...19 KB (2,919 words) - 20:27, 13 September 2021
- at very high pressures beyond the range of unaided human survivability ... Submarines encompass one of the largest ranges in capabilities of ...65 KB (10,100 words) - 13:44, 28 April 2023
- Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains ... like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has examples of volcanoes caused by "divergent ...32 KB (4,841 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
