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Prostitution, as defined under modern Japanese law, is the illegal practice of sexual intercourse with an 'unspecified' (unacquainted) person in exchange for monetary compensation, [1] [2] [3] which was criminalised in 1956 by the introduction of article 3 of the Anti-Prostitution Law (売春防止法, Baishun bōshi hō).
Nemawashi (根回し) is a Japanese business informal process of laying the foundation for some proposed change or project by talking to the people concerned and gathering support and feedback before a formal announcement. It is considered an important element in any major change in the Japanese business environment before any formal steps are ...
Nobuko Fukuda (福田 修子), Japanese cross-country skier; Nobuko Imai (今井 信子), a Japanese classical violist and chamber musician; Nobuko Iwaki (井脇 ノブ子), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet; Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, born 1945), Japanese writer
Ryū (流, mainly used as a suffix, meaning style, type, form, manner, system, school, [1] used here in the sense of ryūha (流派, a school or a school of thought)) is the Japanese term referring to a school in any discipline. [2] [3] The kanji itself is commonly used as a suffix.
The Japanese form is often retained in schools outside Japan to preserve the Okinawan culture and Funakoshi's philosophies. However, many schools of JKA (Japan Karate Association) affiliated with Shotokan Karate used the full terminology on a daily basis, providing translations also.
Kōzō Mito (三戸 耕三, born 1979), Japanese voice actor; Kōzō Miyoshi三好 耕三 (born 1947), Japanese photographer; Kōzō Murashita (村下 孝蔵, 1953–1999), Japanese singer-songwriter; Kozo Nagayama (永山 耕三, born 1956), Japanese television and film director; Kôzô Nakamura (中村 康三), Japanese video game composer
Kaho is a feminine Japanese name written in different kanji characters and having different meanings: . 花歩, "flower, walk/progress" 花穂, "flower, ear (of grain)" 果歩, "fruit, walk/progress"
Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, born 1944), Japanese character designer; Akio Suyama (陶山 章央, born 1968), Japanese voice actor; Akio Suzuki (鈴木 章夫, 1929–2010), Japanese surgeon, medical scientist and educator; Akio Takamori (1950–2017), Japanese-American sculptor; Akio Takashima (born 1942), Japanese field hockey player