(Encyclopedia) Miyazaki, HayaoMiyazaki, Hayaomēyäˈzäˌkē [key], 1941–, Japanese animator. Japan's preeminent maker of animated films (anime), Miyazaki is thought by many to be the world's finest…
(Encyclopedia) OkinawaOkinawaōˌkĭnäˈwä [key], island (1990 pop. 1,222,458), 454 sq mi (1,176 sq km), W Pacific Ocean, SW of Kyushu; a part of Okinawa prefecture, Japan. It is the largest of the…
(Encyclopedia) Liberal Democratic party (LDP), Japanese political party. It began as the conservative Liberal party, which, under Shigeru Yoshida, became the dominant political force in Japan…
(Encyclopedia) Moon, Sun MyungMoon, Sun Myungsŭn yŭng m&oomacr;n [key], 1920–2012, South Korean religious leader. He was an engineering student in Japan and a dockworker before founding (1954)…
(Encyclopedia) Aki, Keiiti, 1930–2005, American seismologist, b. Yokohama, Japan, Ph.D. Univ. of Tokyo, 1958. Associated with the Univ. of Tokyo 's Earthquake Research Institute from 1963, Aki joined…
(Encyclopedia) Amano, Hiroshi, 1960–, Japanese physicist, Ph.D. Nagoya Univ., Japan, 1989. He is a professor at Nagoya Univ. in Japan. Amano is the joint recipient with Shuji Nakamura and Isamu…
