Because of Japanese opposition to participation in an anti-British alliance, Ribbentrop decided to settle for a bilateral German-Italian anti-British treaty.

Because Japanese does not normally distinguish singular and plural in nouns, it is sometimes unclear whether kami refers to a single or multiple entities.

Because macrobiotics is popular in Japan, and many of its popular teachers are Japanese, Japanese foods that are beneficial for health are incorporated by most modern macrobiotic eaters.

Because of Sumbawa's natural resources it was regularly invaded by outside forces – Japanese, Dutch, Makassarese.

Because of these properties, linear motors are often used in maglev propulsion, as in the Japanese Linimo magnetic levitation train line near Nagoya.

Because of their history as a legitimate feudal organization and their connection to the Japanese political system through the uyoku ( extreme right-wing political groups ), yakuza are somewhat a part of the Japanese establishment, with six fan magazines reporting on their activities.

Because the Russians desired to slip undetected into Vladivostok, as they approached Japanese waters they steered outside regular shipping channels to reduce the chance of detection.

Because of this, even the Japanese word for " slaughter " ( 屠殺 tosatsu ) is deemed politically incorrect by some pressure groups as its inclusion of the kanji for " kill " ( 殺 ) supposedly portrays those who practice it in a negative manner.

Because school uniforms are a popular fetish item, second-hand sailor outfits and other items of school wear are brokered through underground establishments known as burusera, although changes to Japanese law have made such practices difficult.

Because school uniforms are a popular fetish item, second-hand sailor outfits and other items of school wear are brokered through underground establishments known as burusera, although changes to Japanese law have made such practices difficult.

Because Indonesian nationalists under Soekarno cooperated with the Japanese, they were branded as traitors and collaborators.

Because the film concerned prisoners of war being held under inhumane conditions by the Japanese, there was a minor diplomatic flap in May 1980 when the " Colonel Bogey March " was played during a visit to Canada by Japanese prime minister Masayoshi Ōhira.

Because of their derivational process, the entire set of Japanese kana can be considered to be of this type of characters, hence the name kana ( 仮名 ; 仮 is a simplified form of 假 used in Korea and Japan, and 假借 is the Chinese name for this type ).

Because the Communists and the Kuomintang ( KMT ) were engaged in the Chinese Civil War they were distracted from mounting a concerted defence against the Japanese who swiftly captured major Chinese cities in the northeast.

Because Japanese air defenses made daytime bombing below jet stream-affected altitudes too perilous, LeMay finally switched to low-altitude nighttime incendiary attacks on Japanese targets, a tactic senior commanders had been advocating for some time.

Because Japan was an American ally at the time, and because Japanese-Americans protested the portrayal of a Japanese as sinister, the title cards and the character's name were changed.

Because the British occupation forces who had arrived to accept the Japanese surrender were short of troops, they armed French POWs on September 22 to protect the city from a potential Viet Minh attack.

Because of the rich soil and abundant land, many Japanese immigrants are part of Bell Gardens ’ early history.

Because of his revolutionary activities Song was forced to flee China for Japan in 1904, where he studied western political thought and made contacts among the expatriate Chinese student population and Japanese Pan-Asianists.

Because it was written to entertain the Japanese court of the eleventh century, the work presents many difficulties to modern readers.

Because traditional Japanese culture was tied to agriculture, many Japanese proverbs are derived from agricultural customs and practices.

Because of this, the survival ratio of full members of the Central Committee increased gradually during the era.

* In the March 1971 issue of the magazine Shogaku 4-nensei: Because visitors from the future were causing too much trouble, the government in the 22nd Century passed a bill to ban time-travelling altogether, meaning Doraemon would have to return to his time era.

Because St. Louis was geographically isolated from both the dominating teams and the major sports media ( newspapers ) of the era ... all centered in and focused on the East ... Cochems ' groundbreaking offensive strategy was not picked up by the major teams.

Because of this, the movement remains largely dominated by aging cadres from the pre-Oslo era of Palestinian politics.

Because written sources covering the era are scarce, Mindaugas ' origins and family tree have not been conclusively established.

Because of low investment and poor maintenance, Uzbekistan's overland transportation infrastructure has declined significantly in the post-Soviet era.

Because written sources of the era are scarce, Gediminas ' ancestry, early life, and assumption of the title of Grand Duke in ca.

Because of this shift, historians divide the Zhou era into the Western Zhou (), lasting up until 771 BC, and the Eastern Zhou () from 770 up to 256 BC.

Because the minor league team that last held Jim Thorpe's contract had disbanded in 1910, he found himself in the rare position of being a sought after free agent at the major league level during the era of the reserve clause, and thus had a choice of baseball teams for which to play.

Because of its popularity, the typeface has been influential in the subsequent development of a number of serif typefaces both before and after the start of the digital-font era.

Because Val d ' Aran is an Aranese-speaking area, it is often written as " era Val d ' Aran ", using the Aranese definite article.

Because of its spectacle, the film was frequently shown in revivals prior to the home video era.

Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important tourist destination within the state.

Because of increased production, many relics have survived from the Seljuk era and can be easily dated.

Because of that chart success, Billboard Magazine named them the most successful duo of the rock era, surpassing the Everly Brothers.

Because of the censorship laws of the shogunate in the Genroku era, which forbade portrayal of current events, the names were changed.

Because land transportation of minerals like limestone and coal was difficult in the pre-industrial era, they were distributed by sea, and lime was most often manufactured at small coastal ports.

Because of its personal union with Denmark, the Duchy of Holstein did not come under French occupation during the Napoleonic era.

Because of all the boxing action going on during that era, many observers call the period from the middle ' 70s to the middle ' 80s as the golden age of boxing in Puerto Rico.

Because none of the Majors were played on hardcourts in Laver's era ( both the US Open and Australian Opens were played on grass ), Laver never won a Grand Slam tournament on hardcourt ; this is quite different from the modern landscape, where half of the year's Majors are played on hardcourts.

Because the ownership structure was a tenancy-in-common, in which all partners have to agree on any action, as opposed to a straightforward partnership, it was difficult to get permission for necessary repairs and improvements to be done, and the building declined during the Helmsley / Flatiron Associates era.

Because almost all of its players have been African American, and because of the buffoonery involved in many of the Globetrotters ' skits, they drew some criticism in the Civil Rights era.

Because of the 140-year presence of the railroad, and its earlier status as a way station on Montauk Highway, originally the only through highway on Long Island's south shore, most of the core of Babylon dates to the era from before the American Civil War to World War I.