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Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
JAPAN — JAPAN, Asian state. In early medieval times Jews from Europe and the Middle East may have been involved in trade with Japan through their connection with the silk route. Later, during Japan s so called Christian Century (1542–1639), some Jews… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Japan FM — Création 27 février 2010 Slogan « Plus que du son, de la J music » … Wikipédia en Français
Japan — Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, David Sylvian, Rich Barbieri, and Masami Tsuchiya (de izquierda a derecha) Datos generales Origen Lon … Wikipedia Español
Japan — Ja*pan , a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. [1913 Webster] {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Japan — Ja*pan , a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. [1913 Webster] {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Japan [1] — Japan ist bei den Europäern der Name eines ostasiatischen Reichs, welches in der Sprache des Landes selbst Jamato (d.i. was hinter den Bergen liegt) od. mit einem chinesischen Worte Nippon (Jippun od. Jäppun, woraus die durch die Portugiesen im… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Japān — (hierzu Karte »Japan und Korea«), Inselreich im äußersten Osten Asiens, das Nihón, Nippón oder Dai Nippon der Japaner, im Mittelalter Zipangu genannt. Diese Namen stammen teils von der chinesischen Bezeichnung Dschipönnkwo, teils von den sinisch… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Japan — Japan emerged as a world power toward the end of the 19th century and confirmed its position with the defeat of the Imperial Russian fleet in 1904. Theodore Roosevelt helped mediate the peace settlement in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1905,… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Japan — Ⅰ. Japan, Sea of or East Sea An enclosed arm of the western Pacific Ocean between Japan and the Asian mainland. Several straits connect it with the East China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk. Ⅱ. Ja·pan (jə păn’) A country… … Word Histories
JAPAN — (manga) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Japan. Japan ジャパン (Japan) Type Seinen Genre Science fiction … Wikipédia en Français
