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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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japan exceptionally hard varnish, orig. from Japan. XVII. f. the name.
Hence vb. XVII. Hence
Japanese XVII.
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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 SUNNY UPLANDS.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; FROM the windows of Japan's mainstream hotels a result of the...social strengths can clearly be seen. Japan's taxis have long had a role to play...friability. The old ways of stimulating Japan Inc. have failed. Once the well-tried...
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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 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 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 shapes military force to tackle emerging threats.
Magazine article from: National Defense; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Japan is reshaping its military forces as it attempts...Japanese officials told National Defense. Japan's Parliament recently passed a series of...debate, the contingency laws were sparked by Japan's concern over a ballistic missile attack...
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Japan's Economy: Looking Stronger But Still Protected.
Newspaper article from: Kiplinger Business Forecasts; 2/3/2004; 700+ words
; Byline:Andrew C. Schneider Japan's economy is looking healthier than it...rising domestic demand and exports. But Japan remains a highly protected economy-a...local companies. There are a few cracks in Japan's trade wall. The rise in business spending...
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Japan woos Russia for Siberian oil.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...International via COMTEX) The quest for oil may well bring Japan and Russia closer together, as Japanese Prime Minister...pipeline extending over 2,485 miles from Siberia to Japan. Japan and Russia have yet to sign a peace treaty after the end...
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Japan: beginning to thaw. (World Markets).(economic recovery)
Magazine article from: What Investment; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Japan is one of the most cyclically exposed markets and tends...recovery and low valuations. Going forward, we think that Japan can outperform further as the strength of the cycle emerges. Japan is one of the most cyclically exposed markets and tends...
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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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