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Leytonstone F.C.

Leytonstone Full name Leytonstone Football Club Founded 1886 Dissolved 1979 Ground Granleigh Road, Leytonstone 1978–79 Isthmian League Premier Division, 21/22 Leytonstone F.C. was an English football club based in Leytonstone, Greater London. Founded in 1886, the club ceased to exist in 1979 when it merged with Ilford to form Leytonstone-Ilford, which later became Redbridge Forest after also absorbing Walthamstow Avenue. Redbridge Forest in turn merged with Dagenham to form the modern Dagenham & Redbridge. Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 FC Leytonstone 4 Honours 5 References History The club was established in 1886, and were founder members of the Spartan League in 1907. [1] They finished bottom in the league's first season, and switched to the Isthmian League. They won the league in its shortened post-World War I 1919 season, and then twice in 1937–38 and 1938–39. They remained members of the league after World...

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan

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Japan / United States Security Treaty Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ( 日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約 ) Treaty signature page Type Military Alliance Signed 19 January 1960 Location Washington, D.C. Effective 19 May 1960 Parties   Japan   United States Citations 11 U.S.T. 1632; T.I.A.S. No. 4509 Language English, Japanese Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America at Wikisource The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ( 日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約 , Nihon-koku to Amerika-gasshūkoku to no Aida no Sōgo Kyōryoku oyobi Anzen Hoshō Jōyaku ) , also known in Japan as Anpo jōyaku ( 安保条約 ) or just Anpo ( 安保 ) for short, [1] was first signed in 1951 at the San Francisco Presidio following the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco (commonly known as the Peace Treaty of San Francisco) at the San Francisco War Memo...

Sakutarō Hagiwara

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Sakutarō Hagiwara Sakutarō Hagiwara Born ( 1886-11-01 ) 1 November 1886 Maebashi, Gumma, Japan Died 11 May 1942 (1942-05-11) (aged 55) Tokyo, Japan Occupation Writer and poet Genre poetry, literary criticism In this Japanese name, the family name is Hagiwara. Sakutarō Hagiwara ( 萩原 朔太郎 , Hagiwara Sakutarō , 1 November 1886 – 11 May 1942) was a Japanese writer of free-style verse, active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He liberated Japanese free verse from the grip of traditional rules, and he is considered the "father of modern colloquial poetry in Japan". He published many volumes of essays, literary and cultural criticism, and aphorisms over his long career. His unique style of verse expressed his doubts about existence, and his fears, ennui, and anger through the use of dark images and unambiguous wording. Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References and reading ...

Hidemi Kon

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Hidemi Kon Kon Hidemi Native name 今 日出海 Born ( 1903-11-06 ) 6 November 1903 Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan Died 30 July 1984 (1984-07-30) (aged 80) Kamakura, Japan Resting place Catholic Cemetery, Kamakura, Japan Occupation Writer and literary critic Language Japanese Alma mater Tokyo Imperial University Genre essayist and literary criticism, short stories In this Japanese name, the family name is Kon. Hidemi Kon ( 今 日出海 , Kon Hidemi , 6 November 1903 – 30 July 1984) was a literary critic and essayist active in Japan during the Shōwa period. Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 See also 4 References Early life Born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Kon Hidemi was the younger brother of writer, politician and Buddhist priest Kon Tōkō. His father was a captain of a steamer operated by Nippon Yusen, and the family relocated to Kobe from 1911. Kon moved to Tokyo in 1918, and was accepted into the French Literature Department...

Tanka

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This article is about modern Japanese poetry. For the classical genre of Japanese poetry sometimes called "tanka", see Waka (poetry). For tanka poetry written in English, see Tanka in English. For other uses, see Tanka (disambiguation). Tanka ( 短歌 , "short poem") is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature. [1] Contents 1 Etymology 2 Form 3 History 3.1 Modern 4 Poetic culture 5 Poets 6 See also 7 Notes 8 Bibliography 8.1 Modern anthologies 8.2 Modern translations 9 External links Etymology Originally, in the time of the Man'yōshū (latter half of the eighth century AD), the term tanka was used to distinguish "short poems" from the longer chōka ( 長歌 , "long poems") . In the ninth and tenth centuries, however, notably with the compilation of the Kokinshū , the short poem became the dominant form of poetry in Japan, and the ori...