manta22
Banned
1948- Sengakuji temple, the graves of the 47 Ronin. This is an interesting story about loyalty.
Japan and Japanese
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manta22
Banned
One more from about 1948. These are the remains of part of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo that was struck by bombs from a B-29 raid on July 29, 1945.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I love that kind of talk.
manta22
Banned
My Mother holding the reins of "First Snow", Emperor Hirohito's favorite horse. Behind is "First Frost" also the Emperor's horse. Dad took this picture in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 1949 . The leopard coat that my Mother is wearing was made from 5 leopard skins that my Dad brought back from Africa in 1943. I think he paid $75 for all five. Leopards in those days were considered just nuisances that preyed on native tribe's cattle.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That's really cool. Did General MacArthur ever ride the Emperor's horse? Or was it Admiral Halsey?
manta22
Banned
I think it was Halsey who threatened to do that but neither he nor MacArthur rode First Snow.
A4K
Brigadier General
Patton would have!
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The palace was the last fortress to protect Japanese tradtion.
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伊勢神宮外宮御厩にて神馬「笑智号」 by 守屋吉之助 （ID：10061394）- 写真共有サイト:PHOTOHITO
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manta22
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I think Dad bought those leopard skins in Nairobi, Kenya Colony, as it was known in 1943.
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Earthquake in Western Afghanistan
(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
October 8, 2023
1. I am deeply saddened by the large number of deaths and the extensive damage that was caused by the earthquake in Herat prefecture in western Afghanistan that occurred on October 7, 2023. We offer our condolences regarding the loss of life and to the bereaved families. I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to the victims of the disaster.
2. Japan endeavors to swiftly provide necessary assistance, by collaborating with international organizations, so that the people in the affected areas can overcome the hardships they are facing.
3. Japan stands with the people of Afghanistan and will continue to work on the improvement of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
October 8, 2023
1. I am deeply saddened by the large number of deaths and the extensive damage that was caused by the earthquake in Herat prefecture in western Afghanistan that occurred on October 7, 2023. We offer our condolences regarding the loss of life and to the bereaved families. I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to the victims of the disaster.
2. Japan endeavors to swiftly provide necessary assistance, by collaborating with international organizations, so that the people in the affected areas can overcome the hardships they are facing.
3. Japan stands with the people of Afghanistan and will continue to work on the improvement of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
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MiTasol
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manta22
Banned
It is well to consider the other side of this coin. How were Americans treated in Japan and countries under their control during the War? CNN is notorious for one-sided presentations.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
I posted this as an example of both that and that these people in captivity, like so many Australians, and probably Americans, in Japanese "care" managed to produce so much art showing the conditions in their camps. It is the nearest we have of photos of the prisoners and their camps and day to day activities.
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The town of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture has been the target of western anti-whaling activists.
However, they activists forget that Wakayama people are Americanized tough tribe
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ojDnvXC7KQ
However, they activists forget that Wakayama people are Americanized tough tribe
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ojDnvXC7KQ
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Descendants of Wakayama-origin immigrants in North/South America gather to communicate periodically in Wakayama City.
和歌山県人会 来校 国際交流 開智中学校・高等学校
www.kaichi.ed.jp
ThomasP
Senior Master Sergeant
Another article on the Wakayama-origin migrant workers:
"Tracing the history of Mio, a rural Wakayama community with deep ties to Canada"
"Tracing the history of Mio, a rural Wakayama community with deep ties to Canada"
But we can at least agree that you can't keep dumping power into a beam if you want to propagate it through the atmosphere, it can't burn through the plasma that it created itself. That's the main point. And of course the choice of a laser wavelength is hugely important in trying to calculate this.
