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  2. History of physical training and fitness - Wikipedia

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    Strength and weight training. Training with weapons which were double the weight of ordinary weapons so when ordinary weapons were used in battle they would feel lighter and easier to control. This may also be considered as a form of contrast loading. [40] Military training exercises performed in armour [41] Chopping wood [40]

  3. Timeline of Japanese history - Wikipedia

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    Japan send troops to Iraq during the Iraq War (2003–11). However, a year later, Japan was established Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group between 2004 and 2006. 2004: 11 July: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won the House of Councillors election. 23 October: 2004 Chūetsu earthquake kills 68 people and more than 4,805 ...

  4. Category:History of Japan by period - Wikipedia

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    Earthquakes in Japan by period (7 C) Japanese people by period (25 C) A. Aftermath of World War II in Japan (4 C, 21 P) Ancient Japan (10 C, 23 P)

  5. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    During the Meiji period, Japan underwent a rapid transition towards an industrial economy. [193] Both the Japanese government and private entrepreneurs adopted Western technology and knowledge to create factories capable of producing a wide range of goods. [194] By the end of the period, the majority of Japan's exports were manufactured goods ...

  6. Category:Japanese eras - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese eras" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 267 total. ... (Kamakura period) Kōan (Muromachi period)

  7. Japanese era name - Wikipedia

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    The list of Japanese era names is the result of a periodization system which was established by Emperor Kōtoku in 645. The system of Japanese era names (年号, nengō, "year name") was irregular until the beginning of the 8th century. [25] After 701, sequential era names developed without interruption across a span of centuries. [10]

  8. Asuka period - Wikipedia

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    The Asuka period (飛鳥時代, Asuka jidai) was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka region, about 25 km (16 mi) south of the modern city of Nara .

  9. Yayoi period - Wikipedia

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    Yayoi people, on the other hand, averaged 2.5–5 cm (0.98–1.97 in) taller, with shallow-set eyes, high and narrow faces, and flat brow ridges and noses. By the Kofun period, almost all skeletons excavated in Japan except those of the Ainu are of the Yayoi type with some having small Jōmon admixture, [22] resembling those of modern-day Japanese.