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Japanese customs may refer to: The Japanese customs service; Etiquette in Japan This page was last edited on 16 January 2022, at 23:51 (UTC). Text is available ...
A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of ...
The storm made landfall near Makurazaki in Kagoshima Prefecture on the Japanese mainland on September 17. [1] Ida was at the time the strongest typhoon to hit Kyushu on record, with a minimum sea-level pressure of 916.1 hPa (27.05 inHg ) and a maximum wind gust of 62.7 metres per second (140 mph), which was recorded at a weather station in ...
Mabi, Kurashiki, Okayama In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows.The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [1]
The warm and moist air flowing around the typhoon brought record-breaking levels of rain in some areas far from the main storm, which authorities say is concerning given its slower than expected ...
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.
There is considerable variation in the precise ingredients, with common local herbs often being substituted. On the morning of January 7, or the night before, people place the nanakusa, rice scoop, and/or wooden pestle on the cutting board and, facing the good-luck direction, chant "Before the birds of the continent (China) fly to Japan, let's get nanakusa" while cutting the herbs into pieces.
Two women and four or five men are shown crossing the bridge sheltering under hats, umbrellas or straw capes from a sudden shower of rain. [2] Sudden showers are a recurring theme in ukiyo-e works and here, in what Hiroshige calls "white rain", [ 7 ] the downpour is depicted using a large number of thin dark parallel lines in 2 directions - a ...