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SS City of Peking was an iron-hulled steamship built in 1874 by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. City of Peking and her sister ship City of Tokio were at the time of construction the largest vessels ever built in the United States , and the second largest in the ...
In English, both "Pekin" and "Peking" remained common until the 1890s, when the Imperial Post Office adopted Peking. [5] Beginning in 1979, the PRC government encouraged use of pinyin. The New York Times adopted "Beijing" in 1986, [6] with all major American media soon following. Elsewhere in the Anglosphere, the BBC switched in 1990. [7] "
Quintessence is a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan. [1] It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by CNN. [2] [3] [4] The head chef is Shuzo Kishida from Aichi Prefecture. Kishida worked for L'Astrance in Paris and studied French ...
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Ryugin was established in 2003 at Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The name "Ryugin" comes from the Zen saying "Ryugin sureba kumo okori" (龍吟雲起), [4] which means "clouds appear when the dragon sings." Ryugin was ranked 20th in the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2011. [5] It moved to its current location in 2018. [6]
N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Akabane-iwabuchi SR Saitama Railway Line for Urawa-misono TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Wakōshi Tōbu Tōjō Line for Ogawamachi: Nishiya: 西谷 1.9 6.9 Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line: Hodogaya-ku Tsurugamine: 鶴ヶ峰 1.6 8.5 Asahi-ku, Yokohama: Futamatagawa: 二俣川 2.0 10.5
An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew has been identified by a British court, the latest twist in a case that has shone a light on Beijing’s influence inside ...