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  2. Mariko Oi - Wikipedia

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    Mariko Oi (大井 真理子, Ōi Mariko, born 14 December 1981) is a Japanese bilingual journalist based in Singapore, who has worked for the BBC since 2006, ...

  3. Ladies of the Willow World - Wikipedia

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    Toranaga reveals to Mariko that Jinsai wanted her to continue his work of protecting Japan. Toranaga also assigns her to take Blackthorne to a brothel named "Willow World." Ochiba and Ishido take the remaining three regents and their families hostage at Osaka Castle under the pretense that there is a plot to kill Yaechiyo.

  4. Ubume - Wikipedia

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    An image of ubume as depicted by Toriyama Sekien, an ukiyo-e artist famous for his prints of yokai and obakemono. [citation needed]In the 16th volume, first half of the Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang of the Tang dynasty, volume 462 of the Taiping Guangji of Northern Song dynasty, the "night-going leisure woman" is a nocturnal strange bird that steals people's babies and about it is written ...

  5. 50 Of The Most Adorable Photos Of Pregnant Animals (New ... - AOL

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    The post 50 Of The Most Adorable Photos Of Pregnant Animals (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. ... “Fathers incubate their developing embryos in a pouch located on their tail. The pouch ...

  6. Playing Mariko on 'Shōgun' Changed Anna Sawai's Life - AOL

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    Obviously I read the novel, and picked up some books on Hosokawa Gracia, who is the model of Mariko.But we weren't doing a documentary on that. So I had conversations with Justin and Rachel [Kondo ...

  7. ‘Shogun’: As Lady Mariko Found Her Power, Her ... - AOL

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    Mariko vows to commit seppuku, the ritual of suicide. But then Isihido grants her permission to leave Osaka. However, the castle comes under attack and Mariko declares she will give her life for ...

  8. List of Ranma ½ characters - Wikipedia

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    The Ranma ½ manga series features a cast of characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story revolves around the Japanese teenage boy Ranma Saotome who has trained in martial arts since early childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey in China, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, while hot water ...

  9. 'Shōgun': Mariko’s Real-Life Counterpart Had a Dark Family ...

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