Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A Nippon individual savings account (NISA) is an account that is meant to help residents in Japan save money with tax-exempt benefits. It is modeled after the Individual Savings Account in the United Kingdom. [citation needed] There are two types of NISA accounts: a
In the song "April 29, 1992 (Miami)" by Sublime, Bradley Nowell used the lyrics "And screamin' 1-8-7 on a motherfuckin' cop," alluding to Dr. Dre's song. The lyrics are related to the riots that ensued after the video evidence and eyewitnesses of police brutality, and the violence that was evident during that year.
The NISA received strong criticism following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. According to a government report to the International Atomic Energy Agency in June 2011, "NISA's lack of independence from the trade ministry, which promotes the use of atomic power, hampered a quick response to the disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant this year". [6]
Ringo no Uta differs compared to the initial concepts for Soyokaze.Although Soyokaze is a heartwarming film featuring a variety of songs and a love story, the film script originally had a strong nationalistic slant, intended to promote jingoistic ideas to a wartime Japanese audience.
The Nippo Jisho (日葡辞書, literally the "Japanese–Portuguese Dictionary") or Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam (Vocabulário da Língua do Japão in modern Portuguese; "Vocabulary of the Language of Japan" in English) is a Japanese-to-Portuguese dictionary compiled by Jesuit missionaries and published in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1603.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
Gondola no Uta (ゴンドラの唄, "The Gondola Song") is a 1915 romantic ballad [1] that was popular in Taishō period Japan. Lyrics were written by Isamu Yoshii, melody by Shinpei Nakayama. The lyrics of the song are presented as the advice of an experienced individual to younger souls regarding the fleeting nature of youth and the caution ...
Six Codes (Chinese: 六法; pinyin: Liù Fǎ; Kana: ろっぽう; Hangul: 육법) refers to the six main legal codes that make up the main body of law in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. [1] Sometimes, the term is also used to describe the six major areas of law. Furthermore, it may refer to all or part of a collection of statutes.