The Lexus family is replenished with a car equipped with a 5-liter 8-cylinder engine with a V-shaped arrangement of cylinders. Its place is in the model IS, the distinctive line is the additional letter F in the name, the character is sporty. In other words, we have a new Premium Sport car. How well she …
The A80 program was launched in February 1989 under the leadership of Isao Tsuzuki, various design, engineering and engineering teams. By the mid-1990s, the final design concept of the A80 was approved by Toyota Aichi Technical Center and frozen for production in the late 1990s. The first test mules were hand-assembled into A70 bodies in …
Nakamichi was founded by Etsuro Nakamichi in 1948 as Nakamichi Research Corporation Ltd (株式会社 研究所 株式会社 Nakamichi Kenkyujo Kabushiki Kaisha) in Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in the production of portable radios, audio signals, speakers and communication equipment. It was later headed by the younger brother of the founder, Niro Nakamichi. Initially, the company was founded …
Seppuku should never be considered suicide, and similarly kaishaku should never be regarded as murder: both are rituals of bushido. Seppuku was committed only by warriors-commoners were deemed unworthy. There were several circumstances under which seppuku was carried out. One was to take personal responsibility for a grave error. A samurai would also commit seppuku …
Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese samurai and swordsman who became a legend. Musashi is known for his remarkable skill as a swordsman and the many duels he has won since his early teens. He is the founder of the Ni Ten Ichi Ryu school and the author of Go Rin No Sho (“The Book of …
Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi, samurai of the early 17th century, launches a system that elevates the simple stick to one of Japan’s favorite martial arts weapons called Jojutsu. He practiced in Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, then studied Kashima Jikishinkage-ryu, practicing their secret techniques called “ichi no tachi”. According to legends, Gonnosuke took part in a large number of …
Wakizashi is a short traditional Japanese sword. Mainly used by samurai and worn on the belt. The length of the blade is from 30 cm to 61 cm. The blade is sharpened on one side, slightly distorted. It is usually worn with a katana in the samurai’s belt. In ancient Japan, a sword with a …
The SL-1200 was the most influential turntable. It was developed in 1971 by a team led by Shuichi Obata at Matsushita, which then released it onto the market in 1972. It was adopted by New York City hip hop DJs in the 1970s. As they experimented with the SL-1200 decks, they developed scratching techniques when …
Ninjutsu originated in China in the first centuries of the new era. Called by various names: Yin Sen Shu (a method of disappearing the body), Fa Shu (black arts) and others, it served espionage since ancient times, practiced by secret societies – closed organizations, similar in nature to sects. After being transferred to Japan in …
The Jomon period is the time from prehistoric Japan from about 16,500 to about 2,300 BC. when Japan was inhabited by a culture of hunter-gatherers, it reached a considerable degree of lodging and cultural entanglement. The term “with scar marks” is translated into Japanese as “Jomon”. The pottery from the time of the first phase …