Yo! MTV Raps is a two-hour music video program that aired on MTV Europe from 1987 to the mid-1990s and on MTV US from August 1988 to August 1995. The American version (produced by Ted Demme and Peter Dougherty) was the network’s first hip hop music show, and was based on the original MTV Europe …
Following its opening in 1997, HARLEM continued to support the Japanese hip-hop scene as the “holy land of hip-hop,” and has since become a household name in Japan and around the world. It would not be an exaggeration to call the DJs in charge of the incredible dance floor the best in the country for …
Guru’s debut solo studio album, Jazzmatazz Volume 1, is titled “An Experimental Synthesis of Hip-Hop and Jazz.” Guru is an American hip hop recording artist. It was made available through Chrysalis Records on May 18, 1993. Recording sessions were held in New York’s D&D Studios. Guru personally oversaw production and shared the role of executive …
Osaka, which is usually pronounced just “Osaka,” is a designated city in Japan’s Kansai prefecture on the island of Honshu. The third most populous city in Japan, after Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama, it serves as the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture. It is also the largest part of the Keihanshin Metropolitan …
One of the major cities in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Keihin Industrial Area is Kawasaki (Kawasaki-shi), which is located in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. After Yokohama, it is the second most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture and the eighth most populous city in all of Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area). With …
The largest of Japan’s Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands, Okinawa Island is located in the Kyushu area. Of Japan’s five main islands, this one is the smallest and least populous. The island has a total size of 1,206.98 square kilometers, is around 106 kilometers (66 mi) long, and is typically 11 kilometers (7 mi) wide (466.02 sq …
In Japan, rail travel is a significant mode of passenger transportation, particularly for high-speed, mass transit between large cities and for commuter transportation in urban regions. Just 0.84% of the movement of goods use it for freight transportation, which is a very small percentage. The privatized network runs extremely punctually, efficiently, and with minimal support. …
Military tools (bugu), or items used in battle for both offensive and defense, are within the broad category of armor. It included a helmet, a mask, two shoulder pads, arm guards, a cuirass, various lower-abdomen defensive components, and thigh and shin guards. The two main functions of armor were to provide protection to the warrior …
Arai Hakuseki, a Confucian scholar and official, advised the shoguns Tokugawa Ienobu and Ietsugu in the early eighteenth century and contributed to influencing economic and diplomatic policies. When Ietsugu passed away, Hakuseki resigned from his position as secretary of state and started a career as a prolific writer of Japanese history, political philosophy, military arts, …
After Japan was opened to Western countries in 1853, samurai once again played a significant diplomatic and foreign policy role in the nation’s foreign relations. The Tenshô embassy (1582-1590) and the Keichô embassy (1613-1620) were diplomatic missions dispatched to Europe earlier in order to foster trade relations at a time when the continent was relatively …