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A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.
[2] [3] The English translation of the book was published by Restless Books in September 2023 and translated by award-winning translator Avery Fischer Udagawa. On the depiction of tragedy and hope within the story, Udagawa says, "I believe young people can all benefit from these portraits of hanging on when hope is in extremely short supply." [4]
A man having his hair cut leapt out of the barber's chair and ran to help a police officer who was being wrestled to the ground in a headlock. Kyle Whiting was having a trim at Heron Barbers in ...
Nick Cannon recently said he has narcissistic personality disorder. What to know about narcissists and what the disorder really means.
If it feels a little bit rushed this season, that's because it is — there are five fewer days for holiday shopping because the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is just 27 days.
In September 2022, translation group ZeroField, responsible for English translation spreadsheet and overlays for Trails games, received a cease and desist order from NIS America. [citation needed] A popular belief in the fan translation community is that distributing only a binary patch, which must be applied to the full, original game, is legal.
By Tim Hepher and Giulia Segreti. PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -Europe's Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are exploring plans to set up a new joint space company as they look to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.