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... Japan can be seen to be closely related to the visual arts . During the Sung dynasty ( 960–1279 ) in China , Northern and Southern schools of painting evolved that were total- ly different in style ; the former used bold outline and ...
... Japan can be seen to be closely related to the visual arts . During the Sung dynasty ( 960–1279 ) in China , Northern and Southern schools of painting evolved that were total- ly different in style ; the former used bold outline and ...
Page 517
... Japanese feudal leaders and were frequently involved in Japan's civil wars during the early part of this period . Wako is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word wo - k'ou , which literally means Japanese pirates but has the ...
... Japanese feudal leaders and were frequently involved in Japan's civil wars during the early part of this period . Wako is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word wo - k'ou , which literally means Japanese pirates but has the ...
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... Japan's air raid on Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , on Dec. 7 , 1941 , brought the U.S. into the war against Germany and Italy as well as Japan . An almost unbroken run of Japanese victories in East Asia and the Pacific ended in defeats at sea ...
... Japan's air raid on Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , on Dec. 7 , 1941 , brought the U.S. into the war against Germany and Italy as well as Japan . An almost unbroken run of Japanese victories in East Asia and the Pacific ended in defeats at sea ...
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