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Japan, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

United States. Office of Geography.

Japan, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

by United States. Office of Geography.

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    Places:
  • Japan
    • Subjects:
    • Japan -- Gazetteers

    • Edition Notes

      Contains errata slip.

      Classifications
      LC ClassificationsDS805 .U525
      The Physical Object
      Pagination731 p.
      Number of Pages731
      ID Numbers
      Open LibraryOL6193836M
      LC Control Number55063681
      OCLC/WorldCa14681622

      A Japanese Accepted Name (JAN) is the official non-proprietary or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance by the government of Japan. See also. International Nonproprietary Name (INN) United States Adopted Name (USAN) British Approved Name (BAN) References. This article does not cite any sources. Something Wicked from Japan: Ghosts, Demons & Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces (Japanese Edition) by Ei Nakau, Hokusai Katsushika, et al. | Jul 1, out of 5 stars

      The U.S. Government uses names decided by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ standard name for that body of water is the Sea of Japan,” Psaki said. “We.   Japan will start using the traditional order for Japanese names in English in official documents, with family names first, a switch from the Westernized custom the .

      The United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization.. The criteria for admission of new members to the UN are set out in Chapter II, Article 4 of the UN Charter. Membership in the United Nations is open to all peace-loving.   O'Neill is even worse for place names. It has only 4, some place names. I recommend _Zenkoku chimei ekimei yomikata jiten_ [Guide to Readings of All Japan's Place Names-Station Name] (ISBN ), which has ,+ place names. It even has an entry for Habomai in the disputed Northwest s: 7.


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Office of Geography. Japan, official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Get this from a library. Preliminary gazetteer Japan: official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [United States. Department of the Interior. Division of Geography.; United States Board on Geographic Names.;].

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Geographic Names Division.; United States Board on Geographic Names.; United States. Office of Geography.]. The United States Board on Geographic Names determines official federal nomenclature for the United States.

Most often, actual American usage follows it, even in such points as the omission of apostrophes, as in St. Marys River. However, if colloquial usage does differ, we should prefer actual American usage to the official name.

The name was endorsed by the Washington State Board on Geographic Names in late October, It was approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names on Novemand by the British Columbia Geographical Names Office in February The French name Mer des Salish is also official in Canada.

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names experts who are the working staff for the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in the standardization of the geographic names of Japan for United States Government use. The BGN and its staff work to effect consistent treatment of geographic name spellings in US Government databases, publications, maps, and charts.

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Library of Congress Names includes over 8 million descriptions created over many decades and according to different cataloging policies. LC Names is officially called the NACO Authority File and is a cooperative effort in which participants follow a common set of standards and guidelines.

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Inthe Pacific War between the Empire of Japan and the Allies entered its fourth year. Most Japanese military units fought fiercely, ensuring that the Allied victory would come at an enormous cost. The million battle casualties incurred in total by the United States in World War II included both military personnel killed in action and wounded in action.

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Japan facts: Official web sites of Japan, links and information about Japan's art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, the capital of Japan, airlines, embassies, tourist. The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) recommends and approves names and spellings.

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Disputed territory is territory that is claimed by one or more countries and for which the United States does not take a position on sovereignty. b. Western Sahara is disputed territory (see United Nations Mission for the Referendum on Western Sahara and Security Council Resolution of Octo ).The Constitution also empowers the president to appoint United States ambassadors, and to propose and chiefly negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries.

Such agreements, upon receiving the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate (by a two-thirds majority vote), become binding with the force of federal law.Japan - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates. SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA.