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Koichi Tohei Koichi Tohei (藤平光一) (born January 1920) is a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially known as Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido - "aikido with mind and body unified", but commonly known as Ki-Aikido. The Ki Society is also known as Ki no Kenkyukai (ć°—ă®ç ”究会; Japanese for "Ki Research Society").
Koichi Tokita Koichi Tokita ( Tokita KĹŤichi) is a mangaka that is best known for his Gundam manga. Most of his works deal with the alternate universe Gundam series such as Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
Koiné language In linguistics, a koiné language (common language) is a standard language or dialect, specifically one that has arisen as a result of language contact much as pidgins or creoles, but where the original dialects are mutually intelligible. Since the speakers understand one another from before the advent of the koiné, the koinization process is not as rapid as pidginization and creolization.
Koine Greek phonology Koine Greek is phonologically a transition period: at the start of the period, the language was generally virtually identical to Classical Ancient Greek, whereas in the end the language had phonologically a lot more in common with Modern Greek than Ancient Greek.
Koinobori Koinobori (鯉幟, ă“ă„ă®ăĽă‚Š) are carp-shaped flags traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day. Traditionally, the Japanese associate carp with boys because of the strength associated with carp that swim upstream.
Koinon of Free Laconians The Union of Free Laconians was establisted in 195 BC, after Sparta's defeat in the Roman-Spartan War. The Roman general Titus Quinctius Flaminius granted the coastal cities of the Mani Peninsula freedom as a Roman protectorate with Gythium as its capitol.
Koinonia Christian Fellowship Koinonia Christian Fellowship is the name of a number of different Christian churches and other organisations. The name derives from the word koinonia, the anglicisation of a New Testament Greek word for fellowship.
Koiso Ryouhei Koiso Ryouhei (Japanese 小磯 良平 Koiso Ryōhei; July 25, 1903 - December 16, 1988) was a Japanese artist. He graduated from the Tokyo Bijitsu Gakko's western art department in 1927 and had a successful career from early on.
Kojagari Purnima The Kojagari Purnima is a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin (September-October). The rainy season is over and the brightness of the full moon brings special joy.
Kojak Kojak was a gritty US detective TV series which ran on CBS between October 24, 1973 and March 18, 1978. It was noted at the time for having bumped the long-running series Cannon into the timeslot immediately following it.
Koji Hashimoto (director) Koji Hashimoto (橋本幸治 Hashimoto Kōji, died 15 January 2005), was a Japanese film assistant director and director, most noted for his work on the Godzilla movies and other monster series. He died of coronary disease at age 64 while mountain climbing.
Koji Igarashi Koji Igarashi (also known simply by his nickname of IGA) is a Konami employee and the current producer of the Castlevania video game series. He is best known as the assistant director of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the producer of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.
Koji Ito Koji Ito (伊東浩司, born January 29, 1970, came from Kobe) is a former Japanese world-class sprinter who, in winning the Asian Games 100m crown in December 13, 1998 (Bangkok) became only the second athlete of non-West African descent to clock a legal and recognizable (+1.9 wind; not at high altitude) time of 10.
Koji Morimoto Koji Morimoto (森本ć™ĺŹ¸ Morimoto KĹŤji, born December 26th, 1959) is an animator and one of Japan's premier anime directors. Born in Wakayama, Japan, he graduated from the Osaka School of Design in 1979 and a couple years later joined the studio Annapuru as a grunt animator for the TV series Tomorrow's Joe.
Koji The Frog Koji The Frog is an arcade game developed and distributed by Marco Carra as shareware in 1995 for the Macintosh. In the game, the player plays as a frog which must catch insects and avoid a snake, gopher, car, lightning and other enemies.
Koji Tsuruta Koji Tsuruta 鶴田 浩二 Tsuruta Koji Sometimes Credited As:Kôji Tsuruta) (December 6, 1924 - June 16, 1987) was a very famous Japanese actor who appeared in almost 260 feature films.Tsuruta was known to a lot of people as Toshiro Mifune's rival.
Koji Wakamatsu Koji Wakamatsu (č‹ĄćťľĺťäşŚ - Wakamatsu Koji) (born 1 April 1936, in Wakuya, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as Ecstasy of the Angels (天使ă®ćŤćš - Tenshi no Kokutsu) (1972) and Go, Go Second Time Virgin (ゆă‘ゆă‘二度目ă®ĺ‡¦ĺĄł - Yuke, Yuke Nidome No Shojo) (1969). He also produced Nagisa Oshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses (1976).
Kojic acid Kojic acid (C6H6O4; 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrone) is a chelation agent produced by several species of fungus, especially Aspergillus oryzae, which has the Japanese common name koji. "Kojic acid is a by-product in the fermentation process of malting rice, for use in the manufacturing of sake, the Japanese rice wine.
Kojiki Kojiki or Furukotofumi (古事č¨), also known in English as the Records of Ancient Matters, is the oldest surviving historical book recounting events of ancient earth in the Japanese language. A document claiming to be an older work, the Kujiki (which the Kojiki dates to AD 620), also exists, but its authenticity is questionable.
Kojiro Murdoch Kojiro Murdoch is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. He's voiced by Toshihiko Nakajima in the original Japanese version and Ward Perry in the English dub.
Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio (21 February 1916 – 6 February 2001) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He served as his country's foreign minister twice in the government of Kwame Nkrumah and was a leading figure in the ruling Convention People's Party (CPP).
Koka and Vikoka According to the Kalki Purana, the twin brothers Koka and Vikoka serve as generals under the demon Kali (not the Goddess), overlord of Kali Yuga. These two brothers are supreme demons, great fanatics and adept in the art of war.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre The Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park is a performing arts ampitheatre in Cary, North Carolina. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary; the venue is managed by Spectacor Management Group.
Kokabiel KĂ´kabîêl (Aramaic: כוככ×ל, Greek: χωβαβιήλ) was the 4th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name means "star of God"Micheal Knibb et al, which is fitting since it has been said that Kokabiel taught men the constellations during the days of Jared or Yered.
Kokai The kokai or kokai tokkyo koho is the name given to the published, unexamined Japanese patent application, as opposed to the kokoku or tokkyo koho, the examined and approved Japanese patent application. Kokai means "open to the public", "laid-open".
Kokan Oyadomari Kokan Oyadomari (1827-1905) was a disciple of the Chinese Annan (also Ahnan or Anan) and of Ason, a Chinese sailor or possibly a pirate. Annan was a castaway from a shipwreck along the coast of Okinawa, who took refuge in the cemetery of the mountains near Tomari.
Kokan Shiren Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬, 1278-1347), Japanese Zen patriarch and celebrated poet in Chinese, was the son of an officer of the palace guard and a mother of the aristocratic Minamoto clan. At age eight he was placed in the charge of the Buddhist priest Hōkaku on Mt.
Kokand Kokand (alternative spellings: Khokand, Khoqand; Uzbek: Quqon; Russian: Коканд; :ĐšŃканд/Ú©Ůکند ;Chagatai: Ř®Ůقند) is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. It has a population of 192,500 (1999 census estimate).
Kokang Kokang () was the only Burmese Chinese feudal state in Myanmar. It was founded by the Yang dynasty - a Chinese military house that fled with the Ming Dynasty to the Yunnan Province in the mid-1600s and later migrated into Shan States in eastern Burma.
Kokatorimon Kokatorimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Champion Level Bird Digimon that looks like a chicken and is based on the mythical cockatrice. He has a recolored counterpart named Akatorimon.
Kokborok language Kokborok (also spelled Kok Borok) also known as Tiprakok or Tripuri is the native language of the Tripuri people in the Indian state of Tripura and its neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. The word Kokborok is composed of two words, kok which means "language" and borok which literally means "man" but is used to denote the Tripuri people.
Kokborok Literature Kokborok language, the language of the Tripura Kingdom has gone through a decent development in the 20th century. There have been many Royal Tripuri Princes and Government Officials and also common people who have contributed to the language's development in the last century.
Koke'e State Park KĹŤkee State Park is located in northwestern Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It includes a museum at the 15 mile (24 km) marker on State Road 550, which focuses on the weather, vegetation, and bird life; a lodge which serves food and sells gifts; cabins for rent; and hiking trails.
Kokhav Nolad Kokhav Nolad (Hebrew: כוכב × ×•×ś×“) (A Star Is Born) is a popular Israeli TV show which searches for the most talented young singer in Israel. The program was broadcasted on the Israeli Channel 2 by the concessionaire Keshet since 2003.
Kokhav Ya'ir Kokhav Ya'ir (Hebrew כוכב ×™×יר , unofficially also spelled Kochav Yair) is a town (local council) in the Center District of Israel. The municipality merged with the neighboring town of Zur Yigal in November 2003.
Koki Uchiyama Koki Uchiyama (内山 ć‚輝 Uchiyama KĹŤki, born in August 16, 1990) is a seiyĹ« (voice actor) and actor born in the Saitama prefecture of Japan who admires KĹŤichi Yamadera. He is part of the Himawari Theatre Group Inc.
Kokigami Kokigami was a legendary race of black dressed Ninja sculptures, who possessed the abilities of becoming a living human. The sign of a Kokigami was known for being a crossed steel sword, and a green sky formed as a skull.
Kokilai massacre The Kokilai massacre was carried out by the LTTE, an organization which has been banned in 29 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to its terrorist activities. This incident sent shock waves across the island and heralded the beginning of a series of massacres carried out by the LTTE to drive out Sinhalese from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
Kokino Kokino (Macedonian: Кокино) is an important megalithic observatory site discovered in 2001 by archeologist Jovica Stankovski in the northeastern Republic of Macedonia, approximately 30 km from the town of Kumanovo, near the village of Staro Nagorichane. It is situated 1013 m above sea level and covers an area within a 100-meter radius.
Kokir Kokir is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Kokir is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Walisona Goro, on the north by Becho, on the northeast by Tole, and on the east by Kersana Kondaltiti.
Kokir Gedebano Gutazer Kokir Gedebano Gutazer is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Kokir Gedebano Gutazer is bordered on the south by Ezhana Wolene, on the west by Goro, on the north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Meskanena Mareko.
Kokkadichcholai massacres Kokkadichcholai massacres is a series of massacres of minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern town of Batticaloa by the armed forces of Sri Lanka that led to the death of over 232 civilians
Kokkatt Kokkatt is the ancient, aristocrat Syrian Malabar Nasrani Christian family which has its base at Bharananganam, Paika (near to Palai Municipality, Kerala, India). The members of this family are spread throughout Kerala and abroad.
Kokkuri-san Kokkuri is a Japanese movie about three girls, Mio, Hiroko, and Masami who work at a late night radio show. They decided to summon Kokkuri-san, a spirit who can answer any question as a pastime but apparently reveals dark secrets that will make these girls turn against each other.
Kokū Kokū (虚空) or Koku is a honkyoku , a solo "original piece" of Japanese Buddhist origin for the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute. The title "Kokū" is often translated as "empty sky".
Koko (gorilla) Koko (born July 4, 1971, in San Francisco, California) is the name of a captive, acculturated gorilla trained by Dr. Francine 'Penny' Patterson and other scientists at Stanford University to allegedly communicate with more than 1,000 signs based on American Sign Language, and understand approximately 2,000 words of spoken English.
Koko ga hen da yo, nihonjin Koko ga hen da yo, nihonjin (ă“ă“ăŚăăłă ă‚日本人) was a Japanese TV show that was broadcast weekly from 1998 to 2002. The title translated to English means "This is what's strange about Japanese people".
Koko Tanimoto-Kondo Koko Tanimoto-Kondo is a prominent Atomic Bomb survivor, and is the daughter of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Both appear in John Hersey's book, Hiroshima.
Koko Taylor Koko Taylor sometimes called KoKo Taylor (born September 28, 1935 as Cora Walton, on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee) is an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings.
Koko: A Talking Gorilla Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a 1978 documentary directed by Barbet Schroeder that focuses on Dr. Francine 'Penny' Patterson and her work with Koko, a gorilla taught to communicate with humans using American Sign Language.
Kokoda Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II and was the site of the first land defeat suffered by Japan at the hands of Australian conscription soldiers.
Kokoda Barracks,Devonport Kokoda Barracks is an army barracks in Devonport on the northwest coast of Tasmania. The Barracks is the home of the 160 Transport Troop, 44th transport squadron which is a sub-unit of the 2nd Force Support Battlion.
Kokoda Front Line Kokoda Front Line was an Australian propaganda film produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942. It was one of four winners of the 1942 Academy award for best documentary, and the first Australian film to win an Oscar.
Kokoda Track The Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare which starts at Ower's Corner, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It runs 96 km overland — 60 km in a straight line — through the Owen Stanley Range to Kokoda.
Kokoda Track campaign The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought from July 1942 to January 1943 between Japanese and Allied — primarily Australian — forces in what was then the Australian territory of New Guinea.
Kokoku KĹŤkoku (čĺ›˝) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Engen and before ShĹŤhei, lasting from 1340 to 1346. Reigning Emperors were Emperor Go-Murakami in the south and Emperor KĹŤmyĹŤ in the north.
Kokomo Braves The Kokomo Bravesare baseball team based out of Kokomo, Indiana]. The Braves were founded by Jason Nelson of Tipton, Indiana and compete in the Indianapolis Adult Baseball Leagueand play a few additional games outside of the [[league].
Kokomo Island Sandals Cay (formerly called Kokomo Island) is part of the privately owned Sandals Royal Caribbean all-inclusive resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Some say that it became famous as the inspiration for the song "Kokomo," written by John Phillips, Mike Love, Terry Melcher, and Scott McKenzie, and performed by The Beach Boys.
Kokomo Records Kokomo Records was a record label founded in the 1960s by Trevor Griffith and Trevor Huyton reissueing pre-war blues recordings of Texas Alexander, Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob, Doctor Clayton, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Buddy Moss and Tampa Red.
Kokonoe, Ōita Kokonoe (九重町; -machi) is a small town located in Kusu District, Ōita, Japan. It promotes its nine hot springs, which are occasionally closed by flooding; it is also the summer headquarters of Labo Camp Kujuu, part of the LABO language program.
Kokopelli Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been venerated by many Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture.
Kokopelli & Company Kokopelli & Company is a comic strip drawn by science historian and cartoonist Larry Gonick, aimed generally at ten- to fifteen-year-olds. Appearing monthly in Muse magazine, the strip relates the adventures of the nine New Muses, talented but definitely eccentric personalities tasked with helping humanity.
Kokopu Kokopu are a group of three fish found in the rivers, lakes and swamps of New Zealand and is unique to that land. Kokopu are galaxiids and like others of that family it lacks scales and has a thick, leathery skin covered with mucus.
Kokoretsi Kokoretsi is a traditional Greek dish typically consumed at Easter, consisting mainly of seasoned lamb or goat offal. Recipes usually include chopped intestines, sweetbreads, hearts, lungs and/or kidneys, marinated in lemon, olive oil and oregano, and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Kokoro Library is an anime (and also a manga) about three sisters (Aruto, Iina, and Kokoro) that live in a secluded library deep in the mountains that their father built, far away from the city and any potential users. The anime was directed by Koji Masunari, who is also known for being the director of the anime OVA series Read or Die and the 2005 anime series Kamichu.
Kokri Vehniwal Kokri vehniwal is a village about 18 KM North East to East Punjab district Moga, It is situated about 7 Kms from Ludhiana-Ferozepur Grand Trunk Road, near Ajitwal. The village is having a population around 3000 and dominated by Jatt Sikhs most of them from Cheema clan.
Kokri Vehniwal(Moga) Kokri vehniwal is a village about 18 KM North East to East Punjab district Moga District, It is situated about 7 Kms from Ludhiana-Ferozepur Grand Trunk Road, near Ajitwal. The village is having a population around 3000 and dominated by Jatt Sikhs most of them from Cheema clan.
Kokrobite Kokrobite is a small fishing village, around 30Â kilometres (19Â mi) west of Accra, in Ghana. It is located on a long stretch of beach on the Gold Coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and is a popular destination for tourists seeking tropical paradise and sandy beaches.
Koksan The M-1978 (KOKSAN) 170mm self-propelled (SP) gun, of North Korean design and manufacture, is probably mounted on a T-54 chasis, a Chinese Type 59 hull or a T62 Chassis. The 170mm gun has no superstructure, and it has 2 large spades at the rear.
Koksoak River The Koksoak River (in French, rivière Koksoak) is the largest river in Nunavik, Québec, Canada. The name of the Inuit village and administrative center that lies on the shores of the Koksoak, Kuujjuaq, translates as "great river.
Koktebel Koktebel (, , ), formerly known as Planerskoye, is one of the most popular resort townlets in South-Eastern Crimea. Koktebel is situated on the shore of the Black Sea about halfway between Theodosia and Sudak and is subordinated to the Theodosia city municipality.
Kokubu, Kagoshima Kokubu (ĺ›˝ĺ†ĺ¸‚; -shi) was a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. On November 7, 2005, the city merged with six towns from Aira District forming the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokubunji, Kagawa Kokubunji (ĺ›˝ĺ†ĺŻşç”ş; -cho) was a town located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the town merged with four towns from two other districts into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokudaka Kokudaka (çźłé«, kokudaka) refers to a system for determining land value for tribute purposes in Edo period Japan and expressing this value in koku of rice. This tribute was no longer a percentage of the actual quantity of rice harvested, but was assessed based on the quality and size of the land.
Kokufu, Gifu Kokufu (国府町; -chou) was a town located in the former Yoshiki District, Gifu, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the town merged eight other towns and villages into the expanded city of Takayama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokugaku Kokugaku (KyĹ«jitai: ĺś‹ĺ¸/Shinjitai: ĺ›˝ĺ¦; lit. National study or Japanology) was an intellectual trend which rejected the study of Chinese and Buddhist texts and favoured philological research into the early Japanese classics.
Kokugakuin University Kokugakuin University (ĺś‹ĺ¸é™˘ĺ¤§ĺ¸; Kokugakuin Daigaku, abbreviated as ĺś‹ĺ¸ĺ¤§ Kokugakudai or 國大 Kokudai) is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district. It was established in 1920.
Kokuji Shinano Kokuji Shinano (国司信ćż; July 22, 1842 – December 9, 1864) Japanese samurai in the service of Lord MĹŤri of ChĹŤshĹ« as a senior retainer. Also known as Tomosuke (朝相), Chikasuke (親相), and Kumanosuke (熊之助).
Kokura Kokura (小倉) is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyūshū, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshū and Kyūshū. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR Kyūshū and an important part of the company's rail network.
Kokura Prefecture The short-lived Kokura Prefecture (小倉県 Kokura-ken) was founded separately from Fukuoka prefecture in December 1871 after the clan system was abolished earlier that year. It was made up of three separate han territories (Buzen, Kokura and Nakatsu) which were each for a short while in 1871 themselves called 'prefectures'.
Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station (National Stadium Station), also known as Tokyo Taiikukan Mae, is located in Sendagaya, Shibuya and Shinanomachi, Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan on the Toei Oedo Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.
Kokushi (officials) Kokushi (国司) were officials in Classical Japan sent from the central government to oversee a province from around the 8th century, after the enactment of the Ritsuryo system. Kokushi held considerable power and responsibility according to the Ritsuryo, including tax collection, etc.
Kokusho SĹŤmokuroku The loosely, "General Catalog of National Books") is a Japanese reference work that indexes books published in Japan or written by Japanese before 1867. First published by the Iwanami Shoten company in 1963, an expanded edition was released in 1989.
Kokusui-kai The Kokusui-kai ("Patriotic Society") (國粹会), founded in 1958, is a Tokyo-based yakuza organization with an estimated 500 members. Despite its relatively low membership, it is widely viewed as a wealthy and successful gang, controlling Tokyo's fashionable Ginza district.
Kokyu The kokyū ([is a traditional Japanese string instrument], the only one played with a [[bow (music)|bow. Although it was supposedly introduced to Japan from China along with the shamisen, its material, shape and sound are unique to Japan.
KoKabuterimon KoKabuterimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. A short but very strong Insectoid Digimon, he has a big horn and forefeet and is feared in his surroundings but in truth, he is a gentle soul who hates fighting.
Kol (people) The Kol people, a generic name for the Munda, Ho and Oraon tribes (Adivasi) of eastern India. The Mundas are an aboriginal tribe of Dravidian physical type, inhabiting the Chota Nagpur Division, and numbering 438,000 in 1901.
Kol HaTor Kol HaTor - קוֹל הַתּוֹר or "The Voice of the Turtledove" (a reference to Song of Songs 2:12) was written by Rabbi Hillel Rivlin of Shaklov a disciple of the Vilna Gaon (during whose lifetime it was penned). The text deals with the Geulah (Era of Redemption) and describes its signs vis-a-vis an evaluation of a proposed 999 footsteps of the Moshiach’s arrival.
Kol Mevasser Kol Mevasser, a Yiddish language periodical that appeared from October 11, 1862 into 1872, is considered by Sol Liptzin and others to be the most important early Yiddish-language periodical (although by no means the first: the short-lived Die Kuranten in Amsterdam pre-dated it by centuries).
Kol Sverkerson Kol Sverkerson was the son or grandson of Sverker I of Sweden, named after his ancestor as was traditional in medieval Sweden (eldest son was usually named after paternal great-grandfather or maternal grandfather). He claimed the throne, apparently in tandem with his younger brother or uncle Burislev Sverkerson, after his brother or uncle Charles when he was murdered by Canute Ericson/ Magnus Henriksson, and held the throne in opposition to Canute for a few years.
Kol TSion HaLokhemet Kol TSion HaLokhemet (or Kol Zion Halohemet Hebrew: קול ציון הלוחמת) was the underground radio station of the Irgun. It was operated from 1939 and it was probably the first underground radio station in the world.
Kola (town) Kola (, , ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kola and Tuloma Rivers, 12Â km south of Murmansk and 24Â km south-west of Severomorsk. It is the oldest town of the Kola Peninsula.
Kola Boof Kola Boof (possibly 3 March 1972 Kola Boof, This Woman is Dangerous, Biography of Kola Boof) is the pseudonym of an American author who claims Sudanese and Egyptian origin. She is best known for having claimed an involuntary relationship with Osama bin Laden that she says took place during 1996.
Kola nut Kola nut (Cola) is a genus of about 125 species of trees native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (or treated in the separate family Sterculiaceae). It is related to the South American genus Theobroma (Cacao).
Kola Peninsula The Kola Peninsula (КольŃкий полŃĐľŃтров, Kol'skij poluostrov in Russian) is a peninsula in the far north of Russia, part of the Murmansk Oblast. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the North and the White Sea on the East and South.
Kola Román The Kola Román was invented in the city of Cartagena, Colombia in the year of 1865 by Don Carlos Román. At the beginning it was similar to a champagne soda but then in the early 1900's it was reinvented by Don Henrique Pio Román.
Kola Superdeep Borehole The Kola Superdeep Borehole (KSDB) was a scientific drilling project of the USSR to drill into the Earth's crust. The drilling began on May 24 1970 on the Kola Peninsula, using "Uralmash-4E" and later "Uralmash-15000" drilling device.
Kolab Kolab is an open source groupware program suite. It consists of the Kolab server and a wide variety of Kolab clients, including Horde Webmail (currently is alpha/beta development), KDE Software Kontact (fully working in KDE 3.
Kolaba (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolaba is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra. The area now known as "Kolaba" (more commonly spelled "Colaba") is part of the city of Mumbai and the constituency of Kolaba corresponds to the neighbouring district known as Raigad.
Kolaba Fort Kolaba Fort (sometimes "Kulaba Fort") is an old military fortification in India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1-2 km from the shores of Alibag in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India.
Koichi Tokita Koichi Tokita ( Tokita KĹŤichi) is a mangaka that is best known for his Gundam manga. Most of his works deal with the alternate universe Gundam series such as Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
Koiné language In linguistics, a koiné language (common language) is a standard language or dialect, specifically one that has arisen as a result of language contact much as pidgins or creoles, but where the original dialects are mutually intelligible. Since the speakers understand one another from before the advent of the koiné, the koinization process is not as rapid as pidginization and creolization.
Koine Greek phonology Koine Greek is phonologically a transition period: at the start of the period, the language was generally virtually identical to Classical Ancient Greek, whereas in the end the language had phonologically a lot more in common with Modern Greek than Ancient Greek.
Koinobori Koinobori (鯉幟, ă“ă„ă®ăĽă‚Š) are carp-shaped flags traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day. Traditionally, the Japanese associate carp with boys because of the strength associated with carp that swim upstream.
Koinon of Free Laconians The Union of Free Laconians was establisted in 195 BC, after Sparta's defeat in the Roman-Spartan War. The Roman general Titus Quinctius Flaminius granted the coastal cities of the Mani Peninsula freedom as a Roman protectorate with Gythium as its capitol.
Koinonia Christian Fellowship Koinonia Christian Fellowship is the name of a number of different Christian churches and other organisations. The name derives from the word koinonia, the anglicisation of a New Testament Greek word for fellowship.
Koiso Ryouhei Koiso Ryouhei (Japanese 小磯 良平 Koiso Ryōhei; July 25, 1903 - December 16, 1988) was a Japanese artist. He graduated from the Tokyo Bijitsu Gakko's western art department in 1927 and had a successful career from early on.
Kojagari Purnima The Kojagari Purnima is a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin (September-October). The rainy season is over and the brightness of the full moon brings special joy.
Kojak Kojak was a gritty US detective TV series which ran on CBS between October 24, 1973 and March 18, 1978. It was noted at the time for having bumped the long-running series Cannon into the timeslot immediately following it.
Koji Hashimoto (director) Koji Hashimoto (橋本幸治 Hashimoto Kōji, died 15 January 2005), was a Japanese film assistant director and director, most noted for his work on the Godzilla movies and other monster series. He died of coronary disease at age 64 while mountain climbing.
Koji Igarashi Koji Igarashi (also known simply by his nickname of IGA) is a Konami employee and the current producer of the Castlevania video game series. He is best known as the assistant director of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the producer of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.
Koji Ito Koji Ito (伊東浩司, born January 29, 1970, came from Kobe) is a former Japanese world-class sprinter who, in winning the Asian Games 100m crown in December 13, 1998 (Bangkok) became only the second athlete of non-West African descent to clock a legal and recognizable (+1.9 wind; not at high altitude) time of 10.
Koji Morimoto Koji Morimoto (森本ć™ĺŹ¸ Morimoto KĹŤji, born December 26th, 1959) is an animator and one of Japan's premier anime directors. Born in Wakayama, Japan, he graduated from the Osaka School of Design in 1979 and a couple years later joined the studio Annapuru as a grunt animator for the TV series Tomorrow's Joe.
Koji The Frog Koji The Frog is an arcade game developed and distributed by Marco Carra as shareware in 1995 for the Macintosh. In the game, the player plays as a frog which must catch insects and avoid a snake, gopher, car, lightning and other enemies.
Koji Tsuruta Koji Tsuruta 鶴田 浩二 Tsuruta Koji Sometimes Credited As:Kôji Tsuruta) (December 6, 1924 - June 16, 1987) was a very famous Japanese actor who appeared in almost 260 feature films.Tsuruta was known to a lot of people as Toshiro Mifune's rival.
Koji Wakamatsu Koji Wakamatsu (č‹ĄćťľĺťäşŚ - Wakamatsu Koji) (born 1 April 1936, in Wakuya, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese film director who directed such pinku eiga films as Ecstasy of the Angels (天使ă®ćŤćš - Tenshi no Kokutsu) (1972) and Go, Go Second Time Virgin (ゆă‘ゆă‘二度目ă®ĺ‡¦ĺĄł - Yuke, Yuke Nidome No Shojo) (1969). He also produced Nagisa Oshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses (1976).
Kojic acid Kojic acid (C6H6O4; 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrone) is a chelation agent produced by several species of fungus, especially Aspergillus oryzae, which has the Japanese common name koji. "Kojic acid is a by-product in the fermentation process of malting rice, for use in the manufacturing of sake, the Japanese rice wine.
Kojiki Kojiki or Furukotofumi (古事č¨), also known in English as the Records of Ancient Matters, is the oldest surviving historical book recounting events of ancient earth in the Japanese language. A document claiming to be an older work, the Kujiki (which the Kojiki dates to AD 620), also exists, but its authenticity is questionable.
Kojiro Murdoch Kojiro Murdoch is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. He's voiced by Toshihiko Nakajima in the original Japanese version and Ward Perry in the English dub.
Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio (21 February 1916 – 6 February 2001) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He served as his country's foreign minister twice in the government of Kwame Nkrumah and was a leading figure in the ruling Convention People's Party (CPP).
Koka and Vikoka According to the Kalki Purana, the twin brothers Koka and Vikoka serve as generals under the demon Kali (not the Goddess), overlord of Kali Yuga. These two brothers are supreme demons, great fanatics and adept in the art of war.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre The Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park is a performing arts ampitheatre in Cary, North Carolina. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary; the venue is managed by Spectacor Management Group.
Kokabiel KĂ´kabîêl (Aramaic: כוככ×ל, Greek: χωβαβιήλ) was the 4th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name means "star of God"Micheal Knibb et al, which is fitting since it has been said that Kokabiel taught men the constellations during the days of Jared or Yered.
Kokai The kokai or kokai tokkyo koho is the name given to the published, unexamined Japanese patent application, as opposed to the kokoku or tokkyo koho, the examined and approved Japanese patent application. Kokai means "open to the public", "laid-open".
Kokan Oyadomari Kokan Oyadomari (1827-1905) was a disciple of the Chinese Annan (also Ahnan or Anan) and of Ason, a Chinese sailor or possibly a pirate. Annan was a castaway from a shipwreck along the coast of Okinawa, who took refuge in the cemetery of the mountains near Tomari.
Kokan Shiren Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬, 1278-1347), Japanese Zen patriarch and celebrated poet in Chinese, was the son of an officer of the palace guard and a mother of the aristocratic Minamoto clan. At age eight he was placed in the charge of the Buddhist priest Hōkaku on Mt.
Kokand Kokand (alternative spellings: Khokand, Khoqand; Uzbek: Quqon; Russian: Коканд; :ĐšŃканд/Ú©Ůکند ;Chagatai: Ř®Ůقند) is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. It has a population of 192,500 (1999 census estimate).
Kokang Kokang () was the only Burmese Chinese feudal state in Myanmar. It was founded by the Yang dynasty - a Chinese military house that fled with the Ming Dynasty to the Yunnan Province in the mid-1600s and later migrated into Shan States in eastern Burma.
Kokatorimon Kokatorimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Champion Level Bird Digimon that looks like a chicken and is based on the mythical cockatrice. He has a recolored counterpart named Akatorimon.
Kokborok language Kokborok (also spelled Kok Borok) also known as Tiprakok or Tripuri is the native language of the Tripuri people in the Indian state of Tripura and its neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. The word Kokborok is composed of two words, kok which means "language" and borok which literally means "man" but is used to denote the Tripuri people.
Kokborok Literature Kokborok language, the language of the Tripura Kingdom has gone through a decent development in the 20th century. There have been many Royal Tripuri Princes and Government Officials and also common people who have contributed to the language's development in the last century.
Koke'e State Park KĹŤkee State Park is located in northwestern Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It includes a museum at the 15 mile (24 km) marker on State Road 550, which focuses on the weather, vegetation, and bird life; a lodge which serves food and sells gifts; cabins for rent; and hiking trails.
Kokhav Nolad Kokhav Nolad (Hebrew: כוכב × ×•×ś×“) (A Star Is Born) is a popular Israeli TV show which searches for the most talented young singer in Israel. The program was broadcasted on the Israeli Channel 2 by the concessionaire Keshet since 2003.
Kokhav Ya'ir Kokhav Ya'ir (Hebrew כוכב ×™×יר , unofficially also spelled Kochav Yair) is a town (local council) in the Center District of Israel. The municipality merged with the neighboring town of Zur Yigal in November 2003.
Koki Uchiyama Koki Uchiyama (内山 ć‚輝 Uchiyama KĹŤki, born in August 16, 1990) is a seiyĹ« (voice actor) and actor born in the Saitama prefecture of Japan who admires KĹŤichi Yamadera. He is part of the Himawari Theatre Group Inc.
Kokigami Kokigami was a legendary race of black dressed Ninja sculptures, who possessed the abilities of becoming a living human. The sign of a Kokigami was known for being a crossed steel sword, and a green sky formed as a skull.
Kokilai massacre The Kokilai massacre was carried out by the LTTE, an organization which has been banned in 29 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to its terrorist activities. This incident sent shock waves across the island and heralded the beginning of a series of massacres carried out by the LTTE to drive out Sinhalese from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
Kokino Kokino (Macedonian: Кокино) is an important megalithic observatory site discovered in 2001 by archeologist Jovica Stankovski in the northeastern Republic of Macedonia, approximately 30 km from the town of Kumanovo, near the village of Staro Nagorichane. It is situated 1013 m above sea level and covers an area within a 100-meter radius.
Kokir Kokir is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Kokir is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Walisona Goro, on the north by Becho, on the northeast by Tole, and on the east by Kersana Kondaltiti.
Kokir Gedebano Gutazer Kokir Gedebano Gutazer is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Kokir Gedebano Gutazer is bordered on the south by Ezhana Wolene, on the west by Goro, on the north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Meskanena Mareko.
Kokkadichcholai massacres Kokkadichcholai massacres is a series of massacres of minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern town of Batticaloa by the armed forces of Sri Lanka that led to the death of over 232 civilians
Kokkatt Kokkatt is the ancient, aristocrat Syrian Malabar Nasrani Christian family which has its base at Bharananganam, Paika (near to Palai Municipality, Kerala, India). The members of this family are spread throughout Kerala and abroad.
Kokkuri-san Kokkuri is a Japanese movie about three girls, Mio, Hiroko, and Masami who work at a late night radio show. They decided to summon Kokkuri-san, a spirit who can answer any question as a pastime but apparently reveals dark secrets that will make these girls turn against each other.
Kokū Kokū (虚空) or Koku is a honkyoku , a solo "original piece" of Japanese Buddhist origin for the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute. The title "Kokū" is often translated as "empty sky".
Koko (gorilla) Koko (born July 4, 1971, in San Francisco, California) is the name of a captive, acculturated gorilla trained by Dr. Francine 'Penny' Patterson and other scientists at Stanford University to allegedly communicate with more than 1,000 signs based on American Sign Language, and understand approximately 2,000 words of spoken English.
Koko ga hen da yo, nihonjin Koko ga hen da yo, nihonjin (ă“ă“ăŚăăłă ă‚日本人) was a Japanese TV show that was broadcast weekly from 1998 to 2002. The title translated to English means "This is what's strange about Japanese people".
Koko Tanimoto-Kondo Koko Tanimoto-Kondo is a prominent Atomic Bomb survivor, and is the daughter of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister famous for his work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Both appear in John Hersey's book, Hiroshima.
Koko Taylor Koko Taylor sometimes called KoKo Taylor (born September 28, 1935 as Cora Walton, on a farm just outside Memphis, Tennessee) is an American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful vocals and traditional blues stylings.
Koko: A Talking Gorilla Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a 1978 documentary directed by Barbet Schroeder that focuses on Dr. Francine 'Penny' Patterson and her work with Koko, a gorilla taught to communicate with humans using American Sign Language.
Kokoda Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II and was the site of the first land defeat suffered by Japan at the hands of Australian conscription soldiers.
Kokoda Barracks,Devonport Kokoda Barracks is an army barracks in Devonport on the northwest coast of Tasmania. The Barracks is the home of the 160 Transport Troop, 44th transport squadron which is a sub-unit of the 2nd Force Support Battlion.
Kokoda Front Line Kokoda Front Line was an Australian propaganda film produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942. It was one of four winners of the 1942 Academy award for best documentary, and the first Australian film to win an Oscar.
Kokoda Track The Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare which starts at Ower's Corner, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It runs 96 km overland — 60 km in a straight line — through the Owen Stanley Range to Kokoda.
Kokoda Track campaign The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought from July 1942 to January 1943 between Japanese and Allied — primarily Australian — forces in what was then the Australian territory of New Guinea.
Kokoku KĹŤkoku (čĺ›˝) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Engen and before ShĹŤhei, lasting from 1340 to 1346. Reigning Emperors were Emperor Go-Murakami in the south and Emperor KĹŤmyĹŤ in the north.
Kokomo Braves The Kokomo Bravesare baseball team based out of Kokomo, Indiana]. The Braves were founded by Jason Nelson of Tipton, Indiana and compete in the Indianapolis Adult Baseball Leagueand play a few additional games outside of the [[league].
Kokomo Island Sandals Cay (formerly called Kokomo Island) is part of the privately owned Sandals Royal Caribbean all-inclusive resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Some say that it became famous as the inspiration for the song "Kokomo," written by John Phillips, Mike Love, Terry Melcher, and Scott McKenzie, and performed by The Beach Boys.
Kokomo Records Kokomo Records was a record label founded in the 1960s by Trevor Griffith and Trevor Huyton reissueing pre-war blues recordings of Texas Alexander, Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob, Doctor Clayton, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Buddy Moss and Tampa Red.
Kokonoe, Ōita Kokonoe (九重町; -machi) is a small town located in Kusu District, Ōita, Japan. It promotes its nine hot springs, which are occasionally closed by flooding; it is also the summer headquarters of Labo Camp Kujuu, part of the LABO language program.
Kokopelli Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been venerated by many Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture.
Kokopelli & Company Kokopelli & Company is a comic strip drawn by science historian and cartoonist Larry Gonick, aimed generally at ten- to fifteen-year-olds. Appearing monthly in Muse magazine, the strip relates the adventures of the nine New Muses, talented but definitely eccentric personalities tasked with helping humanity.
Kokopu Kokopu are a group of three fish found in the rivers, lakes and swamps of New Zealand and is unique to that land. Kokopu are galaxiids and like others of that family it lacks scales and has a thick, leathery skin covered with mucus.
Kokoretsi Kokoretsi is a traditional Greek dish typically consumed at Easter, consisting mainly of seasoned lamb or goat offal. Recipes usually include chopped intestines, sweetbreads, hearts, lungs and/or kidneys, marinated in lemon, olive oil and oregano, and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Kokoro Library is an anime (and also a manga) about three sisters (Aruto, Iina, and Kokoro) that live in a secluded library deep in the mountains that their father built, far away from the city and any potential users. The anime was directed by Koji Masunari, who is also known for being the director of the anime OVA series Read or Die and the 2005 anime series Kamichu.
Kokri Vehniwal Kokri vehniwal is a village about 18 KM North East to East Punjab district Moga, It is situated about 7 Kms from Ludhiana-Ferozepur Grand Trunk Road, near Ajitwal. The village is having a population around 3000 and dominated by Jatt Sikhs most of them from Cheema clan.
Kokri Vehniwal(Moga) Kokri vehniwal is a village about 18 KM North East to East Punjab district Moga District, It is situated about 7 Kms from Ludhiana-Ferozepur Grand Trunk Road, near Ajitwal. The village is having a population around 3000 and dominated by Jatt Sikhs most of them from Cheema clan.
Kokrobite Kokrobite is a small fishing village, around 30Â kilometres (19Â mi) west of Accra, in Ghana. It is located on a long stretch of beach on the Gold Coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and is a popular destination for tourists seeking tropical paradise and sandy beaches.
Koksan The M-1978 (KOKSAN) 170mm self-propelled (SP) gun, of North Korean design and manufacture, is probably mounted on a T-54 chasis, a Chinese Type 59 hull or a T62 Chassis. The 170mm gun has no superstructure, and it has 2 large spades at the rear.
Koksoak River The Koksoak River (in French, rivière Koksoak) is the largest river in Nunavik, Québec, Canada. The name of the Inuit village and administrative center that lies on the shores of the Koksoak, Kuujjuaq, translates as "great river.
Koktebel Koktebel (, , ), formerly known as Planerskoye, is one of the most popular resort townlets in South-Eastern Crimea. Koktebel is situated on the shore of the Black Sea about halfway between Theodosia and Sudak and is subordinated to the Theodosia city municipality.
Kokubu, Kagoshima Kokubu (ĺ›˝ĺ†ĺ¸‚; -shi) was a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. On November 7, 2005, the city merged with six towns from Aira District forming the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokubunji, Kagawa Kokubunji (ĺ›˝ĺ†ĺŻşç”ş; -cho) was a town located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the town merged with four towns from two other districts into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokudaka Kokudaka (çźłé«, kokudaka) refers to a system for determining land value for tribute purposes in Edo period Japan and expressing this value in koku of rice. This tribute was no longer a percentage of the actual quantity of rice harvested, but was assessed based on the quality and size of the land.
Kokufu, Gifu Kokufu (国府町; -chou) was a town located in the former Yoshiki District, Gifu, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the town merged eight other towns and villages into the expanded city of Takayama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kokugaku Kokugaku (KyĹ«jitai: ĺś‹ĺ¸/Shinjitai: ĺ›˝ĺ¦; lit. National study or Japanology) was an intellectual trend which rejected the study of Chinese and Buddhist texts and favoured philological research into the early Japanese classics.
Kokugakuin University Kokugakuin University (ĺś‹ĺ¸é™˘ĺ¤§ĺ¸; Kokugakuin Daigaku, abbreviated as ĺś‹ĺ¸ĺ¤§ Kokugakudai or 國大 Kokudai) is a private university, whose main office is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district. It was established in 1920.
Kokuji Shinano Kokuji Shinano (国司信ćż; July 22, 1842 – December 9, 1864) Japanese samurai in the service of Lord MĹŤri of ChĹŤshĹ« as a senior retainer. Also known as Tomosuke (朝相), Chikasuke (親相), and Kumanosuke (熊之助).
Kokura Kokura (小倉) is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyūshū, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji, the Straits of Shimonoseki between Honshū and Kyūshū. Kokura is also the name of the penultimate station on the southbound Sanyo Shinkansen line, which is owned by JR Kyūshū and an important part of the company's rail network.
Kokura Prefecture The short-lived Kokura Prefecture (小倉県 Kokura-ken) was founded separately from Fukuoka prefecture in December 1871 after the clan system was abolished earlier that year. It was made up of three separate han territories (Buzen, Kokura and Nakatsu) which were each for a short while in 1871 themselves called 'prefectures'.
Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station (National Stadium Station), also known as Tokyo Taiikukan Mae, is located in Sendagaya, Shibuya and Shinanomachi, Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan on the Toei Oedo Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.
Kokushi (officials) Kokushi (国司) were officials in Classical Japan sent from the central government to oversee a province from around the 8th century, after the enactment of the Ritsuryo system. Kokushi held considerable power and responsibility according to the Ritsuryo, including tax collection, etc.
Kokusho SĹŤmokuroku The loosely, "General Catalog of National Books") is a Japanese reference work that indexes books published in Japan or written by Japanese before 1867. First published by the Iwanami Shoten company in 1963, an expanded edition was released in 1989.
Kokusui-kai The Kokusui-kai ("Patriotic Society") (國粹会), founded in 1958, is a Tokyo-based yakuza organization with an estimated 500 members. Despite its relatively low membership, it is widely viewed as a wealthy and successful gang, controlling Tokyo's fashionable Ginza district.
Kokyu The kokyū ([is a traditional Japanese string instrument], the only one played with a [[bow (music)|bow. Although it was supposedly introduced to Japan from China along with the shamisen, its material, shape and sound are unique to Japan.
KoKabuterimon KoKabuterimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. A short but very strong Insectoid Digimon, he has a big horn and forefeet and is feared in his surroundings but in truth, he is a gentle soul who hates fighting.
Kol (people) The Kol people, a generic name for the Munda, Ho and Oraon tribes (Adivasi) of eastern India. The Mundas are an aboriginal tribe of Dravidian physical type, inhabiting the Chota Nagpur Division, and numbering 438,000 in 1901.
Kol HaTor Kol HaTor - קוֹל הַתּוֹר or "The Voice of the Turtledove" (a reference to Song of Songs 2:12) was written by Rabbi Hillel Rivlin of Shaklov a disciple of the Vilna Gaon (during whose lifetime it was penned). The text deals with the Geulah (Era of Redemption) and describes its signs vis-a-vis an evaluation of a proposed 999 footsteps of the Moshiach’s arrival.
Kol Mevasser Kol Mevasser, a Yiddish language periodical that appeared from October 11, 1862 into 1872, is considered by Sol Liptzin and others to be the most important early Yiddish-language periodical (although by no means the first: the short-lived Die Kuranten in Amsterdam pre-dated it by centuries).
Kol Sverkerson Kol Sverkerson was the son or grandson of Sverker I of Sweden, named after his ancestor as was traditional in medieval Sweden (eldest son was usually named after paternal great-grandfather or maternal grandfather). He claimed the throne, apparently in tandem with his younger brother or uncle Burislev Sverkerson, after his brother or uncle Charles when he was murdered by Canute Ericson/ Magnus Henriksson, and held the throne in opposition to Canute for a few years.
Kol TSion HaLokhemet Kol TSion HaLokhemet (or Kol Zion Halohemet Hebrew: קול ציון הלוחמת) was the underground radio station of the Irgun. It was operated from 1939 and it was probably the first underground radio station in the world.
Kola (town) Kola (, , ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kola and Tuloma Rivers, 12Â km south of Murmansk and 24Â km south-west of Severomorsk. It is the oldest town of the Kola Peninsula.
Kola Boof Kola Boof (possibly 3 March 1972 Kola Boof, This Woman is Dangerous, Biography of Kola Boof) is the pseudonym of an American author who claims Sudanese and Egyptian origin. She is best known for having claimed an involuntary relationship with Osama bin Laden that she says took place during 1996.
Kola nut Kola nut (Cola) is a genus of about 125 species of trees native to the tropical rainforests of Africa, classified in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (or treated in the separate family Sterculiaceae). It is related to the South American genus Theobroma (Cacao).
Kola Peninsula The Kola Peninsula (КольŃкий полŃĐľŃтров, Kol'skij poluostrov in Russian) is a peninsula in the far north of Russia, part of the Murmansk Oblast. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the North and the White Sea on the East and South.
Kola Román The Kola Román was invented in the city of Cartagena, Colombia in the year of 1865 by Don Carlos Román. At the beginning it was similar to a champagne soda but then in the early 1900's it was reinvented by Don Henrique Pio Román.
Kola Superdeep Borehole The Kola Superdeep Borehole (KSDB) was a scientific drilling project of the USSR to drill into the Earth's crust. The drilling began on May 24 1970 on the Kola Peninsula, using "Uralmash-4E" and later "Uralmash-15000" drilling device.
Kolab Kolab is an open source groupware program suite. It consists of the Kolab server and a wide variety of Kolab clients, including Horde Webmail (currently is alpha/beta development), KDE Software Kontact (fully working in KDE 3.
Kolaba (Lok Sabha constituency) Kolaba is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra. The area now known as "Kolaba" (more commonly spelled "Colaba") is part of the city of Mumbai and the constituency of Kolaba corresponds to the neighbouring district known as Raigad.
Kolaba Fort Kolaba Fort (sometimes "Kulaba Fort") is an old military fortification in India. It is situated in the sea at a distance of 1-2 km from the shores of Alibag in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India.
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