Japan Airlines — Not to be confused with Air Japan, the charter carrier. Japan Airlines 日本航空 (Nihon Kōkū) IATA JL ICAO … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
USS Helm (DD-388) — was a Bagley class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James Meredith Helm. Helm received 11 battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific.Pre war Helm was launched by Norfolk Navy… … Wikipedia
USS Towhee (AM-388) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Towhee was named after the Towhee, a North American bird of the finch family. Towhee… … Wikipedia
National highways of Japan — See also: Expressways of Japan A structure of a blank national shield … Wikipedia
Chinese Democracy Tour — World tour by Guns N Roses Associated album Chinese Democracy Start date January 1, 2001 End date December 31, 2011 Legs … Wikipedia
World War II casualties — World War II was humanity s deadliest war, causing tens of millions of deaths. The tables below provide a detailed country by country count of human losses.Total human lossesThe total estimated human loss of life caused by World War II was… … Wikipedia
Japanese Empire — Japan was the only non Western nation to construct an empire in the Age of Imperialism. Modeled in large part upon European empires, the Japanese Empire by 1914 included Taiwan, the adjacent Pescadore Islands, Korea, southern Sakhalin Island,… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Mount Fuji — Fujiyama redirects here. For the roller coaster, see Fujiyama (roller coaster). For the singer, see Ichiro Fujiyama. Mount Fuji Mount Fuji at sunrise Lake Kawaguchi … Wikipedia