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Wako Co., Ltd. (株式会社和光, Kabushiki-gaisha Wakō) is a department store retailer in Japan, whose best known store (commonly known as the Ginza Wako) is at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, chocolate, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as upscale foreign goods ...
In 1967, Nippon Container Terminals, Ltd. (NCT), became the port's (and Japan's) first container terminal operator. That same year, the first container ship to call on a Japanese port was the first such ship handled by NCT. [4] This significantly contributed to establishing the Port of Tokyo as a major international trade port. [5]
The Seibu Department Stores flagship store is located in Ikebukuro. In Tokyo, there are stores in Shibuya and Ikebukuro. As of 2020, there are 8 stores in the whole country. In August 2020, Seibu will close its stores in Okazaki and Otsu while downsizing its stores in Akita and Fukui due to poor sales. [1]
There were a number of systems of liquid measurements in the United Kingdom prior to the 19th century. [3]Winchester or corn gallon was 272 in 3 (157 imp fl oz; 4,460 mL) (1697 act 8 & 9 Will. 3.
The Keihin region (京浜地方, Keihin Chihō) consists of the Japanese cities Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The term is mostly used to describe these cities as one industrial region. Keihin is derived from the second character of Tōkyō, 京, which can be read kyō or kei, and the second character of Yokohama, 浜, which can be read hin or ...
The koku in Japan was typically used as a dry measure. The amount of rice production measured in koku was the metric by which the magnitude of a feudal domain ( han ) was evaluated. [ 4 ] A feudal lord was only considered daimyō class when his domain amounted to at least 10,000 koku . [ 4 ]
Galon, Gal-on, etc. may refer to: Gal On, a kibbutz in Israel's southern lowlands; Zehava Gal-On, an Israeli politician; Galon, a Burmese term for Garuda, a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faith; Galon or Gallon, bishop of Beauvais (c. 1099-1104) and Paris (1104-1116)
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo (Indonesian: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Tokyo) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to Japan and concurrently accredited to the Federated States of Micronesia. [2] The embassy is located at 5-2-9 Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.