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Okinotorishima (沖ノ鳥島, Okinotori-shima), or Parece Vela, is a coral reef, geologically an atoll, with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures. It is administered by Japan with a total shoal area of 8,482 m 2 (2.10 acres) and land area 9.44 m 2 (101.6 sq ft). [1]
from brief search in Google Scholar, Okinotori hits 7 titles and Google suggests "Okino tori". "Okino tori" hits only 5 titles. "Okino torishima" hits 15 results. "Okinotori Island" hits only 1 article. Therefore, "Okino torishima" is the most widely accepted scientific name. any opposition ? Isorhiza 17:13, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku) is the music associated with the Okinawa Islands of southwestern Japan. In modern Japan, it may also refer to the musical traditions of Okinawa Prefecture , which covers the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in addition to the Okinawa Islands.
In 2002 the Casero version was voted the theme song for the Argentina football (soccer) team's 2002 FIFA World Cup. A Japanese football fan club, Ultras Nippon, also used Shima Uta as their theme song. [7] "Shima Uta" was the first Argentine hit song to be sung entirely in Japanese. It stayed on the top of the charts for six months.
Tori-shima was known to Japanese fishermen and mariners since at least the early Edo period, but was uninhabited aside from occasional shipwreck survivors. In 1841, 14-year-old Nakahama Manjirō and four friends were shipwrecked on Tori-shima until rescued by the American whaleship John Howland commanded by William H. Whitfield .
As a way to promote his new film The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli, he recruited singer Tori Kelly to help him present a soulful rendition of Leonard Cohen's classic tune "Hallelujah."
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Torishima, Tori-shima or Tori Shima, is a Japanese toponym or personal surname. Most versions of the name have the meaning Bird Island (鳥島 /とりしま), ...