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  2. Zafu - Wikipedia

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    Although zafu is often translated as "sewn seat" in American English, the meaning of the Japanese kanji, 座蒲, is different. Za (座) means "seat", and fu (蒲) means reedmace (cattail, Typha spp.). A zafu is a seat stuffed with the fluffy, soft, downy fibres of the disintegrating reedmace seed heads. The Japanese zafu originates in China ...

  3. Zabuton - Wikipedia

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    Zabuton is a Japanese loanword [3] that is also sometimes used in Western culture to describe the zaniku, a flat mat that a zafu is placed on. [1] The zabuton is generally used while sitting in a seiza or agura position [4] [5] and may also be used when sitting on a chair. Zabuton are used during meditation such as zazen. [6]

  4. Seatbelts (band) - Wikipedia

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    Seatbelts (シートベルツ, Shītoberutsu, also known as Seat Belts or SEATBELTS) is a Japanese band led by composer and instrumentalist Yoko Kanno. [1] [2] [3] An international ensemble comprising both a stable lineup of musicians and various collaborators, the band was assembled by Kanno in 1998 to perform the soundtrack music for the Cowboy Bebop anime series.

  5. Takata Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It revealed that potentially faulty Takata seat belts were not limited only to Honda vehicles, but to other Japanese imports as well. The NHTSA started a second investigation (EA94-036) on Takata seatbelts broadly as well as individual investigations on the vehicle manufacturers using Takata seat belts to determine the magnitude of the defect.

  6. Obi (sash) - Wikipedia

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    An obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing and uniforms for Japanese martial arts styles. Originating as a simple thin belt in Heian period Japan, the obi developed over time into a belt with a number of different varieties, with a number of different sizes and proportions, lengths, and methods of tying.

  7. Seat belt - Wikipedia

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    A seat belt applies an opposing force to the driver and passengers to prevent them from falling out or making contact with the interior of the car (especially preventing contact with, or going through, the windshield). Seat belts are considered primary restraint systems (PRSs), because of their vital role in occupant safety.

  8. Za (guilds) - Wikipedia

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    The za (座, 'seat' or 'pitch') were one of the primary types of trade guilds in feudal Japan. The za grew out of protective cooperation between merchants and religious authorities. They became more prominent during the Muromachi period where they would ally themselves with noble patrons, before they became more independent later in the period ...

  9. Uwa-obi - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Edo period woodblock print of a samurai wearing an uwa-obi Uwa-obi ( 上帯 [ 1 ] ) a type of belt/sash that was worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. The uwa-obi was used to attach the sageo (saya cord) of the sword or swords worn by a samurai in order to secure it, other weapons and equipment would be tied to ...

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