In 2004, NHK ( Japanese public TV network ) produced a 39 episode anime series titled Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, as well as a manga series under the same title released in 2005.

* 1958 – Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist

They have a long history in Japanese folklore and art, and more recently have appeared in Japanese anime and manga ( see examples cited below ).

Since the introduction of the comic book format in 1933 with the publication of Famous Funnies, the United States has produced the most titles, along with British comics and Japanese manga, in terms of quantity of titles.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

* 1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese manga artist

* 1971 – Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese manga artist

is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise.

, short for, is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga, video games and videos.

* 1919 – Takashi Yanase, Japanese manga artist

* 1989 – Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist ( b. 1928 )

In America, the fandom also began as an offshoot of science fiction fandom, with fans bringing imported copies of Japanese manga to conventions.

In 1988 Dark Horse Comics released a six-issue limited series, Godzilla, which was an American adaptation of the Japanese manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.

is a media franchise based on the Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow.

is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and eroge.

Hentai manga on display at a Japanese bookstore.

Eroticism for the masses: Japanese manga comics and their assimilation into the U. S. Sexuality & Culture, 6 ( 1 ) pp. 3 – 126.

* Toaru Majutsu no Index, a Japanese light novel, manga, and anime series

* 1960 – Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author

* 1973 – Mayu Shinjo, Japanese manga artist

is the pen-name of Japanese manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.

One of the most widely published Japanese manga artist, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English.

is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director.

Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra ( entitled Myōhō-Renge-Kyō in Japanese )— which contained Gautama Buddha's teachings towards the end of his life — as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment.

The number of Japanese citizens identifying their religious beliefs as Shinto has declined a great deal, yet the general practice of Shinto rituals has not decreased in proportion, and many practices have persisted as general cultural beliefs ( such as ancestor worship ), and community festivals ( matsuri )— focusing more on religious practices.

After the outbreak of World War II, the state was recognised by Slovakia ( 1 June 1940 ), France ( 12 July 1940 ), Romania ( 1 December 1940 ), Bulgaria ( 10 May 1941 ), Finland ( 18 July 1941 ), Denmark ( August 1941 ), Croatia ( 2 August 1941 )— all controlled or influenced by Japan's ally Germany — as well as by the China's Wang Jingwei government ( 30 November 1940 ), Thailand ( 5 August 1941 ) and the Philippines ( 1943 )— all under Japanese control.

)— Japanese walnut

* The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group ( IWG )— The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ).

* UNIT 731: Japanese Experimentation Camp ( 1937-1945 )— information site.

The members of various militia groups formed during Japanese occupation such as the disbanded PETA and Heiho, at that time were encouraged to join the BKR — Badan Keamanan Rakjat ( The People's Security Organization )— itself a subordinate of the " War Victims Assistance Organization ".

is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture, which usually involves two performers ( manzaishi ) — a straight man ( tsukkomi ) and a funny man ( boke )— trading jokes at great speed.

Between 05: 55 and 06: 30, the U. S. carriers ( mainly Enterprise )— augmented by Catalinas from Ndeni — launched their own scout aircraft to search for the Japanese naval forces.

* February 11: Kenkoku Kinensai ( National Foundation Day )— Anniversary of the day on which Japan's first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have founded the Japanese nation.

In August 2009, Arudou — acting as chair FRANCA ( the Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association )— began a letter-writing campaign in protest of a promotional advertisement by McDonald ’ s Japan featuring a bespectacled, mildly geeky, 43-year-old American Japanophile known as “ Mr. James ”— a burger mascot who proclaims his love for the fast-food outlet in halting, broken Japanese.

The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 1 – 2 November 1943 — also known as the Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Bougainville Bay Shore ( ブーゲンビル島沖海戦 )— was a naval battle fought near the island of Bougainville.

* February 22 – 23 ( overnight )— Japanese aircraft conduct four raids against ships of U. S. Navy Task Force 58 as they approach Truk Atoll, inflicting no damage.

She is the daughter of Yang Jie ( 楊潔 ) and Fu Daqing ( 傅大慶 )— a Chinese intellectual and Communist Party martyr who was killed by Japanese soldiers in 1944.

In April 1945, the Japanese battleship ( the largest battleship in the world )— along with nine other Japanese warships — embarked from Japan on a deliberate suicide attack upon Allied forces engaged in the Battle of Okinawa.

Tropical diseases — especially malaria, dengue fever and bush typhus ( known to the Japanese as tsutsugamushi )— caused far more casualties than the effects of battle.

The Cherry Europe also failed in its " home " market ( Europe )— lacking the build quality and reliability of its Japanese built twin car, yet at the same time managing to inherit the typical 1980s Alfa vulnerability to body corrosion.

Co-host Katsumi Takahashi gives out " The Silver Brain " ( Japanese: 銀の脳 ; Gin-no-nō )— a smaller version of The Golden Brain with the same shape but with no melon bread inside — to the sender of his favorite trivia ( announced as " MFT-My Favorite Trivia ").

Subsequently, the SBDs from Enterprise and Hornet found and attacked what they reported to be a " Japanese CL " ( light cruiser )— a ship that turned out to be the destroyer Tanikaze.

The vehicle's Japanese urban 10 / 15-mode fuel consumption rating is 12. 0 km / L ( about 30 mpg )— a 15 % improvement over a comparable vehicle powered by the F20B, according to Honda.