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  2. Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan - Wikipedia

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    Serious crimes such as murder and arson were punished by death. [citation needed] The Tokugawa shogunate maintained execution grounds for Edo at Kozukappara, Suzugamori, and Itabashi. [citation needed] Kozukappara, also known as Kotsukappara or Kozukahara, is currently located near the southwest exit of Tokyo's Minami-Senju Station.

  3. Attempted assassination of Asari Giichi - Wikipedia

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    The attempted assassination failed, and Giichi survived. However, acts of violence continued, with a similarly-intentioned arson attack in September 1974 in Shiraoi. [3] In more reformist politics, the Hokkaido Utari Association was formed in the mid-1970s to address the problem of the commodification of Ainu culture that Giichi was attacked for. [5]

  4. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    Words of Japanese origin have entered many languages. Some words are simple transliterations of Japanese language words for concepts inherent to Japanese culture. The words on this page are an incomplete list of words which are listed in major English dictionaries and whose etymologies include Japanese.

  5. Mono no aware - Wikipedia

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    Japanese woodblock print showcasing transience, precarious beauty, and the passage of time, thus "mirroring" mono no aware [1] Mono no aware (物の哀れ), [a] lit. ' the pathos of things ', and also translated as ' an empathy toward things ', or ' a sensitivity to ephemera ', is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient ...

  6. Category:Arson in Japan - Wikipedia

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  7. Culture of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Rice cultivation and centralized leadership were introduced by these groups, shaping Japanese culture. Chinese dynasties, particularly the Tang dynasty, have influenced Japanese culture throughout history. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences, enriching and diversifying Japanese culture. Popular culture ...

  8. Japanophilia - Wikipedia

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    Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history. [1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "shin (親)" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "nichi (日)", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century ...

  9. Japanese mission school fire - Wikipedia

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    Nihon Shōgakkō (Japanese: 日本小学校), meaning Japanese grammar school, is the name reported on the school's website. [1] The school, which had 450 enrolled students at the time of Japanese-American internment , later changed its name to Sacramento Gakuen and still exists as of 2022 as Sakura Gakuen Japanese Language School.