enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of city nicknames in Japan - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_city_nicknames_in_Japan

    City of Geta (Japanese footwear), mostly referred to the Matsunaga area of the city [2] Fuchū. Home of Oomurasaki (great purple, the national butterfly of Japan) Town of White Walled (Jyougecho) Onomichi. City of Hills (City of Slopes) City of Movies; Innoshima. Island of Flower; Home of Hassaku; Akitakata. City of Kagura (Yachiyo-Kagura ...

  3. Hikikomori - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

    Severe social withdrawal in Japan appears to affect men and women equally. However, because of differing social expectations for maturing boys and girls, the most widely reported cases of hikikomori are from middle- and upper-middle-class families; sons, typically their eldest, refuse to leave the home, often after experiencing one or more ...

  4. Names of Japan - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Japan

    The official Japanese-language name is Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku (日本国), literally "State of Japan". [18] As an adjective, the term "Dai-Nippon" remains popular with Japanese governmental, commercial, or social organizations whose reach extend beyond Japan's geographic borders (e.g., Dai Nippon Printing, Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, etc.).

  5. Jōhatsu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jōhatsu

    In 2015, Japan's National Police Agency had registered 82,000 missing persons, and 80,000 were found by the end of the year. [2] In comparison, that same year, Britain had 300,000 calls to report a missing person, although it has about half of the population of Japan. [2] Furthermore, a database of missing persons does not exist in Japan. [3]

  6. I thought I was a respectful traveler until I visited Japan ...

    www.aol.com/thought-respectful-traveler-until...

    In Japan, it's considered rude to eat or drink in public while walking or standing. Again, this is different than my home city, where it's common to see people having a coffee or snack on the go.

  7. List of Yakuza syndicates - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yakuza_syndicates

    Ametoku is the nickname of the first boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. Tokuriki-ikka V 五代目徳力一家: Kanagawa: unknown Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. Yokohama-Kaneko-kai 横浜金子会: Kanagawa: Takashi Terada (寺田 隆) Yokohama is a place name and Kaneko is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno ...

  8. List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adjectivals_and...

    Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms also refer to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. Additionally, sometimes the use of one or more additional words is optional.

  9. Okazaki, Aichi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okazaki,_Aichi

    Okazaki (岡崎市, Okazaki-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 386,999 in 164,087 households, [ 1 ] and a population density of 999 persons per km².