Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia - Bushido
Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. Photograph by Felice Beato. Bushido (Japanese: 武士道; bushidō, "way of the warrior"), is a way of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushido - History
In the year 1256 CE, the Shogunal Deputy in Kyoto, Hojo Shigetoki (1198-1261 CE) wrote a letter to his son and house elders of his clan....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushido - History
"One should have restraint and deep sympathy in all things." In the year 1256, the Shogunal Deputy in Kyoto, Hojo Shigetoki (1198-1261) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendo: Encyclopedia - Kendo
Kendo (剣道 Kendō, 劍道) , which is the modern martial art of Japanese fencing, developed from traditional techniques of Japanese sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamaga Soko: Encyclopedia - Yamaga Soko
Yamaga Soko (September 21, 1622 - October 23, 1685) was a Japanese philosopher and strategist. He was a Confucian, and applied Confucius'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zen At War: Encyclopedia - Zen At War
Zen at War is a book written by Brian Daizen Victoria, published in 1998. The book gives a critical insight on the history of Zen Buddhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai: Encyclopedia - Samurai
Samurai (侍 or 士, samurai?) was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. Samurai - Myth and reality. Most samurai we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virtue: Encyclopedia - Virtue
(Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) Virtue is moral excellence of a man or a woman. The word is derived from the Greek arete (αρετη). A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game
Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Forty-seven Ronin: Encyclopedia - Forty-seven Ronin
The tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin (also known as the Forty-Seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or in Japanese as the "akō rōshi" (赤穂�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuxia: Encyclopedia - Wuxia
This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this noti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia - 7 Number
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 >> septua- (from Latin) This article is about...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia - Japan
Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nihon or Nippon) is an East Asian country surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Philippine Sea,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kendo - History
Kendo, "The Way of The Sword", embodies the essence of the Japanese fighting arts. Since the earliest samurai government in Japan, during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai - Myth And Reality
Most samurai were bound by a strict code of honor, the famous Bushido (武士道, bushidō?) and were expected to set an example for thos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai Super Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai Super Friends - Character History
Although not outwardly resembling a traditional samurai, Samurai upholds the code of the Bushido, sometimes relating everything he or som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kendo - Modern Kendo
In modern kendo, there are two types of attacks - strikes and thrusts. Strikes are allowed against only certain areas on the body. The va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The Japanese Occupation
When the Japanese imperial army invaded Singapore in February 1942 and renamed it Syonan-to, the British legal system was toppled overnig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kendo - Ranking
Achievement in Kendo is signified by advancement in rank, or dan, with the eighth rank (hachi-dan) currently the highest rank attainable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai - Weapons
The samurai used various weapons. Bushido taught that a samurai's soul is in the katana that they carried. Sometimes a samurai is picture...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire Trilogy: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire Trilogy - Setting And Parallels To Japanese History
The descriptions of the Game of the Council and life on under Kelewan's green skies draw heavily from Japanese influences. Empire Trilog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eldar Warhammer 40000: Encyclopedia Ii - Eldar Warhammer 40000 - Etymology And Inspiration
The name is said to be inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's elves, as Eldar was the Quenya word for 'People of the Stars', referring to the elv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ninja: Encyclopedia Ii - Ninja - History
Because ninja rarely left anything in writing or boasted of their achievements, the history of the ninja is mostly apocryphal and blatant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ninja: Encyclopedia Ii - Ninja - History
Because ninja rarely left anything in writing or boasted of their achievements, the history of the ninja is mostly apocryphal and blatant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kenji Mizoguchi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kenji Mizoguchi - Biography
Kenji Mizoguchi - Early Years. Mizoguchi was born in Tokyo, the son of a carpenter. His early family circumstances were abject and they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - First Release
The first release of the game was in three parts. The first part was a free demo consisting of the warriors Miyamoto Musashi, Beowulf, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seppuku: Encyclopedia Ii - Seppuku - Overview
Seppuku was a key part of bushido, the code of the samurai warriors; it was used by warriors to avoid falling into enemy hands, and to at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockers: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockers - Sub-cultural References
Image:Rockersannie.jpg Image:Rockerbikes.jpg Rockers are a sub-culture, even within motorcycling, that persists to this day and should no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese War Crimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese War Crimes - Background
Japanese war crimes - Japanese military culture and imperialism. Military culture, especially during Japan's imperialist phase had grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle For The Recapture Of Corregidor: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle For The Recapture Of Corregidor - Aftermath
Large numbers of enemy troops drowned while swimming away from the Rock. Many Japanese, estimated in the thousands, sealed themselves in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Japanese Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Japanese Army - History
The Imperial Japanese Army was created to replace the traditional Japanese samurai with a modern European-style conscript army during the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - After World War Ii
The overthrow of the Japanese in August 1945 by Allied forces resulted in jubilation, tinged with regret, amongst the gay population. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockers: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockers - Cultural Background
The Rocker Movement came about through a number of unique influences; the end of Post-WWII rationing in the UK and a general rise in pros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai - History
Samurai - Origin of Samurai. Before the Heian period, the army in Japan was modeled after the Chinese army and under the direct command...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Artistic And Intellectual Development
During the period, Japan progressively studied Western sciences and techniques (called rangaku, literally "Dutch studies") through the in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samurai: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai - Etymology Of Samurai And Related Words
The term Samurai originally meant "those who serve in close attendance to nobility", and was written in the Chinese character (or kanji) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - Set 2
Set 2 was released in June of 2005. It consists of the Britons, Chinese, Egyptians and Mongols. The Promotional Pack associated with this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese War Crimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese War Crimes - Background
Japanese war crimes - Japanese military culture and imperialism. Military culture, especially during Japan's imperialist phase had grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockers: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockers - Music And Fashion
Rockers are generally associated with 1950s and early 1960s-era Rock and Roll by artists like Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockers: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockers - Modern Day
The Rocker of the 21st century has evolved from its humble working-class British beginnings more than 40 years ago and so has the fashion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanocentrism - Industrialization And Expansionism
Unlike China, which developed its own ethnocentric beliefs, Japan was, for most of its history, divided between scores of regional warlor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Economic Development
Economic development during the Tokugawa period included urbanization, increased shipping of commodities, a significant expansion of dome...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kosen Judo: Encyclopedia Ii - Kosen Judo - History
The roots of Kosen Judo lies in two schools of Jujutsu: The Fusen-Ryu Jujutsu and, not surprisingly, Jigoro Kano´s own Ryu (school) whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The Pre-british Era
There exist no known written records of same-sex love in pre-colonial Singapore and, as a corollary, of any 'movement' in reaction to per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - Set 4
Set 4 will be released in November, 2005, according to a press release from Triking. It will feature warriors from the Maori Islands, Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - Set 5
Set 5 is set to release sometime in Febuary 2006. It will feature the Aztecs, the Spanish, the Saracrens, and a revisiting of the Japanes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - Description
The game is a contest of arms between two warriors from numerous historical periods. Each game lasts a maximum of five rounds. The game i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Anachronism Game - Set 3
The 3rd Set was released on September the 15th, 2005. The 3rd set features the Scottish, Germanic, Native Americans and French cultures. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamikaze: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamikaze - Origin Of The Word Kamikaze
In the Japanese language, Kamikaze (Japanese:神風), usually translated as "Divine wind" (kami is the word for "God", and kaze for "wind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eldar Warhammer 40000: Encyclopedia Ii - Eldar Warhammer 40000 - Background
Eldar Warhammer 40000 - Biology. Superficially, the Eldar appear very similar to humans, though they are generally taller, lithe of lim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowboy Bebop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cowboy Bebop - Plot
In the year 2071, the crew of the starship Bebop travel the solar system trying to apprehend bounties. In the slang of the era, "cowboys"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rockers: Encyclopedia Ii - Rockers - Rocker Reunion
Image:Rockerspete.jpg In the early 70s, as the British Rocker and hard core motorcycle scene fractured and evolved under new influences c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Fascism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Fascism - Bases Of Japanese Nationalism
Japanese nationalism is in fact quite different from European fascism, yet in parts its development can be seen as comparable. Elements o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - From Openness To Seclusion
Main article: Sakoku Like Hideyoshi, Ieyasu encouraged foreign trade but also was suspicious of outsiders. He wanted to make Edo a major ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Society
After a long period of inner conflict, the first goal of the newly established Tokugawa government was to pacify the country. It created ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowboy Bebop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cowboy Bebop - History Of Bebop
Cowboy Bebop almost did not make it on Japanese TV due to its violence being too intense for the censors of that time. It had an aborted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cowboy Bebop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cowboy Bebop - History Of Bebop
Cowboy Bebop almost did not make it on Japanese broadcast television due to its (relatively) graphic depictions of violence. The show had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - Under British Colonial Administration
With the advent of British colonisation and the imposition of their legal system which criminalised sodomy, there must have been instance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - Independence
Along the tortuous road to complete independence from the United Kingdom in 1959 and subsequently from the Malaysian federation in 1965 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 Number - The Arabic Glyph
In the beginning, various Hindus wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase J upside down. The western G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 Number - In Music
7 number - Albums. There are several albums titled 7: A 2003 album by Enrique Iglesias: see 7 (Enrique Iglesias album). A 2002 EP by U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuxia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuxia - Films
Wuxia film (or wuxia pian, Mo Hap film, Mo Hap Pin) (Traditional: 武俠片; Simplified: 武侠片; Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxiá piān) is a fil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Nationalism - After 1945
In February of 1946 General Douglas MacArthur was set the task of drafting a model constitution to serve as a guide for the Japanese peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire Earth Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire Earth Ii - Campaigns
Like in the original Empire Earth, except that in EE there were four, Empire Earth II has three single player campaigns - Korean, German ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire Earth Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire Earth Ii - Other Campaigns And Turning Points
Besides these 3 main campaigns, there's a tutorial campaign, like in Empire Earth, which is about the Aztecs. The first scenario is about...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuxia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuxia - Films
Wuxia film (or wuxia pian, Mo Hap film, Mo Hap Pin) (Traditional Chinese: 武俠片; Simplified Chinese: 武侠片; Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxiá...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 Number - In Other Fields
Seven is also: The maximum amount of times that you can fold a sheet of paper in half The largest number of sticks (or other cylindrical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 Number - In Other Fields
Seven is also: The largest number of sticks (or other cylindrical objects) that can be tied into a bundle such that the shape of the bun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Gaming Monthly: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Gaming Monthly - The Greatest 200 Videogames Of Their Time
As a celebration of their 200th printed issue, Electronic Gaming Monthly released their list of "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuxia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuxia - History And Context
Wuxia - Earlier precedents. Wuxia stories have their roots in some early youxia (游侠) and cike (刺客) stories around 2nd to 3rd ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Rule Of Shogun And Daimyo
Main article: Tokugawa shogunate An evolution had taken place in the centuries from the time of the Kamakura bakufu, which existed in equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese War Crimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese War Crimes - War Crimes
Japanese war crimes - Mass killings. The sheer number of deaths caused by the Japanese military during the 1930s and 1940s means that i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1990s
The heady days of unmitigated expansion of available gay spaces experienced in the 80's were curbed to some degree in the early 90's. Sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Forty-seven Ronin: Encyclopedia Ii - Forty-seven Ronin - The Original Events
NOTE: The version given here is based upon Mitford, which is now known to contain numerous historical errors. A major re-write of the art...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamikaze: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamikaze - World War Ii
Kamikaze - Background. Japanese forces, after their defeat at the Battle of Midway in 1942, lost the momentum they had at the start of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - Government And Politics
Japan - The Parliament. The Constitution of Japan states that the nation's "highest organ of state power" is its bicameral parliament, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Gaming Monthly: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Gaming Monthly - Magazine Content
The first issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly came out in the summer of 1989. The third issue famously featured Fabio on the cover for the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1970s
With the prosperity that prudent policies of promoting foreign multinational investment brought, while other regional countries were mire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Gay History: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Gay History - The 1980s
The early 80s was a period of widespread prosperity and new freedoms which saw the opening of clubs like Shadows, Marmota, Legend and Nic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 7 Number - In Mathematics
7 number - In numeral systems. ... See also:7 number, 7 number - In mathematics, 7 number - In numeral systems, 7 number - The Arabic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire Earth Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire Earth Ii - Overview And New Features
Generally, the gameplay in Empire Earth II is similar to that in Empire Earth. But there are new features, some revolutionary in the RTS ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suharto: Encyclopedia Ii - Suharto - After The Fall
Since his resignation, Suharto has retired to a family compound in Central Jakarta, making few public appearances. Efforts to prosecute S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese War Crimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese War Crimes - Definitions
There are differences from one country to another regarding the definition of Japanese war crimes. Japanese war crimes - Japanese defini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese War Crimes: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese War Crimes - Definitions
There are differences from one country to another regarding the definition of Japanese war crimes. Japanese war crimes - Japanese defini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Nationalism - The Ideology Of Japanese Nationalism 1905-1945
Japanese nationalism - Tradition. The bushido (warrior way) — the samurai code —. When the daimyo system was abolished the code wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamefaqs Message Boards: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamefaqs Message Boards - Boards
GameFAQs message boards - Game and System. Every game in the GameFAQs database has a message board for game discussion. With the except...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - History
Japan - Pre-history. Archaeological research indicates that the earliest inhabitants of Japan migrated over land bridges from Korea and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - Geography Of Japan
Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia. The main islands (sometimes referred to as the Home Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - Economy
Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, emphasis on education, and a comparatively small defens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire Earth Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire Earth Ii - Epochs
There are 15 epochs (pronounced as "epic") in the game, each representing a part of history. As time passes, civilizations become more ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mixed Martial Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Mixed Martial Arts - Rules
The rules for most Mixed Martial Arts competitions have evolved since the early days of vale tudo. As the knowledge about fighting techni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - Economy
Government-industry cooperation, aid from the United States following World War II, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, emph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - History
Japan - Pre-history. Archaeological research indicates that the earliest inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago migrated over land bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beast Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Beast Wars - Characters
Beast Wars - Maximals. They were based in the spaceship Axalon. Optimus Primal: Supreme Commander of the Maximals whose beast-form is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Bakumatsu Period Or End Of The Shogunate
Main article: Late Tokugawa shogunate Edo period - Decline of the Tokugawa. The end of this period is particularly called the late Toku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Japan - Society
Japan - Demographics. Main article: Demographics of Japan Japanese society is ethnically and linguistically homogeneous, with small p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karate: Encyclopedia Ii - Karate - History
Karate is a multi-cultural development, absorbing the contributions of many gifted practitioners over time and crossing many borders. Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushido - Bushido Ethics
Bushido expanded and formalized the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honor to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia Ii - Bushido - Bushido Ethics
Bushido expanded and formalized the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honor to t...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - B
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article