Throughout the early years of World War 2,, reports persisted that the Axis powers had used gas -- Germany in Russia, Japan in China again.

In Japan, live and raw abalone are used in awabi sushi, or served steamed, salted, boiled, chopped, or simmered in soy sauce.

In Japan armour continued to be used until the end of the samurai era, with the last major fighting in which armour was used happening in 1868. Samurai armour had one last short lived use in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion

An apparatus ( 4-5 cm length, with 9 short needles ) used for BCG vaccination in Japan, shown with ampules of BCG and saline

EW has been used in battle by Japan and several other nations have developed and been accused of using an entomological warfare program.

A bokken (, bok ( u ), " wood ", and ken, " sword ") ( or commonly as bokutō in Japan ), is a Japanese wooden sword used for training.

Bokken were designed to lessen the damages caused by fighting with real swords and were used for the training of samurai warriors in feudal Japan.

Bilateral sanctions have been imposed on the basis of national legislation ( e. g. the USA used certification under the Pelly Amendment to get Japan to revoke its reservation to hawksbill turtle products in 1991, thus reducing the volume of its exports ).

In Japan, longitudinal ( sideways window-lining ) seat is widely used in some commuter rail to increase capacity in rush hours.

In Japan, commuter rail systems have extensive network and frequent service, and are heavily used.

More recently, the toad's toxins have been used in a number of new ways: bufotenin has been used in Japan as an aphrodisiac and a hair restorer, and in cardiac surgery in China to lower the heart rates of patients.

Riveted kusari was known and used in Japan.

this quote from the translated reference of Sakakibara Kozan's 1800 book, The Manufacture of Armour and Helmets in Sixteenth Century Japan, shows that the Japanese not only knew of and used riveted kusari but that they manufactured it as well.

Takezaki and Hanaoka first used carbamazepine to control mania in patients refractory to antipsychotics ( lithium was not available in Japan at that time ).

Diagram of an open type calorimeter used at the New Hydrogen Energy Institute in Japan

He spoke Esperanto from childhood and used it in Japan, the People's Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, in Africa and Latin America, and in nearly all the countries of Europe.

In fact, the cars produced by Nissan already used the Datsun brand name, a successful brand in Japan since 1932, long before World War II.

Some magazines have used the analogy that America is the Takeshi of the world and Japan is his sidekick Suneo.

* Frequency: in Europe, in China, in Japan, in Latin America and in the US and Canada, and products may NOT be used in the UK or Ireland as they cause and suffer from interference with the UK and Ireland cellular networks with illegal use of such products being prohibited by UK agencies, and UK and Ireland DECT and products may NOT be used in the US and Canada as they cause and suffer from interference with US and Canada cellular networks and aircraft and for that reason is deemed illegal to use by US and Canadian agencies such as the Federal Communication Commission and Industry Canada.

Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums, ( 和太鼓, " wa-daiko ", " Japanese drum ", in Japanese ) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming ( sometimes called more specifically, " kumi-daiko " ( 組太鼓 )).

In feudal Japan, taiko were often used to motivate troops, to help set a marching pace, and to call out orders or announcements.

Dress daggers were used by several other countries as well, including Japan but never to the same extent as those worn by the Military and Political bodies of the Third Reich or Fascist Italy.

With Godzilla's destination made clear, the Japan Self-Defense Forces, under the leadership of Major Sho Koruki, prepare their strategies for dealing with the King of the Monsters.

The result is a flow of cold air southeastward across Japan that brings freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls to the central mountain ranges facing the Sea of Japan, but clear skies to areas fronting on the Pacific.

Resumption of Japan's multi-billion dollar investments to China and increased visits to China by Japanese officials, culminating in the October 1992 visit of Emperor Akihito, gave a clear indication that Japan considered closer ties with China in its economic and strategic interest.

But when the Chinese made it clear that they had no interest in such an alliance ( especially given that the Japanese regarded Chinese adhesion to the proposed pact as way of subordinating China to Japan ), both Neurath and War Minister Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg persuaded Hitler to shelve the proposed treaty lest it damage Germany's good relations with China.

The origin of the miso of Japan is not completely clear.

This requires some retconning — Spenser stopped making reference to his military service in the Korean War as an eighteen-year-old, as he did in the first novels — although in 2006's Hundred Dollar Baby Spenser mentions being on " R and R " in Japan before going back to the war, although exactly which war is not made clear.

In 1855, Russia and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimoda, which declared that both nationals could inhabit the island: Russians in the north, and Japanese in the south, without a clear boundary between.

It was clear that “ the September 11 attacks led to increased U. S. demands for Japanese security cooperation .” On October 29, 2001 the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law was passed, which “ further broadened the definition of Japan ’ s self-defense .” The law allowed Japan to support the U. S. military on foreign territory.

The treaty ended the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894 – 1895 as a clear victory for Japan.

The war was a clear indication of the failure of the Qing dynasty's attempts to modernize its military and fend off threats to its sovereignty, especially compared with Japan's successful post-Meiji restoration For the first time, regional dominance in East Asia shifted from China to Japan ; and the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, along with the classical tradition in China, suffered a major blow.

The preceding example sentence would most likely be uttered in the middle of a discourse, where who it is that " went to Japan " will be clear from what has already been said ( or written ).

* Zōni ( 雑煮 ), a soup of mochi rice cakes in clear broth ( in eastern Japan ) or miso broth ( in western Japan ).

Gurkhas advancing with tanks to clear the Empire of Japan | Japanese from Imphal-Kohima road

The next goal was clear: the Intercontinental Cup, a single match to be played in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, Japan, against European Champions ' Cup winner Liverpool FC.

Also worth noting is the fact that Japan at this battle had fewer aircraft than the Allied Forces had sea vessels, a clear demonstration of the difference in power of the two sides at this point of the war.

In Wilson's mind it was clear that the use of the bomb to bring the war in Japan to an end, would avoid the loss of large numbers of both allied and Japanese lives by avoiding a drawn-out conflict on the Japanese mainland.

Resembling an air traffic control tower, the structure offers a panoramic view of the park, including mainland Japan across the Tsugaru Strait on clear days.

It was clear that an alignment of Germany and Italy would divide Britain's forces in any general war ; and that, without at least a neutral Italy, Britain would be unable to move large naval forces east to confront Japan, given America's refusal to help.

After several damaging air attacks, the naval surface combatants from both the United States of America ( U. S .) and Japan withdrew from the battle area without either side securing a clear victory.

The theme of the first chapters is that of a quite normal science fiction pastoral, which is deconstructed in the latter chapters, especially when it becomes clear that the post-nuclear war rural life is hindered from developing further by international treaties imposed by the victorious U. S. S. R., with an unwilling Japan charged with patrolling the West coast.

In 2012, Kan said the Fukushima disaster made it clear to him that " Japan needs to dramatically reduce its dependence on nuclear power, which supplied 30 percent of its electricity before the crisis, and has turned him into a believer of renewable energy ".