Many of the features of the homes are the latest modern devices in American homes, but an interesting blend of cultures finds us using Japanese artfulness in our own Western architecture at the same time that the Japanese are adopting Western utility patterns.

Many Japanese manufacturers and firms give their employees three to five days off around the 15th of August.

In the book of " Ainu life and legends " by author Kyōsuke Kindaichi ( published by the Japanese Tourist Board in 1942 ) contains the physical description of Ainu: Many have wavy hair, but some straight black hair.

Many viral agents have been studied and / or weaponized, including some of the Bunyaviridae ( especially Rift Valley fever virus ), Ebolavirus, many of the Flaviviridae ( especially Japanese encephalitis virus ), Machupo virus, Marburg virus, Variola virus, and Yellow fever virus.

Many top nationalist generals, including Chiang, had studied and trained in Japan before the Nationalists had returned to the mainland in the 1920s, and maintained close personal friendships with top Japanese officers.

Many faiths around the world — from Japanese Shinto and Chinese traditional religion, to certain African practices and the faiths derived from those in the Caribbean, to Native American beliefs — hold that ancestral or household spirits offer daily protection and blessings.

Many languages — for instance Japanese, Spanish, and Hebrew — already distinguish " existence "/" location " from " identity "/" predication ".

Many examples can be seen at an annual competition hosted by the All Japan Swordsmith Association, under the auspices of the Nihontō Bunka Shinkō Kyōkai ( Society for the promotion of Japanese Sword Culture ).

Many current minivans feature rear sliding doors on both sides ; swinging doors are the norm for European and Japanese minivans, while most American models feature sliding doors.

Many specimens were collected with the help of his Japanese collaborators Keisuke Ito ( 1803 – 1901 ), Mizutani Sugeroku ( 1779 – 1833 ), Ohkochi Zonshin ( 1796 – 1882 ) and Katsuragawa Hoken ( 1797 – 1844 ), a physician to the Shogun.

Many of Japan's wrestlers including top stars such as Shinya Hashimoto, Riki Choshu and Keiji Mutoh came from a legitimate martial arts background and many Japanese Pro Wrestlers in the 90's began to pursue careers in Mixed Martial Arts Organizations such as Pancrase and Shooto which at the time retained the original look of Puroresu but did not have predetermined outcomes to the matches.

Many other elements of Japanese culture also may date from this period and reflect a mingled migration from the northern Asian continent and the southern Pacific areas.

Many of the scenes were shot in Golden Gate Park, specifically at the Music Concourse ( between the old De Young Museum and the old California Academy of Sciences ), the Japanese Tea Garden and The Huntington Library and Gardens.

Many students of Japanese as a foreign language learn Hepburn.

Many are rarely used, but a number have become commonly used components of the written Japanese language.

Many large supplement sources of resveratrol now use Japanese knotweed and use its scientific name in the supplement labels.

Many Japanese people believe that sashimi, traditionally considered the finest dish in Japanese cuisine, should be eaten before other strong flavors affect the palate.

Many famous people in Japanese history have been associated or identified as ninja, but their status as ninja are difficult to prove and may be the product of later imagination.

Many popular Japanese songs and television-show themes feature disjointed phrases in English amongst the otherwise Japanese lyrics.

Many think that Miffy is Japanese, because Sanrio's Hello Kitty and friends are rendered using a similar line style.

Many Japanese commentators indicated that the favorable US-Japan relation was based on the Koizumi's personal friendship with the US President George W. Bush.

Many martial artists who study Japanese martial arts know the principles of kenjutsu.

Many Aleuts now live across the state and not only in the Aleutians which has helped to spread the arts of their people and to better develop methods of creating their arts.

Many Columbia alumni have gone on to renowned careers in the arts, such as the composers Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, and Art Garfunkel.

Many hobbies involve performing by the hobbyist, such as singing, acting, juggling, magic, dancing and other performing arts.

Many Confucian-educated Chinese who now lacked profession turned to the arts of painting and theatre instead, as the Yuan period became one of the most vibrant and abundant eras for Chinese artwork.

Many mathematicians feel that to call their area a science is to downplay the importance of its aesthetic side, and its history in the traditional seven liberal arts ; others feel that to ignore its connection to the sciences is to turn a blind eye to the fact that the interface between mathematics and its applications in science and engineering has driven much development in mathematics.

Many forms of Chinese martial arts also feature weapons as part of their curriculum.

Many martial arts, especially those from Asia, also teach side disciplines which pertain to medicinal practices.

Many such martial arts incorporate music, especially strong percussive rhythms.

Many aspects of modernist design still persist within the mainstream of contemporary architecture today, though its previous dogmatism has given way to a more playful use of decoration, historical quotation, and spatial drama. In other arts such pragmatic considerations were less important.

Many martial arts provide ranking systems, such as belt colors.

Many East Asian martial arts also make extensive study and use of acupressure for self-defense and health purposes ( chin na, tui na ).

Many significant figures from the arts and literary worlds have lived on the square, including George Orwell, Evelyn Waugh and Samuel Phelps.

* Many faculty in the Music Department are active in Durango performing arts ensembles, including the Durango Choral Society, the San Juan Symphony, and several chamber ensembles and pop bands.

Many schools have had to eliminate many of their classes and fine arts due to the economy and tight budgets.

Many Māori have become successful practitioners of European-derived art forms ; indeed many of New Zealand's biggest arts success stories are Māori or part Māori.

Many of Wellesley's alumnae are among the most accomplished women in the world in a wide variety of fields, ranging from government and public service to business to the arts.

Many were the arts and sciences he knew -- holy tradition and secular law ; the Sânkhya, Yoga, Nyâya, and Vaisheshika systems of philosophy ; arithmetic ; music ; medicine ; the four Vedas, the Purânas, and the Itihâsas ; astronomy, magic, causation, and magic spells ; the art of war ; poetry ; conveyancing in a word, the whole nineteen.

Many Shaw Brothers classic films have become subject to bootlegging over the years due to the popularity of particular kung fu / martial arts titles.

Many mythological boys have frequently been represented in various arts, e. g. Venus ' often mischievous son Cupid, himself a young god of love which he ' inflicts ' on humans by shooting his arrows ; in some style periods even multiplied as naked little boys called putti.

Many consider budō a more civilian form of martial arts, as an interpretation or evolution of the older bujutsu, which they categorize as a more militaristic style or strategy.

Many styles of martial arts are practiced for self-defence or include self-defence techniques.