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... Japanese and Chinese in Korea led to a war between the two Oriental empires , which the Japanese won decisively . Russia faced the choice between collaborating with Japan ( with which relations had been fairly good for some years ) at ...
... Japanese and Chinese in Korea led to a war between the two Oriental empires , which the Japanese won decisively . Russia faced the choice between collaborating with Japan ( with which relations had been fairly good for some years ) at ...
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... Japanese people and Japanese culture became aware of themselves , Shinto was already there . Nor has it any official scripture that can be compared to the Bible in Christianity or to the Qur'ān in Islām . The Kojiki ( “ Records of ...
... Japanese people and Japanese culture became aware of themselves , Shinto was already there . Nor has it any official scripture that can be compared to the Bible in Christianity or to the Qur'ān in Islām . The Kojiki ( “ Records of ...
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... Japanese constitu- tion enacted in 1889 guaranteed freedom of faith under certain conditions , priority was , in fact , given to Shintō . In elementary schools Shinto was taught to children , and most of the national holidays were ...
... Japanese constitu- tion enacted in 1889 guaranteed freedom of faith under certain conditions , priority was , in fact , given to Shintō . In elementary schools Shinto was taught to children , and most of the national holidays were ...
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