Unlike most constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive explicitly in the Constitution of Japan, but has duties " in matters of state ", which are closely regulated.

Unlike neighboring Japan or northern China, North Korea experiences few severe earthquakes.

Unlike Japan or the northern provinces of China, the Korean Peninsula is geologically stable.

Unlike in neighboring Japan and South Korea, small and medium-sized businesses make up a large proportion of businesses in Taiwan.

Unlike the other three major islands of Japan, Shikoku has no volcanoes.

Unlike JRA, NAR mainly organize dirt graded events which JRA has few, including International Grade 1 race Tokyo Daishōten, and numbers of Domestic Grade 1 events like Teio Sho, Kashiwa Kinen and Japan Breeder's Cup series.

Unlike other military work, POD designs and builds for all of the military services — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines — in Japan, Korea, and Kwajalein Atoll.

Unlike most people in East Asia, Japanese people generally do not celebrate Chinese New Year ( it having been supplanted by the Western New Year's Day in the late 19th century ); although Chinese residents in Japan still do.

Unlike Japan and the United Kingdom ( where regulatory authority over the banking, securities and insurance industries is combined into one single financial-service agency ), the U. S. maintains separate securities, commodities, and insurance regulatory agencies — separate from the bank regulatory agencies — at the federal and state level.

Unlike other constitutional monarchs, the Emperor of Japan has no reserve powers.

Unlike other municipalities ( including the municipalities of western Tokyo ), special wards were initially not considered to be local public entities for purposes of the Constitution of Japan.

Unlike the case of the Japan, the emperor's regime in traditional Chinese political theory allowed for a change in dynasty, and an emperor could be replaced by a rebel leader.

Unlike other rapid transits in Japan, Osaka Municipal Subway uses third rail system ( except for Sakaisuji Line, Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Imazatosuji Line which use overhead catenary ).

Unlike some types of Chinese mooncakes, mooncakes in Japan almost never contain an egg yolk in the center.

Unlike the first game, which had an English version produced for the European market, the MSX2 version of Metal Gear 2 was never officially released outside Japan ( a fan translation was produced though ).

Unlike the first game, Wave Race 64 and Wave Race: Blue Storm were also released in Japan.

Unlike its predecessors, the Z31 featured a V6 engine in the 200Z / ZS / ZG, 300ZX and 300ZR, and the only Z31 to come with a I6 was the Fairlady 200ZR which was only available in Japan.

Unlike 6G74-based engines in Japan, the Australian-built V6s still had 24 valves but used a SOHC design instead of a more complex and costly double overhead cam ( DOHC ) design.

Unlike most of the FIK affiliates, including Japan, they wish to see kumdo / kendo become an Olympic sport as with Judo and Taekwondo.

Unlike the previous Donkey Konga games, Donkey Konga 3 was only released in Japan.

Unlike earlier Zen writings originating in Japan, including Dōgen's own Shinji Shōbōgenzō and Eihei Koroku, which were written in Chinese, the Kana Shōbōgenzō was written in Japanese.

Unlike the original game, Conker: Live & Reloaded was also released in Japan.

Unlike most of Nintendo's games, it was never released or intended to be released in Japan.

Unlike many " monster " races in Doctor Who, the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture not unlike that of feudal Japan.

Unlike other Christian groups, the Catholic Church teaches that those who die in a state of grace, but still carry venial sin go to a place called Purgatory where they undergo purification to enter Heaven.

Unlike with geographical maps, where many famous projections are known ( such as the Mercator projection ), the calendar projection is a matter of such triviality that no names for these exist in common circulation.

Unlike previous wars, which were often fought mainly from fixed lines and trenches, World War II was a highly mobile war, often fought in cities, forests, or other areas where mobility and visibility were restricted.

Unlike six-wicket croquet, where each time a ball is roqueted a croquet shot must be taken, players have four options after roqueting another ball.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place.

Unlike the TEM, where electrons of the high voltage beam carry the image of the specimen, the electron beam of the scanning electron microscope ( SEM ) does not at any time carry a complete image of the specimen.

Unlike DLP systems ( where it is possible to use the same procedure for squaring and multiplication ) the EC addition is significantly different for doubling () and general addition () depending on the coordinate system used.

Unlike diamond, where the loupe standard, i. e. 10X magnification, is used to grade clarity, emerald is graded by eye.

Unlike retrograde amnesia ( which is popularly referred to simply as " amnesia ", the state where someone forgets events before brain damage ), dissociative amnesia is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance ( e. g., a drug of abuse, a medication, DSM-IV Codes 291. 1 & 292. 83 ) or a neurological or other general medical condition ( e. g., Amnestic Disorder due to a head trauma, DSM-IV Codes 294. 0 ).

Unlike conventional microscopes, where the spatial resolution is limited by the wavelength of the particles which are used for imaging, the FIM is a projection type microscope with atomic resolution and an approximate magnification of a few million times.

Unlike Napster, where the entire network relied on the central server, gnutella cannot be shut down by shutting down any one node and it is impossible for any company to control the contents of the network, which is also due to the many free and open source gnutella clients which share the network.

Unlike their father, Hesiod was averse to sea travel but he once crossed the narrow strait between the Greek mainland and Euboea to participate in funeral celebrations for one Athamas of Chalcis, where he won a tripod in a singing competition.

Unlike in basketball, where players are allowed to commit only 5 fouls in a game ( 6 in the NBA ), handball players are allowed an unlimited number of faults, which are considered good defense and disruptive to the attacking team's rhythm.

Unlike return, suspend writes down where it is in the internal generators as well, allowing it to pick up where it left off on the next iteration.

Unlike most college-bound Virginians of his day, Madison did not choose the College of William and Mary, because the lowland climate of Williamsburg, where mosquitoes transmitted fevers and other infectious diseases during the summer, might have strained his delicate health.

Unlike woven fabrics, where strands usually run straight horizontally and vertically, yarn that has been knitted follows a loopy path along its row, as with the red strand in the diagram at left, in which the loops of one row have all been pulled through the loops of the row below it.

Unlike Switzerland however ( where citizens rejected membership in a referendum ), Liechtenstein is part of the European Economic Area.

Unlike the physics of rigid bodies where the equations of motion describe the physical location of the rigid body, fluid dynamics describes the flow as a velocity field, i. e. a solution associates each point in space with a vector that represents the speed and direction of the flow at that point.

Unlike spirit duplicators ( where the only ink available is depleted from the master image ), mimeograph technology works by forcing a replenishable supply of ink through the stencil master.

Unlike in a conventional resistive electric circuit, where currents are best thought of as arising as a response to an applied voltage, currents in the magnetosphere are better seen as caused by the structure and motion of the plasma in its associated magnetic field.

Unlike any other Mario Kart game before or since, it features two riders in each kart, allowing for a new form of cooperative multilayer where one player controls the kart's movement and the other fires weapons.

Unlike some other manufacturers, the company where SECAM was invented, Technicolor ( known as Thomson until 2010 ), still sells TV sets worldwide under different brands ; this may be due in part to the legacy of SECAM.

Unlike Link, Zelda, and most other recurring characters, he is actually the same person in every game, with the exception of Four Swords Adventures, where he is a reincarnation of the original.