Gate of Hell, a 1953 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa, was the first movie that filmed using Eastmancolor film, Gate of Hell was both Daiei's first color film and the first Japanese color movie to be released outside of Japan, receiving an Oscar in 1954 for Best Costume Design by Sanzo Wada and an Honorary Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Graphical depiction of Japan Product's product exports in 28 color coded categories.

Common carp were first bred for color in Japan in the 1820s, initially in the town of Ojiya in the Niigata prefecture on the northeastern coast of Honshu island.

The color of modern robes varies from community to community ( saffron is characteristic for southeast Asian Theravada and Mahayana groups, maroon in Tibet, gray in Korea, black in Japan etc.

The color and shape are reminiscent of Japan rising sun, and have a celebratory, festive meaning.

In Japan, NHK introduced color television, using a variation of the NTSC system ( called NTSC-J ), on September 10, 1960, making it the first country in Asia to introduce color television.

In Japan, tram signals are under the regular vehicle signal ; however the color of the signal intended for trams is orange.

Sony engineers had been studying the color market, but the situation in Japan was even worse than the U. S .; they accounted for only 300 of the 9 million sets sold that year.

An above average proportion of the GT-R's were sold in white: this is likely because white is the national racing color of Japan in international motorsport.

Created by Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga of the same title which began publication in 1950, it was the first color animated television series created in Japan.

* 1965 — Anime series started as the first color TV anime series in Japan.

: Three games were released for the Game Boy color exclusively in Japan.

At the end of the Edo Period ( 1600 – 1867 ), Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada were the three best representatives of the Japanese color woodcut in Edo ( capital city of Japan, now Tokyo ).

YIQ is the color space used by the NTSC color TV system, employed mainly in North and Central America, and Japan.

" The character 色 ( color ) still has the meaning of sexual pleasure in China and Japan.

" It is believed that sekihan is used for celebrations because of its red color, symbolic of happiness in Japan.

** the only Nordic producer of color and textile pigments Kemisk Vaerk Koege of Denmark to Sun Chemical of USA, part of DaiNippon Inks Japan.

Although color television was introduced to the US in 1965, Japan had been transmitting some programs in color since 1960, however, not all Japanese studios had invested in the conversion of their operations to color.

In Hollywood, a screening of a restored version of How to Make Movies was held at his former studio, and in Japan, he was honoured with a musical tribute.

It was shelved until the following year, where it appeared with two songs removed from the original tracklist ( a live version of " Don't Cry No Tears " recorded in Japan in 1976, and a live version of " Pushed it Over The End " recorded in 1974 ).

According to a decision by The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany of September 21, 2001, in the version from May 15, 2008, this also applies to PhDs that were awarded in Australia, Israel, Japan, or Canada.

Only women compete in rhythmic gymnastics although there is a new version of this discipline for men being pioneered in Japan ( see Men's rhythmic gymnastics ).

The new version premiered on 12 July 2008 in Japan as Ghost in the Shell 2. 0.

Kagoshima is approximately 40 minutes from Kagoshima Airport, and the city features large shopping districts and malls, is served by trams, and has many restaurants featuring Satsuma Province regional cuisine: kibi ( a kind of tiny fish ), tonkatsu ( caramelized pork, as opposed to the breaded version encountered elsewhere in Japan ), smoked eel, and karukan ( sweet cakes made from steamed yams and rice flour ).

A Super High Material CD ( SHM-CD ) version of " Forever Changes " was released in Japan in 2009.

Manufactured by Warner Music Japan, this limited edition ( and currently out of print ) CD offers improved sound quality, the best of any version to date.

The PS2 version of the game was released only in Japan, much to the dismay of many fans of the original in other countries.

An upgraded, faster-loading version, this was also released in Japan only

Conceived as a sort of Japanese playwright's version of an American musical about American influences on Japan, Pacific Overtures begins its journey to the present day in July 1853.

Before the Second World War, researchers in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, independently and in great secrecy, developed technologies that led to the modern version of radar.

A Sega Master System version became available for Japan on May 19, 2009, for North America on November 2, 2009 and for Europe on September 25, 2009, however due to licensing issues, this version has been delisted on September 30, 2011 in North America and Europe and October 18, 2011 in Japan.

According to Dr. Sepp Linhart a hand-game using gestures in the particular form of the three conflicting elements of rock, paper and scissors-the most commonly-found modern version of the game-originated in the Edo to Meiji period in late 19th century Japan.

A modified version, BS Zelda no Densetsu, was released for the Super Famicom's satellite-based expansion, Satellaview, on August 6, 1995, in Japan.

* A conscription law, modeled on the French version, is issued in Japan.

A demo version, simply titled " Faceball " was also available in Japan on a CD for the PC Engine.

Dodge also imported a version of Mitsubishi ’ s popular Montero ( Pajero in Japan ) as the Raider from 1987 to 1989.

The Korean significance had been an untouchable taboo in Japan and one of the reasons that the Japanese version of Kaplan and Dubro's Yakuza ( 1986 ) had not been published until 1991 with deletion of Korean-related description such as the component of Yamaguchi-gumi.

A remake was made called Mario Bros. Classic — known as in Japan — featuring similar gameplay with added features and new revisions to the gameplay.

After performing successful sales, Super Mario Bros. 2 has since been considered a classic Super Mario Bros. game around the world ( including Japan ), and has since been released in many remakes including to being one of the Mario games featured in Super Mario All-Stars, and as well as having its own remake in Super Mario Advance.

Sega currently has no plans to publish this or any of the other Phantasy Star remakes outside of Japan, and with Sega of Japan having seemingly abandoned their plans for a Phantasy Star IV remake in favor of a compilation featuring the original iterations of Phantasy Star I-IV, it would seem likely that this game will remain a Japanese exclusive.

* Another sequel or remake, Crazy Climber Wii was released for the Wii in Japan on December 20, 2007, but no North American or European release date has been confirmed.

Most notably it boosted the stardom of Joey Wong, won Leslie Cheung popularity in Japan, and sparked a trend of folklore ghost films in the Hong Kong film industry, including two sequels, an animated film, a television series and a 2011 remake.

A remake of Jungle Emperor is made and shown in Japan.

A remake for KoF 2002, titled The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match has recently been released for the PlayStation 2, on February 26, 2009 in Japan.

Dragon Quest Monsters 1 + 2, a remake of these two games with updated graphics and interface, was released in 2002 in Japan, for the PlayStation.

A remake of Devil Survivor for the Nintendo 3DS, titled Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked has been released in both Japan and North America.

The film was followed by two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training in 1977 and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978, a short-lived 1979-80 CBS television series, and a remake titled Bad News Bears.

A remake, named Phantasy Star Generation 2, was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 as a part of Sega Ages.

is a video game for the Satellaview ( available only in Japan ), and a remake of this game.

A remake of Lunar: Walking School released solely for the Sega Saturn in Japan in October 1997.

* Dragon Quest II was announced as being in development for cellular phones in Japan, with updated graphics that are similar to those of the Dragon Quest remake.

* The man who would remake Japan.

Fatal Frame, known as Project Zero in Europe and in Japan, is a survival horror video game series consisting of four installments, a spin-off and a remake of the second installment.

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition, known in Japan as Zero Shinku No Chou ( 零 〜 眞紅の蝶 〜," Zero: Deep Crimson Butterfly ") is a remake of Crimson Butterfly developed by Tecmo Koei and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.

This was followed with a second remake developed by ArtePiazza for the Nintendo DS, released in Japan on November 22, 2007.

This remake was released in Japan on October 25, 2002, and in North America on December 2, 2002, and features updated graphics and sound, as well as some minor changes to the gameplay, new mini-games, and the ability to play as the character Meta Knight ( in a mini-game called " Meta Knightmare ").

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, known in Japan as is a 2. 5D remake of Rondo of Blood for the PlayStation Portable.

An enhanced remake entitled Star Ocean: First Departure was released for the PlayStation Portable on December 27, 2007, in Japan, October 21, 2008, in North America, and October 24, 2008, in Europe.

An enhanced remake entitled Star Ocean: Second Evolution was released for the PlayStation Portable on April 2, 2008, in Japan, January 19, 2009, in North America, February 12, 2009, in Australia and February 13, 2009, in Europe.