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Taiwan Expedition of 1874 The Taiwan Expedition of 1874 (Japanese: Taiwan Shuppei: 台湾出兵 In Taiwan, the expedition is referred to as the Mudan incident.) was a punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces following the murder of 54 crewmembers of a wrecked Ryukyuan merchant vessel by Paiwan aborigines on the southwestern tip of Taiwan in December 1871.
Taiwan Firecrest The Taiwan Firecrest, also Taiwan Flamecrest, (Regulus goodfellowi) is a species of bird that is endemic to Taiwan. It usually inhabits evergreen trees in coniferous forests in cold areas, being the most common at elevations of 2500 m and up.
Taiwan Garrison Command The Taiwan Garrison Command (台灣警備總部) was a secret police/state security body which existed under the Republic of China military on Taiwan. The agency was established at the end of World War II, and operated throughout the Cold War.
Taiwan High Speed 700T train The Taiwan High Speed 700T train (台灣高鐵700T型電聯車) is a type of Shinkansen rolling stock built for Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR). The 700T series is based on the Japanese 700 Series Shinkansen and the "T" came from the specification for THSR.
Taiwan High Speed Rail The Taiwan High Speed Rail (, also known as the THSR) is Taiwan's high-speed rail network, running approximately from Taipei City to Kaohsiung City. Adopting Japan's Shinkansen technology for the core system, the Taiwan High Speed Rail initially uses the Taiwan High Speed 700T train, manufacutured by a consortium of Japanese companies, most notably Kawasaki Heavy Industries .
Taiwan independence Taiwan independence (, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p; abbreviated to 台獨, Táidú, Tâi-to̍k) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create a de jure independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan (out of the lands currently administered by the Republic of China) that its supporters consider to be politically, culturally, and geographically separate from China.
Taiwan Jinja Taiwan Jinja (Japanese: 台湾神宮 (たいわんじんぐう), Romaji: Taiwan jinguu, Traditional Chinese: 臺灣神社, Simplified Chinese: 台湾神社， Pinyin: Táiwān shénshè) was a Japanese Shinto shrine built in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period in 1901 (Meiji 34th year) atop Jiantan Mountain (also called Yuanshan Mountain) in nearby Jiantan in Taipei City. It was destroyed in a fire in 1944.
Taiwan Livestock Research Institute The Taiwan Livestock Research Institute (TLRI, 畜產試驗所), in Sinhua, Taiwan, conducts research on animal breeding, physiology, nutrition and feeding techniques, animal waste treatment and utilization of byproducts, animal product processing, and forage crops. The institute has cloned pigs, goats, and cows.
Taiwan national baseball team The Taiwan National Baseball Team or the Chinese Taipei National Baseball Team (officially: Traditional Chinese:中華民國國家代表隊 Wade-Giles:Chung Hwa Min Kuo Kuo Chia Tai Piao Tui, commonly known as Traditional Chinese:中華成棒代表隊 Wade-Giles: Chung Hwa Cheng Pang Tai Piao Tui) is the national representative team of the Republic of China. It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association.
Taiwan News Taiwan News (formerly China News) is one of the three English-language newspapers in Taiwan, the other two being the Taipei Times and the China Post. It is published by the food manufacturing company I-Mei, which also publishes the Mandarin-language news weekly of the same name (Taiwan News; the title being in English).
Taiwan Power Company The Taiwan Power Company (, as known as Taipower) is a state-owned electric power utility providing electric power to Taiwan and off-shore islands of Republic of China. In 1994 a measure which allowed independent power producers (IPP's) to provide up to 20 percent of Taiwan's electricity should have lead to an end of the monopoly.
Taiwan Pride Taiwan Pride is the annual gay pride parade in Taiwan, participated in by all kinds of Tongzhi: LGBT, BDSMer, sex workers, people with HIV, and authors of pornographic content. The parade was first held in 2003.
Taiwan Province Taiwan Province () is one of the two provinces under effective control of the Republic of China (ROC), after the relocation of its government to Taipei following the Chinese Civil War. The province covers most of the island of Taiwan, as well as all the surrounding islets of Taiwan, the largest of which are the Pescadores, the Green Island and the Orchid Island.
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS, Chinese: 公共電視文化事業基金會) is the first independent public broadcasting institution in the Republic of China (ROC), which broadcasts the Public Television Service Taiwan. Although first proposed in 1980, it was not until 1984 that the ROC's executive-level Government Information Office (GIO), which regulates mass media activities and serves as the government press bureau, attempted to create a separate entity that would produce public interest programs for broadcast on the ROC's then-existing three terrestrial networks.
Taiwan Railway Administration The Taiwan Railway Administration (台灣鐵路管理局, abbreviated 台鐵 or TRA) is the government agency responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan (gauge: 1067 mm) . As Taiwan is heavily urbanized with a high population density, railways have always played an important part in domestic transportation.
Taiwan Relations Act The Taiwan Relations Act is an act of the United States Congress passed in 1979 after the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China and the (pro forma) breaking of relations between the United States and the Republic of China on Taiwan by President Jimmy Carter.
Taiwan saddled carpetshark The Taiwan saddled carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium formosanum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28° N and 21° N, at depths down to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.
Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests The Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests is an ecoregion that covers most of the island of Taiwan, with the exception of the southern tip of the island, which constitutes the South Taiwan monsoon rain forests ecoregion. The islands steep mountains host a range of forest types, from subtropical forests in the lowlands to temperate and subalpine forests.
Taiwan Security Enhancement Act The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act was a US Congressional bill, passed February 1, 2000, by a vote of 340 to 70, which provided for greater United States military support of Taiwan, including training and equipment. It also established direct military communication lines between the two nations.
Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) (Traditional Chinese: 台灣團結聯盟, pinyin: Táiwān túanjíe líanméng) is a political party in Republic of China which advocates Taiwan independence. Unlike the Democratic Progressive Party, its larger companion party in the pan-green coalition, the TSU actively campaigns for the creation of a de jure Republic of Taiwan.
Taiwan Sugar Railways The Taiwan Sugar Railways (台灣糖業鐵路) were an extensive series of narrow gauge railways ( gauge) concentrated mostly in southern and central Taiwan which were originally built to haul sugarcane from the fields to the sugar mills, but also capable of providing limited passenger service.
Taiwan the Formosa Taiwan the Formosa (sometimes Taiwan the Green; pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Chhùi-chhiⁿ; Chinese: 台灣翠青) is a poem written (conceived in 1977; finalized in 1993) by Taiwanese poet and clergyman Tīⁿ Jî-gio̍k (John Jyi-giokk Ti'n), set to music between 1988 and 1993 by Taiwanese composer of the Romantic school Tyzen Hsiao :zh-min-nan:Tâi-oân Chhùi-chhiⁿ. Later in 1994, Hsiao used this hymn to conclude his magnum opus, the 1947 Overture http://www.
Taiwan under Dutch rule Dutch traders, in search of an Asian base first claimed Formosa (Taiwan) in 1624 as a base for Dutch commerce with Japan and the coast of China. Two years later, the Spanish established a settlement at Santissima Trinidad (Taiwan) building Fort Santo Domingo on the northwest coast of Taiwan near Keelung, which they occupied until 1642 when they were driven out by the Dutch.
Taiwan Yuhina The Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), also known as Formosan Yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan. The Taiwan Yuhina is 13 cm in length with a deep brown chestnut-coloured crest and a black beard stripe descending from its beak.
Taiwan's identity crisis Taiwan's identity crisis has been an ongoing issue for several decades arising from the political rivalry between the Republic of China (ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Taiwanese are frustrated by the political rivalry which is the cause of confusion both inside and outside Taiwan.
Taiwanese (linguistics) Taiwanese (pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân-oē or Tâi-gí; ) is a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken by about 70% of Taiwan's population. The sub-ethnic group in Taiwan for which Taiwanese is considered a native language is known as Hoklo (the correspondence between language and ethnicity is generally true though not absolute, as some Hoklo speak Taiwanese poorly while some non-Hoklo speak Taiwanese fluently).
Taiwanese aborigines Taiwanese aborigines or aboriginal peoples (; Taiwanese Pe̍h-oē-jī: gôan-chū-bîn, literally "original inhabitants") are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Their ancestors are believed to have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han Chinese immigration began in the 1600s .
Taiwanese American A Taiwanese American (Traditional Chinese: 台裔美人, Wade Giles: tai-yi-mei-ren [or jen]) is an American originating from Taiwan. This term also sometimes fluidly applies to those whose parents or relatives are associated with the post-1949 Republic of China.
Taiwanese cuisine Cuisines in Taiwan (Chinese: 臺灣菜) have several variations. In addition to the following representative dishes from the Hoklo (Hō-ló) ethnicity (see Taiwanese (linguistics)), there are also aboriginal, Hakka, and local derivatives of Chinese cuisines (one famous example of the last is beef noodle soup).
Taiwanese Communist Party The Taiwanese Communist Party (Japanese: 台湾共産党; Traditional Chinese: 台灣共產黨, Taiwanese: Tâi-oân Kiōng-sán-tóng, pinyin: Táiwān Gòngchǎndǎng) was a revolutionary organization active in Japan-ruled Taiwan. Like the contemporary Taiwanese People's Party its existence was short, a mere three years, yet its politics and activities were influential in shaping Taiwan's anti-colonial enterprise.
Taiwanese drama Taiwanese drama (commonly called TDrama or TWDrama by fans) refers to televised dramas, similar to Western miniseries, primarily produced for Taiwanese audiences. The term "Taiwanese drama" is applied to Taiwanese miniseries in general, even including those with greater elements of comedy than of drama.
Taiwanese hot springs Taiwan is on the fault line where the Euro-Asian and Philippine continental plates meet. Therefore the island lies between an oceanic trench and volcanic system and this creates a unique environment that produces high-temperature springs with crystal-clear water, usually both clean and safe to drink.
Taiwanese kana Taiwanese kana (タイ ヲァヌ ギイ カア ビェン; Traditional Chinese:臺灣語假名; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân-gí ká-bêng; Pinyin: Táiwānyǔ jiǎmíng; Romaji: Taiwan-go kana) is a katakana-based writing system once used to write Holo Taiwanese language, when Taiwan was administrated by Japan. It worked as phonetic guidance to hanzi, much like furigana in Japanese or Zhuyin fuhao in Chinese.
Taiwanese localization movement Localization or Taiwanization (; Pe̍h-oē-jī: pún-thó͘-hòa) is a political term used within Taiwan to emphasize the importance of Taiwan's culture rather than to regard Taiwanese as solely an appendage of China. This involves the teaching of history of Taiwan, geography, and culture from a local perspective, as well as promoting languages locally established in Taiwan, including Hoklo, Hakka and aboriginal languages.
Taiwanese people The Taiwanese people () refers to people originating from or inhabiting Taiwan and are citizens of the Republic of China (ROC). In Taiwan, the inhabitants are categorized into four groups of people: the Hoklo (70%), the Hakka (15%), Mainlander (13%), and Taiwanese aborigines (2%).
Taiwanese people/Maowang The Taiwanese people () refers to people originating from or inhabiting Taiwan and are citizens of the Republic of China (ROC). In Taiwan, the inhabitants are categorized into four groups of people: the Hoklo (70%), the Hakka (15%), Mainlander (13%), and Taiwanese aborigines (2%).
Taiwanese photography Taiwanese photography is deeply rooted in the country's unique and rapidly changing history. Its early photography is often divided into two periods: Pre-Japanese from approximately 1858 to 1895, and an Era of Japanese Influence, from 1895 to 1945, the year the Japanese occupation of Taiwan ended.
Taiwanese People's Party The Taiwanese People's Party (Taiwanese: Tâi-oân Bîn-chiòng Tóng; Japanese: Taiwan Minsyuto; Traditional Chinese: 臺灣民眾黨, pinyin: Taiwan Minzhongdang), founded 1927, was nominally Taiwan's first political party, preceding the founding of the Taiwanese Communist Party by nine months. Initially a party with members holding moderate and conservative views, by the time of its banning, on February 18, 1931, it had become a solidly leftist, workers-oriented party.
Taiwanese units of measurement Taiwanese units of measurement (; Minnan: Tâichoè) are the customary and traditional units of measure used in Taiwan. Many of the units derive from Japanese units of measurement and have similar names as Chinese units of measurement but different conversions than in China or Hong Kong.
Taiwania Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) is a large coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly listed in the segregate family Taxodiaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, growing in the mountains of central Taiwan, and locally in southwest China and adjoining Myanmar and northern Vietnam.
Taiyab abi al-Qasim According to Taiyabi Mustaaali Ismaili Muslims, Taiyab abi al-Qasim (or Tayyib, Arabic طيب) was the 21st and last Fatimid Imam (or hereditary leader of the Muslim community in the direct line of Ali ibn Abi Talib). He was the son of the 20th Fatimid Imam, Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah (the ruler of Egypt from 1101-1130).
Taiyō Kea Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea (太陽ケア). Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, where he is one of the former Triple Crown Heavyweight champions.
Taiyō Matsumoto Taiyō Matsumoto (松本大洋 Matsumoto Taiyō, born 1967) made his debut in Afternoon, Kodansha's weekly manga magazine, but is probably best known for his works with Kodansha's rival publisher Shogakukan, including Black & White , Ping Pong and No. 5.
Taiyo Membrane Corporation Taiyo Membrane Corporation is a supplier of tensile membrane structures within Australia and the Ocenia region. The head office is located in the largely industrial area of Eagle Farm, north-east of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland Australia.
Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan , translated into English as Solar Squadron Sun Vulcan, is Toei's fifth entry to its Super Sentai series. It was broadcast in February 7, 1981-January 30, 1982 and is the only sentai to serve as a direct sequel to the one prior, Denshi Sentai Denjiman.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) () is a People's Republic of China space and defence launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County of north China's Shanxi Province(37°30'N 112°36'E) and is the second of three launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology Taiyuan University of Science and Technology (太原科技大学) is a university in Shanxi, China under the authority of the provincial government. Its name in Pinyin is "Taiyuan Lingong Daxue" and it is in the city of Taiyuan.
Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan University of Technology (太原理工大学) is a university in Shanxi, China, under the authority of the provincial government. In 2002 it celebrated its 100th anniversary, although it was originally part of Shanxi University, and didn't become an independent university until much later.
Taizhou, Jiangsu Taizhou () is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it borders Nantong to the east, Yancheng to the north and Yangzhou to the west.
Taizhou, Zhejiang Taizhou (, not Táizhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningbo to the north, Shaoxing to the northeast, Jinhua to the west, Lishui to the southwest, Wenzhou to the south, and looks out to the East China Sea to the east.
Taizu of Later Liang Zhu Quanzhong 朱全忠, originally named Zhu Wen 朱温 (852-912), was a jiedushi (節度使, military governor) at the end of the Tang dynasty. He served as a general under Huang Chao and overthrew the Tang dynasty in 907 to established the Later Liang Dynasty and ushered in the era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Taj Hotels Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is the largest Indian luxury hotel chain. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Tata Group, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces comprises of 57 hotels in 39 locations across India with an additional 18 international hotels in the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Seychelles, United Kingdom, United States of America, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower The Taj Mahal Palace is a famous and prestigious hotel located in the Colaba district of Mumbai, India, next to the Gateway of India. It boasts a distinguished list of former guests including Mick Jagger, Prince Charles, The Beatles, Bill Clinton and Jacqueline Onassis.
Taj Matthews Taj Matthews (born March 24, 1976 in San Antonio, Texas) is a journalist, entrepreneur, author of Grandpa was a Preacher: A Letter to my Grandson. The book is the autobiography of his grandfather civil rights icon Rev.
Taj Mohammad Wardak Taj Mohammad Wardak was appointed Governor of Paktia province in Afghanistan for a brief period in 2002, but served for only a few months due to opposition from local warlord Pacha Khan Zadran Zadran was one of the principle actors in a violent struggle for control for the province after the fall of the Taliban], and Wardak was appointed as a compromise solution between the competing warlords. Wardak was an Afghan exile living in [[California where he had made a living as an ice-cream man.
Taj the Elephant Genie Taj the elephant genie is one of the allies in Diddy Kong Racing (1997). In the game he will serve as your guide though the interconnected areas making up Timber's tropical island by transforming your vehicle for transportation.
Tajalli Tajalliat (plural of tajalli) or theophanies in the realm of being are manifestations of the divine Truth with regard to infinite perfection and eternal glory. The divine theophanies are essentially the outpouring of His Beauty, His Perfection and His Love which are expressed in the immense theatre of the universe.
Tajbeg Palace Tajbeg Palace or Tapa-e-Tajbeg Palace is a Palace built in the 1920s and located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, at . It should not be confused with Darul Aman Palace, which is about 0.
Tajewala Tajewala is a dam located in the Ganga basin, in the state of Haryana, India. Completed in 1873, it regulates the flow of the Yamuna for irrigation in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, as well as the municipal water supply to Delhi.
Tajik alphabet The Tajik language has been written in three writing systems over the course of its history: a version of the Arabic script, a version of the Latin alphabet, and a version of the Cyrillic alphabet. Any version used specifically for Tajik may be referred to as the Tajik alphabet, which is written in Tajik as follows: Perso-Arabic: , Cyrillic: , Latin: .
Tajik grammar In general, the grammar of the Tajik language fits the analytical type. Little remains of the case system, and grammatical relationships are primarily expressed via clitics, word order and other analytical constructions.
Tajikfilm Tajikfilm (Tajik: Тоҷикфилм, Russian: Таджикфильм) is a Tajik (former Soviet) film studio. Tadjikfilm was founded in 1930 as a newsreel studio, the studio released its first feature film in 1932; its first talky in 1935.
Tajikistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tajikistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Tajik athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Tajikistan Federation of Trade Unions The Tajikistan Federation of Trade Unions (TFTU), (Tajik: Федератсияи Иттифоқҳои Касабаи Тоҷикистон, ФИКТ) is a national trade union center in Tajikistan. It is the successor to the Soviet trade union system and claims a membership of 1.
Tajikistan Support Project The Tajikistan Support Project (TSP) Foundation (TSP), founded in 1999, is a small Dutch foundation that aims to support health care organisations in Tajikistan with knowledge and network building, small transportations of goods and financial support.
Tajima, Fukushima Tajima (田島町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Japan. It is the largest town in the Minamiaizu district and in the summer holds the locally famous Gion Festival, not to be confused with the Tobata Gion Festival in Kyushu.
Tajja Isen Tajja Isen is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter who voiced the titular character in the television series Atomic Betty. She has several other voice credits, including the voice of Jane in the television series Jane and the Dragon, Jodie in the television series Time Warp Trio, and Sister Bear in the television series The Berenstain Bears.
Tak (Stephen King) Tak is an extradimensional entity existing within the Stephen King Universe. Its activities are limited to the Stephen King and Richard Bachman Novels Desperation and The Regulators, respectively (two books which are, in fact, parallel worlds of one other).
Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series) Tak and the Power of Juju is an all CGI-based television series currently being created that is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in October 2007. Based on the video game of the same name, the show will consist of two eleven minute stories per half hour episode.
Tak Matsumoto is a Japanese guitarist, producer, and songwriter. While well known primarily for his career as the guitarist and lead arranger for the famous Japanese rock band B'z, he has also had a relatively successful solo career, due to his growing renown and considerable skill.
Tak Province Tak () is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi.
Tak Sakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi (坂口拓) is a Japanese actor. Best known for his lead role in the cult Japanese film Versus, Sakaguchi is a martial artist, and as a result typically stars in films featuring copious fight scenes, where he performs his own stunts.
Taka (boat) Taka is a traditional small boat, typical of the Black Sea shores of Turkey where they are primarily, but not exclusively, built and used. They can be used in fishing or for carrying small loads and a limited number of passengers.
Takabuti Takabuti was a married woman of between twenty thirty years of age and she lived in the important city of Egyptian city of Thebes at the end of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.Her mummified body and mummy case are in the Ulster Museum Belfast.
Takadanobaba Station is a train station located in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. Situated between the commercial districts of Ikebukuro and Shinjuku it is a minor commuting hub linking the Seibu Shinjuku Line and the Tozai Line with the Yamanote Line.
Takadiastase Takadiastase is a form of diastase which results from the growth, development, and nutrition of a distinct microscopic fungus known as Aspergillus oryzae (Koji). Takadiastase is named after Jokichi Takamine, who developed the method first used for its extraction.
Takaful Takaful is an Islamic insurance concept which is grounded in Islamic muamalat (banking transactions), observing the rules and regulations of Islamic law. This concept has been practised in various forms for over 1400 years.
Takafumi Horie is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded livedoor, a website-design operation that grew into an internet portal involved in a wide range of businesses. After being arrested on accusations of securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with his company.
Takagi existence theorem In class field theory, the Takagi existence theorem states in part that if K is a number field with class group G, there exists a unique abelian extension L/K with Galois group G, such that every ideal in K becomes principal in L, and that L is characterized by the property that it is the maximal unramified abelian extension of K. The theorem tells us that the Hilbert class field conjectured by Hilbert always exists, but it required Artin and Furtwängler to prove that principalization occurs.
Takahashi Korekiyo Baron , (27 July 1854 – 26 February 1936) was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.
Takahashi Meijin Takahashi Meijin (高橋名人, literally Famous Takahashi, also translated as Master Takahashi), real name Toshiyuki Takahashi (高橋利幸 Takahashi Toshiyuki, born May 23, 1959 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō) is the current executive of Hudson Soft.
Takahashi River The is a major river in the western part of Okayama Prefecture, acting as the main drainage for the Takahashi River Drainage System, and one of the three main drainage rivers in Okayama Prefecture (the others being the Yoshii River and the Asahi River).
Takahiro Nishikawa Takahiro Nishikawa (西川隆宏) is a Japanese musician who was the keyboard player of the band Dreams Come True, which he left on March 24 2002. He was arrested the following October on assault and drug charges, for which he received a suspended sentence.
Takahito Abe Takahito Abe (阿部隆人) (born 1960) is a Japanese musician who graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music. He had an interest in synthesizers since the early days of the Moog synthesizer and wrote the background music of several early video games of Falcom and Hudson Soft.
Takaka Hill Takaka Hill is a range of hills located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. Made of marble which has weathered into many strange forms and with numerous sink holes, it is typical karst country.
Takakia Takakia is a genus of two species of moss-like plants. The genus is of somewhat uncertain placement: it has been considered a liverwort, or alternately a moss, it having both moss-like and liverwort-like characteristics.
Takakkaw Falls Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 384 m (1260 feet), making it the second-highest officially measured waterfall in western Canada, after Della Falls on Vancouver Island.
Takako Katou Takako Katou (Katou Takako, Katoh Takako, Katō Takako, 加藤貴子, born 14 October 1970) is a TV actress and former J-pop singer, and the oldest member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi. She was born in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, and made her debut on 21 March 1990.
Takalani Sesame Takalani Sesame ("be happy Sesame" in Venda) is the South African version of the children's television program Sesame Street. Co-produced by Sesame Workshop and South African partners, Takalani Sesame is now in its 7th year.
Takamatsu Castle (Bitchu) Takamatsu Castle (高松城, -jō) of Bitchu Province was a Japanese castle located in what is today the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture. Like most Japanese castles, it was built in the late 16th century, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japanese history.
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad The (or Kotoden) is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. With headquarters in Takamatsu, the company operates three passenger railway lines, as well as bus subsidiaries.
Takamul takamul (in arabic means integration) is a project launched by dubai government through the dubai education council. the aim of the project is to helop integrate people within dubai that has disabilities into the overall society through eucation, equal employment and mass campeigns of awareness
Takanami class destroyer The Takanami class destroyer is the newest class of Japanese ASW destroyer, serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is an evolution of the Murasame class, fitted with the a larger 127 mm gun and a Mk 41 vertical launch missile system and an improved fire control system, as well as a new sonar.
Takane, Gifu Takane (高根村; -mura) was a village located in Ōno District, Gifu, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with most of the other villages and towns from Ono District into the expanded city of Takayama.
Takane, Yamanashi Takane (高根町; -chou) was a town located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the town merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto.
Takani Megumi Takani Megumi (高荷 恵 Takani Megumi) is a fictional character created by Nobuhiro Watsuki for the popular manga and anime, Rurouni Kenshin. Megumi is the youngest daughter of Takani Ryūsei, a well-known doctor in Aizu which was an important province supporting the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Takanohana KĹŤji is a former sumo wrestler who held the rank of Yokozuna ("grand champion"). He is the younger son of the late Takanohana Kenshi (formerly Ozeki Takanohana, whose name after retirement was Futagoyama oyakata).
Takanori Gomi Takanori Gomi (September 22,1978-), "The Fireball Kid", is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He was the former Shooto World Welterweight Champion (154lbs) and is currently fighting in PRIDE Fighting Championships, where he holds the PRIDE World Lightweight Championship and fights for Kiguchi Dojo.
Takao class cruiser The Takao class (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched between May 1930 and April 1931. They were a modified design from the Myoko class, which they replaced, and had an almost battleship-like, large bridge structure.
Takao II Takao II (1640-1659) was a tayū (courtesan) of the Yoshiwara, one of the most famous of Japan's Edo period. She belonged to the Great Miura, the largest house in the Yoshiwara pleasure district during its early days, and would be one of eleven courtesans over time to hold the myōseki (inherited name) of Takao.

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