(The editorial writers and leading writers tend to convey a more conservative sense of values.) Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞). Conservative. 1st ranked in daily circulation -- around 10 million per day. The Yomiuri Shimbun, being very widely circulated, takes the most popular stance. The Yomiuri exchanged a special contract with British The Times. Affiliated with Nippon Television. Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞). Left-wing or liberal. 2nd ranked in daily circulation -- around 8 million per day. Known for its preeminent w ...

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Japanese cuisine - Deep-Fried dishes Agemono. Korokke (croquette) - breaded and deep-fried balls of mashed potato with creamy vegetable, seafood, or meat-flavored fillings. Kushiage - meat deep fried on a skewer. Tempura - battered and deep-fried vegetables, seafood, and meat. Tonkatsu - deep-fried breaded cutlet of pork (chicken versions called chicken ka ...

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Japanese Literature is generally divided into three main periods: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern. Japanese literature - Ancient Literature pre-8th Century. With the introduction of kanji (Chinese characters) from the Asian mainland, writing became possible. Before this there had been no native writing system. The only literary language was classical Chinese to begin with; later, Chinese characters were adapted to write Japanese, creating what is known as the man'yōgana, the earliest form of kana, or syllab ...

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United States Teppanyaki is said to be an American invention, as is the California roll (not to mention the Philadelphia roll), and while the former has been well received in Japan the latter has not and has, at worst, been termed not sushi by Japanese people. However thanks to some recent trends in American culture such as Iron Chef and Benihana, Japanese culinary culture is slowly fusing its way into American life. Japanese food, which had been quite exotic in the West as late as the 1970s, is now quite at home in parts of the continental ...

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Since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, three different systems for counting years have or had been used in Japan: The Western Common Era (西暦, seireki) designation The Japanese era name (年号, nengō) based on the reign of the current emperor, the year 2005 being Heisei 17 The imperial year (皇紀, kōki) based on the mythical founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660BCE Of these three, the first two are still in current use; the imperial calen ...

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Japanese yen - Coins. The 5-yen and 50-yen coins are holed. The date is on the reverse of all coins, and, in most cases, the name 日本国, Nihonkoku (Japan) and the value in kanji is on the obverse, except for the 5-yen where Nihonkoku is on the reverse. The first 1-yen coin (excluding early silver coins) was introduced in 1955, the first 5-yen coin (excluding early gold coins) in 1948, and originally had no hole. The first 10-yen was introduced in 1951, the first 50-yen in 1955 (with no hole), the first 100-yen in 1957 (originally made out of silver) ...

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Japanese yen - Coins. The 5-yen and 50-yen coins are holed. The date is on the reverse of all coins, and, in most cases, the name 日本国, Nihonkoku (Japan) and the value in kanji is on the obverse, except for the 5-yen where Nihonkoku is on the reverse. The first 1-yen coin (excluding early silver coins) was introduced in 1955, the first 5-yen coin (excluding early gold coins) in 1948, and originally had no hole. The first 10-yen was introduced in 1951, the first 50-yen in 1955 (with no hole), the first 100-yen in 1957 (originally made out of silver) ...

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Rice is eaten in several ways in Japan, as plain rice or often with a topping of furikake, nattō or nori, as well as for sushi. Leftover rice is often reused as ochazuke (rice with green tea) or chāhan (fried rice). Rice is also used to make alcoholic drinks like sake, snacks such as senbei, rice crackers, and agemochi. See also Japanese cuisine. ...

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Rice is cultivated throughout Japan. In Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, hardier varieties are grown. In Honshu, the Japanese mainland, varieties such as koshihikari are grown. Cultivation is highly mechanized, and almost all the planting and harvesting is done by machine. The rice seeds are first soaked in water, then planted into trays under cover before being planted out when they have become big enough. ...

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Originally conceived of purely as fortresses, their primary purpose being military defense, Japanese castles came to be the homes of daimyo (feudal lords), and served to impress and intimidate rivals not only with their defenses, but with their size and elegant interiors, architecture and decorations. Oda Nobunaga was one of the first to build one of these palace-like castles, at Azuchi Castle in 1576; this was Japan's first castle to have a tower keep, and it inspired both Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Osa ...

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The yen was introduced by the Meiji government in 1872 as a system resembling those in Europe; yen replaced the overly complex monetary system of the Edo period. The New Currency Act of 1871 stipulated the adoption of the decimal accounting system of yen (1, 圓), sen (1⁄100, 錢), and rin (1⁄1000, 厘), with the coins being round and cast as in the West. (The sen and the rin were eventually taken out of circulation in 1954.) Whil ...

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The traditional Japanese table setting has varied considerably over the centuries, depending primarily on the type of table common during a given era. Before the 19th century, small individual box tables (hakozen, 箱膳) or flat floor trays were set before each diner. Larger low tables (chabudai, ちゃぶ台) that accommodated entire families were becoming popular by the beginning of the 20th century, but these gave way t ...

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Most Japanese use rice cookers (炊飯器 suihanki) to which measured amounts of washed rice and water are added. The rice is first washed until the water becomes clear. Then, before cooking it is usually soaked in water for a time between half an hour in summer, and two hours in winter. It is then boiled using a ratio of about five parts of water to four parts of rice. After this it is steamed until the centre of the rice ...

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In ancient times, people in Japan were considered the property of the Emperor and their surname reflected the role in the government they served. An example is Otomo. Names would also be given in the recognition of a great achievement and contribution. Many surnames originated from Chinese and Korean names. Examples are Kaneshiro (金城) (Chinese) and Chan (Korean). Until the Meiji restoration, Japanese common people (people other than kuge and samurai) had no surnames, and when necessary, used a substitute such as the name of their ...

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Apart from shakkanhō and the metric system, other units are also commonly used in Japan. The most common unit found is the inch. Inches are used in the following: Japanese bicycles are based on a British system, and the tyre sizes are measured in inches rather than centimetres. Inch sizes are commonly used in the computer industry for the sizes of parts, connectors, and semiconductor wafers. Inches and feet are used for the width and length of magnetic tape. Inches are used for the size of tele ...

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Japanese curry rice is served in a large soup bowl, with white rice on the left side and the curry on the right side. The curry is never poured on top of the rice. Japanese short grain rice which is sticky and round is preferred, rather than the long grain variety used in Indian and Chinese dishes. The curry is usually served garnished with vegetables pickled in soy sauce such as Fukujinzuke (福神漬け) or Rakkyo (辣韮), which are only eaten with curry dishes. The typical drink served with curry is water, as other drinks tend not to mi ...

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Toilets and the rooms that contain them are known by various names in Japanese. One common word is toire (トイレ, toire?See also:

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The approach to the typical Japanese castle involved crossing either stone (ishigaki) or earthen (doi) walls, and sometimes a moat (hori). Beyond that lay the main gate, or otemon and the rear gate, or karamete, both typically constructed of wood, copper and a dense packing of nails, which were not normally used in many other forms of Japanese architecture. The gates into the castle were often off-set, at 90-degrees to one another, to force an attacking army into a bottleneck, preventing a large force from entering the baileys all at once. These ...

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Japanese Facial: Energizing technique used to stimulate acupressure points through the lifting and toning of the face and scalp; believed to have a cumulative effect when used on a regular basis for firming the skin and preventing aging.

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Japan continued the modernization of its navy, especially as China was also building a powerful modern fleet with foreign, especially German, assistance, and the pressure was building between the two countries to take control of Korea. The Sino-Japanese war was officially declared on August 1, 1894, though some naval fighting had already taken place. The Japanese navy devastated Qing's northern fleet off the mouth of the Yalu River at the Battle of Yalu River on September 17, 1894, in which the Chinese fleet lost 8 out of 12 warships. ...

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Japan continued the modernization of its navy, especially as China was also building a powerful modern fleet with foreign, especially German, assistance, and the pressure was building between the two countries to take control of Korea. The Sino-Japanese war was officially declared on August 1, 1894, though some naval fighting had already taken place. The Japanese navy devastated Qing's northern fleet off the mouth of the Yalu River at the Battle of Yalu River on September 17, 1894, in which the Chinese fleet lost 8 out of 12 warships. ...

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The New Year traditions are also a part of Japanese poetry, including haiku and renga. All of the traditions above would be appropriate to include in haiku as kigo (season words). There also haiku that celebrate many of the "first" of the New Year, such as the "first sun" (hatsuhi) or "first sunrise", "first laughter" (waraizome — starting the New Year with a smile is considered a good sign), and first dream (hatsuyume). Since the traditional new year was later in the year than ...

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