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...any centuries as the center of Japanese civilization, a role now held by [[Tokyo]]. Kyoto, with a population of 1,386,000, still plays an important role in ...y. In 1868 the capital of Japan was officially transferred to Edo, renamed Tokyo, or "Eastern Capital."

...ter Yayoi type, which has been found at more widespread sites (e.g. around Tokyo) and seems to have been developed for more practical purposes. ===Edo/Tokyo ===

*General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Command (1926-1927)

...bilateral carotid endarterectomy--case report |journal=Neurol. Med. Chir. (Tokyo) |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=153–6 |year=1999 |month=February |pmid=101931

...difying particle follows the content word, e.g. Japanese ''Tookyoo e'' 'to Tokyo') and not [[preposition]]s (where the particle precedes the word it modifie

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The International Military Tribunal (Tokyo) sentenced him to life imprisonment as a class-A war criminal after the war

...sion]] or ''[[animé]]'' cartoons - pose for the cameras in [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]]. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'.<B ...cute [[Victorian]]-style '[[Lolita]]' costumes are more common a sight in Tokyo than traditionally-dressed ''[[maiko]]'' (妓) girls in historic [[Kyoto]].

...and Stripes''. Reporting appealed to him as a career, and he joined UPI in Tokyo.

After graduation from [[Tokyo University]], he entered the Foreign Ministry. In 1923, he became director

...e have believed in has been ruined." Kawabe obtained the signature of many Tokyo-based officers, including Anami, to honor the Imperial decision.<ref name=H

...978-1-59114-354-3) Captain Hara commanded a destroyer in many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his lively personal account also c ...(ISBN 0-87021-316-4) Admiral Tanaka was the commander of many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his account concludes with a penet

...) ''Pragmatics and Pedagogy: Proceedings of the Third PacSLRF. Volume 2.'' Tokyo: Aoyama Gakuin University. pp. 227-233.

...rn in 1923. He and his human, a professor at the Imperial Museum, moved to Tokyo. Every morning, Hachiko would walk with him to the train station. When the | url = http://www.destination360.com/asia/japan/tokyo/hachiko-statue

...s, the daughter of a Jewish merchant from Mannheim. In 1908 he was sent to Tokyo to study and learn Japanese. He was much influenced by the ideas of [[Arit

*[http://www.signandsight.com/features/334.html ''The Meistersingers from Tokyo''] on the conductor Masaaki Suzuki and his enchanting Japanese Bach Collegi

...ade Osaka distinct from Japan's other two great metropolitan centres, Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto (the imperial capital). Thus Osaka served for centuries Japan's ...and credit techniques were developed. Commerce was carried on by families. Tokyo, by contrast, was a more city of consumers. Merchants and artisans dominat

...to [[Manila]] where she arrived on the 14th. Following a return voyage to Tokyo Bay and Yokohama, ''Southampton'' embarked 264 servicemen and got underway

...because Japan controlled all the islands within the range U.S. bombers to Tokyo. It was suggested that perhaps suitable bases could be built in China, but ...bor Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek proposed sending Flying Fortresses over Tokyo and Osaka, "whose paper and bamboo houses would go up in smoke if subjected

...of 400,000 and possibly closer to 600,000 civilian lives (over 100,000 in Tokyo alone, over 200,000 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined, and 80,000-150,000