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Iron Age
The Iron Age is the period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. Iron production is known to have taken place in Anatolia at least as early as 1200 BC, with some contemporary archaeological evidence pointing to earlier dates.
The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of these materials coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles. The Iron Age as an archaeological term indicates the condition as to civilization and culture of a people using iron as the material for their cutting tools and weapons. The Iron Age is the third principal period of the three-age system created by Christian Thomsen (1788–1865) for classifying ancient societies and prehistoric stages of progress.
In historical archaeology, the ancient literature of the Iron Age includes the earliest texts preserved in manuscript tradition. Sanskrit and Chinese literature flourished in the Iron Age. Other texts include the Avestan Gathas, the Indian Vedas and the oldest parts of the Hebrew Bible. The principal feature that distinguishes the Iron Age from the preceding ages is the introduction of alphabetic characters, and the consequent development of written language which enabled literature and historic record.
Japan
Coordinates: 35°N 136°E / 35°N 136°E / 35; 136
Japan (
i/dʒəˈpæn/; Japanese: 日本 Nippon [nip̚põ̞ɴ] or Nihon [nihõ̞ɴ]; formally 日本国 
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and Japan is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan's population of 126 million is the world's tenth largest. Approximately 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, which is the sixth largest city proper in the OECD. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the world's largest metropolitan area with over 35 million residents and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy.
Japan Pavilion at Epcot
The Japan Pavilion is a Japan-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase, within Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Its location is between The American Adventure and Moroccan Pavilions.
History
The Japan Pavilion is one of the original World Showcase pavilions and had been in planning since the late 1970s. Many attractions have been proposed for the pavilion and one show building was built, but left unused. Meet the World was one planned attraction and was a clone of the attraction Meet the World that was once at Tokyo Disneyland. But because management thought that the Japanese film's omission of World War II might upset many Veterans, it was dropped. The show was so close to opening that the show building and rotating platform was built, but not used.
For years, Imagineers have considered building an indoor roller coaster attraction based on Matterhorn Bobsleds from Disneyland but themed to Japan's Mount Fuji inside a replica of Mount Fuji. At one point, Godzilla or a large lizard attacking guests in their cars was considered. Fujifilm originally wanted to sponsor the ride in the early 1990s, but Kodak, a major Epcot sponsor, convinced Disney to decline the sponsorship. Luckily, the Matterhorn derived design elements survived to be incorporated into Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park. Another proposed attraction was a walk-through version of "Circle-Vision", in which guests would board and walk through a Shinkansen (bullet train) and look through windows (actually film screens) that showcase Japan's changing landscapes. The train would have shaken and moved like a train traveling through the countryside.
Japan in Gulliver’s Travels
Japan is referred to in Gulliver's Travels, the satire by Jonathan Swift.
Part III of the book has the account of Lemuel Gulliver's visit to Japan, the only real location visited by him. It is used as a venue for Swift's satire on the actions of Dutch traders to that land. His description reflects the state of European knowledge of the country in the 17th and early 18th centuries, and the tensions due to commercial rivalry between the English and the Dutch at that time.
Description
Japan is shown on the map at the beginning of part III, which also shows the island of "Yesso" (i.e. Hokkaido), "Stats island" (Iturup) and "Companys Land" (Urup) to the north. The map also marks the Vries Strait and Cape Patience, though this is shown on the northeast coast of Yesso, rather than as part of Sakhalin, which was little known in Swift’s time. On the island of Japan itself the map shows "Nivato" (Nagato), Yedo, "Meaco" (Kyoto), Inaba and "Osacca" (Osaka)
The text describes Gulliver's journey from Luggnagg, which took fifteen days, and his landing at "Xamoschi" (i.e. Shimosa} which lies "on the western part of a narrow strait leading northward into a long arm of the sea, on the northwest part of which Yedo, the metropolis stands". This description matches the geography of Tokyo Bay, except that Shimosa is on the north, rather than the western shore of the bay.
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Rain Tree Crow
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- Rain Tree Crow released: 1992
Japan
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- The Collection released: 2009
- The Very Best Of released: 2006
- Assemblage released: 2006
- Adolescent Sex released: 2004
- The Best of Japan released: 2002
- The Masters released: 1997
- The Singles: Japan released: 1996
- In Vogue released: 1996
- Methods of Dance released: 1991
- The Other Side of Japan released: 1991
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids released: 1991
- Souvenir From Japan released: 1989
- Quiet Life released: 1986
- Exorcising Ghosts released: 1984
- Oil on Canvas released: 1983
- Leidenese Boy released: 1982
- Visions of China released: 1982
- Japan released: 1982
- Live at Hammersmith Odeon released: 1981
- Tin Drum released: 1981
- Obscure Alternatives released: 1978
- 1982-12-08: Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan released:
The Collection
Released 2009- Quiet Life (7" version)
- Visions of China
- Ghosts
- I Second That Emotion
- Life in Tokyo
- European Son
- All Tomorrow's Parties (7" version)
- Adolescent Sex
- Don't Rain on My Parade
- In Vogue
- The Unconventional
- Communist China
- Suburban Berlin
- Halloween
- Life in Tokyo (12" version)
- All Tomorrow's Parties (12" version)
The Very Best Of
Released 2006- Ghosts (single version)
- I Second That Emotion (single mix)
- Quiet Life (7" version)
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- The Art of Parties (single version)
- Visions of China
- Taking Islands in Africa (Steve Nye remix)
- European Son (single mix)
- Cantonese Boy
- Life in Tokyo, Part 1 (Special remix)
- Nightporter
- Methods of Dance
- All Tomorrow's Parties (7" version)
- Canton (live)
- Ghosts (album version)
The Best of Japan
Released 2002- Adolescent Sex (Re-Recorded version)
- The Unconventional
- Communist China
- Automatic Gun
- State Line
- European Son
- I Second That Emotion
- Life in Tokyo
- Quiet Life
- Fall in Love With Me
- Despair
- The Other Side of Life
- A Foreign Place
- Deviation (live)
- Obscure Alternatives (live)
- In Vogue (live)
- Sometimes I Feel So Low (live)
The Singles: Japan
Released 1996- Life in Tokyo
- Life in Tokyo (Theme)
- All Tomorrow's Parties
- In Vogue (live in Tokyo)
- Life in Tokyo (12" extended version)
- European Son
- Sometimes I Feel So Low
- Adolescent Sex (Re-Recorded version)
- Life in Tokyo (extended remix)
- Life in Tokyo (Theme)
- All Tomorrow's Parties (Steve Nye's 1983 remix)
- I Second That Emotion (extended remix)
- Halloween
- European Son (extended remix)
- Quiet Life (extended version)
- Fall in Love With Me
Died: 1982-12-16
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by: Iron AgeBright skies make way for night.
Been light for so long, you've lost your sight.
Your future is darker than you ever feared.
A near era is dawning.
The last age is here.
All meaning is sucked from your name,
replaced by forces of demonic fame.
No matter what you're called, you're not prepared.
A new era is dawning.