Kyoto is the ancient capital of Japan and still its cultural center.

They knew that I was still grieving over the tragic event, and they felt that if I could see the recovery and the spirit of the people, who hold no grudge, but who also regret Pearl Harbor, I would be happier and would understand better a new Japan.

The abacus is still manufactured in Japan today even with the proliferation, practicality, and affordability of pocket electronic calculators.

In the 1950s, Cuba's gross domestic product ( GDP ) per capita was roughly equal to that of contemporary Italy, and significantly higher than that of countries such as Japan, although Cuba's GDP per capita was still only a sixth as large as that of the United States.

( In Europe and Japan however, there is still a significant presence of HDTV for theatrical presentations.

Article 2 of the Constitution of Japan, promulgated in 1947 by influence of the U. S. occupation administration and still in force, provides that " The Imperial Throne shall be dynastic and succeeded to in accordance with the Imperial Household Law passed by the Diet.

Although service to Japan ceased in summer 2003, it can still be seen on Americable ( distributor for American bases ), Mediatti ( Kadena Air Base ) and Pan Global TV Japan.

Since King Kong was seen as the bigger draw ( at the time, he was even more popular in Japan than Godzilla ), and since Godzilla was still a villain at this point in the series, it led to the decision to not only give King Kong top billing, but also to present him as the winner of the climactic fight.

Despite being released on DVD in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Thailand, Spain, Italy and France, Godzilla vs. Biollante is still unavailable on DVD and Blu-Ray in America.

" Japan Hero said, " While this movie is not the best of the Heisei series, it is still a really interesting movie.

France still had interests in Asia and looked for alliances and found in Japan a possible ally.

The influence of Western pop music has made the koto less prominent in Japan, although it is still developing as an instrument.

The word katana was used in ancient Japan and is still used today, whereas the old usage of the word nihontō is found in the poem 日本刀歌, the Song of Nihontō, by the Song Dynasty poet Ouyang Xiu.

The CRT is still called the " Braun tube " in German-speaking countries ( Braunsche Röhre ) and in Japan ( ブラウン管: Buraun-kan ).

This symbol can still be encountered occasionally in some English-speaking countries, and its use is ubiquitous in Japan and South Korea.

Since the rights holders in Japan by this time had created a unified ( although still evolving ) list of romanized character and mecha names, Schodt was able to use it, and Amuro's rival in the novel thus became " Char " and not " Sha "; the popular Zeon Mobile Suit, similarly, became " Zaku ," and not " Zak ".

" It was also a pioneer in die-cast metal toys such as the Chogokin series in Japan and the Shogun Warriors in the U. S., that were ( and still are ) very popular with children and collectors.

Miso is still widely used in Japan, both in traditional and modern cooking, and has been gaining world-wide interest.

Additionally, Nobunaga was very interested in European culture which was still very new to Japan.

Iron Man was designed in 1992, while the PC Engine was still quite popular in Japan.

The oldest form of sushi in Japan, narezushi, still very closely resembles this process, wherein fish is fermented via being wrapped in soured fermenting rice.

Support of the system continued in Europe and Oceania until the end of 2002, while in Japan, consoles were still sold until 2007 and new licensed games continued to be released.

In 1979, while still in Japan, Burnel also became close friends with Keith, co-founder and drummer for ARB.

* September 26 – WWII: The United States imposes a total embargo on all scrap metal shipments to Japan.

e. g. NTT Communications in Japan imposes a 30GB / day upload cap with a warning for a first violation and disconnection for repeat offenders.

Birth and death rates of Japan since 1950, with the sudden drop in hinoeuma year ( 1966 )

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has been lobbying for Council of Europe observer states who practice the death penalty, the U. S. and Japan, to abolish it or lose their observer status.

One notable exception is the abolition of the death penalty by the Emperor Saga of Japan in 818.

For example, the previous emperor is usually called Hirohito in English, although he was never referred to as Hirohito in Japan, and was renamed Shōwa Tennō after his death, which is the only name that Japanese speakers currently use when referring to him.

The allied army of Japan and Paekche was preparing for war against Silla, but the death of the empress thwarted those plans.

Birth and death rates of Japan since 1950,

* 1989 – Prince Akihito is sworn in as the emperor of Japan after the death of his father Hirohito

During the Edo Period in Japan, when Christianity was banned and punishable by death, some underground Christian groups venerated the Virgin Mary disguised as a statue of Kannon ; such statues are known as Maria Kannon.

Intolerance towards Nichiren Buddhism did not cease after Nichiren ’ s death ( 1282 ), and the most famous persecution was the violent attacks on Nichiren temples in the 16th century, Kyoto, Japan: “ Nichiren temples in Kyoto were attacked by the monks from Mt.

Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japan before his death in 1582.

At the time of Nobunaga's death, he was in control of more than half of the provinces in Japan, the majority of which were in the Kyoto region.

Due to the syncretic nature of Shinto and Buddhism, most " life " events are handled by Shinto and " death " or " afterlife " events are handled by Buddhism — for example, it is typical in Japan to register or celebrate a birth at a Shinto shrine, while funeral arrangements are generally dictated by Buddhist tradition — although the division is not exclusive.

* Japan forbids merchants to travel abroad under penalty of death.

* Emperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan after Empress Saimei's death.

Michinaga, however, continues to direct affairs of state from his retirement, and remains the de facto ruler of Japan until his death in 1028.

Until the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, University of California president Robert Sproul did not know what the purpose of the laboratory was and thought it might be producing a " death ray ".

* Emperor Nijō formally succeeds Emperor Go-Shirakawa on the throne of Japan ; Go-Shirikawa continues a cloistered rule until his death in 1192.

* April 25 – Genpei War: The naval Battle of Dan-no-ura leads to a Minamoto victory in Japan, and the death of Emperor Antoku.

In Japan, the Emperor's personal name is never used as a regnal name: he is referred to by the name of his regnal era, and after his death his name is officially changed to that of the era.

In 1820, Hokusai changed his name yet again, this time to " Iitsu ," a change which marked the start of a period in which he secured fame as an artist throughout Japan ( though, given Japan's isolation from the outside world during his lifetime, his fame overseas came after his death ).

Organ donation in Japan is regulated by a 1997 organ transplant law, which defines " brain death " and legalized organ procurement from brain dead donors.

However, in Japan this is a fraught point, and prospective donors may designate either brain death or cardiac death – see organ transplantation in Japan.