... whether ... of ... Thank you, Effingham-dono; you said it better than I could have. I do understand your concern, Lady Solveig, but the vast majority of ...
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James Eckman
lost90804
Dec 23, 2002 3:45 pm
... Hmm... wonder if that's calculated from the old Japanese histories, which if memory serves are about 800 years off!!! Sadly historical studies in Japan are...
8946
daviem01 <ellen.m....
daviem01
Dec 23, 2002 9:31 pm
... Definitely! Rewriting the past to fit one's agenda has always been a useful tool... ... past, ... I would love to see them posted again, if no one minds!...
8947
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 24, 2002 3:50 am
Baron Edward! Greetings from Solveig! ... We are talking about a time largely before historical records. A lot of proto-historical stuff in Japan does unify...
8948
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 24, 2002 3:50 am
Baron Edward! ... Maybe in the Byzantine Empire, but not necessarily everywhere else. In this context king = political leader. The question is whether or not...
8949
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 24, 2002 3:50 am
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! I urge you not to debate logical fallacies with me. I am quite familiar with the rules of logic and have demonstrated...
8950
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 24, 2002 3:50 am
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! ... The "Lost Tribe" business is fairly popular in Japan. It shows up in "Koshintou no Hon" published by Gakken. One...
8951
Park McKellop
squire009
Dec 24, 2002 7:20 am
When the wall was built in 1276? to help against the next Mongol invasion, under who's direction was it built? The Emperor's, Shogun's or a local daimyo? We...
8952
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 24, 2002 10:16 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... The daimyo didn't exist yet. ... The thing does have a name in Chinese. I am a bit confused though. This is the...
8953
James Eckman
lost90804
Dec 25, 2002 1:34 am
... I read it in a book which was titled something like Origin Theories of the Japanese People. Sorry, you will have to go to a library for this one. I saw it...
8954
Park McKellop
squire009
Dec 26, 2002 8:20 am
I'm adapting Pres. Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." speech. Since the wall in Japan was built in about 6 months (?), someone ordered it built,...
8955
Yama Kaminari no Date...
dateyukiie
Dec 26, 2002 1:04 pm
I am a bit confused though. This is ... are you trying to do something Japanese? My Dera Lady Solvieg, The header of the Japanese mailing List does actually...
8956
skyscraperpriestess &...
skyscraperpr...
Dec 27, 2002 4:11 am
Does anyone know where I can find pics of a specific style of jingasa? I found one picture here: ...
8957
makiwara_no_yetsuko &...
makiwara_no_...
Dec 27, 2002 6:17 am
Has anyone read the new Royall Tyler translation of "The Tale of Genji?" I saw it in paperback while Christmas shopping and am debating whether to make the...
8958
tatsushu <logan@.....
tatsushu
Dec 27, 2002 2:15 pm
Well, I've only had a chance to sample it, but I did get to listen to Royall Tyler discuss it and met with him briefly as he autographed copies. I'm rather...
8959
tatsushu <logan@.....
tatsushu
Dec 27, 2002 2:55 pm
... speech. Since the wall in Japan was built in about 6 months (?), someone ordered it built, and I could interchange his name easily enough. Since the...
8960
James Eckman
lost90804
Dec 28, 2002 7:46 am
I stumbled across a great book at the local library call 'Japanese Homes and Lifestyles', the link has a very good review with pictures. This book covers all...
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daviem01 <ellen.m....
daviem01
Dec 29, 2002 12:35 am
... I have not yet read much of it-- I was lucky to find it tucked in my stocking on Christmas morning. <g> I have only slightly sampled the Waley and...
8962
makiwara_no_yetsuko &...
makiwara_no_...
Dec 29, 2002 6:04 am
... my ... Felicitations! I just hope your stocking isn't too badly stretched out. ;-> ... so ... explanatory ... Hmmm, I received a Borders gift card and this...
8963
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 29, 2002 6:43 am
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! Amazon describes the Japanese original 4395270212 as a 106 page picture book. Are all the pages pretty much like the...
8964
James Eckman
lost90804
Dec 29, 2002 4:17 pm
... Could be, I have the English version which is about 124 pages. The original was called 'Nihonjin no sumai: Juukyo to seikatsu no rekishi'. ... Pretty...
8965
morragan13 <tombra...
morragan13
Dec 30, 2002 11:58 pm
Hi every one i'm new to the group... just lately i've figured out that i want a japanese persona. I know i'm Heian period... and my name is Kumoko (meaning:...
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daviem01 <ellen.m....
daviem01
Dec 31, 2002 3:13 am
... we're talking ... in Aine's ... be part of ... She, actually. <g> Darn Hiberno-Norse names! ... And I don't believe I implied any sort of "substantial...
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daviem01 <ellen.m....
daviem01
Dec 31, 2002 3:22 am
... lot ... to me. I don't believe I posited a "significant division of labor", just enough to suggest that there were different roles that both priestly and...
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Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 31, 2002 3:37 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! Shigeno should preceed Kumoko. As for how authentic or inauthentic the two parts are, that can be discussed later. -ko...
8969
Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 31, 2002 5:04 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... The problem is that you are recreating an era which is generally believed to have been theocratic. Assume the role of...
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Solveig
nostrand@...
Dec 31, 2002 5:04 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Again irrelevant. China was also considerably advanced with respect to Japan and a LOT closer. That doesn't prevent...
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Yama Kaminari no Date...
dateyukiie
Dec 31, 2002 12:43 pm
... acquaintance. So, you may well get publicly questioned someday. I have seen people get really unhappy when questioned in this manner. -- (mock Monty Python...
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daviem01 <ellen.m....
daviem01
Dec 31, 2002 3:15 pm
... Ooh! Ooh! Maybe they'll put me in the "Comfy Chair"! <g> Agemashite omedetou gozaimasu, all, Aine...
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morragan13 <tombra...
morragan13
Dec 31, 2002 11:55 pm
I know that the last name comes first (thanx to japanese anime) Now to the name Accoding to my local heralds books They are authentic! but i have a question...
