In the years before the Tokugawa shogunate, that innovative daimyo from Western Japan had been actively involved in negotiating trade and diplomatic treaties with Spain and with the colonies of New Spain ( Mexico ) and the Philippines ; and it was anticipated that the mere presence of the Princess could serve to underscore the range of possibilities which could be inferred from that little-known history.

* Music of Japan for some history of taiko.

In Nihon Shoki, a book of Japanese history finished in the eighth century, it is said that the Empire of Japan was founded in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu.

Although the emperor has been a symbol of continuity with the past, the degree of power exercised by the emperor of Japan has varied considerably throughout Japanese history.

In the history of Japan, Suiko was the first of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant.

In the history of Japan, Kōgyoku / Saimei was the second of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant.

In the history of Japan, Jitō was the third of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant.

In the history of Japan, Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant.

The Cambridge history of Japan: Ancient Japan, Vol.

His efforts left a significant impression upon the missionary history of India and, as one of the first Jesuit missionaries to the East Indies, his work is of fundamental significance to Christians in the propagation of Christianity in China and Japan.

The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians ; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan ; United Nations trusteeship under United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ; and gradual independence beginning with the ratification of a sovereign constitution in 1979.

The culture of Japan developed with limited influence from the outside world and had one of the longest stretches of peace in history.

The economic history of Japan is one of the most studied economies for its spectacular growth in three different periods.

* Roads In Japan, from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ( MLIT )-English and Japanese website, link refers specifically to 5 PDF chapters-as well as a reference chapter-on road history, statistics, maps, construction and advanced road technologies in Japan ( graphics throughout, 41 total pages ).

Throughout history, bilateral foreign relations between Japan and India have generally been friendly and strong.

The history of the koto in Japan dates back to the 16th Century.

Azuchi Castle on the shores of Lake Biwa is said to have been the greatest castle in the history of Japan, covered with gold and statues on the outside and decorated with standing screen, sliding door, wall, and ceiling paintings made by his subject Kano Eitoku on the inside.

In Japan, the Jōmon period has a long history of development of Jōmon Pottery which was characterized by impressions of rope on the surface of the pottery created by pressing rope into the clay before firing.

The largest privatization in history involved Japan Post.

In fact, the speed of aging in Korea is unprecedented in human history, 18 years to double aging population from 7 – 14 % ( least number of years ), overtaking even Japan.

Japan has a long history of producing science fiction series for TV.

Throughout history two-handed swords have generally been less common than their one-handed counterparts, one exception being their common use in Japan.

* James S. Easby-Smith The Songs of Alcaeus ( 1901 ) W. H. Lowdermilk and Co., Washington-digitalized by Google: biography, history of criticisms, history of editions / publications, translations of fragments, commentary etc.

Soon thereafter he began to write the history of Bremen / Hamburg and of the northern lands in his Gesta.

* http :// www. angus. gov. uk / history / features / buildings / arbabbey. htm

This reveals the strength of Beowulf's oral history as poetic flow were prioritised over dialect / grammatical coherency.

In 1943 the German biblical scholar Martin Noth suggested that this history was composed by a single author / editor, living in the time of the Exile ( 6th century BCE ).

A major modification to Noth's theory was made in 1973 by the American scholar Frank M. Cross, to the effect that two editions of the history could be distinguished, the first and more important from the court of king Josiah in the late 7th century, and the second Noth's 6th century Exilic history, and other scholars have detected many more authors / editors than either Noth or Cross allowed for.

By the end of his sole rule ( AD 14 ), Augustus had expanded the empire to the line of the Danube river, which was to remain its central / eastern European border for its entire history ( except for the occupation of Dacia 105-275 ).

The 6th century authors / editors drew on earlier sources, including ( but not limited to ) an " ark narrative " ( 1 Samuel 4: 1-7: 1 and part of 2 Samuel 6 ), a " Saul cycle " ( parts of 1 Samuel 9-11 and 13-14 ), the " history of David's rise " ( 1 Samuel 16: 14-2 Samuel 5: 10 ), and the " succession narrative " ( 2 Samuel 9-20 and 1 Kings 1-2 ).

The editors / authors of the Deuteronomistic history cite a number of sources, including ( for example ) a " Book of the Acts of Solomon " and, frequently, the " Annals of the Kings of Judah " and a separate book, " Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ".

Bambara is a language / dialect of the Manding language cluster, a cluster of languages whose ethnic-speakers generally trace their cultural history to the ancient city of Manding, where modern-day Kita, Mali now exists.

* some breed history: standards / description, hunting, coursing etc

* China Rediscovers its Own History 100 minute lecture on Chinese history given by renowned scholar / author Yu Ying-shih, Emeritus Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University.

* Stephen White: A Brief History of Computing, http :// ox. compsoc. net /~ swhite / history. html.

* The Computer History in time and space, Graphing Project tries to build a graphical image of computer history, in particular operating systems, http :// comp-hist. sourceforge. net /

After relegation into the Third Division south at the end of the 1932 / 33 season the club appointed Jimmy Seed as manager and he oversaw the most successful period in Charlton's history either side of the Second World War.

It has been shown in trials that the ingestion of β-carotene at about 30 mg / day ( 10 times the Reference Daily Intake ) increases the rate of lung and prostate cancer development in smokers and people with a history of asbestos exposure.

As all alloys do not have the same chemical constituents, the tempering procedure varies according to the material's chemical composition, thermal history and / or a tool's particular service application.

* http :// www. muskingum. edu /~ psych / psycweb / history / rogers. htm

Japan's Seventeen-article constitution written in 604, reportedly by Prince Shōtoku, is an early example of a constitution in Asian political history.