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Takahashi, Korekiyo

(Encyclopedia)Takahashi, Korekiyo kōrāˈkēō täˌkähäˈshē [key], 1854–1936, Japanese statesman and financier. Long an official of the Yokohama Specie Bank, he became its president in 1906, and from 1911 t...

Takeshita, Noboru

(Encyclopedia)Takeshita, Noboru täkĕshˈtä [key], 1924–2000, Japanese politician, b. Kakeya. The son of a sake brewer, he was first elected to parliament in 1958 and served as chief cabinet secretary, construc...

Shizuoka

(Encyclopedia)Shizuoka shĭzo͞oˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 472,196), capital of Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. It is a port and communications center and is known for its green tea...

Ama-no-hashidate

(Encyclopedia)Ama-no-hashidate: see Miyazu, Japan. ...

Miya-jima

(Encyclopedia)Miya-jima: see Itsuku-shima, Japan. ...

Kuroshio

(Encyclopedia)Kuroshio, ocean current: see Japan Current. ...

Peel Island

(Encyclopedia)Peel Island, Japan: see Bonin Islands. ...

De-jima

(Encyclopedia)De-jima, island, Japan: see De-shima. ...

Ito

(Encyclopedia)Ito, city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. ...

Hakone, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Hakone, Mount: see under Hakone, region, Japan. ...