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  • The Japanese expedition to Tibet was an intelligence mission undertaken by Jinzō Nomoto (野本 甚蔵, Nomoto Jinzō) in Tibet in 1939. From 1918 to 1922, Japan...
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    The Minobu Line (身延線, Minobu-sen) is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects...
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    Kanda-Sarugakuchō (神田猿楽町) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme and 2-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 656. Note that...
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    Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school opened in 1977 and as of 2016 had approximately 350 students...
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    Yoshikazu Kawaguchi (川口由一, Kawaguchi Yoshikazu, 1939 – 9 June 2023) was the leading Japanese practitioner of the "natural farming" method popularized by...
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  • Wang Wenjuan (Chinese: 王文娟; pinyin: Wáng Wénjuān; 19 December 1926 – 6 August 2021) was a noted performer in Yue opera. She was well known for playing...
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    The Mid-Sea Road (海中道路, Kaichū Dōro) is a road in Uruma, Okinawa, Japan. 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) long, it forms part of Okinawa Prefectural Road No. 10...
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    Donghuamen Night Market was a night market located in the northern end of Wangfujing in Beijing, China. Dong Hua Men is written 东华门, the name of the East...
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  • Ying e Chi (影意志) is a non-profit organization formed in 1997 by a group of independent filmmakers in Hong Kong.[citation needed] Independent film makers...
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  • Hengliang (simplified Chinese: 横梁; traditional Chinese: 橫梁; pinyin: Héngliáng; lit. 'beam') is a subdistrict of Luhe District, Nanjing, China. Located...
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  • Yasuki Hiramatsu (平松 保城, Hiramatsu Yasuki, (April 30, 1926 - April 11, 2012) was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a Japanese artist and considered a pioneer...
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  • The town of Dongji (simplified Chinese: 东极; traditional Chinese: 東極; pinyin: Dōngjí; lit. 'east extremity') is an administrative division of Putuo District...
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  • The Five Public Notices (五榜の掲示, Gobō no keiji) were five officials bulletins posted on 7 April 1868 aimed at the common people, and which constituted the...
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  • The bashaku (馬借, bashaku) were Japanese teamsters or cargo carriers who used horses to transport their shipments. They were chiefly active between the...
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