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japanning
japanning , method of varnishing a surface, such as wood, metal, or glass, to obtain a durable, lustrous finish. The term is derived from a process popular in England, France, the Netherlands, and Spain in the 17th cent. that imitated the East Asian lacquerwork known as Japan ware. Japanning varnishes usually have a resin base and are colored by mineral and other pigments. Several coats of varnish are applied to the desired surface, the successive layers being heat-dried. Luster and hardness are attained by polishing each coat. Japanning has been applied to furniture, screens, and such small objects as trays and snuff-boxes.
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Japan Athletics Grand Prix Results
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/11/2002; 700+ words
; ...Following are Saturday's results fromthe IAAF Japan Grand Prix at Osaka Expo stadium: Men...States, 9.95. 3. Shingo Suetsugu, Japan, 10.13 4. Matthew Shirvington, Australia...Nigeria, 10.20 5. Nobuharu Asahara, Japan, 10.20 400 1. Antonio Pettigrew, United...
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IAAF Japan Grand Prix Results
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/10/2008; 700+ words
; Results Saturday from the IAAF Japan Grand Prix at Osaka's Nagai Stadium...54 seconds. 2, Shingo Suetsugu, Japan, 10.55. 3, Patrick Johnson, Australia, 10.55. 4, Masahide Ueno, Japan, 10.55. 5, Otis Gowa, Australia...
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Japan's 'lost decade': ; U.S. stimulus spending risks stagnation,
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 11/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...of stagnation and mushrooming debt in Japan. Some economists and lawmakers say the...into recession, or result in a protracted Japan-like period of poor economic and stock-market performance.Japan is President Obama's first stop on a...
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Japan's new plan to fix economy disappoints G-7.(World)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/21/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...proposals that promise to do little to prevent Japan and much of the rest of Asia from sliding...Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's party show that Japan still is not facing up to its serious economic...finance ministers from the United States, Japan and Europe, analysts and administration...
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Japan as Number Two ;Its latest recession signals an end to the `miracle.'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; It's time to revise our view of Japan as an infallible economic colossus. Ever since the 1979 book "Japan as Number One" by Asia expert Ezra Vogel, we have seen Japan as a relentless economic machine that would ultimately overwhelm us. Like...
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Japan's Defence Policy: Basic Principles and New Initiatives
Magazine article from: RUSI Journal; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Japan has learned a great deal from the UK, as...example in politics. In four centuries of Japan-UK relations, defence relations date back...the eastern end of the Eurasian continent. Japan had just entered into that new system after...
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Japan: saying no. (Asia)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 11/19/1994; 700+ words
; ...of the APEC summit. Earlier this year, Japan had feared a confrontation between ambitious...liberalise, but at a leisurely pace--has let Japan off the hook for the moment. But not for...security. Each time a new row surfaces, Japan is pressed to take sides; and, since...
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JAPAN IN THE GULF: MONEY, NOT MEN
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/8/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...analyst and professor at Tokyo University. "Japan must stop making excuses and show the world we recognize our responsibilities." Japan, which imports almost 100 percent of the...Hussein in check. "In times of crisis, Japan casts a short shadow," said a Western...
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Japan's global fear: Japan says it's an international country, but its trade record does little to back that claim. (Frontline).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Business Asia; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; A sign greets passengers arriving at Japan's second-biggest airport: "Welcome to Japan, an International Country in an International...the dark. Second, the message itself--that Japan, the world's No2 economy, is an international...
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Japan discloses full extent of losses. (Top 1000 World Banks).(profit ratings)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: The Banker; 7/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...cross-section of banks from Argentina to Japan. Heading the list is Societe Tunisienne...was Mizuho Financial's $11.48bn. Japan dominates the lowest profit on capital...Corporation on -132.96%, followed by Japan's Ashikaga Bank on -111.35%. WORST...
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Japan
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Japan Official name: Japan Area: 377,835 square kilometers (145,883 square miles) Highest...eastern Asia, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Japan to the west. With a total area of about 377,835 square kilometers...
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Japan, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
JAPAN, RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, RELATIONS WITH. Relations between Japan and the United States have been a complex mix of cooperation, competition, and conflict from the moment that Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived at Edo Bay in 1853 and demanded...
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Japan Leasing Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Japan Leasing Corporation 12-1 Yurakucho 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan (3) 3214-2341 Fax: (3) 3214-4530 Private Company Incorporated: August 1, 1963 as Japan Lease International Corporation Employees: 1,154...
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Japan Tobacco Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Japan Tobacco Incorporated 12-62 Higashi Shinagawa 4-chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140 Japan (03) 3474 3111 Fax: (03) 5479 0386 State-Owned Company Incorporated: 1949 as Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation Employees...
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Japan Tobacco Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Japan Tobacco Inc. 2-1, Toranomon 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8422 Japan Telephone: (81) 3-3582-3111 Fax: (81) 3...Web site: Public Company Incorporated: 1949 as Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation Employees: 15...
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