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Hiranuma, Kiichiro, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hiranuma, Kiichiro, BaronHiranuma, Kiichiro, Baronkēˌēˈchērō hēräˈn&oomacr;mä [key], 1865–1952, Japanese statesman, founder of the Kokuhonsha, a powerful militaristic and…Freer, Charles Lang
(Encyclopedia) Freer, Charles LangFreer, Charles Langfrēr [key], 1856–1919, American art collector, b. Kingston, N.Y. He gave to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., his entire collection…Index, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia) Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy…Varona y Pera, Enrique José
(Encyclopedia) Varona y Pera, Enrique JoséVarona y Pera, Enrique Joséānrēˈkā hōsāˈ värōˈnä ē pāˈrä [key], 1849–1933, Cuban philosopher and vice president of Cuba (1913–17). Varona was a professor at…Rhode, Deborah Lynn
(Encyclopedia) Rhode, Deborah Lynn, 1952-2021, American legal ethicist and educator, b. Evanston, IL, Yale (BA, 1974), Yale Law (JD, 1977). Raised in…Japanese music
(Encyclopedia) Japanese music, the highly eclectic musical culture of the Japanese islands. Over the years, Japan has borrowed musical instruments, scales, and styles from many neighboring areas. The…Japanese architecture
(Encyclopedia) Japanese architecture, structures created on the islands that constitute Japan. Evidence of prehistoric architecture in Japan has survived in the form of models of terra-cotta houses…norm
(Encyclopedia) norm, authoritative rule or standard by which something is judged and on that basis approved or disapproved. Examples of norms include standards of right and wrong, beauty and ugliness…Japanese beetle
(Encyclopedia) Japanese beetle, common name for a destructive beetle, Popillia japonica, of the scarab beetle family. Accidentally imported to the United States from Japan, it was first discovered in…Japanese art
(Encyclopedia) Japanese art, works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. In the mid-19th cent. a few print designers attained distinction, but no masters appeared…Trending
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