* " Alien ", a song by Japan on the album Quiet Life

A bokken (, bok ( u ), " wood ", and ken, " sword ") ( or commonly as bokutō in Japan ), is a Japanese wooden sword used for training.

Large races became popular during the 1890s " Golden Age of Cycling ", with events across Europe, and in the U. S. and Japan as well.

Dalida released " J ' attendrai ", which became a big hit in Canada and Japan, and Cerrone's early hit songs, " Love in C Minor ", " Give Me Love " and " Supernature " became major hits in the U. S. and Europe.

* 1941 – United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be " a date which will live in infamy ", after which the U. S. and the Republic of China declare war against Japan.

* 1997 – An episode of Pokémon, " Dennō Senshi Porygon ", aired in Japan induces seizures in 685 Japanese children.

Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums, ( 和太鼓, " wa-daiko ", " Japanese drum ", in Japanese ) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming ( sometimes called more specifically, " kumi-daiko " ( 組太鼓 )).

Described by Bowie as " Ziggy goes to America ", it contained songs he wrote while travelling to and across the United States during the earlier part of the Ziggy tour, which now continued to Japan to promote the new album.

Unlike most constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive explicitly in the Constitution of Japan, but has duties " in matters of state ", which are closely regulated.

The building was named after the ancient phrase of Hakkō ichiu ( literally " eight cords, one roof "), which had been attributed to Emperor Jimmu and, since 1928, has been espoused by the Imperial government as an expression of Japanese expansionism, as it envisioned to the unification of the world ( the " eight corners of the world ") under the Emperor's " sacred rule ", a goal that was considered imperative to all Japanese subjects, as Jimmu, finding five races in Japan, had made them all as " brothers of one family.

The said ruler's nation logically becomes an " Empire ", despite having no additional territory or hegemony such as Central African Empire or the Korean Empire proclaimed in 1897 when Korea, far from gaining new territory, was on the verge of being annexed by the Empire of Japan, the last to use the name officially.

; (" Sūjin ", used by Aston, is not the standard pronunciation ) also known as Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto or Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto ; was the tenth emperor of Japan.

The 1990s and 2000s are considered to be " Japanese Cinema's Second Golden Age ", due to the immense popularity of anime, both within Japan and overseas.

Capra's job was to head a special section on morale in order to explain to soldiers " why the hell they're in uniform ", writes Capra, and were not " propaganda " films like those created by the Nazis and Japan.

The journal Nature has reported that the IAEA response to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents in Japan was " sluggish and sometimes confusing ", drawing calls for the agency to " take a more proactive role in nuclear safety ".

In the words of his biographer, Pei has won " every award of any consequence in his art ", including the Arnold Brunner Award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters ( 1963 ), the Gold Medal for Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters ( 1979 ), the AIA Gold Medal ( 1979 ), the first Praemium Imperiale for Architecture from the Japan Art Association ( 1989 ), the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and the 2010 Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Ruth Benedict made a distinction, relevant in this context, between " guilt " societies ( e. g., medieval Europe ) with an " internal reference standard ", and " shame " societies ( e. g., Japan, " bringing shame upon one's ancestors ") with an " external reference standard ", where people look to their peers for feedback on whether an action is " acceptable " or not ( also known as " group-think ").

The Japanese government describes its relations with Tonga as " excellent ", and states that " the Imperial family of Japan and the Royal family of Tonga have developed a cordial and personal relationship over the years ".

, meaning " Way of The Sword ", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional swordsmanship ( kenjutsu ) which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan.

In Japan, the term rezubian, a Japanese pronunciation of " lesbian ", was used during the 1920s.

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing a rat representing Imperial Japan | Japan, approaching a mousetrap labeled " Army, Navy, Civilian ", on a background map of the Alaska Territory

Benny Andersson has written music to several films for screen and television ; the first attempt in the early 1970s for the obscure Swedish movie The Seduction Of Inga: the film flopped, but the ' Björn & Benny ' single " She's My Kind Of Girl " surprised the composers by being released in Japan and becoming a Top 10 hit ( the song renamed in Japan as " The Little Girl Of The Cold Wind ").

In September 2004, the song was used in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic.

A song written by Xue Wenbo at the Muslim Chengda school, which was controlled by the Kuomintang, called for martyrdom in battle for China against Japan.

• The song " Tiny Fish For Japan " by Stan Rogers is about the smelt-fishing industry.

In Japan, such examples of music inspired by a work and not intended to soundtrack an radio play or motion picture adaptation of it are known as an " image album " or " image song ," though this definition also includes such things as film score demos inspired by concept art and songs inspired by a TV series which do not feature in it.

Though he started writing his lyrics during his lower league days in Japan, it was not until 2006 that he released his first commercial single " Accepterais-tu ", a French song with lyrics that fit well with his present personal status — asking his loved one to marry him.

Other notable guest stars included: Cesar Romero as Chico's absentee father ; Tony Orlando as Chico's look-alike, the ex-fiance of a hostile woman he wants to date ; José Feliciano, who wrote the theme song, as Chico's womanizing famous-singer cousin Pepe Fernando ; Sammy Davis Jr. as himself ; Herbie Faye appeared as Bernie in the 1975 episode " Louie's Retirement "; Shelley Winters ( reuniting with Albertson, with whom she'd costarred in The Poseidon Adventure ) as the owner of the local bakery, Shirley Schrift ( her real name ); Jim Backus as Ed's friend who uses him as a " beard "— pretending to be playing cards with him when cheating on his wife ( Audra Lindley ); silent-film actress Carmel Myers as a former star who has fallen on hard times, brings in her car for repairs, and stays in the garage while looking for work ; George Takei as Ed's supposed long-lost son from his time in Japan during World War II ; Cesare Danova as Aunt Connie's Spanish aristocrat boyfriend, the Count de Catalan, in the second episode in which she appeared ; comedian Joey Bishop as an inept robber ; Bernie Kopell as a plastic surgeon ; Rose Marie as a CB radio enthusiast with whom a lonely Ed connects on New Year's Eve ; Penny Marshall, as a waitress ; football star Rosey Grier as himself, Della's date for a charity benefit dance ; Larry Hovis as a customer in the second episode of the first season ; and Jim Jordan ( of radio's Fibber McGee and Molly ) as a mechanic who used to be a big businessman, until he was victimized by his own company's retirement-age mandate ).

The song is considered, among Lauper fans, a rarity and only appeared as a single in various formats including a 3 " CD single in Japan, the United States, Austria and 5 " CD single in UK and US.

Later that year, the band recorded a Japanese version of " Kiss Me ", which was released exclusively in Japan on an EP with numerous versions of the song, as well as remixes of other songs on the self-titled album.

Another tribute band named Fritha ( after the song on the Snowgoose album ) is performing in Japan

The 2012 Golden Globe Awards ' theme song was written by YOSHIKI, a member of the popular rock group X Japan.

The song became a big hit and was the number one single in France and Japan.

The 1999 curriculum guideline issued by the Ministry of Education after the passage of the Law Regarding the National Flag and Anthem decrees that " on entrance and graduation ceremonies, schools must raise the flag of Japan and instruct students to sing the " Kimigayo " ( national anthem ), given the significance of the flag and the song.

The song became a hit among enka-shi, and was one of the first major best-selling records in Japan.

Dragon Ash has gained some popularity outside Japan when the song Shizuka na Hibi no Kaidan Wo was used as the ending theme for the popular Japanese movie, Battle Royale.

An early ten song CD version was released in 1987 in Japan.

Both UFO 1 and its follow-up UFO 2: Flying, were successful in Japan ( especially the single " C ' mon Everybody " which became a huge hit there ) and Germany ( the song " Boogie For George ," also from the first album, reached No. 30 in German singles charts as well as " Prince Kajuku " from Flying reached No. 26 ), but generated poor interest in Britain and America.

* " Katyusha's song " composed by Nakayama Shimpei is the first big kayōkyoku ( pop music ) hit in Japan

As jazz became popular in early postwar Japan, Japanese singer Hibari Misora released her debut song " Kappa boogie-woogie " on Nippon Columbia in 1949 at the age of only 12.

The Kabuki-style song was originally made for Oka, but was sung by Kasuga, and in 1954, " Otomi-san " became a very popular hit in Japan.

However, many Japanese music critics complained about rockabilly, and Hideo Murata's 1961 " pure Japanese style "- like song " Ōsho ," composed by Toru Funamura, became a million-selling single in Japan.

Misora's song " Yawara ," composed by Masao Koga, won the grand prix award at the 1965 Japan Record Award.

Keiko Fuji's 1970 song " Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku " won the mass popularity award of the 12th Japan Record Awards and the grand prix award of the first Japan Music Awards.