List of Japan-related topics - List of Japan-related topics See also Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Japanese) Wikipedia:WikiProject Japanese prefectures Wikipedia:Wikiproject Japanese districts and municipalites Wikipedia:Tips for Japanese Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Japan Wikipedia:WikiProject Chinese characters Kanji Reference:Index Wikipedia:Manual of Style for Japan-related articles A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # .hack, .hack//SIGN, 0 Series Shinkansen, 100 Series Shinkansen, 100-yen shop, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics, 200 Series Shinkansen, 23 special wards, 2ch, 300 Series Shinkansen, 400 Series Shinkansen, 47 Ronin, 500 Series Shinkansen, 55-year system, 64DD, 700 Series Shinkansen, 800 Series Shinkansen A A City With No People, A.I. Love You, Abashiri, Abashiri subprefecture, ABCL/1, ABCL/R, ABCL/R2, Abe clan of Mikawa, Abe Iso, Abe Masakatsu, Abe no.
Prostitution - contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Types of Prostitution 3 Street prostitution 4 Legal Situation 5 Medical situation 6 Politics 7 History 8 Links and References Overview A Gay Party in a Brothel by Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) Most prostitutes are women offering their services to men (known as johns (US) or punters (UK)), but male prostitutes offering their services to male customers also exist and are called "escorts", "hustlers" or "rent boys." Male prostitutes offering services to female customers are comparatively rare and are known as "escorts" or "gigolos." Organizers of prositutution are typically known as pimps (if male) or madams (if female). Prostitutes are stigmatized in most societies and religions; their customers are typically stigmatized to a lesser degree. The term prostitution is sometimes used in the more general meaning of.
North Korea - Total - % water Ranked 97th 120,540 km˛ 0.1% Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 49th 22,224,195 182.25/km˛ Independence - Date From Japan August 15, 1945 Currency North Korean won Time zone UTC +9 National anthem A ch'im un pinnara, i kangsan ungum e Internet TLD None (.KP is reserved) Calling Code 850 (1) Kim Yong-nam is the de facto head of state; Kim Il-sung is "eternal president" (2) Kim Jong Il is the most powerful figure in the DPRK; the Chairman of the National Defence Commission is accorded the nation's "highest administrative authority" Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces and Cities 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture & Tourism 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External Links 10 Further reading History For pre-1945 history, see.
1976 - the Washington, DC subway system opens. April 1 - Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak April 4 - Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest. April 25 - Portugal's new constitution enacted May 11 - President Gerald Ford signs Federal Election Campaign Act May 24 - Washington, DC Concorde service begins. June 6 - Soweto riots in South Africa mark the beginning of the end of apartheid July 2 - North Vietnam and South Vietnam united to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - a Communist country July 3 - Supreme Court of the United States rules that death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment July 4 - United States.
List of people by name: J - List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Ja 1.1 Jaa 1.2 Jab 1.3 Jac 1.4 Jad 1.5 Jae 1.6 Jaf 1.7 Jag 1.8 Jah 1.9 Jai 1.10 Jak 1.11 Jal 1.12 Jam 1.13 Jan 1.14 Jar 1.15 Jas 1.16 Jau 1.17 Jaw 1.18 Jay 2 Je 3 Ji 4 Jo 4.19 Joa 4.20 Job 4.21 Joc 4.22 Jod 4.23 Joe 4.24 Jof 4.25 Joh 4.25.1 Johan-Friso 4.25.2 Johannesson 4.25.3 Johannsen 4.25.4 Johansen 4.25.5 Johanson 4.25.6 Johansson 4.25.7.
Japanese Communist Party - Japanese Communist Party The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) (日本共産党), founded on July 15, 1922, as an underground political association, is a political party of Japan based on scientific socialism. The JCP envisions the development of a future society that overcomes capitalism and steers Japan towards democracy and peace and away from the revival of militarism. It proposes to accomplish democratic change within the framework of capitalism in order to achieve its goals while still struggling against imperialism and its subordinate ally, monopoly capital. The JCP adheres to the idea of a democratic revolution to achieve democratic change in politics and the economy, and strives for the complete restoration of Japan's national sovereignty. It has about 400,000 members belonging to 25,000 branches. Outlawed from the outset of its.
Japan - Japan This article has been nominated on Wikipedia:Brilliant prose candidates. Please refer to that page if you wish to second or contest the nomination. Nippon 日本国 (In Detail) National motto: None Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Independence 660 BC Prime minister Koizumi Junichiro Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km˛ 0.8% Population - Total (2003) - Density Ranked 10th 127,214,499 335/km˛ GDP (base PPP) - Total (2002) - GDP/head Ranked 3rd 3,55 trillions $ 28,000 $ Currency Yen Time zone UTC +9 National anthem Kimi Ga Yo Internet TLD .JP Calling Code 81 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Introduction 2 History 3 Politics 4 Prefectures 5 Geography 6 Economy 7 Demographics 8 Culture 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 External.
Japan general election, 2003 - Japan general election, 2003 A general election took place in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won the election but with a reduced majority. The opposition Democratic Party made considerable gains, winning nearly 180 seats, its largest share ever. Other traditional parties like the Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party lost significant numbers of seats, making a two-party system a possibility in future Japanese politics. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Results 2.....1 : 3 Reference 4.
Japan general election, 2000 - Japan general election, 2000 Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Representatives) of the Japanese Diet were held on 25 June 2000. These statistics are from the newspaper Asahi Shimbun of 26 and 27 June 2000. Parties: Clean Government Party (Komeito) (Komei-to) Democratic Party (DP) (Minshu-to) Japan Communist Party (JCP) (Nihon Kyosan-to) Liberal Party (LP) (Jiyu-to) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (Jiyu Minshu-to) Social Democratic Party (SDP) (Shakai Minshu-to) The House of Representatives consists of 480 members, 300 elected from single-member constituencies and 180 elected on a proportional basis from eleven multi-member constituencies known as Block constituencies. NATIONAL SUMMARY = These figures are an aggregation of votes cast in the Block constituencies. --------------------------------------------------------- Seats Party Votes % Con Blk Total --------------------------------------------------------- Clean Government 7,637,456 13.1 5 24 29.
Communist party - Communist party A communist party refers to a party which advocates Communism. A Communist Party is one which formally uses the term "Communist" in its official name. Communist Parties began to be established in various countries across the world after the establishment of the Communist International by the Russian Bolsheviks. In the late 20th century, during a period known as the Cold War, communist parties held power in many nations of the world. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, communist parties lost power in Eastern Europe and Russia. In many places communist parties re-organized themselves as leftist socialist parties. Communist parties have remained in power in mainland China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Cuba. In the People's Republic of China and to a lesser extent Vietnam,.
Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) - a major invasion of eastern China by Japan preceding and during World War II. It ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. In Chinese, the war is known as the War to Resist the Japanese (抗日戰爭). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Casualties Assessment 3 Major figures 4 Military engagements 4.1 Battles 5 Attacks on civilians 6 Related Articles Overview Most historians place the beginning of the second Sino-Japanese War on the Battle of Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge Incident) on July 7, 1937. However, Chinese historians place the starting point at the Mukden Incident of September 18, 1931. Following the Mukden Incident, the Japanese Guandong army occupied Manchuria and established the puppet state of Manchukuo (February 1932). Japan pressured China into recognising the independence of Manchukuo. China and.
Politics of Japan - Politics of Japan There is still dispute as to whether Japan is a constitutional monarchy or a republic. It has a parliamentary government, which consists of three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Sovereignty is vested in Japanese nationals by whom officials are elected in all of the branches. There is universal adult suffrage with a fair, reliable, secret ballot. For historical reasons, the system is similar to that in the United Kingdom. National Diet building in Tokyo Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Government Structure 1.1 Legislative 1.2 Executive 1.3 Judicial 2 Recent political developments 3 Other facts 4 References Government Structure Japan no longer officially has the traditional federal system, and its 47 prefectures depend on the central government for subsidies..
List of political parties in Japan - List of political parties in Japan Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) New Clean Government Party (Komeito) New Party Sakigake Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Social Democratic Party (SDP).
January 14 - discuss World War II). 1951 - The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game (Los Angeles, California). 1952 - The Today show premieres on NBC. 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation. 1963 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. 1969 - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 25. 1970 - Sato Eisaku is elected to his third term as Prime Minister of Japan. 1973 - Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins. The Dolphins become the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season. 1972 - Queen Margaret II of Denmark's accession to the throne. 1972 - Sanford & Son premieres on NBC. 1978 - Johnny Rotten quits the Sex Pistols after the.
Jacques Chirac - d'Administration in 1959 (elite school for government service; ranked 10th) He made his military service in the French Army from 1954 to 1957 and was wounded during the French-Algerian war. Currently married to Bernadette Chodron de Courcel, they had two daughters, one of whom is politician Claude Chirac. He is a Roman Catholic. Conservative Chirac began politics as a suspected Communist: he signed the Call of Stockholm and sold copies of the Communist daily l'Humanité. This was later a problem to him when he attended a military academy: although his academic merits should have ranked him first among the students, the military did not want a Communist officer, arranging to rank him last and assigning him the rank of private. After complaining, he was restored to his original rank and became.
James Burnham - Eighty-Four". Burnham was a leading American Trotskyist in the 1930s, forming the American Worker's Party, which was a communist and anti-Stalinist party. He left the party in 1940, distancing himself from communism, and worked for the Office of Strategic Services during the war. After the war he called for an aggressive strategy to undermine Soviet Union power during the Cold War. In 1983 he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from Ronald Reagan. The Theory of The Managerial Revolution Burnham theorised that the world would form into three super-states, the United States, Germany and Japan, which would compete for world power. Clearly at this time he did not foresee the Soviet Union emerging as a super-power after the war, although he did predict that the United States would be the "receiver".
Social Democratic Party - Social Democratic Party There are a large number of political parties named the Social Democratic Party: Albania - Social Democratic Party Andorra - Social Democratic Party Austria - Social Democratic Party of Austria Brazil - Social Democratic Party of Brazil Croatia - Social Democratic Party of Croatia Czech Republic - Czech Social Democratic Party Denmark, Social Democracy East Timor - Social Democratic Party Finland - Finnish Social Democratic Party Germany - Social Democratic Party of Germany Japan - Social Democratic Party Latvia - Social Democratic Party Portugal - Social Democratic Party Romania - Social Democratic Party Rwanda - Social Democratic Party Serbia and Montenegro - Social Democratic Party Slovenia - Social Decmocratic Party of Slovenia Sweden - Social Democratic Workers' Party Switzerland - Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
List of Communist Parties - List of Communist Parties There are presently a number of Communist Parties active in various countries across the world, and a number who used to be active. The formation of Communist Parties in various countries was instigated by the formation of the Communist Third International by the Russian Bolsheviks. Undoubtably the most important of these parties were those of the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China. Various communist parties are also called the Socialist Party, Socialist Workers Party and Workers' Party. See also: List of Trotskyist internationals, List of members of the Comintern, List of left communist internationals, List of political parties Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 List 1.1 Ruling 1.2 Modern 1.3 Defunct List Ruling People's Republic of China - Communist Party of China.
Economic History of Communist Czechoslovakia - Economic History of Communist Czechoslovakia This article is part of the main article: Czechoslovakia Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 1945-1948 2 1948-1960 3 1960s 4 1970s 5 1980-1985 6 1986-1989 1945-1948 The Czechoslovak economy emerged from World War II relatively undamaged. Industry, which was the largest sector of the economy, included large firms in light and heavy industry. During the war, the German occupation authorities had taken over all major industrial plants. After the war, the reconstituted Czechoslovak government took control of these plants. Foreign trade was still in private hands, however, and remained important in the economy. Exports of machinery and consumer goods paid for imports of materials for processing. The quality of Czechoslovak export products was comparable to that of products produced in other industrialized countries..
Communist Romania - Communist Romania This article is part of the History of Romania series. Dacia Romania in the Middle Ages National awakening of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romania during World War II Communist Romania Romania since 1989 The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romania's heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. King Michael abdicated under pressure in December 1947, when the Romanian People's Republic was declared, and went into exile. In the early 1960s, Romania's communist government began to assert some independence from the Soviet Union. Nicolae Ceauşescu became head of the Communist Party in 1965 and head of state in 1967. Ceauşescu's denunciation of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and a brief relaxation in internal.
