So ingrained have these feuds become in the culture that people are already starting to refer to it by name - the honorable house strife, or O-Ie Sodo. They are quite taken with the excitement of these events, due to the political and physical conflict involved. Now, it appears the heir...
While I don't agree with her comments, before so many of you rant and rave about her, these kinds of ideas are really starting to take hold in many western countries as well. Look at the Maga crowd, and the Truckers for Freedom in Canada. They believe the same thing as do their ...
who were “enthusiastic exponents of modern art in Melbourne during the 1930s and ’40s.” Modern art that would have challenged the conservative (male) art conventions of the day, much as modernist photographs by Max Dupain challenged
Popular Names for the Japanese Spitz If you’re still struggling to come up with a good dog name, then you might want to consider the following options: Sammy Molly Kishi Sasha Lady Juno Yoshi Loki Satoshi Sasha View all 46 animals that start with J Share on: What's the right dog for...
’ Then, again, a still more ancient belief informs us that the Tengu were emanations from Susaono-o, the Impetuous Male, and again, that they were female demons with heads of beasts and great ears and noses of such enourmous length that they could carry men on them and fly with their...
Japanese Names frequency Source The name list was obtained from "ENAMDICT/JMnedict - Japanese Proper Names Dictionary Files", availablehere. The entries that do not start with a kanji were removed to exclude foreign names. It was done by simply finding the first entry starting with a kanji ...
I am no literary critic, and I read simply for my own enjoyment, so please don’t expect any deep philosophical insights into an author and his style. The list below is ordered alphabetically by author, starting out with Japanese literature. Afterwards is a short list of mostly nonfiction ...
Futakami, a mountain where “Chūjō-hime,” Middle Captain Princess (747–775) is said to have had an encounter with Amida Buddha [37]. There are two peaks on the mountain; one of them is Medake, literally “female top” and the other one is Odake, literally “male top.” The ...
While Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1873 i.e. the one that says this year is 2021, the Japanese date system of designating years as era names based on the reign of Emperors still remains in place and runs concurrently along with the Gregorian system. Each Emperor is designated an...
Before the Meiji Restoration, eight women reigned as Empress of Japan. Two of those empresses, after abdicating, became Empress again reigning under different names. All the empresses were male-line imperial daughters or granddaughters. Usually, an Empress reigned if a suitable male was not availa...