Japan Encyclopedia (French: Le Japon: Dictionnaire et Civilisation) is an encyclopedia that covers a broad range of topics on Japan. The text was originally...
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In Japanese, encyclopedias are known as hyakka jiten (百科事典), which literally means "book of a hundred subjects," and can trace their origins to the early...
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Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan is a comprehensive English-language encyclopedia first published in 1983 that covers a broad range of topics on Japan. First...
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Hyōgo Prefecture (redirect from Hyogo, Japan)
at Google Books; "Kansai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 477, p. 477, at Google Books. Nussbaum, "Kobe" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 537, p. 537, at Google Books...
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of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state...
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Naruhito (redirect from Naruhito of Japan)
2019". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 January 2018. "The Status of the Emperor". Library of Congress Country Studies. "Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica....
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Kyushu (redirect from Kyushu Japan)
(2005). "Kyūshū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 588, p. 588, at Google Books "Discover the Geography of the 4 Main Islands of Japan". ThoughtCo. Retrieved...
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The word Japan is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by many languages. The Japanese names for Japan are Nihon (にほん) and Nippon (にっぽん). They...
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Korean in Japan". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Chen, Lara Tien-shi (2005). "Chinese in Japan". Encyclopedia of Diasporas...
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Emperor Jimmu (redirect from Jimmu of Japan)
(1993). "Jimmu Emperor". Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1186. ISBN 406205938X. "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" (Archive), Imperial...
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Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first...
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Chūbu region (redirect from Chubu, Japan)
(2005). "Chūbu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books MLIT, Chūbu regional development bureau, organization (Japanese) NPA, Chūbu Regional...
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Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind...
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Hokkaido (redirect from Hokkaido, Japan)
"Hokkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343, p. 343, at Google Books Seaton, Philip (2017). "Japanese Empire in Hokkaido". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian...
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The Encyclopedia Nipponica (日本大百科全書, Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho, lit. The Japan Comprehensive Encyclopedia) is a discontinued series of encyclopedia of Japan...
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This is a list of encyclopedias, arranged by time period. For other arrangements, see Lists of encyclopedias. Nine Books of Disciplines by Marcus Terentius...
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Emperor Sujin (redirect from Sujin of Japan)
212–214. JSTOR 41933346. Review of Japan Encyclopedia Shillony, Ben-Ami (2008-10-15). The Emperors of Modern Japan. BRILL. p. 15. ISBN 978-90-474-4225-7...
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The capital of Japan is Tokyo. Throughout history, the national capital has been in locations other than Tokyo. The oldest capital of Japan is Nara. Traditionally...
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Shiga Prefecture (redirect from Shiga, Japan)
at Google Books; "Kansai" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 477, p. 477, at Google Books. Nussbaum, "Ōtsu" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 765, p. 765, at Google Books...
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Emperor Suizei (redirect from Suizei of Japan)
Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945. Scarecrow Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780810878723. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University...
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Wikipedia (redirect from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and...
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Kōchi Prefecture (redirect from Kochi, Japan)
内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōchi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 538, p. 538, at Google...
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dictionary of Japanese martial arts and culture. Anaguma Seizan Publications. OCLC 384268610. Louis-Frédéric, 1923- (2002). Japan encyclopedia. Roth, Käthe...
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Ibaraki Prefecture (redirect from Ibaragi, Japan)
(in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ibaraki-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 367, at Google Books; "Kantō" in Japan Encyclopedia...
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Emperor Annei (redirect from Annei of Japan)
(1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Ponsonby Memorial Society. p. 29 & 418. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press...
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Emperor Kōan (redirect from Koan of Japan)
"Ōkuninushi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Herbert, J. (2010). Shinto: At the Fountainhead of Japan. Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Taylor...
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Provinces of Japan (令制国, Ryōseikoku) were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late...
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The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 is a 2001 encyclopedia written by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy. It was published...
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Kappa (folklore) (redirect from Kappa (Japan))
(2015), p. 88. Foster (1998), p. 4. Frédéric, Louis (2002). "kappa". Japan Encyclopedia. President and Fellows of Harvard College. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-674-00770-3...
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Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (世界大百科事典, Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten) is one of Japan's two major encyclopedias, the other being the Encyclopedia Nipponica. The...
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