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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-Uganda Enjoy Warm Relationship.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 9/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...pleasure to join the people of Uganda and Japan in celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations...countries, which dates back to 1962 when Japan recognised Uganda upon achieving independence...and mutual interests by the governments. Japan is proud to have worked closely with Uganda...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Japan's lost decade.(Japan: monetary and fiscal policies)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 9/28/2002; 700+ words
; Japan is not so much in a cycle as in a rut THE annual growth rate in Japan has averaged less than 1% over the past ten years...in the previous decade. The OECD estimates that Japan's output gap, a measure of spare capacity, is a...
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JAPAN: COVETED VETO POWER IN U.N. REMAINS BEYOND TOKYO'S GRASP.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 12/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Eleven years after Japan was defeated by Western allied forces at...politics with a clean slate. Since then, Japan has worked hard to rise from the ashes...international aid donor. But this week, as Japan celebrates the 50th anniversary of its...
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Japan in the World.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Prize in literature in October 1994, all Japan celebrated. It was as if the dark clouds...volume under review: "My sense is that Japan is still a peripheral country, and that...particularly in Asia." In their introduction to Japan in the World, editors Masao Miyoshi and...
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Japan's Trade Vice-Minister to Midwest Execs: Changes in Japan Are Having A Favorable Impact on Foreign Business Development; Top Japanese Officials, U.S. Companies Address Large Crowd at Chicago Symposium.
PR Newswire; 7/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...hear top government representatives from Japan, along with successful U.S. companies tell how changes in Japan have made it an attractive market for business...Mr. Hidehiro Konno, Vice Minister of Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry...
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Japan's shifting gears: as Clinton visits Asia, Tokyo rethinks its heavy dependence on America.
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 11/21/1994; ; 700+ words
; Five years ago, it was The Japan That Can Say "No"--an in-your...politician Shintaro Ishihara arguing that Japan should stand up to U.S. bullying...agenda. Ishihara is personally popular in Japan, though his extreme views don't have...
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Japan won't discuss aid details in talks on N. Korea ties.
Newspaper article from: Asian Political News; 10/14/2002; 700+ words
; TOKYO, Oct. 11 Kyodo Japan will not discuss the details of proposed...be resumed Oct. 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Japan will demand North Korea compensate it...compensation for Korean cultural assets during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Japan apologizes for World War II aggression.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 4/22/2005; 700+ words
; ...tremendous damage and suffering" inflicted by Japan during World War II. Speaking at the opening...violent demonstrations this month outside Japan's embassy and consulates in China. "In the past, Japan _ through its colonial rule and aggression...
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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 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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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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