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Japanese Coins - nippon.com
WEBDec 6, 2015 · Japanese Coins Large and Small. Japan has six coins in circulation with values ranging from ¥1 to ¥500. The front, or obverse, side of each features a different image, normally a variety of ...
Express Train to Industrialization: Japan’s First Railway Line
WEBOct 13, 2022 · After considerable efforts to complete the line, Japan’s first railway began operations on October 14, 1872. A grand opening ceremony was held at the newly constructed Shinbashi Station in Tokyo ...
Customs, Festivals, and Observances: The Japanese Year
WEBJul 16, 2014 · Traditionally a term for the first month of the year, nowadays refers more specifically to January 1, New Year’s Day. Customs surrounding the New Year make up the most important event in the ...
Jōmon Japan: Prehistoric Culture and Society - nippon.com
WEBJan 21, 2020 · Japan’s ancient Jōmon culture is defined as belonging to a period stretching from the emergence of pottery, around 16,500 years ago at the earliest, to the beginning of dry-field rice farming ...
Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Founding of the Edo Shogunate
WEBJul 7, 2020 · Tokugawa Ieyasu founded a dynasty that ruled Japan for more than 200 years, but he had to wait to take his chance to become shōgun and reshape the country in his image. Tokugawa Ieyasu was born ...
Mount Fuji’s History of Eruptions | Nippon.com
WEBApr 3, 2019 · Mount Fuji is a Japanese icon, and at 3,776 meters the country’s tallest peak. Its elegant symmetry, spreading outward like a hand fan from summit to base, is the result of repeated occurrences ...
Traditional Japanese Houses - nippon.com
WEBJul 23, 2016 · Squat toilets were once standard in Japanese homes, but they have been superseded by. Many people sleep in beds, but traditional futons are still popular. A 2013 survey by Nifty found that 50% of ...
The Japanese School System | Nippon.com
WEBJan 11, 2016 · In Japan, education is compulsory roughly from the age of 6 to the age of 15. The school year begins in April, so almost all children who have turned 6 by April 1 each year enter elementary school ...
The Article 9 Debate at a Glance - nippon.com
WEBAug 31, 2016 · The escalating debate over amendment of the Japanese Constitution centers on the war-renouncing provisions of Article 9. Here we provide a concise outline of the key issues and positions in the ...