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  2. Japanese recycling symbols - Wikipedia

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    Japan has a system of recycling marks, recycling identification marks (リサイクル識別表示マーク), which indicate and classify recyclable materials. They are similar to the resin identification codes , in that they have surrounding arrows, with text inside to indicate the type of material.

  3. Mark (sign) - Wikipedia

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    A mark is a written or imprinted symbol used to indicate some trait of an item, for example, its ownership or maker. [1] [2] Mark usually consists of letters, numbers, words, and drawings. [3] Inscribing marks on the manufactured items was likely a precursor of communicative writing. [4] Historically, the marks were used for few purposes: [5]

  4. Japanese Industrial Standards - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (日本産業規格, Nihon Sangyō Kikaku, formerly 日本工業規格 Nihon Kōgyō Kikaku until June 30, 2019) are the standards used for industrial activities in Japan, coordinated by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) and published by the Japanese Standards Association (JSA). The JISC is ...

  5. List of Japanese typographic symbols - Wikipedia

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    Ditto mark. The name originates from resemblance to two katakana no characters (ノノ). 〱: 3031: Kana vertical repetition mark 〲: 3032: Kana vertical repetition mark with a dakuten 〳 〵: 1-2-19 (top), 1-2-21 (bottom) 3033 (top), 3035 (bottom) kunojiten (くの字点) Repetition mark used in vertical writing. It means repeat the previous ...

  6. National symbols of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Naval Ensign of Japan: Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force: Japan Self-Defense Forces Naval Ensign of Japan: National personification: Amaterasu [citation needed] Amaterasu: National founder: Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇 Jinmu-tennō) Emperor Jimmu: National dish: Sushi, Japanese curry, ramen: Sushi, [3 ...

  7. Shoshinsha mark - Wikipedia

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    Wakaba mark Shoshinsha mark displayed on a Suzuki Alto Lapin. The shoshinsha mark (初心者マーク) or Wakaba mark (若葉マーク), officially Beginner Drivers' Sign (初心運転者標識, Shoshin Untensha Hyōshiki), is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that beginner drivers in Japan must display at the designated places at the front and the rear of their cars for one year after they ...

  8. Satsuma ware - Wikipedia

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    Most scholars date satsuma ware's appearance to the late sixteenth [1] or early seventeenth century. [2] In 1597–1598, at the conclusion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's incursions into Korea, Korean potters, which at the time were highly regarded for their contributions to ceramics and the Korean ceramics industry, were captured and forcefully brought to Japan to kick-start Kyūshū's non-existent ...

  9. Japanese pottery and porcelain - Wikipedia

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    Some of the typical vessel (器 utsuwa) types are: . tea bowl (茶碗 chawan); jar (壷 tsuba); bowl (鉢 hachi); tea caddy (茶入 chaire); The various features of a vessel such as the opening, rim, neck, wall, inside, foot, surface markings, etc. all have standardised names in Japanese.