In 1603, Nihombashi Bridge—completed just when the Edo Shogunate was first established—became the symbol of the prosperous Nihonbashi area, the centre of the Japanese economy. The concept of measuring distances from the Japanese road origin marker in Nihombashi to locations across the country also ...
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank says it has raised nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars with Saudi partners to launch a major global fund for long-term, high-tech investment. Real Madrid crowned as Liga Santander champions in Spain Real Madrid were crowned as the Champions of the Spanish Liga San...
Regarding the news of a peaceful US-Saudi nuclear cooperation to generate electricity in Saudi Arabia, Boushouki said, “Saudi Arabia has had a program announced since 2010, and it has been discussed several times before. International companies are now working to implement these projects in Saudi...
Popular High-End Residential Areas in Setagaya Ward Seijo: The Seijo area was pioneered when the prestigious Seijo Gakuen School moved from Shinjuku and the town grew during the high economic growth period and bubble economy, evolving into the most celebrity-dominated town in Japan. It is an ico...
Since ancient times, the deities of Japan have been praised and worshiped through traditional Japanese festivals. Each Japanese festival boasts its own fascinating history and charm, often filled with traditional
Russell Crowestars inPeter Wier's period war dramaMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the plot centers on the daring Captain Jack Aubrey, who takes his ship, the H.M.S. Surprise, to capture a French vessel on the South American coast. ...
In Spain’s Estatuas Cave, nuclear DNA revealed the genetic identity and sex of humans who lived there 80,000 to 113,000 years ago, and suggested one line age of Neanderthals replaced several others after a glacial period that ended 100,000 years ago. In 25,000-year-old soil from ...
Arenas was most often nicknamed "Agent Zero", due to his former jersey number and his clutch shot-making ability, but has increasingly been referred to as "Hibachi", a nod to the small Japanese barbequing device, which literally translates to "bowl of fire." Both names quickly became fan...
LiveJournal is part of the unwinding process... I feel better now that I have it out. And it's all the kind of stuff I've dealt with before, part of travelling. There's just been more of it than usual in the last few days. Hopefully I'll get a foo-free period for a while ...
i wanted to do a show maybe about the dixie mafia or sort of like set something like in the crime in like memphis, kind of around the time that elvis had died. it was kind of an interesting time period in memphis, wrestling that, and it just seemed like a part of like pop culture...