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  2. Goryōkaku - Wikipedia

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    The fortress was completed in 1866, two years before the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate. It is shaped like a five-pointed star. It is shaped like a five-pointed star. This allowed for greater numbers of gun emplacements on its walls than a traditional Japanese fortress, and reduced the number of blind spots where a cannon could not fire.

  3. Tatsuoka Castle - Wikipedia

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    It was the primary fortress of Tatsuoka Domain, ruled by the Ogyū-Matsudaira clan. Along with the Goryōkaku in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, it is one of only two star fortresses in Japan, and has been the castle ruins have been designated as a National Historic Site since 1934. [1]

  4. List of Japanese films of 2001 - Wikipedia

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    Goryokaku: Historical epic: Based on events in the Boshin War of the 1860s H Story: Nobuhiro Suwa: Drama: Screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival: The Happiness of the Katakuris: Takashi Miike: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda: Horror, musical [1] [2] Ichi the Killer: Takashi Miike: Crime, Horror: Inugami: Masato Harada: Yūki ...

  5. Battle of Hakodate - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Hakodate (箱館戦争, Hakodate Sensō) was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government (composed mainly of forces of the Chōshū and the Satsuma domains).

  6. The Most Popular Grocery Store in America Is Not What You'd Think

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    3. Whole Foods Market. Popularity: 61% Fame: 95%. Whole Foods made organic and free-range mainstream, so it’s no surprise it ranks as the third most popular grocery chain in the country.For ...

  7. Trump administration may pull money from TSA, Coast ... - AOL

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    The executive branch is allowed to move money appropriated by Congress from one agency to another within a department, and this Trump administration would not be the first to do so in order to ...

  8. Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises as earnings ...

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    Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% as Honda Motor Co. jumped after Japanese media reports said its talks to set up a joint holding company with rival Nissan Motor Corp. were unraveling. Nissan’s ...

  9. Macross Zero - Wikipedia

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    Macross Zero (マクロス ゼロ, Makurosu Zero) is an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macross franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori and produced by Satelight.