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    The Tianjin Accord or Li–Fournier Convention, concluded on 11 May 1884, was intended to settle an undeclared war between France and China over the sovereignty...
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    Hodogaya-juku (程ヶ谷宿, Hodogaya-juku) was the fourth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Hodogaya-ku in the present-day city of...
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  • Utaban (うたばん) was a Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation...
    3 KB (257 words) - 15:38, 15 May 2023
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    Christina Chan (born 25 April 1987[citation needed]) is[until when?] a political activist in Hong Kong, known for her stand on human rights, democracy...
    11 KB (960 words) - 06:46, 1 October 2022
  • Wabi-cha (わび茶; 侘茶; 侘び茶), is a style of Japanese tea ceremony particularly associated with Sen no Rikyū, Takeno Jōō and its originator Murata Jukō. Wabi-cha...
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  • Hon. John Estmond Strickland, GBS, JP, the former Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (1996–1998) with responsibility for HSBC's...
    4 KB (341 words) - 05:13, 3 April 2023
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    Tanaka Chōjirō (長次郎) (1516-?1592) is distinguished as the first generation in the Raku family line of potters. According to historical documents he was...
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    Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee Kung Yik She Secondary School is an aided Hong Kong secondary school founded in September 1996. Located at Tin Shing Road...
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  • Xia Yi (Chinese: 夏禕; pinyin: Xià Yī; born 1968, Shanghai) is a Chinese singer[citation needed] and actress currently[update] working in Taiwan. She allegedly...
    4 KB (80 words) - 15:42, 19 August 2022