pilotDied: Nov. 1, 2007 (Columbus, Ohio) Best Known as: commander of the Enola Gay Commander and pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb…
sculptorBorn: 1904 Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Born to Japanese poet Yonejiro Noguchi and American writer Leonie Gilmour, Noguchi was born in the U.S. (a Nisei), but was raised in Japan. He…
(Sealhenry Olumide Samuel)singer, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1963Birthplace: London, England Of Nigerian and Brazilian extraction, Seal looked into electrical engineering and designing leather clothes…
DeGETTE, Diana, a Representative from Colorado; born in Tachikawa, Japan, July 29, 1957; graduated from South High School; B.A., Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1979; J.D., New York…
(Encyclopedia) KofuKofukōˈf&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 200,626), capital of Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center, with manufactures of silk textiles,…
(Encyclopedia) terrace, a level field built on top of a hillslope into the floor of a deep valley to improve cultivation of crops. Terracing uses the runoff from the hill to increase soil…
(Encyclopedia) ShimizuShimizushĭmēˈz&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 241,523), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. A port and fishing center, it exports tea, oranges, and…
(Encyclopedia) ShimodaShimodashĭmōˈdä [key], town (1990 pop. 30,081), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, at the south extremity of Izu peninsula, on Shimoda Bay. It is an important port…
(Encyclopedia) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, S Honshu, Japan, across the Akashi Strait, a busy shipping lane, linking the city of Kobe with Awaji Island and part of a link…
(Encyclopedia) Sikhote-AlinSikhote-Alinsēkhətĕ-əlyēnˈyə [key], mountain range, c.625 mi (990 km) long, S Russian Far East. It is composed of a series of ridges lying between the Sea of Japan and the…
