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  2. 1945 PETA revolt in Blitar - Wikipedia

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    The PETA revolt in Blitar (Indonesian: Pemberontakan PETA di Blitar) was an anti-occupation revolt in present-day Indonesia, which took place on 14 February 1945 by the PETA daidan (battalion) in Blitar. This revolt was widely known as the first major uprising of local armies in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation. [3]

  3. Honshu - Wikipedia

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    Honshu (Japanese: 本州, Hepburn: Honshū, pronounced [hoꜜɰ̃ɕɯː] ⓘ; lit. ' main island '), historically known as Akitsushima (秋津島, lit. ' dragonfly island '), [3] [4] [5] is the largest of the four main islands of Japan.

  4. Public holidays in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.

  5. Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese archipelago is 67% forests and 14% agricultural. [85] The primarily rugged and mountainous terrain is restricted for habitation. [86] Thus the habitable zones, mainly in the coastal areas, have very high population densities: Japan is the 40th most densely populated country even without considering that local concentration.

  6. Battle of Semarang - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Semarang (Indonesian: Pertempuran Semarang), in Indonesia also known as Pertempuran Lima Hari (Five Days' Battle) [8] was a clash between Japanese forces of the Sixteenth Army and Indonesian forces consisting of People's Security Agency personnel and pemuda in October 1945 at the city of Semarang, Central Java.

  7. Freya Jayawardana - Wikipedia

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    On July 19, 2023, she appeared on the Trans7 variety show Lapor Pak! as a special guest and became a trending topic on Twitter. [14] In August of the same year, she represented JKT48 at the Tokyo Idol Festival 2023, and conducted an official visit to the AKB48 Theater. [15] [16] [17] Furthermore, she represented JKT48 at the AniManGaki 2023.

  8. Edo period - Wikipedia

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    The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 [1] in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional daimyo, or feudal lords.

  9. Japanese National Railways - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] They criticized JNR's collaboration in the Vietnam War by operating freight trains carrying jet fuel for U.S. military use. On November 29, 1985, militants supporting a radical sect of JNR's labor union objecting to the privatization of JNR damaged signal cables at 33 points around Tokyo and Osaka to halt thousands of commuter trains ...