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Tokhari Tokhari or possibly the Nordic Obi Ugrians,a Turkish tribe, are an ancient group of prisoners vanquished in a naval battle by Rameses III in the thirteenth century and whose physiognomy would indicate the Celtic type and facial features represented the qualities of Aryans (high cheek-bones, structure). Tokhari are most likely a group of Scythians or some north western tribe belonging to the Nordic race at that time but amidst the Roman Empire they were also Kushans spreading the religion of Hinduism.
Tokhtamysh-Timur war The Tokhtamysh-Tamerlane was a war fought in the 1380s and early 1390s between Tokhtamysh, khan of the Golden Horde and the Turkic warrior Timur, in the areas of the Caucasus mountains, Turkistan and southern Russia. The battle between the two Turkic rulers made a key rule in the decline of the Turkic power in southern Russia.
Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo (film) "Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo" (English name: The Little Girl Who Conquored Time), also known as TokiKake, is an anime film produced by Studio Madhouse and distributed through Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc., first released in theatres in Japan on July 15, 2006.
Toki*Meca Toki*Meca (とき☆めか) (AKA Toki*Meka, Toki Meka, Toki Meca) is a story by Naoko Takeuchi which ran in the 2001 September issue of Nakayoshi as a one-shot story under the title: Toki*Meka (とき☆メカ). However the mangaka asked her readers to send her feedback if they would like more of the story.
Tokia Saïfi Tokia Afféda Saïfi (born July 11, 1959) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West of France. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party.
Tokidoki tokidoki is the Japanese anime-inpired lifestyle brand created in 2005 by Italian artist Simone Legno and his business partners Pooneh Mohajer and Ivan Arnold. tokidoki produces apparel and other products using art and iconic characters designed by Simone Legno.
Tokimi is a mysterious hyperdimensional being that is one of the "Choushin", the greatest "goddesses" in existence, her sisters being Tsunami and Washu. Introduced in the second OVA series, she was the one who ordered Dr.
Tokio (band) TOKIO is a popular Japanese pop/rock boyband formed by Johnny & Associates in 1994. It is made up of five men, starting from Sony Records, now from Universal Music Japan. The group members (from the youngest to the oldest) are:
Tokio Uchida Tokio Uchida (1958 – ) is an influential acoustic guitar player who combines elements of American country blues with musical influences from his native Japan. He was born in Yokkaichi, Mie but learnt fingerstyle guitar with American blues guitarist Stefan Grossman.
Tokion Tokion is a New York-based magazine covering indie music, art, and fashion. It was originally intended be a cultural bridge between Japan and the United States, introducing Japanese indie art to the American audience and vice versa, but it has shifted focus to covering artists and musicians familiar to many audiences only in recent years.
Tokiwayama Collection, Kamakura The Tokiwayama Collection at Kamakura was put together by Sugawara Tsūsai and consists of Chinese and Japanese paintings and calligraphy. The emphasis of the collection is ink paintings of the Muromachi period.
Tokmak, Ukraine Tokmak () is a city in the Zaporizhia Oblast (province) of south-central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Tokmatskyi Raion (district), the city itself is directly subordinate to the oblast, and is located located at around .
Tokmok Tokmok (Токмок/Tokmok in Kyrgyz; Токмак/Tokmak in Russian) is a city of about 75,000 (2005) in northern Kyrgyzstan; its geographical location is . From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative capital of Chui Province.
Toko Yasuda Toko Yasuda is a Japanese singer, songwriter, keyboardist, bass guitarist. She has played in the bands The Lapse and The Van Pelt before their disbandment, and had a brief stint in Blonde Redhead, although she doesn't appear on any Blonde Redhead recordings.
Tokoeka The Tokoeka, Apteryx australis is a species of kiwi from New Zealand's South Island. All types of Tokoeka are under a sub-species (this means you won't see a tokoeka without a sub-species, except in classification), which are lumped into the Tokoeka species.
Tokoroa Since 1998, Tokoroa has been "sprouting" Talking Poles, consisting mainly of carvings representing the many cultures in the town. This one, photographed shortly after its unveiling in 2004, is a chainsaw carving of an old tree which had suffered extensive damage from a storm and died.
Tokoyama A tokoyama (床山) is a hairdresser employed by the Japan Sumo Association to cut and prepare sumo wrestlers' hair, which is done in a chonmage style. The Sumo Association ranks them according to experience and ability and only the most senior tokoyama are entitled to prepare the more ornate oicho, or ginkgo leaf form of topknot, which sekitori ranked wrestlers wear in their bouts and on other formal occasions.
Toku Hime (1565–1615) Toku-hime (督姫: 1565–March 3, 1615) was a princess during the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history. The second daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, she was also known as Ofū, Tomiko, Harima-gozen, and Ryōshō-in.
Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya The , located in Nagoya, Japan, opened in 1935 and is supported by the Tokugawa Reimeikai Foundation of TĹŤkyĹŤ. The collection holds more than 12,000 pieces including: swords, armor, NĹŤ costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, calligraphy, paintings from the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties (960-13680, and Heian period (704-1185) scrolls of the Tale of Genji.
Tokugawa Haruaki Tokugawa Haruaki (徳川治察; November 1, 1753-October 12, 1774) was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period. The 5th son of Tokugawa Munetake, he succeeded his father as head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa house.
Tokugawa Iemasa Tokugawa Iemasa (徳川家正 Tokugawa Iemasa; March 23, 1884-February 18, 1963) Japanese political figure of the Taisho and Showa periods. 17th head of the former Tokugawa shogunal house, he held a variety of government positions, including ambassador to Turkey.
Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu (previously spelled Iyemitsu); 徳川 家光 (August 12, 1604 — June 8, 1651) was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty who reigned from 1623 to 1651. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and thus the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ienari Tokugawa Ienari; 徳川 家斉 (November 18, 1773–March 22, 1841) was the eleventh shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1786 to 1837. He was known as a degenerate who kept a harem of 900 women and fathered over 55 children.
Tokugawa Ienobu Tokugawa Ienobu; 徳川 家宣 (June 11, 1662-November 12, 1712) was the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great-grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ietsugu Tokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川 家継 (August 8, 1709-June 19, 1716) was the seventh shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty, who ruled from 1713 until his death in 1716. He was the son of Tokugawa Ienobu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Tsunashige, daimyo of Kofu, great-grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, great-great grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and finally the great-great-great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ietsuna Tokugawa Ietsuna (徳川 家綱, September 7, 1641-June 4, 1680) was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but remained in power until his death in 1616.
Tokugawa Masayuki - Japanese samurai of the early Edo period who became famous through his regency of his nephew, the young shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna. As the brother of the third shogun Iemitsu, he was able to wield great influence in political affairs, and was to consequently see his income rating rise sharply.
Tokugawa Mitsukuni Tokugawa Mitsukuni (徳川光圀; July 11, 1628 - January 14, 1701) was a prominent daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the second daimyo of the Mito domain.
Tokugawa Munetake Tokugawa Munetake (ĺľłĺ·ťĺ®—ć­¦; January 21, 1716-July 15, 1771) was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period. The first head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa clan, he held daimyo-level income, but was not a daimyo himself, instead having his residence inside Edo Castle.
Tokugawa Nariaki Tokugawa Nariaki (徳川 斉昭 Tokugawa Nariaki, April 4, 1800 - September 29, 1860) was a prominent daimyo in the Mito domain, now Ibaraki prefecture, who contributed to the rise of nationalism and the Meiji restoration.
Tokugawa Narimasa Tokugawa Narimasa (徳川斉匡; June 3, 1779-July 8, 1848) was a Japanese samurai of the early late-Edo period. The son of Tokugawa Harusada, he succeeded Tokugawa Haruaki as head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa house, which had been without an incumbent for some time.
Tokugawa Naritaka Tokugawa Naritaka (徳川斉荘; July 14, 1810-August 8, 1845) was a Japanese daimyo of the early late-Edo period. The son of the 11th shogun Tokugawa Ienari, he succeeded Tokugawa Narimasa as head of the Tayasu Tokugawa house, before succeeding to the Tokugawa house of Owari han in 1839.
Tokugawa shogunate The , or Edo bakufu, was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo, now Tokyo.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (徳川 綱吉 February 23, 1646-February 19, 1709) was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, thus making him the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Tsunenari Tokugawa Tsunenari (徳川恆孝; also 徳川恒孝Tokugawa Tsunenari; 1940-) Present (18th generation) head of the main Tokugawa house. His great-grandfather by his birth family was the famed Matsudaira Katamori of Aizu.
Tokugawa Yorifusa Tokugawa Yorifusa (September 15, 1603 - August 23, 1661) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Known in his childhood as Tsuruchiyomaru, he was the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun.
Tokugawa Yorinobu Tokugawa Yorinobu (徳川頼宣 April 28, 1602 – February 19, 1671) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Born under the name Nagafukumaru, he was the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by his concubine Oman-no-kata.
Tokugawa Yoshimune Tokugawa Yoshimune (徳川 吉宗 Tokugawa Yoshimune, November 27, 1684-July 12, 1751) was the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Yoshitomo Tokugawa Yoshitomo (徳川慶朝; February 1, 1950-) Present (4th generation) head of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke, the branch of the Tokugawa line started by the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Born in Sena, in Shizuoka Prefecture, he went to school in Tokyo, later engaging in a career in photography (incidentally, the hobby of his great-grandfather) before retiring.
Tokugawa Yoshiyori Tokugawa Yoshiyori (徳川慶頼; November 19, 1828-September 21, 1876) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Son of the 3rd generation Tayasu family head, Narimasa, he was head of the Tayasu house twice- 1839-1863, and 1868-1876.
Tokumei kumiai , literally "anonymous partnerships," are a Japanese form of partnership governed by the Commercial Code of Japan, Article 535 et seq. In many respects they are similar to common law limited partnerships.
Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (特命係長・只野仁) is a Japanese television drama, or drama based on the popular manga of the same name by Kimio Yanagisawa. The title literally translates as Mission Section Chief Hitoshi Tadano.
Tokusatsu is a Japanese loanword which originally meant both "special effects" in general and more specifically, a genre of live-action Japanese entertainment, encompassing many subgenres of film and television; however, in non-Japanese languages, it only refers to the second definition. Tokusatsu generally has science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes, but this is not always the case.
Tokushima Indigo Socks The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku Island League of Japan. Established in 2005, the Indigo Socks mainly play their home games at Naruto General Athletics Park in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture.
Tokushima Prefectural Jōtō High School Tokushima Prefectural Jōtō High School (徳島県立城東高等学校, Tokushima Kenritsu Jōtō Kōtō Gakkō) is a secondary school in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan, founded in 1902. It is one of the top high schools in Tokushima Prefecture.
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger , translated into English as Special Investigation Squadron Dekaranger, was the 2004 Super Sentai Japanese TV series. Deka is Japanese colloquial slang for "detective" and has no direct translation, but is sometimes written over the kanji for "Keiji" (a more formal term for detective); it is also a Greek prefix "deca", meaning "ten", and a total of ten Dekarangers appear in the series and movie combined.
Tokutaro Takayama was the kaicho (会長) of the Fourth Aizukotetsu (四代目会津小鉄) (present name is Fifth Aizukotetsu-kai (五代目会津小鉄会)) yakuza gang. An ethnic Korean, he rose to power as the head of the Kyoto-based gang until his retirement in the 1990's.
Tokutomi Mathematics Contest The Hokubei Mainichi, renamed the Tokutomi Mathematics Contest, is an annual mathematics contest held in the San Jose State University in California in the United States. A chance for math fanatics aged 12 to 18 to gather, the Hokubei occurs in Mid-March.
Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de factoSee Capital of Japan for the debate on whether Tokyo is also the de jure capital. capital of Japan.
Tokyo - New York "Tokyo - New York" by the band Vodka Collins is an EMI-Toshiba LP, recorded in 1971-72. The album was a top seller and yielded hit singles "Sands Of Time", "Automatic Pilot", and "Billy Mars".
Tokyo 6 Universities The Tokyo 6 universities (東京六大学,Tōkyō roku daigaku) are prominent universities that are located in the city and prefecture of Tokyo: Tokyo, Waseda, Keio, Hosei, Meiji, and Rikkyo (St Paul's). The term originates from the baseball league the six universities are a part of (Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, 東京六大学野球連盟 Tōkyō roku daigaku yakyū renmei).
Tokyo Anime Center The Tokyo Anime Center is a permanent facility that has been created, to market anime to residents of Japan, as well as Western visitors. The facility will host regular events, live radio interviews with creators and voice actors, and merchandising fairs.
Tokyo Babylon 1999 Tokyo Babylon 1999 is a live-action movie that is an adaptation/sequel of the manga Tokyo Babylon by CLAMP. It is often confused with the anime adaptation of Tokyo Babylon (both were released in Japan in 1993).
Tokyo Baptist Church Tokyo Baptist Church (organized in January 5, 1958) is an English speaking international Baptist Church located in Shibuya, situated in downtown Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Baptist has 6 services every weekend (including a youth service on Sunday and an extra service on Saturdays) with an approximate attendance of 1,000.
Tokyo Big Sight is the popular nickname for the , a Japanese convention center that opened in April 1996.Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau page Located in Odaiba of Tokyo Bay, the center is one of the largest convention venues within the city, and its most iconic representation the visually-distinctive Conference Tower.
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League Tokyo Big6 Baseball League (東京六大学野球連盟,Tōkyō roku daigaku yakyū renmei) is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area. Before the establishment and subsequent growth of Nippon Professional Baseball, the Big6 League was widely considered the highest level of baseball in Japan.
Tokyo City Air Terminal , or TCAT, is a public-transportation facility in the Hakozaki, Nihonbashi neighborhood of Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Close to Suitengūmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, it is a transfer point for passengers going to and from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Narita International Airport.
Tokyo College of Photography The Tokyo College of Photography (東京綜合写真専門学校, Tōkyō Sōgō Shashin Senmon-Gakkō) was set up in Nakano-ku (Tokyo) in 1958, under the name Tokyo Photo School (東京フォトスクール, Tōkyō Foto Sukūru); its current name dates from 1960. During the 1960s it moved to Hiyoshi (in Yokohama), where it has remained.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) is a non-profit organization, and regulates trading of futures contracts and option products of all commodities in Japan. The Tokyo Gold Exchange, the Tokyo Rubber Exchange, and the Tokyo Textile Exchange merged in 1984 to form TOCOM.
Tokyo Daishoten The Tokyo Daishoten (東京大賞典) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oh-i Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in December.
Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu, ) is a 55,000-seat stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, and has also hosted basketball and American football games, as well as Puroresu (pro-wrestling) matches, Mixed Martial Arts events, K-1 Kickboxing events, monster truck races, and music concerts.
Tokyo Dragons Tokyo Dragons are a London based hard rock band. They have achieved success in the UK and worldwide after having released a successful album and touring with bands such as Status Quo, Do Me Bad Things and Winnebago Deal.
Tokyo Expressway The Tokyo Expressway, also known as the KK Expressway, is a short (2 km) untolled expressway in central Tokyo that is owned and maintained by the Tokyo Metropolitan government. It runs in a semicircular loop around the Ginza district of Chūō-ku.
Tokyo Gakugei University Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学) or Gakudai (学大), for short, is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. Its name literally means Tokyo University of Liberal Arts and it was established in 1949 through the merging of four of Tokyo’s most prominent teacher-training institutions, including one that may be traced to 1873.
Tokyo Girl In France, Tokyo Girl was Ace of Base's third single from their album Flowers. The oriental dance track, which received a poor amount of airplay, followed the two hits Life Is a Flower and a Franglais duet version of Cruel Summer with the boyband Alliage.
Tokyo in pop culture As the largest city in Japan and the location of the country's largest broadcasters and studios, Tokyo is frequently the setting for many Japanese movies, television shows, animated series (anime), and comic books (manga). The best-known outside Japan may be the kaiju (monster movie) genre, in which landmarks of Tokyo are routinely destroyed by giant monsters such as Godzilla.
Tokyo I'm on My Way "Tokyo I'm on My Way" is the second single by J-pop duo Puffy AmiYumi from their Splurge album, that has been released on May 24, 2006. Written by The Offspring's Dexter Holland, even if the track borrows heavily both lyrically and musically from Dutch rock band Gruppo Sportivo's song 'Tokyo'.
Tokyo International Anime Fair Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF; in Japanese: 東京国際アニメフェア) is Japan's largest anime or animation trade show. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government working with local animation companies has sponsored TAF since 2002.
Tokyo International University The Tokyo International University is an institution of higher learning with a strong international focus, with a satellite (or affiliated) campus--Tokyo International University of America (TIUA)--Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
Tokyo Journal Tokyo Journal is an English-language magazine about Tokyo and Japan that appears four times a year on the first day of March, June, September, and December. It was founded in 1981 as a monthly guide to Tokyo life and listings magazine for expatriates.
Tokyo Laboratory is a theatrical film developing and print production company established in 1955 and headquartered in ChĹŤfu, Tokyo, Japan. In addition, the company also processes visual effects and other special effects, conversion from one film or video format to another, subtitling and other titling (such as opening and closing credits), telecine conversion, video editing, VHS duplication, and DVD production.
Tokyo Marui Tokyo Marui (東京マルイ) is a Japanese airsoft gun manufacturer. Although its main market is that of Japan, its guns are sold in Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, mainland China, East Asia, and worldwide through a number of third party retailers.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo Medical and Dental University (東京医科歯科大学 tōkyō ika shika daigaku) offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, and related fields. Located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, it has campuses in neighboring Chiyoda and in Chiba Prefecture.
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line, part of the Tokyo Metro system in Tokyo, Japan. The name of the route means South-North Line, and it runs from Meguro Station in the south through 17 intermediate stations to Akabane-Iwabuchi Station in the north.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai) is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building The , (also referred to as Tokyo City Hall, or tochō (都庁) for short) is the building which houses the headquarters of Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards that people think of as the "city" of Tokyo, but also the cities, towns and villages that make up Tokyo as a whole.
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (東京都写真美術館, Tōkyō Shashin Bijutsukan) is a photograph gallery (with cinema) in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo. There is an entrance charge.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department The Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁 Keishichō) serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.
Tokyo Metropolitan Television Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation (Tokyo MXTV, after its call letters, JOMX-TV) is the only commercial television station in Tokyo, Japan that exclusively serves the city. As such, it competes with TBS, NTV, Fuji Television, TV Tokyo, and TV Asahi, all of which being flagship stations of national networks.
Tokyo Midtown Project is a mixed-use development under construction in the Akasaka area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Upon its completion in 2007, it will include the tallest building in Tokyo as well as a variety of residential, commercial, and leisure space.
Tokyo Motor Show The Tokyo Motor Show (東京モーターショー) is a biennial auto show held in October-November at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Japan for cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles. Hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, it is a recognized international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, and normally sees more concept cars than actual production car introductions which is the reason why the auto press see the show as one of the motorshow's big five (along with Detroit, Geneva, Frankfurt and Paris).
Tokyo National Museum Established 1872, the , or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan.
Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art The is the foremost collecting and exhibiting museum of contemporary Japanese art. Located in a building designed by Taniguchi YoshirĂ´ in Kitanomaru Park, it was originally establed in 1952 in the KyĹŤbashi area of Tokyo.
Tokyo Olympiad Tokyo Olympiad (東京オリンピック) is a 1965 documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Like Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Ichikawa's film was considered a milestone in documentary filmmaking.
Tokyo prefectural election, 2005 Tokyo Prefecture held an election for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 3 July 2005. The election was a great success for the Democratic Party of Japan which won 16 additional seats, closing in on the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tokyo Pop Tokyo Pop is a music-centric movie from 1988 that tells the story of a girl from the USA, a boy from Japan, and a briefly successful pop band. The movie contrasts American customs with Tokyo lifestyles, as it presents an evolving love story between the two main characters.
Tokyo Raiders Tokyo Raiders (Chinese: 東京攻略, pinyin: Dōngjīng Gōnglüè) is a 2000 Hong Kong action film set in Hong Kong and Tokyo, directed by Jingle Ma and starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The success of the film led to the making of its sequel, Seoul Raiders, in 2005.
Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties One of the two research institutes in Japan that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Based in Tokyo, the is dedicated to the preservation and utilization of cultural properties.
Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral, commonly called Nicorai-do (literally: The Temple of Nikolai) in Japan, is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church, in Tokyo. The Cathedral was completed on 8 March 1891, construction having begun seven years earlier.
Tokyo Rose Tokyo Rose (alternate spelling Tokio Rose) was a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately one dozen English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda.
Tokyo Sexwale Mosima Gabriel Sexwale (born 5 March, 1953), commonly known as Tokyo Sexwale, is a South African businessman and former politician, anti-apartheid activist, and political prisoner. His nickname of "Tokyo" is derived from his involvement with the sport of karate as a youth.
Tokyo Shimbun The is a Japanese daily newspaper. As of 2003, according to the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, the average daily circulation of its morning edition was 620,125 and its evening edition sold 309,387 copies daily.
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Founded in 1985 by Asa-Chang, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ), commonly abbreviated as "Skapara", was initially comprised of more than 10 veterans of Tokyo's underground scene. At the time, the band's sound was unlike that of any of its contemporaries in the then fledgling Japanese ska scene, and over the course of the past 21 years, their innovation has proved to have been very influential on Japanese music as a whole.
Tokyo Station is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district. It is the starting point and terminus for most of Japan's Shinkansen lines and is also served by many local and regional commuter lines of Japan Railways and is connected to the Tokyo Subway.
Tokyo Stock Exchange The , or TSE, is the second largest stock exchange market in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. It currently lists 2,271 domestic companies and 31 foreign companies, with a total market capitalization of over 4 trillion USD.
Tokyo Storm Warning Written by Warren Ellis and drawn by James Raiz and Andrew Currie, Tokyo Storm Warning (named after an Elvis Costello song) was a three-part miniseries published by Wildstorm comics. It followed the exploits of the pilots of the ARCangels - gigantic robotic constructs used by the Japanese government to battle fantastic creatures hell-bent on penetrating the defences of a secret installation in the heart of modern Tokyo.
Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese movie by Yasujiro Ozu, in which elderly parents from the southwestern seaside town of Onomichi visit their busy children in Tokyo — a journey which, before the introduction of the bullet train, took almost a day — only to be neglected by them. It stars Setsuko Hara, one of Japan's (and the director's) favourite actresses, as their daughter-in-law.
Tokyo Subway The Tokyo subway is an integral part of the world's most extensive rapid transit system in a single metropolitan area, Greater Tokyo. While the subway system itself is largely within the city center, the lines extend far out via extensive through service onto suburban railway and other rail lines.
Tokyo tanks Tokyo tanks were internally-mounted self-sealing fuel tanks used in the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during World War II. Although nicknamed "Tokyo" tanks to dramatically illustrate the significant range (approximately 40% greater with combat weights) they added to the B-17, it was also an exaggeration in that no B-17 ever had the range to bomb Japan from any base in World War II.

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