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  2. Amami Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Amami Islands are limestone islands of coralline origin and have a total area of approximately 1,240.28 square kilometres (478.87 sq mi), of which 308.3 square kilometres (119.0 sq mi) constitute the city (-shi) of Amami, and 931.9 square kilometres (359.8 sq mi) constitute the district (-gun) of Oshima.

  3. Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of ...

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    As a result, the candidate site was renamed to Amami–Ryukyu. [9] In late 2015, UNESCO's committee recommended Japan "from a technical perspective" to use an accurate designation of the areas under nomination. In response, the candidate site was renamed again to the current, highly descriptive name in 2016. [10]

  4. Amami Ōshima - Wikipedia

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    In December 2001 there was a naval battle called the Battle of Amami-Ōshima between an armed North Korean spy craft and Japanese Coast Guard ships near Amami Ōshima. The spy craft violated the Exclusive economic zone of Japan. This was a six-hour confrontation that ended with the sinking of the North Korean vessel. [5] [6]

  5. Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi - Wikipedia

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    The main cast of the show. From left to right: Ami, Kaz, Yumi, Jang-Keng and Tekirai. Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi follows the adventures of two best friends: the peppy, optimistic, cheerful, girly girl Ami Onuki (voiced by Janice Kawaye); and the cynical, sarcastic, grumpy tomboy Yumi Yoshimura (voiced by Grey DeLisle).

  6. Puffy AmiYumi - Wikipedia

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    Puffy AmiYumi made its first appearance in the United States as part of Music Japan's "An Evening with Japan's All-Stars" showcase at the 2000 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. [7] Soon after their SXSW performance, attorneys for Sean "Puffy" Combs sent the band a cease and desist letter asking them to change their name.

  7. Japan is encouraging Americans to visit with free domestic ...

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    The value of tourism expenditure by international visitors in 2023 was about 5.31 trillion Japanese yen, roughly $37 billion, the website said. "Tokyo is not Japan," Cheng said.

  8. Amaim Warrior at the Borderline - Wikipedia

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    Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Japanese: 境界戦機, Hepburn: Kyōkai Senki, "War Machines on the Borderline") is an original Japanese anime television series animated by Sunrise Beyond. A photonovel series titled Kyōkai Senki: Frost Flower has been serialized in Hobby Japan 's Monthly Hobby Japan magazine since July 2021.

  9. Amami Japanese - Wikipedia

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    Amami Japanese (トン普通語, Ton-futsūgo) is a variety of the Japanese language spoken on the island of Amami Ōshima. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its native term Ton-futsūgo means "potato standard". Much like Okinawan Japanese , it is a descendant of Standard Japanese but with influences from the traditional Ryukyuan languages (in this case, Amami ...