appeasement policy

nanshin, Imperial Japan's policy of southern expansionism towards southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

country, nation, nation-state

a land, a country

Edo River / Edogawa (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan) / a surname

A true Tokyoite: one who was born and raised in the Japanese capital and whose parents are from Tokyo. One whose family has been from Tokyo for generations.

(calligraphy and typography) "Edo characters", distinctive calligraphic (and later, typographic) styles that were born in the Edo period

a tatami mat of the Edo (Tokyo) style

adder (viper)

a chain with a weight on one or both ends, such as might be used on a pulley to help lift loads / (weaponry) a Japanese martial arts chain weapon, consisting of or based on such a weighted chain