|
Yoshihiro Tokugawa, Hirohito aide
|
The man who served as the late Emperor Hirohito's closest personal
aide for more than half a century, former Grand Chamberlain
Yoshihiro Tokugawa, died Friday of respiratory failure. He was 89.
The descendant of the feudal-era Tokugawa shoguns had been in
poor health since his retirement in 1988.
Tokugawa became chamberlain to Emperor Hirohito, known
posthumously as the Emperor Showa, in 1936 after graduating with an
art history degree from Tokyo University and then studying for three
years at the University of Berlin.
On the morning of Aug. 15, 1945, he blocked ...
|
End of an era: one by one, disasters took their toll.(history of Leptis Magna)
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...that shook the area damaged buildings in Leptis Magna, including the amphitheater. Surviving...this was the first of many catastrophes Leptis Magna would experience. This early earthquake...however, were not all that was shaking Leptis in the 360s. HARD TIMES Some 70 years...
|
|
|
Pay with oil: in Leptis, you were better off soaked in oil than loaded with cash.
Magazine article from: Dig
; 48 B.C. proved a fateful year for Leptis Magna. It was during that year that its...also imposed his rule on areas such as Leptis Magna that had supported his enemies...used to hold the oil. The inhabitants of Leptis Magna specialized in olive agriculture...
|
|
|
City of the emperors: here's how Leptis became a showpiece.
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...page 15), and he was a general from Leptis Magna. Some 47 years earlier, on April...most spectacular cities of the empire. LEPTIS GOES ROMAN But Severus was not the first emperor to beautify Leptis Magna. His predecessors had also commissioned...
|
|
|
Bathing by the sea: few modern baths match the grandeur of those at Leptis.(Leptis Magna)
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...Roman rule, including Roman Africa. Leptis Magna had two bathing complexes. The...public buildings Severus commissioned at Leptis Magna, the Hunting Baths were architecturally...bathing areas, how did the people of Leptis Magna import the water to fill the pools...
|
|
Shell company Leptis Magna considers investment opportunities in Libya.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 5--Leptis Magna, a shell company considering investment schemes in Libya...between the British Government and Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. Leptis Magna is named after a Roman city in Libya. Hammond, non...
|
|
|
What's this?(photos taken in Leptis Magna)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Dig
; ...identify any of these photos? All were taken on location in Leptis Magna. The one above even has a mistake that's still visible...back cover--besides the fact that all four were taken at Leptis Magna--is water. The view at left shows row toilets at the...
|
|
Telephonetics to go public through reverse takeover.(Leptis Magna Plc)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Telecomworldwire
; ...founders have agreed to go public by means of a reverse takeover of Leptis Magna Plc, a cash shell quoted on AIM. In addition, the new...values the company at just under GBP16.2m and is subject to Leptis Magna shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting...
|
|
Telephonetics goes public; Conditional reverse takeover of Leptis Magna Plc by Telephonetics.
M2 Presswire
; ...Telephonetics goes public; Conditional reverse takeover of Leptis Magna Plc by Telephonetics(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...have agreed to go public by means of a reverse take over of Leptis Magna Plc ('Plc'), a cash shell quoted on AIM. In addition...
|
|
Adventure not to be missed The wonder of the Leptis Magna drew two adventurous Grimsby residents to Libya earlier this year.
Newspaper article from: Grimsby Telegraph
; The wonder of the Leptis Magna drew two adventurous Grimsby residents to Libya earlier this year...African country by its stunning architecture. Pictured here at the famous Leptis Magna amphitheatre, Kay and Steve said "Libya was wonderful, we couldn...
|
|
A change of direction for Leptis Magna.
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle
; Leptis Magna's first investment opportunity, the GBP16.2m reverse takeover of Telephonetics, signals a change in direction. Its...
|
Find more facts and information related to the
article "Yoshihiro Tokugawa, Hirohito aide"
