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Janissary revolts Janissary revolts (tr: Kazan Kaldırma) are revolts of the Janissary corps of the Ottoman Empire. All the revolts began from the kitchen of the corps by Janissaries taking (huge) pots to the palace, and demanding they should be filled gold.
Janitor A janitor is a person who takes care of a building, such as a school, office building, or apartment block. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often (though not always) some maintenance and security.
Janitor Joe (band) Janitor Joe, a Minneapolis noise-rock band, formed in 1992. Founder members were guitarist/vocalist Joachim Breuer (formerly of Minneapolis rockers the Bastards), bassist/vocalist Kristen Pfaff and drummer Matt Entsminger, though bass duties were later assumed by Wayne Davis following Pfaff's departure in 1993 to join Courtney Love's band, Hole.
Janjaweed The Janjaweed (Arabic: جنجŮŮŠŘŻ ; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed, Jingaweit, Jinjaweed, Janjawiid, Janjiwid, Janjaweit, etc.) is a blanket term used to describe mostly armed gunmen in Darfur, western Sudan.
Janjgir-Champa The district Janjgir-Champa is situated in the center of Chhatisgarh and so it is considered as the Heart of Chhattisgarh. The District Head Quarter Janjgir of the district Janjgir-Champa is the city of Maharaja Jaajawalya Dev of Kulchury dynasty.
Janjina (Croatia) Janjina is a small village located right in the center of the Pelješac Peninsula, and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. Janjina includes a tiny fishing harbor, a hamlet called Zabreže (Behind the hill), the name describing its situation, and is divided into five parts: Gornje Selo (The Upper Village) comprising Lovrovići, which, together with Bara, are known to exist at least since the 4th century AD, while the three others, Jaspričići, Prišlići and Dežulovići, seem to have been established between the 15th and 16th century.
Janjua The Janjua Rajput (Urdu: جنجŮŘąŰ, Punjabi ਜਨ੍ਜŕ©ŕ¨…)(also spelt Janjuha, Janjuah) are one of the most dominant royal warrior clans of Punjab. They were the last Punjabi Emperors of Punjab before the conquests of Sultan Mahmud Ghazni.
Janken Janken () "Jan ken" is "Rock, Paper, Scissors" in the English-speaking world, and it is the most popular of a subset of games played using only your hands, known as . It was invented in the late 19th century and acquired popularity world-wide throughout the 20th century.
Jankiel Wiernik Yankel Wiernik (born 1889) was a Jewish Holocaust survivor from Poland who was an influential figure in the Treblinka extermination camp revolt of 1943. Since Weirnik’s escape he has published his account of his time in the camp its title: â€A Year in Treblinka' .
Janko Alexy Janko Alexy (January 251894 LiptovskĂ˝ Mikuláš - September 22 1970 Bratislava) was a famous painter, writer, and publicist of Slovak origin. He is generally recognized (together with Martin Benka and Ä˝udovĂt Fulla) as one of key personalities in the beginning of Modern Slovak Art.
Janko Ferk Janko Ferk, MA, PhD, born 1958, is an Austrian judge (High Court of Klagenfurt), author and translator. Assistant Professor (Philosophy of Law) on the Institute of Philosophy of Klagenfurt University, Carinthia, Austria.
Janko Kráľ Janko Kráľ (24 April, 1822, LiptovskĂ˝ Mikuláš - 23 May, 1876, ZlatĂ© Moravce) was one of the most significant and most radical Slovak romantic poets of the Ä˝udovĂt Ĺ tĂşr generation, and a national activist. We don't know exactly how he looked, but several more or less popular supposed pictures of him exist.
Janko Vuković Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (Jezerane, September 27 1871 - November 1 1918) was a Croatian sailor who served in the Austro-Hungarian navy, rising to command of the fleet's flagship, the dreadnought Viribus Unitis by the end of the First World War.
Janmadinam Janmadinam (literally "Birthday") is a collection of short stories by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The story, after which the collection is named, is about one day in the life of a writer struggling to make a living.
Janmejay A great Hindu King of the Pandava Dynasty, Great Grand Son of Arjun, Son of King Parikshit of the Mahabharata fame. Known as the historical figure who did a nag yagnya and killed all snakes to seek revenge of his Father's death, by a snake.
Jann Arden (album) Jann Arden is the eighth album from Canadian singer Jann Arden, released in 2005. In addition to 11 new songs, the album features a new version of "I Would Die For You", Arden's first major chart hit in her native Canada, with guest vocals by Sarah McLachlan.
Jann Carl Jann Carl (born May 19, 1960 in Carthage, Missouri) is a well-known Los Angeles-based newsreader and, since 1995, correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. She has also appeared on Candid Camera and America's Next Top Model.
Janna Allen Janna Allen (born circa 1957; died August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates, and her sister Sara Allen.
Jannat al-Baqi Jannat al-Baqi (جنة البقيع) (also spelt Jannat ul-Baqi) is a famous cemetery in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, located right across from the Masjid al-Nabawi. It is well known since many of Muhammad's relatives and companions are buried here, and due to its sanctity.
Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. His achievements include individual World Championships in 1997 (normal hill) and 2005 (large hill), first place in the World Cup in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, and first place in the Four Hills Tournament in 1998-99, 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Janne Da Arc (band) Janne Da Arc is a Japanese rock band. Its members are vocalist Yasu (January 27, 1975) , guitarist You (July 24, 1974) , bassist Ka-Yu (January 21, 1975) , keyboardist Kiyo (June 27, 1974) , and drummer Shuji (November 21, 1974) .
Janne Immonen Janne Immonen (born May 29, 1968) is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander.
Janne Lahtela Janne Lahtela (born February 28, 1974 in Kemijärvi) is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. He is currently the head coach of Japan's freestyle skiing team.
Janne Niskala Janne Niskala (born September 22 1981, Västerås, Sweden) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in 5th round as the 147th pick overall.
Janne Schaffer Jan (Janne) Erik Tage Schaffer (born September 24, 1945 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA, but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams.
Jannell Cannon Janell Cannon, (1957-) is an American children's writer and illustrator whose book Stellaluna has sold over one million copies and has gone through several editions. The franchise of Stellaluna has also generated hand-puppets, dolls, backpacks, puzzles, board games, stuffed animals and other merchandise.
Jannie de Beer Jan Hendrik de Beer (born 22 April 1971 in Welkom, South Africa), nicknamed Jannie, played flyhalf for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 183 points.
Jannis Kallinikos Jannis (John) Kallinikos (Greek: Ιωάννης Καλλίνικος) is a Greek organizational theorist and intellectual focusing in particular on the area of information technology and information systems and their implications for organizations and society. Kallinikos was born and raised in the north western town of Preveza, Greece.
Janny Wurts Janny Wurts is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator who has written several series, including The Wars of Light and Shadow, The Cycle of Fire trilogy, several stand-alone novels, a short story collection and the internationally best selling Empire trilogy that she co-authored with Raymond E. Feist.
Janos Prohaska Janos Prohaska (October 10, 1919 – March 13, 1974), born in Budapest, Hungary, was an actor and stunt performer on American television from the 1960s until his untimely death. He usually played the roles of animals or monsters.
Janousek Janousek Racing is a British-based manufacturer of rowing boats. The boats are made of a honeycomb-sandwich laminate and were one of the first rowing boat makers in the world to offer this method of rowing boat construction to customers.
Janpath Janpath, translated the "People's Path", is one of the main roads in New Delhi. It starts out as Radial Road 1 in Connaught Place, adjacent to Palika Bazaar, and runs North-South perpendicular to, and past Rajpath (the "Rulers' path").
Jansen Van Vuuren Frederick Jansen Van Vuuren (1958—March 5, 1977) was a volunteer safety marshall in the 1977 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. A 19 year old ticket clerk at Johannesburg airport, he was a volunteer marshal at his local racing circuit.
Jansenism Jansenism was a branch of Catholic thought that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. Originating in the writings of the Flemish theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, Jansenism formed a distinct movement within the Roman Catholic Church from the 16th to 18th centuries, but was condemned by the Church as heretical.
Janson Janson is the name given to an old style serif typeface named for Dutch punch-cutter and printer Anton Janson. Research in the 1970s and early 1980s conclude that the typeface is the work of a Hungarian punch-cutter named MiklĂłs (Nicholas) Kis.
Janssen-Cilag Janssen-Cilag, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, was founded in the early nineties by joining the marketing organizations of Cilag and Janssen Pharmaceutica. It combines the marketing activities in those countries where both companies previously operated separately.
Janszoon voyage of 1606 Willem Janszoon made the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent in 1606 in the Duyfken. Janszoon traveled to the Dutch East Indies in 1598 for the Oude compagnie and became an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from its establishment in 1602.
JanSport JanSport is a popular brand of backpacks owned by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel companies. The company, then based in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1967 by Jan Lewis (for whom the company is named), Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz.
Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (Demokratic Majority Society Party), splinter-group of Bahujan Samaj Party formed in 1997 when 19 BSP Members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh broke away. JBSP allied themselves with BJP and joined the National Democratic Alliance.
Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1733. It is modelled after the one that he had built for him at the then Mughal capital of Delhi.
Jante Law The Jante Law (Danish and Norwegian: Janteloven Swedish: Jantelagen Finnish: Janten laki Faroese: Jantulógin) is a concept created by the Norwegian/Danish author Aksel Sandemose in his novel A refugee crosses his tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor, 1933), where he portrays the small Danish town Jante, modelled upon his native town Nykøbing Mors as it was in the beginning of the 20th century, but typical of all town, where nobody is anonymous.
Jantirar Jantirar is the title borne historically by the head of the family holding the mountain fortress of Amba Sel in Ethiopia, similar to Wagshum, the heridary ruler of the province of Wag, and unlike other aristocratic titles like Meridazmach or Ras. While that artistocratic family is said to be one of the most noble in Ethiopian history, they never ruled any larger realm than their own district.
Jantzen Beach Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. "The Coney Island of the West" opened on May 261928 as the largest amusement park in the nation, covering over 123 acres at the northern tip of Portland.
Januarius Saint Januarius, or San Gennaro, bishop of Benevento, is a saint and martyr in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. According to legendary sources, he died in 305 during the persecution of Diocletian near Puteoli at the sulphur mines near the Solfatara, where he was visiting imprisoned deacons.
January 0 January 0 refers to the day before January 1 in an annual ephemeris. It keeps the date in the year for which the ephemeris was published, thus avoiding any reference to the previous year, even though it is the same day as December 31 of the previous year.
January 1999 Tornado Outbreak Sequence The January 1999 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was an enormous outbreak of tornadoes from January 17 to 22, 1999 across the Mississippi Valley, centered in Arkansas and Tennessee. It was one of the most severe January outbreaks ever recorded.
January 28 Incident The January 28 Incident (January 28 - March 3 1932) was a short war between the armies of the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, before official hostilities of the Second Sino-Japanese War commenced in 1937. In Chinese literature, it is known as the January 28 Incident, while in Western sources it is often known as the Shanghai War of 1932.
January 4 Dome Show The January 4th Tokyo Dome Show, held by New Japan Pro Wrestling, has become an annual event kicking off the new year since 1992. Though the first New Japan event held in the Tokyo Dome was in 1989, the January 4th event has become one of the most anticipated shows on the Japanese wrestling calendar.
January effect The January effect (sometimes called "year-end effect") is a calendar effect wherein stocks, especially small-cap stocks, have historically tended to rise markedly in price during the period starting on the last day of December and ending on the fifth trading day of January. This effect is owed to year-end selling to create tax losses, recognize capital gains, effect portfolio window dressing, or raise holiday cash.
January Events January Events (Lithuanian: Sausio ÄŻvykiai) is a series of events that occurred on January 11-13, 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania. As a result of Soviet military actions at least 14 civilians were killed and more than 600 injured.
January Jones January Jones (born January 5, 1978 in Brookings, South Dakota, USA) is an actress. She is best known for her role as "Cadence Flaherty" in the 2003 movie American Wedding (also known as American Pie: The Wedding, especially outside the USA), the third movie in the American Pie comedy film series.
January Joy January Joy is the debut album by American singer Mashonda, released international in November 2005 (see 2005 in music) via J Records. The album features tracks, produced by Swizz Beatz and Kanye West, including two singles: Blackout and Back of Da Club.
January Uprising The January Uprising was the longest Lithuanian and Polish uprising against the Russian Empire: it began January 22, 1863, and the last insurgents were not captured until 1865. It started as a spontaneous protest by young Poles against conscription into the Russian Army.
Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil Januária Maria of Bragança (pron. ) (Rio de Janeiro, March 11 1822 - Nice, March 13 1901) a Brazilian princess and Portuguese infanta, was a daughter of Peter I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and his wife Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria.
Janub Sina' Governorate Janub Sina' (Arabic: جنŮب سيناء ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the east of the country, covering the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula (hence its Arabic name, meaning Southern Sinai).
Janus (DRM) Janus is the codename for portable version of Windows Media DRM for portable devices, whose marketing name is Windows Media DRM for Portable Devices (or in short form WMDRM-PD) introduced by Microsoft in 2004 for use on portable media devices which store and access content offline. Napster To Go was the first online music store to require the Janus technology.
Janus Directive The Janus Directive was a 11-part comic book crossover first published by DC Comics between May and June of 1989. Among the creators who contributed to the storyline were writers John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Paul Kupperberg, Cary Bates and Greg Weisman and artists John K.
Janus Dousa Janus Dousa [Johan van der Does] lord of Noordwyck (December 6, 1545 - October 8, 1604), Dutch statesman, historian, poet and philologist, and the defender of Leiden, was born at Noordwyck, in the province of Holland.
Janus kinase Janus kinase (JAK) is a family of intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases, ranging from 120-140 kDa, that transduce cytokine-mediated signals via the JAK-STAT pathway. Janus kinase was initially named JAK after "just another kinase.
Janus laser The Janus laser was a (then considered high power) two beam infrared neodymium doped silica glass laser built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1974 for the study of inertial confinement fusion. Janus was built using about 100 pounds of Nd:glass laser material.
Janus Pannonius Janus Pannonius (Latin: Janus Pannonius, Hungarian: János Csezmicei or Kesencei, Croatian: Ivan Česmički), was a Hungarian-Croatian humanist, poet (all in latin), diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the only truly significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of Humanist poetry in Europe.
Janus: A Summing Up Janus: A Summing Up (1978) is a book by Arthur Koestler, in which he develops his philosophical idea of the holarchy introduced in his 1967 book, The Ghost in the Machine. The holarchy provides a coherent way of organizing knowledge and nature all together.
Janusz Gortat Janusz Gortat (born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 75 kg), in 1976 (Montreal) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Leon Spinks of the United States.
Janusz Christa Janusz Christa (b. 19th July 1934, Wilno) is a Polish author of comic books, creator of the very popular comic book series Kajtek i Koko (largest Polish comic book series to date) and his perhaps most famous, Kajko i Kokosz series.
Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Bogumił Kochanowski (born April 18 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland - the Polish Ombudsman.
Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, real name Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 or 1879 – August, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist, known as Old Doctor (Stary Doktor). He is also the subject of the stage play Korczak's Children, by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Janusz Krasoń Janusz Krasoń (born September 15, 1956 in Jawor) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 15,162 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Janusz Lewandowski Janusz Lewandowski (born 13 June 1951 in Lublin) is a Polish economist and politician belonging to the Gdansk liberals group, and a member of the European Parliament (elected on 13 June 2004), Chairman of the Committee on Budgets.
Janusz Maksymiuk Janusz Maksymiuk (born January 19, 1947 in JanĂłwka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7384 votes in 22 Krosno district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz (1570-1642) was a great Lithuanian writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivode of Mścisław (1621-1626), voivode of Trock (1626-1640) and voivode of Wilno (1640-1642), as well as starost Brasławski, Jurborski, and Nowodworski in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Janusz Tazbir Janusz Tazbir is a Polish historian, specializing in culture and religion of Poland in 16th and 17th centuries. He is one of the most eminent specialists in old Polish history and an author of over 1000 publications.
Janusz Trzepizur Janusz Trzepizur (born 21 May 1959) is a retired high jumper from Poland. He won a silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 European Championships, both times finishing behind Dietmar Mögenburg of West Germany.
Janusz WĂłjcik Janusz Marek WĂłjcik (born November 18, 1953 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and former football player and coach. He graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Physical Education in 1979 and played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik (Warsaw), Ravalpandi (Pakistan) and the Toronto Falcons (Canada).
Janusz Zajdel Janusz Andrzej Zajdel (August 15, 1938 – July 19, 1985) was a Polish science fiction author born in Warsaw. He became the second most popular Polish science-fiction writer (after Stanisław Lem) until his sudden death in 1985.
Janusz Zarenkiewicz Janusz Zarenkiewicz (born August 3, 1959) was a bronze medalist in heavyweight boxing at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he forfeited his semi-final fight to Lennox Lewis. He was also winner of the European Championship bronze medal (1985), and five-times Polish champion.
Janusz Zemke Janusz Zemke (born February 24, 1949 in Kowalewo) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 33672 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Janwillem van de Wetering Janwillem van de Wetering (middle name: Lincoln, recently also uses Janwillem Vandewetering as a "pen and reference name"), born 12 February 1931, is the author of a number of works in English and Dutch. He is particularly noted for his detective fiction.
Janysh Bakiyev Janysh Bakiyev is the former First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Service in the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the younger brother of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.Kyrgyz President's Brother Sues Parliament RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Jao Tsung-I Jao Tsung-I (éĄ’ĺ®—é ¤ pinyin: Rao Zongyi; courtesy name: Gu'an 固庵) (born 1917) is a Chinese scholar, poet, calligrapher and painter. A versatile scholar, he contributes to every field of humanities, including archaeology, literature, philology, musicology and history.
Jaos Jaos (Java on Active Object System) is an open-source Java virtual machine on top of the Bluebottle System, a kernel using active objects and Oberon programming language. The machine uses a runtime features provided by the Bluebottle System such as garbage collection, memory management and types and methods tables.
Japa Japa (Sanskrit: जप) is a spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a mantra or name of God. Usually the mantra or name is spoken softly, enough for the practitioner to hear it, or more rarely it is spoken purely within the recitors mind.
Japa mala A japa mala or mala is a set of prayer beads popular in India and Tibet, often with 108 beads in number. It is often used for reciting or chanting a mantra or other forms of sadhana (spiritual exercise), generally known as japa.
Japalura splendida The Japalura Tree Dragon also called Banana Split Mountain Lizard, Japalura splendida is an agamid lizard found in China and are limited to the Chinese provinces Szechuan and Yunan as well as the southeast of Tibet.
Japan and East Asia Studies Program Japan and East Asia Studies Program (JASEP) is an inter-departmental academic program of Japan and East Asia Studies for international students at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. The program is administrated through Center for International Education and Cooperation though it is sponsored by the School of Business Administration of the university.
Japan and the United Nations Japan regards international cooperation within the United Nations (UN) framework as a basic principle of its foreign policy. When Japan joined the UN in 1956, it did so with great enthusiasm and broad public support, for the international organization was seen to embody the pacified country's hopes for a peaceful world order.
Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Japan Ad Council The Japan Advertising Council, commonly known as the Japan Ad Council (Japanese:公共ĺşĺ‘Šć©źć§‹; KĹŤkyĹŤ kĹŤkoku kikĹŤ), is a private non-profit organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including both non-profit organizations and government agencies. It was established in 1971 in Osaka, Japan, and is now headquartered in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Naha.
Japan Advertising Photographers' Association The Japan Advertising Photographers' Association (Nihon KĹŤkoku-Shashinka KyĹŤkai, 日本ĺşĺ‘Šĺ†™çśźĺ®¶ĺŤ”会), within Japan commonly called APA, was founded in 1958. It has held exhibitions since 1959 and publishes an annual survey of the most interesting work.
Japan Air System Japan Air System (JAS, 日本エアシスă†ă ) was the smallest of the Big 3 Japanese airlines. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two larger airlines.
Japan Airlines destinations This is a list of destinations that Japan Airlines flies to and does not include code-share destinations and destinations only served by Hokkaido Air System, JAL Express, JALways, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Asia Airways and Japan Transocean Air.
Japan Art Media Japan Art Media, or JAM, is a Japanese video game development studio founded in 1989. The studio began developing games for the Nintendo Game Boy, but soon branched out to develop games on many other platforms, mainly Super Nintendo and Sony PlayStation.
Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) is a treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the major areas used by birds which migrate between the two countries. Towra Point Nature Reserve plays a role in the agreement, being an area in Australia used by migratory birds.
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, or JAMA, is a trade association with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in April of 1967 and serves as a platform for the automakers of Japan to share technological developments and management practices.
Japan bashing The term "Japan bashing", or "Japan-bashing", was first coined in the early 1980s by Robert Angel, a paid lobbyist for the Japanese government. At the time, Angel was president of the Washington-based Japan Economic Institute, an organization financed and overseen by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese financial aid institution created in October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Export-Import Bank of Japan (JEXIM) and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, Japan (OECF). bank's capital] is totally Japanese, and its budget and operations are regulated by [[Japanese law|Japanese laws, namely, the JBIC law.
Japan Bishojo Contest The Japan Bishojo Contest (Japanese language:全日本国民的美少女コăłă†ă‚ąă, ăśă‚“ă«ă»ă‚“ă“ăŹăżă‚“ă¦ăŤăłă—ょă†ăょコăłă†ă‚ąă) is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of Japan Beautiful Girl Contest. The current Japan Bishojo Contest title holder is Tokyo, Japan.
Japan Business Federation Japan Business Federation (日本経ć¸ĺ›Łä˝“連ĺ会), known in Japanese as the Nihon Keidanren, is a economic organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations). Its 1,584 members consist of 1,268 companies including 79 foreign ownership, 126 industrial associations, and 47 regional employers' associations (as of May 31, 2003).
Japan campaign The Japan campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces during the Pacific campaign of World War II from around June, 1944 until September, 1945. The campaign consisted of two major land battles, the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 16 1945 – March 26, 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (April 1, 1945 - June 21, 1945).
Japan Center for Michigan Universities The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), a study center operated by a consortium of the fifteen public universities in the State of Michigan and the government of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, is located on the shore of Lake Biwa, in the city of Hikone. Founded in 1989, JCMU offers May, summer, semester, and academic-year programs for the study of Japanese language and culture for American college and university students, a substantial number of them from Michigan and provides English language instruction to serve the needs of the local Japanese population.
Japan Coast Guard The , also known as the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese Coast Guard. Comprised of about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and is responsible for protecting the coast lines of Japan.
Janitor A janitor is a person who takes care of a building, such as a school, office building, or apartment block. Janitors are responsible primarily for cleaning, and often (though not always) some maintenance and security.
Janitor Joe (band) Janitor Joe, a Minneapolis noise-rock band, formed in 1992. Founder members were guitarist/vocalist Joachim Breuer (formerly of Minneapolis rockers the Bastards), bassist/vocalist Kristen Pfaff and drummer Matt Entsminger, though bass duties were later assumed by Wayne Davis following Pfaff's departure in 1993 to join Courtney Love's band, Hole.
Janjaweed The Janjaweed (Arabic: جنجŮŮŠŘŻ ; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed, Jingaweit, Jinjaweed, Janjawiid, Janjiwid, Janjaweit, etc.) is a blanket term used to describe mostly armed gunmen in Darfur, western Sudan.
Janjgir-Champa The district Janjgir-Champa is situated in the center of Chhatisgarh and so it is considered as the Heart of Chhattisgarh. The District Head Quarter Janjgir of the district Janjgir-Champa is the city of Maharaja Jaajawalya Dev of Kulchury dynasty.
Janjina (Croatia) Janjina is a small village located right in the center of the Pelješac Peninsula, and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. Janjina includes a tiny fishing harbor, a hamlet called Zabreže (Behind the hill), the name describing its situation, and is divided into five parts: Gornje Selo (The Upper Village) comprising Lovrovići, which, together with Bara, are known to exist at least since the 4th century AD, while the three others, Jaspričići, Prišlići and Dežulovići, seem to have been established between the 15th and 16th century.
Janjua The Janjua Rajput (Urdu: جنجŮŘąŰ, Punjabi ਜਨ੍ਜŕ©ŕ¨…)(also spelt Janjuha, Janjuah) are one of the most dominant royal warrior clans of Punjab. They were the last Punjabi Emperors of Punjab before the conquests of Sultan Mahmud Ghazni.
Janken Janken () "Jan ken" is "Rock, Paper, Scissors" in the English-speaking world, and it is the most popular of a subset of games played using only your hands, known as . It was invented in the late 19th century and acquired popularity world-wide throughout the 20th century.
Jankiel Wiernik Yankel Wiernik (born 1889) was a Jewish Holocaust survivor from Poland who was an influential figure in the Treblinka extermination camp revolt of 1943. Since Weirnik’s escape he has published his account of his time in the camp its title: â€A Year in Treblinka' .
Janko Alexy Janko Alexy (January 251894 LiptovskĂ˝ Mikuláš - September 22 1970 Bratislava) was a famous painter, writer, and publicist of Slovak origin. He is generally recognized (together with Martin Benka and Ä˝udovĂt Fulla) as one of key personalities in the beginning of Modern Slovak Art.
Janko Ferk Janko Ferk, MA, PhD, born 1958, is an Austrian judge (High Court of Klagenfurt), author and translator. Assistant Professor (Philosophy of Law) on the Institute of Philosophy of Klagenfurt University, Carinthia, Austria.
Janko Kráľ Janko Kráľ (24 April, 1822, LiptovskĂ˝ Mikuláš - 23 May, 1876, ZlatĂ© Moravce) was one of the most significant and most radical Slovak romantic poets of the Ä˝udovĂt Ĺ tĂşr generation, and a national activist. We don't know exactly how he looked, but several more or less popular supposed pictures of him exist.
Janko Vuković Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (Jezerane, September 27 1871 - November 1 1918) was a Croatian sailor who served in the Austro-Hungarian navy, rising to command of the fleet's flagship, the dreadnought Viribus Unitis by the end of the First World War.
Janmadinam Janmadinam (literally "Birthday") is a collection of short stories by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The story, after which the collection is named, is about one day in the life of a writer struggling to make a living.
Janmejay A great Hindu King of the Pandava Dynasty, Great Grand Son of Arjun, Son of King Parikshit of the Mahabharata fame. Known as the historical figure who did a nag yagnya and killed all snakes to seek revenge of his Father's death, by a snake.
Jann Arden (album) Jann Arden is the eighth album from Canadian singer Jann Arden, released in 2005. In addition to 11 new songs, the album features a new version of "I Would Die For You", Arden's first major chart hit in her native Canada, with guest vocals by Sarah McLachlan.
Jann Carl Jann Carl (born May 19, 1960 in Carthage, Missouri) is a well-known Los Angeles-based newsreader and, since 1995, correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. She has also appeared on Candid Camera and America's Next Top Model.
Janna Allen Janna Allen (born circa 1957; died August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates, and her sister Sara Allen.
Jannat al-Baqi Jannat al-Baqi (جنة البقيع) (also spelt Jannat ul-Baqi) is a famous cemetery in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, located right across from the Masjid al-Nabawi. It is well known since many of Muhammad's relatives and companions are buried here, and due to its sanctity.
Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. His achievements include individual World Championships in 1997 (normal hill) and 2005 (large hill), first place in the World Cup in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, and first place in the Four Hills Tournament in 1998-99, 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Janne Da Arc (band) Janne Da Arc is a Japanese rock band. Its members are vocalist Yasu (January 27, 1975) , guitarist You (July 24, 1974) , bassist Ka-Yu (January 21, 1975) , keyboardist Kiyo (June 27, 1974) , and drummer Shuji (November 21, 1974) .
Janne Immonen Janne Immonen (born May 29, 1968) is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander.
Janne Lahtela Janne Lahtela (born February 28, 1974 in Kemijärvi) is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. He is currently the head coach of Japan's freestyle skiing team.
Janne Niskala Janne Niskala (born September 22 1981, Västerås, Sweden) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in 5th round as the 147th pick overall.
Janne Schaffer Jan (Janne) Erik Tage Schaffer (born September 24, 1945 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA, but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams.
Jannell Cannon Janell Cannon, (1957-) is an American children's writer and illustrator whose book Stellaluna has sold over one million copies and has gone through several editions. The franchise of Stellaluna has also generated hand-puppets, dolls, backpacks, puzzles, board games, stuffed animals and other merchandise.
Jannie de Beer Jan Hendrik de Beer (born 22 April 1971 in Welkom, South Africa), nicknamed Jannie, played flyhalf for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 183 points.
Jannis Kallinikos Jannis (John) Kallinikos (Greek: Ιωάννης Καλλίνικος) is a Greek organizational theorist and intellectual focusing in particular on the area of information technology and information systems and their implications for organizations and society. Kallinikos was born and raised in the north western town of Preveza, Greece.
Janny Wurts Janny Wurts is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator who has written several series, including The Wars of Light and Shadow, The Cycle of Fire trilogy, several stand-alone novels, a short story collection and the internationally best selling Empire trilogy that she co-authored with Raymond E. Feist.
Janos Prohaska Janos Prohaska (October 10, 1919 – March 13, 1974), born in Budapest, Hungary, was an actor and stunt performer on American television from the 1960s until his untimely death. He usually played the roles of animals or monsters.
Janousek Janousek Racing is a British-based manufacturer of rowing boats. The boats are made of a honeycomb-sandwich laminate and were one of the first rowing boat makers in the world to offer this method of rowing boat construction to customers.
Janpath Janpath, translated the "People's Path", is one of the main roads in New Delhi. It starts out as Radial Road 1 in Connaught Place, adjacent to Palika Bazaar, and runs North-South perpendicular to, and past Rajpath (the "Rulers' path").
Jansen Van Vuuren Frederick Jansen Van Vuuren (1958—March 5, 1977) was a volunteer safety marshall in the 1977 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. A 19 year old ticket clerk at Johannesburg airport, he was a volunteer marshal at his local racing circuit.
Jansenism Jansenism was a branch of Catholic thought that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. Originating in the writings of the Flemish theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, Jansenism formed a distinct movement within the Roman Catholic Church from the 16th to 18th centuries, but was condemned by the Church as heretical.
Janson Janson is the name given to an old style serif typeface named for Dutch punch-cutter and printer Anton Janson. Research in the 1970s and early 1980s conclude that the typeface is the work of a Hungarian punch-cutter named MiklĂłs (Nicholas) Kis.
Janssen-Cilag Janssen-Cilag, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, was founded in the early nineties by joining the marketing organizations of Cilag and Janssen Pharmaceutica. It combines the marketing activities in those countries where both companies previously operated separately.
Janszoon voyage of 1606 Willem Janszoon made the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent in 1606 in the Duyfken. Janszoon traveled to the Dutch East Indies in 1598 for the Oude compagnie and became an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from its establishment in 1602.
JanSport JanSport is a popular brand of backpacks owned by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel companies. The company, then based in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1967 by Jan Lewis (for whom the company is named), Skip Yowell and Murray Pletz.
Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (Demokratic Majority Society Party), splinter-group of Bahujan Samaj Party formed in 1997 when 19 BSP Members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh broke away. JBSP allied themselves with BJP and joined the National Democratic Alliance.
Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1733. It is modelled after the one that he had built for him at the then Mughal capital of Delhi.
Jante Law The Jante Law (Danish and Norwegian: Janteloven Swedish: Jantelagen Finnish: Janten laki Faroese: Jantulógin) is a concept created by the Norwegian/Danish author Aksel Sandemose in his novel A refugee crosses his tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor, 1933), where he portrays the small Danish town Jante, modelled upon his native town Nykøbing Mors as it was in the beginning of the 20th century, but typical of all town, where nobody is anonymous.
Jantirar Jantirar is the title borne historically by the head of the family holding the mountain fortress of Amba Sel in Ethiopia, similar to Wagshum, the heridary ruler of the province of Wag, and unlike other aristocratic titles like Meridazmach or Ras. While that artistocratic family is said to be one of the most noble in Ethiopian history, they never ruled any larger realm than their own district.
Jantzen Beach Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. "The Coney Island of the West" opened on May 261928 as the largest amusement park in the nation, covering over 123 acres at the northern tip of Portland.
Januarius Saint Januarius, or San Gennaro, bishop of Benevento, is a saint and martyr in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. According to legendary sources, he died in 305 during the persecution of Diocletian near Puteoli at the sulphur mines near the Solfatara, where he was visiting imprisoned deacons.
January 0 January 0 refers to the day before January 1 in an annual ephemeris. It keeps the date in the year for which the ephemeris was published, thus avoiding any reference to the previous year, even though it is the same day as December 31 of the previous year.
January 1999 Tornado Outbreak Sequence The January 1999 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was an enormous outbreak of tornadoes from January 17 to 22, 1999 across the Mississippi Valley, centered in Arkansas and Tennessee. It was one of the most severe January outbreaks ever recorded.
January 28 Incident The January 28 Incident (January 28 - March 3 1932) was a short war between the armies of the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, before official hostilities of the Second Sino-Japanese War commenced in 1937. In Chinese literature, it is known as the January 28 Incident, while in Western sources it is often known as the Shanghai War of 1932.
January 4 Dome Show The January 4th Tokyo Dome Show, held by New Japan Pro Wrestling, has become an annual event kicking off the new year since 1992. Though the first New Japan event held in the Tokyo Dome was in 1989, the January 4th event has become one of the most anticipated shows on the Japanese wrestling calendar.
January effect The January effect (sometimes called "year-end effect") is a calendar effect wherein stocks, especially small-cap stocks, have historically tended to rise markedly in price during the period starting on the last day of December and ending on the fifth trading day of January. This effect is owed to year-end selling to create tax losses, recognize capital gains, effect portfolio window dressing, or raise holiday cash.
January Events January Events (Lithuanian: Sausio ÄŻvykiai) is a series of events that occurred on January 11-13, 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania. As a result of Soviet military actions at least 14 civilians were killed and more than 600 injured.
January Jones January Jones (born January 5, 1978 in Brookings, South Dakota, USA) is an actress. She is best known for her role as "Cadence Flaherty" in the 2003 movie American Wedding (also known as American Pie: The Wedding, especially outside the USA), the third movie in the American Pie comedy film series.
January Joy January Joy is the debut album by American singer Mashonda, released international in November 2005 (see 2005 in music) via J Records. The album features tracks, produced by Swizz Beatz and Kanye West, including two singles: Blackout and Back of Da Club.
January Uprising The January Uprising was the longest Lithuanian and Polish uprising against the Russian Empire: it began January 22, 1863, and the last insurgents were not captured until 1865. It started as a spontaneous protest by young Poles against conscription into the Russian Army.
Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil Januária Maria of Bragança (pron. ) (Rio de Janeiro, March 11 1822 - Nice, March 13 1901) a Brazilian princess and Portuguese infanta, was a daughter of Peter I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and his wife Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria.
Janub Sina' Governorate Janub Sina' (Arabic: جنŮب سيناء ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the east of the country, covering the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula (hence its Arabic name, meaning Southern Sinai).
Janus (DRM) Janus is the codename for portable version of Windows Media DRM for portable devices, whose marketing name is Windows Media DRM for Portable Devices (or in short form WMDRM-PD) introduced by Microsoft in 2004 for use on portable media devices which store and access content offline. Napster To Go was the first online music store to require the Janus technology.
Janus Directive The Janus Directive was a 11-part comic book crossover first published by DC Comics between May and June of 1989. Among the creators who contributed to the storyline were writers John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Paul Kupperberg, Cary Bates and Greg Weisman and artists John K.
Janus Dousa Janus Dousa [Johan van der Does] lord of Noordwyck (December 6, 1545 - October 8, 1604), Dutch statesman, historian, poet and philologist, and the defender of Leiden, was born at Noordwyck, in the province of Holland.
Janus kinase Janus kinase (JAK) is a family of intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinases, ranging from 120-140 kDa, that transduce cytokine-mediated signals via the JAK-STAT pathway. Janus kinase was initially named JAK after "just another kinase.
Janus laser The Janus laser was a (then considered high power) two beam infrared neodymium doped silica glass laser built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1974 for the study of inertial confinement fusion. Janus was built using about 100 pounds of Nd:glass laser material.
Janus Pannonius Janus Pannonius (Latin: Janus Pannonius, Hungarian: János Csezmicei or Kesencei, Croatian: Ivan Česmički), was a Hungarian-Croatian humanist, poet (all in latin), diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the only truly significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of Humanist poetry in Europe.
Janus: A Summing Up Janus: A Summing Up (1978) is a book by Arthur Koestler, in which he develops his philosophical idea of the holarchy introduced in his 1967 book, The Ghost in the Machine. The holarchy provides a coherent way of organizing knowledge and nature all together.
Janusz Gortat Janusz Gortat (born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 75 kg), in 1976 (Montreal) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Leon Spinks of the United States.
Janusz Christa Janusz Christa (b. 19th July 1934, Wilno) is a Polish author of comic books, creator of the very popular comic book series Kajtek i Koko (largest Polish comic book series to date) and his perhaps most famous, Kajko i Kokosz series.
Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Bogumił Kochanowski (born April 18 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and since 2006, the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland - the Polish Ombudsman.
Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, real name Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 or 1879 – August, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist, known as Old Doctor (Stary Doktor). He is also the subject of the stage play Korczak's Children, by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Janusz Krasoń Janusz Krasoń (born September 15, 1956 in Jawor) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 15,162 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Janusz Lewandowski Janusz Lewandowski (born 13 June 1951 in Lublin) is a Polish economist and politician belonging to the Gdansk liberals group, and a member of the European Parliament (elected on 13 June 2004), Chairman of the Committee on Budgets.
Janusz Maksymiuk Janusz Maksymiuk (born January 19, 1947 in JanĂłwka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7384 votes in 22 Krosno district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz (1570-1642) was a great Lithuanian writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivode of Mścisław (1621-1626), voivode of Trock (1626-1640) and voivode of Wilno (1640-1642), as well as starost Brasławski, Jurborski, and Nowodworski in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Janusz Tazbir Janusz Tazbir is a Polish historian, specializing in culture and religion of Poland in 16th and 17th centuries. He is one of the most eminent specialists in old Polish history and an author of over 1000 publications.
Janusz Trzepizur Janusz Trzepizur (born 21 May 1959) is a retired high jumper from Poland. He won a silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 European Championships, both times finishing behind Dietmar Mögenburg of West Germany.
Janusz WĂłjcik Janusz Marek WĂłjcik (born November 18, 1953 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and former football player and coach. He graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Physical Education in 1979 and played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik (Warsaw), Ravalpandi (Pakistan) and the Toronto Falcons (Canada).
Janusz Zajdel Janusz Andrzej Zajdel (August 15, 1938 – July 19, 1985) was a Polish science fiction author born in Warsaw. He became the second most popular Polish science-fiction writer (after Stanisław Lem) until his sudden death in 1985.
Janusz Zarenkiewicz Janusz Zarenkiewicz (born August 3, 1959) was a bronze medalist in heavyweight boxing at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he forfeited his semi-final fight to Lennox Lewis. He was also winner of the European Championship bronze medal (1985), and five-times Polish champion.
Janusz Zemke Janusz Zemke (born February 24, 1949 in Kowalewo) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 33672 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Janwillem van de Wetering Janwillem van de Wetering (middle name: Lincoln, recently also uses Janwillem Vandewetering as a "pen and reference name"), born 12 February 1931, is the author of a number of works in English and Dutch. He is particularly noted for his detective fiction.
Janysh Bakiyev Janysh Bakiyev is the former First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Service in the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the younger brother of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.Kyrgyz President's Brother Sues Parliament RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Jao Tsung-I Jao Tsung-I (éĄ’ĺ®—é ¤ pinyin: Rao Zongyi; courtesy name: Gu'an 固庵) (born 1917) is a Chinese scholar, poet, calligrapher and painter. A versatile scholar, he contributes to every field of humanities, including archaeology, literature, philology, musicology and history.
Jaos Jaos (Java on Active Object System) is an open-source Java virtual machine on top of the Bluebottle System, a kernel using active objects and Oberon programming language. The machine uses a runtime features provided by the Bluebottle System such as garbage collection, memory management and types and methods tables.
Japa Japa (Sanskrit: जप) is a spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a mantra or name of God. Usually the mantra or name is spoken softly, enough for the practitioner to hear it, or more rarely it is spoken purely within the recitors mind.
Japa mala A japa mala or mala is a set of prayer beads popular in India and Tibet, often with 108 beads in number. It is often used for reciting or chanting a mantra or other forms of sadhana (spiritual exercise), generally known as japa.
Japalura splendida The Japalura Tree Dragon also called Banana Split Mountain Lizard, Japalura splendida is an agamid lizard found in China and are limited to the Chinese provinces Szechuan and Yunan as well as the southeast of Tibet.
Japan and East Asia Studies Program Japan and East Asia Studies Program (JASEP) is an inter-departmental academic program of Japan and East Asia Studies for international students at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. The program is administrated through Center for International Education and Cooperation though it is sponsored by the School of Business Administration of the university.
Japan and the United Nations Japan regards international cooperation within the United Nations (UN) framework as a basic principle of its foreign policy. When Japan joined the UN in 1956, it did so with great enthusiasm and broad public support, for the international organization was seen to embody the pacified country's hopes for a peaceful world order.
Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Japan Ad Council The Japan Advertising Council, commonly known as the Japan Ad Council (Japanese:公共ĺşĺ‘Šć©źć§‹; KĹŤkyĹŤ kĹŤkoku kikĹŤ), is a private non-profit organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including both non-profit organizations and government agencies. It was established in 1971 in Osaka, Japan, and is now headquartered in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Naha.
Japan Advertising Photographers' Association The Japan Advertising Photographers' Association (Nihon KĹŤkoku-Shashinka KyĹŤkai, 日本ĺşĺ‘Šĺ†™çśźĺ®¶ĺŤ”会), within Japan commonly called APA, was founded in 1958. It has held exhibitions since 1959 and publishes an annual survey of the most interesting work.
Japan Air System Japan Air System (JAS, 日本エアシスă†ă ) was the smallest of the Big 3 Japanese airlines. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two larger airlines.
Japan Airlines destinations This is a list of destinations that Japan Airlines flies to and does not include code-share destinations and destinations only served by Hokkaido Air System, JAL Express, JALways, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Asia Airways and Japan Transocean Air.
Japan Art Media Japan Art Media, or JAM, is a Japanese video game development studio founded in 1989. The studio began developing games for the Nintendo Game Boy, but soon branched out to develop games on many other platforms, mainly Super Nintendo and Sony PlayStation.
Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) is a treaty between Australia and Japan to minimise harm to the major areas used by birds which migrate between the two countries. Towra Point Nature Reserve plays a role in the agreement, being an area in Australia used by migratory birds.
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, or JAMA, is a trade association with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in April of 1967 and serves as a platform for the automakers of Japan to share technological developments and management practices.
Japan bashing The term "Japan bashing", or "Japan-bashing", was first coined in the early 1980s by Robert Angel, a paid lobbyist for the Japanese government. At the time, Angel was president of the Washington-based Japan Economic Institute, an organization financed and overseen by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese financial aid institution created in October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Export-Import Bank of Japan (JEXIM) and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, Japan (OECF). bank's capital] is totally Japanese, and its budget and operations are regulated by [[Japanese law|Japanese laws, namely, the JBIC law.
Japan Bishojo Contest The Japan Bishojo Contest (Japanese language:全日本国民的美少女コăłă†ă‚ąă, ăśă‚“ă«ă»ă‚“ă“ăŹăżă‚“ă¦ăŤăłă—ょă†ăょコăłă†ă‚ąă) is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of Japan Beautiful Girl Contest. The current Japan Bishojo Contest title holder is Tokyo, Japan.
Japan Business Federation Japan Business Federation (日本経ć¸ĺ›Łä˝“連ĺ会), known in Japanese as the Nihon Keidanren, is a economic organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations). Its 1,584 members consist of 1,268 companies including 79 foreign ownership, 126 industrial associations, and 47 regional employers' associations (as of May 31, 2003).
Japan campaign The Japan campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces during the Pacific campaign of World War II from around June, 1944 until September, 1945. The campaign consisted of two major land battles, the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 16 1945 – March 26, 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (April 1, 1945 - June 21, 1945).
Japan Center for Michigan Universities The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), a study center operated by a consortium of the fifteen public universities in the State of Michigan and the government of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, is located on the shore of Lake Biwa, in the city of Hikone. Founded in 1989, JCMU offers May, summer, semester, and academic-year programs for the study of Japanese language and culture for American college and university students, a substantial number of them from Michigan and provides English language instruction to serve the needs of the local Japanese population.
Japan Coast Guard The , also known as the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese Coast Guard. Comprised of about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and is responsible for protecting the coast lines of Japan.
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