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  2. Koseki - Wikipedia

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    A koseki (戸籍) or family register [1] [2] is a Japanese family registry. Japanese law requires all Japanese households (basically defined as married couples and their unmarried children) to make notifications of their vital records (such as births, adoptions, deaths, marriages and divorces) to their local authority, which compiles such records encompassing all Japanese citizens within their ...

  3. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    koto. [8] 琴, a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan, resembling a zither with 13 strings. makimono. [9] 巻物, a horizontal Japanese hand scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy. manga. まんが or 漫画 listen ⓘ, (English IPA : [mæŋgɜː]) Japanese comics; refers to comics in general in Japanese. noh.

  4. Ie (Japanese family system) - Wikipedia

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    Ie (家) is a Japanese term which translates directly to household. It can mean either a physical home or refer to a family 's lineage. It is popularly used as the "traditional" family structure. The physical definition of an ie consists of an estate that includes a house, rice paddies and vegetable gardens, and its own section in the local ...

  5. Suzuki (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Language (s) Japanese. Meaning. "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures. Region of origin. Japan. Look up Suzuki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Suzuki (written: 鈴木 lit. "bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") is a Japanese surname.

  6. Imperial House of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Imperial House of Japan. The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people".

  7. Kazoku - Wikipedia

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    The Kazoku (華族, "Magnificent/Exalted lineage") was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947. It was formed by merging the feudal lords (daimyō) and court nobles (kuge) into one system modelled after the British peerage. Distinguished military officers, politicians, and scholars were occasionally ...

  8. Takeda clan - Wikipedia

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    Takeda is a playable faction in Shogun: Total War and Shogun 2. Takeda is a playable nation in Europa Universalis IV. The Takeda clan in feudal Japan is in the manga and the anime of Inuyasha. Takeda Shingen and his peasant doppelgänger are the main subjects of Kagemusha, directed by Akira Kurosawa.

  9. Honke - Wikipedia

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    The Honke (本家) is the main household of Japanese family. It is part of the system of family branching that establishes a multiplied structure to create familial relationships. The head of a household and his successor reside in the honke, while collateral branches establish bunke. [1] The genealogical relationship between honke and bunke is ...