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Japan is an island country in East Asia . It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan , extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea , Philippine Sea , and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire , and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands , with the four main islands being Hokkaido , Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku , and Kyushu . Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city , followed by Yokohama , Osaka , Nagoya , Sapporo , Fukuoka , Kobe , and Kyoto .
The Japanese archipelago has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic (30,000 BC). Between the fourth and ninth centuries AD, the kingdoms of the region became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in Heian-kyō . Beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun ) and feudal lords (daimyō ), and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai ). After a century-long period of civil war , the country was reunified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate , which enacted an isolationist foreign policy . In 1854, a United States fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West , which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period , the Empire of Japan adopted a Western-modeled constitution , and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization . Amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, Japan invaded China in 1937 and entered World War II as an Axis power in 1941. After suffering defeat in the Pacific War and two atomic bombings , Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year Allied occupation , during which it adopted a new constitution .
Under the 1947 constitution, Japan has maintained a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet . Japan is a highly developed country and a great power , with one of the largest economies by nominal GDP . Japan has renounced its right to declare war , though it maintains a self-defense force that ranks as one of the world's strongest militaries. A global leader in the automotive , robotics , and electronics industries , the country has made significant contributions to science and technology , and is one of the world's largest exporters and importers . It is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions . Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated . About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains . Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions . The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Japan has one of the world's longest life expectancies but is experiencing a population decline due to its very low birth rate.
Japan is a cultural superpower as its culture is well known around the world, including its art , cuisine , film , music , and popular culture , which encompasses prominent manga , anime , and video game industries. (Full article... )
Haruna
Haruna was a warship of the
Imperial Japanese Navy during
World War I and
World War II . Designed by the British naval engineer
George Thurston , she was a
battlecruiser of the
Kongō class , among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Named after
Mount Haruna , she was
laid down in 1912 and
commissioned in 1915. Beginning in 1926, she was rebuilt as a
battleship , strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with
launch catapults for
floatplanes . Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet,
Haruna was reclassified as a
fast battleship . During the
Second Sino-Japanese War ,
Haruna transported
Japanese troops to mainland China. On the eve of the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor , she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the
Battle of Singapore .
Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the
Pacific Theater , including the
Battle of Midway , the
Guadalcanal Campaign , the
Battle of the Philippine Sea and the
Battle of Leyte Gulf . In 1945,
Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of
Task Force 38 . (
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Image 1 A homeless man in Tokyo Homelessness has increased sharply in Japan due to the rise in unemployment in the 1990s.
'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000017-QINU`"'
Image 2 The
siege of Osaka was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese
Tokugawa shogunate against the
Toyotomi clan , and ending in the clan's dissolution. Divided into two stages (the winter campaign and the summer campaign), and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment. This eight-metre-long (26 ft) painting, titled
The Summer Battle of Osaka Castle and executed on a
Japanese folding screen , illustrates
Osaka Castle under siege, and was commissioned by the
daimyo Kuroda Nagamasa , who took a team of painters with him to the battlefield to record the event. The painting depicts 5071 people and 21 generals, and is held in the collection of Osaka Castle.
Image 3 1873 5 Yen gold coin proof '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000014-QINU`"'
Image 4 The Illustration of The Siberian War, N°. 16: The Japanese Army Occupied Vragaeschens '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000015-QINU`"'
Image 5 Banknotes: Empire of Japan . Reproduction: National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution The
Japanese-issued Netherlands Indies gulden was the currency issued by the
Japanese Empire when it occupied the
Dutch East Indies during World War II. Following the Dutch capitulation in March 1942, the Japanese closed all banks, seized assets and currency, and assumed control of the economy in the territory. They began issuing
military banknotes , as had previously been done in other occupied territories. These were printed in Japan, but retained the name of the pre-war currency and replaced the Dutch gulden at par. From 1943 the military banknotes were replaced by identical bank-issued notes printed within the territory, and the currency was renamed the
roepiah from 1944. The currency was replaced by the
Indonesian rupiah in 1946, one year after the Japanese surrender and the country's independence.
This note, denominated one cent, is part of the 1942 series.
See other denominations: One cent · Five cents · Ten cents · Half gulden · One gulden , Five gulden , Ten gulden
Image 6 Satellite image of Japan '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000013-QINU`"'
Image 7 A registration card for
Louis Wijnhamer (1904–1975), an ethnic Dutch humanitarian who was captured soon after the
Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies in March 1942. Prior to the occupation, many ethnic Europeans had refused to leave, expecting the Japanese occupation government to keep a Dutch administration in place. When Japanese troops took control of government infrastructure and services such as ports and postal services, 100,000 European (and some Chinese) civilians were interned in prisoner-of-war camps where the death rates were between 13 and 30 per cent. Wijnhamer was interned in a series of camps throughout Southeast Asia and, after the
surrender of Japan , returned to what was now Indonesia, where he lived until his death.
Image 8 The
Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued between 1942 and 1945 for use within the territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei, under occupation by
Imperial Japan during World War II. The currency, informally referred to as "banana money", was released solely in the form of banknotes, as metals were considered essential to the war effort. The languages used on the notes were reduced to English and Japanese. Each note bears a different obverse and reverse design, but all have a similar layout, and were marked with stamped block letters that begin with "M" for "Malaya". This 1942 five-dollar Japanese-issued banknote, depicting
coconut and
pawpaw trees on the obverse, is part of the
National Numismatic Collection at the
Smithsonian Institution .
Other denominations: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"'
Image 10 Sumo wrestler Somagahana Fuchiemon '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000018-QINU`"'
Image 13 Mt. Fuji as seen from Lake Ashi '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000016-QINU`"'
Image 15 This picture shows a ten-
sen banknote, in use during the 1914–1922 Japanese occupation of
Tsingtao (Qingdao), China, as part of the
Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I . Issued by the
Bank of Japan , the currency was based on the
silver standard . This banknote, dated 1914, is in the
National Numismatic Collection of the
Smithsonian Institution 's
National Museum of American History .
Before the outbreak of World War I, German naval ships were located in the Pacific; Tsingtao developed into a major seaport while the surrounding
Kiautschou Bay area was
leased to Germany since 1898. During the war, Japanese and British
Allied troops
besieged the port in 1914 before capturing it from the German and Austro-Hungarian
Central Powers , occupying the city and the surrounding region. It served as a base for the exploitation of the natural resources of
Shandong province and northern China, and a "New City District" was established to furnish the Japanese colonists with commercial sections and living quarters. Tsingtao eventually reverted to Chinese rule by 1922.
Image 16 Little Boy '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000012-QINU`"'
Image 17 Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group. This photograph, taken during the
blue hour with a full moon, shows the headquarters of Asahi Breweries in
Sumida, Tokyo , as viewed from the wharf on the
Sumida River near Azuma Bridge. The
Asahi Beer Hall , topped by the
Asahi Flame , designed by
Philippe Starck , is visible on the right, with the
Tokyo Skytree in the background on the left.
June 11 :
Events
Births
1662 - Tokugawa Ienobu (d. 1712), shogun
1894 - Kiichiro Toyoda (d. 1952), businessman, founded Toyota
1899 - Yasunari Kawabata (d. 1972), author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1910 - Jiang Wen-Ye (d. 1983), Taiwanese composer, active mainly in Japan and later in China
1951 - Yasumasa Morimura , painter and photographer
1976 - Gran Naniwa (d. 2010), wrestler
1976 - Reiko Tosa , runner
1977 - Mami Higashiyama , actress and singer
1979 - Rino Nakasone Razalan , Japanese-American dancer and choreographer
1983 - Atsushi Maruyama , actor
1985 - Snow , singer
1987 - TiA , singer
1988 - Yui Aragaki , actress and singer
1988 - Halca , musician
1991 - Erica Tonooka , actress
1996 - Ayaka Sasaki , singer
Deaths
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
1983 - Game software developer and publisher Capcom is founded
“
It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product.
”
— Ayumi Hamasaki , pop singer
Eir Aoi (Japanese : 藍井 エイル , Hepburn : Aoi Eiru , born November 30, 1988) is a Japanese singer from Sapporo , Hokkaido , signed to Sacra Music . After being discovered through the Japanese video sharing website Niconico , Aoi made her major debut in 2011 with the release of her first single "Memoria", whose title track was used as the first ending theme to the 2011 anime television series Fate/Zero .
Aoi's music has been featured in various anime television series such as
Sword Art Online ,
Kill la Kill , and
The Heroic Legend of Arslan , as well as other television programs such as
Rank Okoku . She has performed at various anime conventions in Asia, Europe, North and South America. She has cited her interest in anime, as well as artists such as
Evanescence ,
Slipknot , and
Do As Infinity , as influences in her career. In October 2016, following prolonged bouts of poor health, she announced an indefinite hiatus from musical activities following a two-day concert at the
Nippon Budokan in November 2016. In February 2018, it was announced that she would resume her activities later that year. (
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The following are images from various Japan-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2 A topographic map of Japan (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 4 Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary
regent of the
Asuka period , and considered to be the first major sponsor of Buddhism in Japan. (from
History of Japan )
Image 5 Winter with frozen coniferous trees near Mt. Kumano in the
Mount Zaō range in
Miyagi Prefecture (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 6 Noh play at traditional Noh theatre (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 7 Dogū figurine of the late
Jōmon period (1000–400 BC) (from
History of Japan )
Image 8 Miniature model of the ancient capital
Heian-kyō (from
History of Japan )
Image 9 Middle Jōmon vase (2000 BC) (from
History of Japan )
Image 10 Kokin Wakashū , an early anthology of the
waka form of Japanese poetry,
National Treasure ; early twelfth century; at the
Tokyo National Museum (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 11 Shinano River in Niigata City (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 12 Fumie Hihara playing the
shamisen , Guimet Museum, Paris (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 13 Mount Aso 4 pyroclastic flow and the spread of Aso 4 tephra (90,000 to 85,000 years ago). The pyroclastic flow reached almost the whole area of Kyushu, and volcanic ash was deposited of 15 cm in a wide area from Kyushu to southern Hokkaido. (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 14 (from
History of Japan )
Image 15 The word
Nihon written in
kanji (horizontal placement of characters). The text means "Japan" in Japanese. (from
History of Japan )
Image 17 Two students practicing
kendo at Hiroshima University (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 19 Buddhist temple of
Hōryū-ji is the oldest wooden structure in the world. It was commissioned by
Prince Shotoku and represents the beginning of
Buddhism in Japan. (from
History of Japan )
Image 20 Japan in 1582, showing territory conquered by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in gray (from
History of Japan )
Image 21 Woman in
kimono at Fukuoka City Hall (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 22 Map showing the territories of major
daimyō families around 1570 CE (from
History of Japan )
Image 24 Guardian in
Tōdai-ji ,
Nara (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 25 Portrait of
Ashikaga Takauji who was the founder and first
shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (from
History of Japan )
Image 26 Map of the Kantō Plain (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 27 Tokyo in 2010 (from
History of Japan )
Image 28 Territorial extent of Yamato court during the Kofun period (from
History of Japan )
Image 29 Tectonic map of Japan (French) (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 30 Sea of Japan (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 31 Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first
shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. (from
History of Japan )
Image 32 General
Douglas MacArthur and
Emperor of Japan ,
Hirohito , at their first meeting, September 1945 (from
History of Japan )
Image 33 Amida Buddha,
Kōtoku-in (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 35 Aerial view of
Lake Biwa (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 36 A
Yayoi period bronze bell (
dōtaku ) of the 3rd century AD (from
History of Japan )
Image 37 Wreckage at a railway station destroyed during the
2011 earthquake and tsunami (from
History of Japan )
Image 38 A handscroll painting dated
c. 1130 , illustrating a scene from the "Bamboo River" chapter of
The Tale of Genji (from
History of Japan )
Image 39 The Black Ship Portuguese traders that came from
Goa and Macau once a year (from
History of Japan )
Image 40 The summit of
Mount Fuji is the highest point in Japan. (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 42 Japanese archipelago with outlined islands (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 43 US Secretary of State
Dean Acheson signing the
Treaty of Peace with Japan , 8 September 1951 (from
History of Japan )
Image 44 Atomic cloud over Hiroshima, 1945 (from
History of Japan )
Image 45 Later Three-Year War in the 11th century (from
History of Japan )
Image 46 Samurai of the Satsuma Domain during the Boshin War (from
History of Japan )
Image 47 Torii entrance gate at
Kamigamo Shrine , Kyoto (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 49 Newly-wed
Emperor Naruhito , then Crown Prince, wearing a
sokutai and
Empress Masako , then-Crown Princess, wearing a
jūnihitoe . Costumes of these styles have been worn by the Imperial family since the
Heian period , when a unique Japanese style developed. (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 51 Japanese experts inspect the scene of the alleged railway sabotage on South Manchurian Railway that led to the
Mukden Incident and the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. (from
History of Japan )
Image 52 The
Empire of Japan at its peak in 1942:
Territory (1870–1895) Acquisitions (1895–1930) Acquisitions (1930–1942)
(from
History of Japan )
Image 54 Regions and prefectures of Japan (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 55 Relief map of the land and the seabed of Japan. It shows the surface and underwater terrain of the Japanese archipelago. (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 56 (from
History of Japan )
Image 57 Traditional breakfast at a
ryokan (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 58 A social hierarchy chart based on old academic theories. Such hierarchical diagrams were removed from Japanese textbooks after various studies in the 1990s revealed that peasants, craftsmen, and merchants were in fact equal and merely social categories. Successive shoguns held the highest or near-highest
court ranks , higher than most court nobles. (from
History of Japan )
Image 59 Planes from the
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku preparing the attack on Pearl Harbor (from
History of Japan )
Image 61 Izu Islands south of Tokyo (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 62 The Kuril Islands, with their Russian names. The borders of the Treaty of Shimoda (1855) and the Treaty of St. Petersburg (1875) are shown in red. Currently, all islands northeast of Hokkaido are administered by Russia. (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 63 The Daibutsu-den, within the complex of
Tōdai-ji . This Buddhist temple was sponsored by the
Imperial Court during the
Nara period . (from
History of Japan )
Image 64 Reconstruction of a Jōmon family from the
Sannai-Maruyama Site (from
History of Japan )
Image 65 Sakurajima eruption on October 3, 2009 (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 67 Samurai could
kill a commoner for the slightest insult and were widely feared by the Japanese population. Edo period, 1798. (from
History of Japan )
Image 68 The islands comprising the
Japanese Archipelago were separated from the Asian continent by
back-arc spreading . (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 70 Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder of the Kamakura shogunate in 1192. This was the first
military government in which the shogun with the
samurai were the de facto rulers of Japan. (from
History of Japan )
Image 71 Vegetation during the
Last Glacial Maximum (16,000 BCE) (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 72 A map of Japan (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 73 Kinkaku-ji was built in 1397 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. (from
History of Japan )
Image 75 Mount Fuji and
sakura (cherry blossoms) are national symbols of Japan. (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 76 Hōryū-ji is widely known to be the oldest wooden architecture existing in the world. (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 77 A map of Japan's major cities, main towns and selected smaller centers (from
Geography of Japan )
Image 78 Daisenryō Kofun,
Osaka (from
History of Japan )
Image 79 Pair of
byōbu with a leopard, tiger and dragon by
Kanō Sanraku (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 80 Jesus statue in
Yokohama (from
Culture of Japan )
Image 81 A vase from the early
Jōmon period (11000–7000 BC) (from
History of Japan )
Image 82 Japan (Iapam) and Korea, in the 1568 Portuguese map of the cartographer João Vaz Dourado (from
History of Japan )
Image 83 Japan's exclusive economic zones :
Japan's EEZ
Joint regime with Republic of Korea
EEZ claimed by Japan, disputed by others
(from
Geography of Japan )
Image 88 Emperor Meiji, the 122nd
Emperor of Japan (from
History of Japan )
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Daurian redstart at Daisen Park in Osaka, January 2016
Douglas MacArthur signs formal surrender
Extermination of Evil Tenkeisei
Forces returning 2
Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki (Oral statement by the American Navy admiral)
Geisha Kyoto Gion
Geisha-kyoto-2004-11-21
Golden gate of Ueno Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine, Tokyo, Japan
Great Wave off Kanagawa2
Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Trees (Shōrin-zu byōbu) - left hand screen
Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Trees (Shōrin-zu byōbu) - right hand screen
Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. In his barracks home at Block 7 - 21 - NARA - 539206 - Restoration
Hiroshige II - Kishu kumano iwatake tori - Shokoku meisho hyakkei
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Hyochangwon as Korea's first golf course
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ISS March 2009
Instrument of surrender Japan2
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JAPAN-M7-Tsingtao-10 Sen (1914)
Japan 1870 20 Yen (alt)
Japanese Squirrel edit2
Japanese archer 1878b
Japanese pygmy woodpecker in Sakai, Osaka, February 2016
Japanese white-eye at Tennōji Park in Osaka, January 2016 III
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Japanmakaken im Jigokudani Monkey Park bei der Fellpflege
Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Khalili Collections A Composite Imaginary View of Japan
Kiyonaga bathhouse women-2
Koku Saitcho shounin
KyotoFushimiInariLarge
Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 01
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Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 03
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Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 16
MAL-M10b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-1000 Dollars ND (1945)
MAL-M1b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Cent ND (1942)
MAL-M2a-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Cents ND (1942)
MAL-M3b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents ND (1942)
MAL-M4b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-50 Cents ND (1942)
MAL-M5c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Dollar ND (1942)
MAL-M6c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-Five Dollars ND (1942)
MAL-M7c-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-10 Dollars ND (1944)
MAL-M8b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1944)
MAL-M9-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-100 Dollars ND (1945)
Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War
Manzanar calisthenics 0016u
Manzanar portrait Toyo Miyatake 00100u
Maresuke Nogi, 近世名士写真 其1 - Photo only
Mazda RX-8 on freeway
NI-119b-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-1 Cent (1942)
NI-120c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-5 Cents (1942)
NI-121a-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-10 Cents (1942)
NI-122b-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-half Gulden (1942)
NI-123-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-1 Gulden (1942)
NI-124c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-5 Gulden (1942)
NI-125c-Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation-10 Gulden (1942)
Nagasakibomb
Nagoya Castle(Edit2)
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OCE-1a-Oceania-Japanese Occupation-Half Shilling ND (1942)
OCE-2a-Oceania-Japanese Occupation-One Shilling ND (1942)
OCE-3a-Oceania-Japanese Occupation-10 Shillings ND (1942)
OCE-4a-Oceania-Japanese Occupation-One Pound ND (1942)
Ogata Gekko - Ryu sho ten edit
Olympus E-M1 Mark III Zuiko 12-100mm
PHI-102b-Japanese Government (Philippines)-1 Centavo (1942)
PHI-103b-Japanese Government (Philippines)-5 Centavos (1942)
PHI-104b-Japanese Government (Philippines)-10 Centavos (1942)
PHI-105b-Japanese Government (Philippines)-50 Centavos (1942)
PHI-106-Japanese Government (Philippines)-1 Peso (1942)
PHI-107A-Japanese Government (Philippines)-5 Pesos (1942)
PHI-108-Japanese Government (Philippines)-10 Pesos (1942)
PHI-109-Japanese Government (Philippines)-1 Peso (1943)
PHI-110-Japanese Government (Philippines)-5 Pesos (1943)
PHI-111-Japanese Government (Philippines)-10 Pesos (1943)
PHI-112-Japanese Government (Philippines)-100 Pesos (1944)
PHI-114-Japanese Government (Philippines)-500 Pesos (1944)
PHI-115-Japanese Government (Philippines)-1000 Pesos (1945)
Panorama of Edo bw
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, larger - edit1
Red Fuji southern wind clear morning
Rhinogobius flumineus(Hamamatsu,Shizuoka,Japan)
STS-134 International Space Station after undocking
Sake barrels at Itsukushima Shrine
Samurai with sword
Sesshu - Haboku-Sansui - complete
Shimano Hyperglide cassette 8-speed CS-HG51 11-32
Shoki2
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Suikoden
The Illustration of The Siberian War, No. 16. The Japanese Army Occupied Vragaeschensk
The brown-eared bulbul after playing with water
Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Two Lovers Beneath an Umbrella in the Snow
USS Bunker Hill hit by two Kamikazes
Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses
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