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  2. The Top 100 Historical Persons in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Top 100 Historical Persons (超大型歴史アカデミー史上初1億3000万人が選ぶニッポン人が好きな偉人ベスト100発表 [1] in Japanese), aired on Nippon Television on May 7, 2006. The program featured the results of a survey that asked Japanese people to choose their favorite great person from history. The show ...

  3. List of Japanese people - Wikipedia

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    Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present) 122: 1867–1912 Emperor Meiji: Mutsuhito First Emperor of the Empire of Japan. 123: 1912–1926 Emperor Taishō: Yoshihito Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. 124: 1926–1989 Emperor Shōwa: Hirohito Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926.

  4. Ishikawa Goemon - Wikipedia

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    Ishikawa Goemon (石川 五右衛門, Ishikawa Goemon, August 24, 1558 – October 8, 1594) was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. . Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and deeds became a center of attention, and he became known as a legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the po

  5. List of Japanese celebrities - Wikipedia

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    Arino Shinya; Daiki Arioka; Goro Inagaki; Hamaguchi Masaru; Hamada Asahi; Hikaru Yaotome; Hiroki Uchi; Jin Akanishi; Jun Matsumoto; Junnosuke Taguchi; Junichi Okada

  6. List of emperors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD. [ 6 ] [ 2 ] In the nengō system which has been in use since the late 7th century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have elapsed since the start of that nengō era.

  7. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria. These images may be referred to as the most important, most iconic, or most influential—but they are all considered key images in the ...

  8. List of judoka - Wikipedia

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    Hideichi Nagaoka (Japan, 1876–1952) (his first name is sometimes mispronounced as either Hidekazu or Shūichi) promoted to Kōdōkan 10th dan in 1937. He was the last of only three people to be promoted to 10th dan by Kanō-shihan himself. Kyūzō Mifune (Japan, 1883–1965) promoted to Kōdōkan 10th dan in 1945 under the presidency of Jirō ...

  9. Hokusai - Wikipedia

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    Hokusai also changed the subjects of his works, moving away from the images of courtesans and actors that were the traditional subjects of ukiyo-e. Instead, his work became focused on landscapes and images of the daily life of Japanese people from a variety of social levels. This change of subject was a breakthrough in ukiyo-e and in Hokusai's ...