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... Japanese ancient remains : dogu ; dōtaku ; haniwa ; Jomon ware ; Yayoi ware Japanese architectural styles and monuments : cha- shitsu ; Horyu - ji ; Kara - yo ; shinden - zukuri ; shoin - zukuri ; Tenjiku ; Todai - ji Japanese ...
... Japanese ancient remains : dogu ; dōtaku ; haniwa ; Jomon ware ; Yayoi ware Japanese architectural styles and monuments : cha- shitsu ; Horyu - ji ; Kara - yo ; shinden - zukuri ; shoin - zukuri ; Tenjiku ; Todai - ji Japanese ...
Page 517
... 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 pejorative conno- tations of dwarf . In the 13th century ...
... 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 pejorative conno- tations of dwarf . In the 13th century ...
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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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