NAHA

näˈhä, city (1990 pop. 304,836), on Okinawa island, in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A port on the southwest coast, it is also the chief manufacturing center of the island. In 1853, Commodore Perry chose Naha as his first base for the penetration of Japan. The city was virtually destroyed during World War II. In 1945 it became the headquarters of the U.S. military governor of the Ryukyus, and when the island was returned to Japan in 1972, it became the capital of Okinawa prefecture. The name is also spelled Nafa and Nawa.

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books on: Naha  - 263 results

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Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics
Book by Gregory Smits; University of Hawaii Press, 1999
Subjects: Ryukyu Islands--History
...turned out that the sojourner had left Naha four years earlier and had been living...divisions as Shuri versus other parts of Naha, not to mention the "main" island of Okinawa...islands" sakishima . A woman who moved to Naha from Miyako as a teenager, and soon thereafter...
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Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific
Book by Chas. S. Nichols Jr., Henry I. Shaw Jr.; Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1955
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
...stone-paved highway connecting the cities of Naha and Shuri, could support two lanes of...railway. A trans-island line ran from Naha to Yonabaru by way of Kobakura and Kokuba...and government buildings. In the cities Naha and Shuri many of the public buildings...
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Japan and Okinawa: Structure and Subjectivity
Book by Glenn D. Hook, Richard Siddle; RoutledgeCurzon, 2003
Subjects: Okinawa Island (Japan)--History, Okinawa Island (Japan)--Politics And Government, Okinawa Island (Japan)--Social Conditions
...Shuri castle stands on the skyline above Naha as a concrete symbol of the distinct history...Discussions, from Sentiment to Logic) , Naha: Hirugisha. Molasky, Michael...An Outline of the Okinawan Economy) , Naha: Okinawa Prefectural Office, Okinawa Ken...
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With Perry to Japan: A Memoir
Book by William Heine, Frederic Trautmann; University of Hawaii Press, 1990
Subjects: Heine, Wilhelm--1827-1885--Journeys--Japan, Japan--Description And Travel, United States Naval Expedition To Japan, 1852-1854
...the island group Ryukyu. Its chief city, Naha, has been Napafoo, Napha, Napachan, Napa...English Missionary. -- The Harbor at Naha. -- Fortifications. -- The City. -- The...Other Features . T WO BOATS out of Naha approached the Susquehanna on the morning...
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Alliance Adrift
Book by Yoichi Funabashi; Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1999
Subjects: Japan--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Japan
...faithfully as possible to Hashimoto. Akira Sakima, chairman of the Naha Chamber of Commerce and Indus- try and chairman of Ryukyu Bank...consolidation, and reduction of the Okinawan bases: the relocation of Naha Port, an end to the live artillery firing exer- cises over...
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journal articles on: Naha  - 36 results

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Northern Lacandon Maya Medicinal Plant Use in the Communities of Lacanja Chan Sayab and Naha', Chiapas, Mexico
Journal article by Ryan Amir Kashanipour, R. Jon McGee; Journal of Ecological Anthropology, Vol. 8, 2004
Subjects: Cultural anthropology, Farmers, Flowers & plants, Folk medicine, Maya Tribe, Mexico, Native North Americans
...the Communities of Lacanja Chan Sayab and Naha, Chiapas, Mexico by Ryan Amir Kashanipour...the communities of Lacanja Chan Sayab and Naha. Our purpose is twofold. First, we document...destruction. We collected information in Naha and Lacanja Chan Sayab-the two largest...
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Introductory Routes of Rice to Japan: An Examination of the Southern Route Hypothesis
Journal article by Hiroto Takamiya; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Agricultural geography--Research, Agriculture, Prehistoric, Japan--History, Okinawa Island--History, Plant remains (Archaeology)--Research
...the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, Naha (Fig. 3). The site dates between the eighth...site in terms of its settlement location (Naha City Board of Education 1996:78). Approximately...Late Yayoi-Heian and the Gusuku periods (Naha City Board of Education 1996:78). The other...
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Shushin Kani'iri (Possessed by Love, Thwarted by the Bell): A Kumi Odori by Tamagusuku Chokun, as Staged by Kin Ryosho
Journal article by Nobuko Miyama Ochner, Kathy Foley; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 22, 2005
...Kokuritsu Kumi Odori Gekijo) in Urasoe-shi near Naha in 2004. Nobuko Miyama Ochner is an associate...National Kumi Odori Theatre in Urasoe-shi near Naha opened, marking another step in official...attempted to establish a kumi odori theatre in Naha, but by 1919 popular taste had forced this...
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International Women's Summit to Redefine Security: Final Statement
Journal article; Social Justice, Vol. 27, 2000
Subjects: Militarism--Political aspects, Security, International--Political aspects, Women's organizations--International aspects
...Statement. East Asia-U.S. Womens Network Against Militarism Naha, Okinawa, Japan, June 22 to 25, 2000 ON THE EVE OF THE ANNUAL...the earlier meetings of the East Asia-U.S. Womens Network in Naha, Okinawa (1997) and Washington, D.C. (1998), which sought to...
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Ganjiro III and Chikamatsu's "Lost" Kabuki Masterpiece
Journal article by Laurence Kominz; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 17, 2000
Subjects: Ganjiro, Nakamura, III--Conduct of life, Kabuki plays--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Monzaemon, Chikamatsu--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...shipping of the set by Arimura Lines--made the 1998 Naha trip possible for Ghikamatsu-za. While Naha was the site of the opening performance, this...could now realize a two-performance engagement in Naha at the three-thousand-seat Naha Shimin Kaikan...
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magazine articles on: Naha  - 8 results

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Bat Victory! We Sank the First Ship Ever Lost to a Guided Missile
Magazine article by Gerald M. Kenyon; Sea Classics, Vol. 40, July 2007
...Kenyon On 27 May 1945, two Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateers took off from Naha Air Field on the former Japanese island of Okinawa. Attached to Fleet Air...badly damaged PB4Y back to Okinawa and belly-landed the craft in the mud of Naha Air Field.
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Mariner to the Rescue!
Magazine article by Leroy Way; Sea Classics, Vol. 40, May 2007
...personal letter from a Japanese professor in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. FIRST FLIGHT On 5 April...given the name of a Japanese professor in Naha, Okinawa, who might know something about...dead-end, I wrote to Prof. Etsujiro Miyagi in Naha anyway. Much to my surprise I received...
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A Burning Dilemma
Magazine article by Becky Gillette; E, Vol. 9, November 1998
Subjects: Candles--Health aspects, Pollutants--Analysis
...Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). "They are using synthetic fragrances instead of essential oils. NAHA is very actively involved with educating...PO Box 17622, Boulder, CO 80308/(888)ASK-NAHA; International Aromatherapy and Herb Association...
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Morrison's Valiant Last Stand
Magazine article by Tom Alexander; Sea Classics, Vol. 41, June 2008
...wide. In the north, it is ragged and mountainous. In the southern end, it is rolling plains and farmland. The islands capital is Naha. There are many bays, isthmuses and a generally rugged coastline containing caves behind the coral reefs. It was indicated that...
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Sea Mail
Magazine article; Sea Classics, Vol. 35, August 2002
...an ATR was not part of the comprehensive article "Stand In For Danger". The picture mislabeled on page 55 "two wooden ARSs at Naha harbor is a stem view of an ATR." The Lester Faganss depiction for Motor Boating Magazine was created using an early builders...
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newspaper articles on: Naha  - 40 results

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ICTSI Unit Mulls Okinawa Shipping Hub
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2006
Subjects: Container ports, Containerization, Containerization (Freight), Marine terminals, Ports
...terminal the shipping hub of East Asia. Naha International Container Terminal (NICT...cargo bound for China. ICTSIs affiliate, Naha International Container Terminal, Inc...ports like Xiamen, Fuzhou and Wenzhou to Naha. Vessels carrying Japanese imports from...
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Teacher Fights Okinawa 'War'
Newspaper article by Takehiko Nomura; The Washington Times, August 17, 2001
Subjects: Okinawa Island
...Nomura Byline: Takehiko Nomura NAHA, JAPAN - A teacher, some say, affects eternity...the Okinawa Historical Film Society in Naha, capital of Okinawa prefecture, she emphasizes...military presence also continues. The Naha resident often makes the pilgrimage to...
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Okinawans Are Divided on Clinton's G-8 Visit: Japanese See Another Military Base on Island
Newspaper article by Takehiko Nomura; The Washington Times, September 17, 1999
Subjects: Okinawa Island
...island by Takehiko Nomura NAHA, Japan - President Clintons visit to Okinawa...Okinwans, especially those in urban areas like Naha, the capital, residents of Nago see it...government but the governor and people in Naha hardly grasp what Nago residents think...
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Naha's Menu Soars to Same Height as Prices
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 26, 2001
Subjects: Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants
...refill). Resolutions? I might suggest to Naha, the new restaurant that took over the...to mind is to rethink the whole thing. Naha (the way I see my tab after a couple of...close by." The point of all this is that Naha is a fine-dining restaurant relative to...
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U.S. Base's Transfer on Hold; Okinawa Sets Time Limit on Use; Environmentalists Fear Risks to Reef
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 26, 2004
...Takehiko Kambayashi, THE WASHINGTON TIMES NAHA, Japan - Despite a 1996 agreement that...islands. Tokyo and Okinawas capital, Naha, settled on a large sea-based facility...and the daily Ryukyu Shimpo, published in Naha, 9.6 percent of Okinawans agree with the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Naha  - 5 results

 
 
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Naha
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAHA na ha, city (1990 pop. 304,836), on Okinawa island, in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A port on the southwest coast, it is also the chief manufacturing center of the island. In 1853, Commodore Perry chose Naha as his first base for the penetration of Japan. The city was virtually destroyed during World War II. In 1945 it became the...
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Nafa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAFA see Naha , Okinawa. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Nawa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAWA see Naha , Okinawa. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Okinawa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Islands archipelago. Naha is the largest city and chief port. Okinawa is a long, narrow...fishing and tourism are important. There is some light industry in Naha. Okinawa was the scene of the last great U.S. amphibious campaign...
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Ryukyu Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...also important to the economy. Some light industry is found in Naha , Okinawa, the Ryukyus largest city. Sugar and canned pineapples...N were placed (Aug., 1945) under a U.S. military governor at Naha. The Ryukyus became a key salient of the U.S. Pacific defense...


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