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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. ONE THE LIVING ROOMS OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852 WHITH HIS PORTRAIT MADE BY FRENCH PAINTER ALPHONSE MONCHABLON. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. ONE THE LIVING ROOMS OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852 WHITH HIS PORTRAIT MADE BY FRENCH PAINTER ALPHONSE MONCHABLON. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE . PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. TOURISTS VISITING THE FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. ONE THE LIVING ROOMS OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852 WHITH HIS PORTRAIT MADE BY FRENCH PAINTER LEON BONNAT. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE . PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. BUST OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE WHERE VICTOR HUGO'S FAMILY LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. ONE THE LIVING ROOMS OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852 WHITH HIS PORTRAIT MADE BY FRENCH PAINTER LEON BONNAT. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. BUST OF MISS ADELE HUGO IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE WHERE FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S FAMILY LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. ONE THE LIVING ROOMS OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852 WHITH HIS PORTRAIT MADE BY FRENCH PAINTER ALPHONSE MONCHABLON. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. THE FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S ROOM IN THE HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE . PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. BUST OF FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO AND HIS WIFE IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE WHERE VICTOR HUGO'S FAMILY LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

Illustration - House of Victor Hugo Museum - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75004). PLACE DES VOSGES. BUST OF MISS ADELE HUGO IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE WHERE FRENCH WRITER VICTOR HUGO'S FAMILY LIVED FROM 1832 UNTIL 1852. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

Illustration - Provence

FRANCE. VAR (83). TOULON. THE GARDEN OR PARK ALEXANDER THE FIRST, OPEN IN 1852, HAS MORE THAN 3000 DIFFERENTS PLANTS AND TREES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

Illustration - Provence

FRANCE. VAR (83). TOULON. THE GARDEN OR PARK ALEXANDER THE FIRST, OPEN IN 1852, HAS MORE THAN 3000 DIFFERENTS PLANTS AND TREES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Empress visits Meiji Shrine

Empress visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko, together with Emperor Akihito, pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920.

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Emperor visits Meiji Shrine

Emperor visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920.

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Crown prince visits Meiji Shrine

Crown prince visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920.

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Masatake Terauchi

Masatake Terauchi

Born Feb. 5, 1852, died Nov. 3, 1919. Terauchi was appointed the first governor-general of Korea in 1910, having directed its annexation by Japan. He served as Japans 18th prime minister between Oct. 9, 1916 and Sept. 29, 1918.

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One of first Japanese-subject photos found in London

One of first Japanese-subject photos found in London

LONDON, England - Photo of Japanese sailor Sentaro, which was taken in 1851 or 1852 in San Francisco and is one of the earliest photographs of a Japanese person, will be auctioned by Christie's in London on May 11. Sentaro was one of 17 crew members on the Japanese vessel Eiriki Maru, which was shipwrecked in the Pacific in October 1850. The crew were rescued by an American ship two months later and taken to San Francisco, where they remained for nearly a year.

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One of first Japanese-subject photos found in London

One of first Japanese-subject photos found in London

LONDON, England - Photo of Japanese sailor Sentaro, which was taken in 1851 or 1852 in San Francisco and is one of the earliest photographs of a Japanese person, will be auctioned by Christie's in London on May 11. Sentaro was one of 17 crew members on the Japanese vessel Eiriki Maru, which was shipwrecked in the Pacific in October 1850. The crew were rescued by an American ship two months later and taken to San Francisco, where they remained for nearly a year.

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Japan - The Nijubashi (Double Bridge), Tokyo

Japan - The Nijubashi (Double Bridge), Tokyo

Japan - The Nijubashi (Double Bridge), Tokyo - the main bridge to the Imperial Palace - residence of Emperor Meiji of Japan (1852-1912) and Empress Consort Shoken (Haruko) (1849-1914) - pictured in the two oval inset portraits. Date: 1911

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Emperor Meiji of Japan

Emperor Meiji of Japan

Emperor Meiji of Japan (1852-1912) when a young man, pictured as an inset on the rising sun flag. Possibly published on his death? Outside of Japan he was sometimes called Emperor Mutsuhito (his personal name) Date: circa 1880

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The Mikado of Japan, 1904

The Mikado of Japan, 1904

Mutsuhito (1852 - 1912), also known as Meiji, Emperor of Japan, in the uniform of Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army and seated upon a charger which stands over Manchuria, Mongolia and Formosa (the latter gained by the Japanese after the war of 1895). Illustration published shortly before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904

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MUTSUHITO/MEIJI/JAPAN

MUTSUHITO/MEIJI/JAPAN

MUTSUHITO also known as MEIJI Emperor of Japan (1867-1912) Date: 1852 - 1912

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Emperor visits Meiji Shrine

Emperor visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920. (Kyodo)

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Empress visits Meiji Shrine

Empress visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko, together with Emperor Akihito, pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920. (Kyodo)

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Crown prince visits Meiji Shrine

Crown prince visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito pays homage at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of its foundation. Enshrining Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, the dowager Shoken, it was constructed on Nov. 1, 1920. (Kyodo)

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