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A golem ( / ˈɡoʊləm / GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גּוֹלֶם, romanized : gōlem) is an animated, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi of Prague.
309. Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony is the 1986 autobiography of Akio Morita, co-founder and former chairman of Sony Corporation, written with Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura. The book narrates the story of Morita's early life, the Sony Corporation's formation in the aftermath of Japan's brutal defeat in World War II and its ...
Kuril Islands. Kelsoy, Faroe Islands [13] Disputed territory between Russia and Japan. With You Only Live Twice and Licence to Kill being notable exceptions, James Bond is almost always seen at the HQ of MI6 (referred to as MI7 in Dr. No) in central London. This has been the actual headquarters of MI6: the Vauxhall Cross building on the Thames ...
Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released on 8 December 1972 in Japan, with a US release on 30 March 1973, and became a commercial and critical success. The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had privately recorded ...
Matcha [a] (抹茶) / ˈ m æ tʃ ə, ˈ m ɑː tʃ ə / [2] [3] is a finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves that originated in China.Later, the green color exhibited in most modern matcha was developed in Japan, where most matcha is produced today. [4]
The Japanese School in Prague ( Czech: Japonská škola v Praze, プラハ日本人学校 Puraha Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese international school in Řepy, District 6, Prague, Czech Republic. [1] [2] It is attached affiliated with the Embassy of Japan in Prague . The school opened on April 28, 1980 ( Showa 55), [3] and it had its origins in ...
Dyna Gakki was founded in 1973 and have built guitars for several well-known brands. They produced Ibanez 's Blazer line in the 1980s and have also made guitars for Fender, Greco (for Kanda Shokai), Gretsch, and Fernandes. Dyna also made the Yamaki/Daion [4] /Founder/Joodee solid body guitars for Daion in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Herend products are made from hard-paste porcelain using a mixture of kaolin, feldspar and quartz. Herend porcelain has won 24 grand and gold prizes in world exhibitions between 1851 and 1937. [ citation needed ] One of the best known Herend patterns was presented at the London World Exhibition in 1851, the Chinese-style butterflies and flowery ...