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Kanagawa
Kanagawa , prefecture (1990 pop. 7,980,421), E central Honshu, Japan. Yokohama is the capital. Other important cities include Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura (a religious center). The urban belt of the eastern part of the prefecture merges with Tokyo to the north. Flowers and dairy products are pro... Read more
Yokosuka
Yokosuka , city (1990 pop. 433,358), Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It has an important naval base (founded 1868) and shipyards. It is a major fishing and trade port. Yokosuka is also known for the tomb of William Adams, first Englishman to visit Japan. ... Read more
Kawasaki
Kawasaki , city (1990 pop. 1,173,603), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. Located in the Tokyo-Yokohama industrial area, it has steel mills, shipyards, oil refineries, engineering works, and factories that produce motor vehicles, computer equipment, electrical machinery and pa... Read more
Kamakura
Kamakura , city (1990 pop. 174,307), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay and at the base of the Miura Peninsula. It is a resort and residential area but is chiefly noted as a religious center, the site of more than 80 shrines and temples. Kamakura is especially famous for its ... Read more
Yokohama
Yokohama , city (1990 pop. 3,220,331), capital of Kanagawa prefecture, SE Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay. Japan's second largest city and one of its leading seaports, Yokohama belongs to the extensive urban-industrial belt around Tokyo called the Keihin Industrial Zone. Among its i... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "kanagawa"

Kanagawa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Kanagawa , prefecture (1990 pop. 7,980,421), E central Honshu, Japan. Yokohama is the...prefecture merges with Tokyo to the north. Flowers and dairy products are produced in Kanagawa, and fishing is an important industry.
Tokyo
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities ...generally defined as the four prefectures of Tokyo, Saitaima, Kanagawa, and Chiba, while the city of Tokyo proper usually refers...comprised of the four prefectures of the Kanto region: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba World population rank 1 : 1 Percentage...
Yokosuka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Yokosuka , city (1990 pop. 433,358), Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It has an important naval base (founded 1868) and shipyards. It is a major fishing and trade port. Yokosuka is also known for the tomb of William Adams, first Englishman to visit Japan.
Hiratsuka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Hiratsuka , city (1990 pop. 245,950), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay and the Sagami River. It is a commercial and industrial center with industries producing automobiles, rubber, chemicals, and machinery.
Chigasaki
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chigasaki , city (1990 pop. 201,675), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay. It is a fashionable resort with large electronics and chinaware industries.
Perry, Matthew
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Millard Fillmore to the emperor to open relations with the United States. Returning in February 1854, he signed the Treaty of Kanagawa, providing for friendship and limited trade between the two nations. Ill health overtook the man known as “Old...
Katsushika Hokusai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the genius of Hokusai at its very best. The most famous among the compositions are Fuji on a Clear Day and the Great Wave at Kanagawa, the former showing the red cone of Mt. Fuji, the sacred mountain of Japan, silhouetted against the white clouds and blue...
Hamada, Shoji
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...period of ever-increasing textile industrialization. Early Life Shoji Hamada was born on December 9, 1894 in Kawasaki (Kanagawa prefecture), Japan. Not much has been recorded regarding his father, Kyuzo Hamada, and his mother, Ai. Hamada found...
Yokohama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Yokohama , city (1990 pop. 3,220,331), capital of Kanagawa prefecture, SE Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay. Japan's second largest city and one of its leading seaports...
Atsugi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Atsugi , city (1990 pop. 197,292), Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sagami River. It is an important communication, commercial, and agricultural center. It produces electric communications equipment and automobile parts. An air force base is nearby.

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Kanagawa, Treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Kanagawa, Treaty of (or Perry Convention ) (31 March 1854) A treaty between Japan...and guaranteeing better treatment for shipwrecked sailors. The Treaty of Kanagawa was followed within two years by similar agreements with Britain, Russia...
Koizumi, Junichiro
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Koizumi, Junichiro (b. 8 Jan. 1942). Prime Minister of Japan, 2001–  Born in Yokosuka City in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he graduated from the faculty of economics at Keio University and entered politics. In 1972 he entered the House...
Urabe, Shizutaro
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...refreshment facilities, and lecture-rooms. Other works included the Historical Archives Building, Yokohama (1981), and the Kanagawa Prefectural Archives of Modern Literature, Yokohama Women's University (1984). Bibliography Kalman (1994)
Shindo, Kaneto
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Prize, Japan, for activities in independent film production, 1975. Address: 4–8-6 Zushi, Zushi-City, Kanagawa, Japan. Films as Director: 1951 Aisai monogatari (Story of My Loving Wife ) (+ sc) 1952 Nadare (Avalanche ) (+ sc...
Yoshimura, Kozaburo
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...seiso, 1951; Shiju-Hosho Decoration, Japanese Government, 1976. Address: 4–3-37 Zushi, Zushi City, Kanagawa, Japan. Films as Director: 1934 Nukiashi sashiashi (Sneaking ) 1939 Onna koso ie o momore (Women Defend the Home! ; Women...
Perry Convention
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Perry Convention See KANAGAWA, TREATY OF .
Edo, Treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...of (1858) Treaty between Japan and the USA. It extended the rights granted to the USA four years earlier by the Treaty of KANAGAWA , establishing diplomatic relations, accepting a conventional tariff, and granting US citizens extra-territorial rights...
Kosawa, Heisaku (1897-1968)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Heisaku Kosawa, a psychoanalyst who laid the foundation of psychoanalysis in Japan, was born on July 17, 1897, in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and died on October 5, 1968, in Tokyo. In 1926 he graduated from the School of Medicine of Tohoku University...
Perry's Expedition To Japan
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...1854 with eight ships — one-third of the U.S. Navy — and on 31 March 1854, he signed the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened Japan to trade and provided for care of shipwrecked Americans. Still, the Japanese conceded little. They...
Perry, Matthew Calbraith
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Western technology, both military and civil, forced the SHOGUNATE to open two Japanese ports to US trade in the Treaty of KANAGAWA . Perry's mission initiated the process which, within half a century, would transform Japan from an isolated feudal country...

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Quick chemical reactions. (Company Strategies).(Kanagawa Chihiro, executive)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Look Japan; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...interviewed the company president, Kanagawa Chihiro, to find out his formula...other than its president and CEO, Kanagawa Chihiro, who has exercised outstanding...leadership in guiding the company. Kanagawa arrives at the office just after...
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE: DIAMOND IN ROUGH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...Torii: By Tetsuo Nakahara Torii Staff Kanagawa Prefecture is the fifth smallest prefecture...the Tanzawa mountains. Furthermore, Kanagawa is surrounded by Tokyo Bay and Sagami...for its world famous hot springs. "Kanagawa has a high potential for the tourism...
Walking the Kanagawa talk
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/27/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Straits Times 05-27-2006 Walking the Kanagawa talk Byline: Salleh Buang Edition...governments met in Yokohama City in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Also attending...non-governmental organisations. The Kanagawa meeting themed "Local Initiatives for...
Research results from Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College update understanding of dentistry.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 7/6/2009; 697 words ; ...ISO 1567 requirements," scientists in Kanagawa, Japan report (see also Dentistry...wrote K. Kamijo and colleagues, Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College. The...information, contact T. Teranaka, Kanagawa Dental College, Dept. of Oral Medical...
Investigators at Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College zero in on osteoporosis.(Report)
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 3/19/2009; 700+ words ; According to recent research from Kanagawa, Japan, "The aim of this study was...wrote Y. Kozai and colleagues, Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College (see...additional information, contact Y. Kozai, Kanagawa Dental College, Dept. of Radiol, 82...
Research from Kanagawa University provides new data about electrochemical research.
Newspaper article from: Electronics Newsweekly; 9/17/2008; 675 words ; According to a study from Kanagawa, Japan, "Under partial charge...wrote M. Morishita and colleagues, Kanagawa University. The researchers concluded...more information, contact Y. Sato, Kanagawa University, Faculty Engineering...
Reports from Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College advance knowledge in surgery.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 5/26/2008; 700+ words ; ...four beagle dogs," investigators in Kanagawa, Japan report (see also Surgery...tooth," wrote H. Ikai and colleagues, Kanagawa Dental College, Dental College. The...additional information, contact S. Deguchi, Kanagawa Dental College, Dept. of Periodontology...
Scientists at Kanagawa University report research in organic chemistry.
Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry; 11/21/2008; 700+ words ; According to recent research from Kanagawa, Japan, "Spiro[1,2-dioxetane...wrote M. Matsumoto and colleagues, Kanagawa University. The researchers concluded...information, contact M. Matsumoto, Kanagawa University, Dept. of Chemical, Kanagawa...
Kanagawa University details research in chemistry.
Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry; 1/23/2009; 700+ words ; According to recent research from Kanagawa, Japan, "Metal-oxygen bonding complexes...wrote K. Nomiya and colleagues, Kanagawa University. The researchers concluded...additional information, contact K. Nomiya, Kanagawa University, Faculty Science, Dept...
Kanagawa University publishes research in forest research.
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 6/19/2009; 700+ words ; ...wrote A. Shigihara and colleagues, Kanagawa University. The researchers concluded...information, contact A. Shigihara, Kanagawa University, Faculty Engineering, Dept. of Materials & Life Chemical, Kanagawa Ku, 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi, Yokohama...