Olga Tokarczuk is a Polish writer known for her wry and complex novels that leap between centuries, places, perspectives, and mythologies. She received the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature (awarded belatedly in 2019), lauded for her “narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents

Tokat, city, north-central Turkey. It lies along a tributary of the Yeşil River. Surrounded by orchards and gardens, Tokat lies on a plain beneath steep hills that are crowned by a ruined citadel, often identified as the ancient fortress Dazimon. Tokat stands near the site of ancient Comana of

Tokay, famous, usually sweet white wine of Hungary, made from the Hungarian Furmint grape. The wine derives its name from the Tokaj district of northeastern Hungary. Though some Tokay is dry, the finest version, Tokaji Aszu, is made from late-ripened grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea, a mold that

Tokaj, town, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye (county), northeastern Hungary. Tokaj lies at the confluence of the Bodrog and Tisza rivers. It is known as the home of the golden yellow Tokay wine and has a famous labyrinthine (1 mi [1.5 km]) wine cellar. It is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine-producing

gecko: The tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), native to Southeast Asia, is the largest species, attaining a length of 25 to 35 cm (10 to 14 inches). It is gray with red and whitish spots and bands and is frequently sold in pet shops.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is a Kazakh diplomat and politician who served as Kazakhstan’s prime minister (1999–2002) and as its second president (2019– ) after it gained independence. He also served as director general of the United Nations Office at Geneva (2011–13). Tokayev joined the foreign ministry

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is a Kazakh diplomat and politician who served as Kazakhstan’s prime minister (1999–2002) and as its second president (2019– ) after it gained independence. He also served as director general of the United Nations Office at Geneva (2011–13). Tokayev joined the foreign ministry

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is a Kazakh diplomat and politician who served as Kazakhstan’s prime minister (1999–2002) and as its second president (2019– ) after it gained independence. He also served as director general of the United Nations Office at Geneva (2011–13). Tokayev joined the foreign ministry

Saxo Grammaticus: …of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet; his Toke, the archer, the prototype of William Tell. Saxo incorporated also myths of national gods whom tradition claimed as Danish kings, as well as myths of foreign heroes. Three heroic poems are especially noteworthy, translated by Saxo into Latin hexameters. These oldest-known Danish poems are…

Tokelau, island territory of New Zealand, consisting of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Tokelau lies about 300 miles (480 km) north of Samoa and 2,400 miles (3,900 km) southwest of Hawaii. Tokelau does not have a central capital; each atoll has its own administrative centre. The Tokelau

Tokelau: Government and society: …Council for Ongoing Government (or Tokelau Council), comprising elected leaders from each of the atolls, from which the head of government (Ulu-o-Tokelau) is selected annually. The meeting place of the Tokelau Council is rotated yearly among the three atolls. Legislative power rests with the General Fono (assembly), whose members are…

Tokelau: Government and society: …Council for Ongoing Government (or Tokelau Council), comprising elected leaders from each of the atolls, from which the head of government (Ulu-o-Tokelau) is selected annually. The meeting place of the Tokelau Council is rotated yearly among the three atolls. Legislative power rests with the General Fono (assembly), whose members are…

Tokelau, island territory of New Zealand, consisting of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Tokelau lies about 300 miles (480 km) north of Samoa and 2,400 miles (3,900 km) southwest of Hawaii. Tokelau does not have a central capital; each atoll has its own administrative centre. The Tokelau

philosophy of mind: Types and tokens: …time, they use the term tokens of the word (or sentence or book); when they want to talk about words (or sentences or books) that can appear in different places and times, they use the term types of word (or sentence or book). In the terminology introduced above, one can…

information processing: Basic concepts: …whether physical or biological, a token is an object, devoid of meaning, that the processor recognizes as being totally different from other tokens. A group of such unique tokens recognized by a processor constitutes its basic “alphabet”; for example, the dot, dash, and space constitute the basic token alphabet of…

Samuel Griswold Goodrich: …years an illustrated annual, the Token, to which he was a frequent contributor both in prose and verse. The Token contained some of the earliest work of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry W. Longfellow. Goodrich published Peter Parley’s Magazine (1832–44) and then merged it into his Merry’s Museum, founded in 1841…

children’s literature: Prehistory (early Middle Ages to 1712): …for the potentially damned child, A Token for Children (1671), by James Janeway. The Puritan outlook was elevated by Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (1678), which, often in simplified form, was either forced upon children or more probably actually enjoyed by them in lieu of anything better. Mrs. Overtheway (in Juliana Ewing’s…

telecommunications network: Scheduled access: …form of polling is called token passing. In this system a special “token” packet is passed from node to node. Only the node with the token is authorized to transmit; all others are listeners.

analytic philosophy: Identity theory: …of what was called “token-token” identity theory. According to this view, particular instances or occurrences of mental states, such as the pain felt by a particular person at a particular time, are identical with particular physical states of the brain or central nervous system. Even this version of the…

Where property meets the blockchain.Tokenization of real-world assets: It’s quite a mouthful, but what does it mean? The short answer is that it’s digital proof of ownership of an asset, represented by a token (or tokens) on a blockchain. Asset tokenization has the potential to not only replace or

Yuezhi, ancient people who ruled in Bactria and India from about 128 bce to about 450 ce. The Yuezhi are first mentioned in Chinese sources at the beginning of the 2nd century bce as nomads living in the western part of Gansu province, northwestern China. When Lao Shang (reigned c. 174–161 bce),

Tocharian languages, small group of extinct Indo-European languages that were spoken in the Tarim River Basin (in the centre of the modern Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang, China) during the latter half of the 1st millennium ad. Documents from ad 500–700 attest to two: Tocharian A, from the

Takla Makan Desert: Physiography: …by massifs of moving sands; Rosstagh Mountain, also known as Tokhtakaz Mountain, reaches an elevation of 5,117 feet (1,560 metres), and the range rises from 600 to 800 feet (180 to 240 metres) above the plain. Both ranges are covered by a shallow mantle of eluvium and rock debris and…

Dmitry Donskoy: …domination when the Mongol leader Tokhtamysh overthrew Mamai (1381), sacked Moscow (1382), and restored Mongol rule over the Russian lands.

Toki, city, Gifu ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Toki River. During the civil wars of the Momoyama period (1568–1614), refugees (including potters) fleeing from Seto city settled in Toki and Mino cities under the protection of the lords of Toki. Kilns were established there for

Antoku was the 81st emperor of Japan; his death in the famous naval Battle of Dannoura (1185) on the Inland Sea in western Japan resulted in the loss of the great sword that was one of the Three Imperial Regalia, the symbols of Imperial authority, supposedly brought to earth when the first Japanese

Tokiwa Mitsunaga was a leading Japanese painter of the 12th century. Mitsunaga was famous for his detailed scroll paintings of groups of courtiers. His major achievement, 60 horizontal hand scrolls, “Annual Rites and Ceremonies” (1173), shows courtiers engaged in various ceremonies and festivities

Gertrude Stein: …lived with her lifelong companion, Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967).

Tokmak, city, northern Kyrgyzstan, on the Chu River. Originally an early 19th-century fort, it became a district town after capture by the Russians in 1867, a status it lost to Pishpek (now Bishkek) in 1878. It was made a town again in 1927, and industrial development followed the construction of

Tokmak, city, northern Kyrgyzstan, on the Chu River. Originally an early 19th-century fort, it became a district town after capture by the Russians in 1867, a status it lost to Pishpek (now Bishkek) in 1878. It was made a town again in 1927, and industrial development followed the construction of

kiwi: …of kiwis are recognized: the tokoeka kiwi (A. australis), which includes the Haast tokoeka, Stewart Island tokoeka, Southern Fiordland tokoeka, and the Northern Fiordland tokoeka; the little spotted kiwi (A. oweni); the great spotted kiwi (A. haasti); the Okarito brown kiwi (A. rowi), also called the Rowi kiwi; and the…

Tokoname, city, Aichi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the west coast of the Chita Peninsula, facing Ise Bay. Pottery manufacture was probably introduced to the city in the 8th century. Tokoname has since been renowned for its ceramic pipes, teapots, and tea utensils, which are produced

tokonoma, alcove in a Japanese room, used for the display of paintings, pottery, flower arrangements, and other forms of art. Household accessories are removed when not in use so that the tokonoma found in almost every Japanese house, is the focal point of the interior. A feature of the shoin

Tokoroa, town, north-central North Island, New Zealand. It lies in the upper Waikato River basin of the Volcanic Plateau. It was constituted a county town in 1953. Tokoroa is a market and service centre that has grown rapidly since the late 1940s. Lying along the Taupo-Putaruru Highway and a rail

Tokorozawa, city, Saitama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Seibu Line (railway), in the central part of the Musashino plateau. During the Tokugawa era (1603–1867), Tokorozawa was a rural trade centre and producer of cotton textiles. In 1934 the Yamaguchi Reservoir (Lake Sayama)

Shintō: Early clan religion and ceremonies: …and the Perpetual Country (Tokoyo, a utopian place far beyond the sea) existed in horizontal order. Though the three-dimensional view of the world (which is also characteristic of North Siberian and Mongolian shamanistic culture) became the representative view observed in Japanese myths, the two-dimensional view of the world (which…

Syr Darya: The Toktogul hydroelectric power station, which was constructed on the Naryn River in the 1970s and expanded in the ’80s, regulates the river’s flow. As much as 5,000,000 acres (2,000,000 hectares) of land are irrigated by the Syr Darya and its tributaries, with cotton the chief…

Japan: Local government: Tokyo has 23 tokubetsu ku (special wards), the chiefs of which are elected by the residents. These special wards, created after the metropolitan prefecture was established in 1943, demarcate the city of Tokyo from the other cities and towns that make up the metropolitan prefecture; the city proper,…

Tokuda Shūsei was a novelist who, with Masamune Hakuchō, Tayama Katai, and Shimazaki Tōson, was one of the “four pillars” of naturalism. Shūsei left Kanazawa in 1894 to become a disciple of Ozaki Kōyō, then the leader of the literary world. Shūsei’s talents were not suited to Kōyō’s lush romantic

Tokuda Shūsei was a novelist who, with Masamune Hakuchō, Tayama Katai, and Shimazaki Tōson, was one of the “four pillars” of naturalism. Shūsei left Kanazawa in 1894 to become a disciple of Ozaki Kōyō, then the leader of the literary world. Shūsei’s talents were not suited to Kōyō’s lush romantic

Nagoya: The Tokugawa Art Museum preserves the collection of the Tokugawa family. The Atsuta Shrine and the nearby Grand Shrine of Ise are the oldest and most highly esteemed Shintō shrines in Japan. Other institutions include Citizen Hall, Aichi Cultural Centre, Chūnichi Hall, and Misono Theatre. Higashiyama…

Hotta Masayoshi: …the emperor and toppled the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868.

Tokugawa Hidetada was the second Tokugawa shogun, who completed the consolidation of his family’s rule, eliminated Christianity from Japan, and took the first steps toward closing the country to all trade or other intercourse with foreign countries. In order to assure a smooth succession, the first

Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third Tokugawa shogun in Japan, the one under whom the Tokugawa regime assumed many of the characteristics that marked it for the next two and a half centuries. Iemitsu became shogun in 1623, when his father, Hidetada, retired in his favour, though Hidetada retained

Japan: Political reform in the bakufu and the han: …the confidence of the shogun Ienari and resigned.

Japan: Political reform in the bakufu and the han: …the rule of Yoshimune’s son Ieshige, control of government by attendants of the shogun—which Yoshimune’s strong personal rule had prevented—was revived. Chamberlains (soba-yōnin) who handled communications with the senior councillors (rōjū), gained strong powers of authority as his spokesmen when they won the shogun’s confidence. One such man was Tanuma…

Hotta Masatoshi: …an adviser to the fourth Tokugawa shogun of Japan, Ietsuna (shogun 1651–80), when he was still heir apparent.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the last shogunate in Japan—the Tokugawa, or Edo, shogunate (1603–1867). Ieyasu was born into the family of a local warrior situated several miles east of modern Nagoya, one of many such families struggling to survive in a brutal age of endemic civil strife. His

Kuroda Nagamasa: …two leaders, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, in their campaigns to dominate Japan.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the last Tokugawa shogun of Japan, who helped make the Meiji Restoration (1868)—the overthrow of the shogunate and restoration of power to the emperor—a relatively peaceful transition. Born into the ruling Tokugawa family, Keiki was the son of Tokugawa Nariaki, who was the

Tokugawa Mitsukuni was a Japanese feudal lord who began the compilation of the Dai Nihon shi (“History of Great Japan”), a comprehensive rewriting of Japanese history modelled after the great Chinese dynastic histories. Mitsukuni’s project, which was not finally completed until 1906 (although most

Tokugawa Nariaki was a Japanese advocate of reform measures designed to place more power in the hands of the emperor and the great lords and to keep foreigners out of Japan. He played a prominent role in the Meiji Restoration (1868), which overthrew the Tokugawa family, whose members for more than

Tokugawa period, (1603–1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. As shogun, Ieyasu achieved hegemony over the entire country by balancing the power of

Hotta Masayoshi: …the emperor and toppled the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868.

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth Tokugawa shogun of Japan, known as the “Dog Shogun” because of his obsession with dogs. Proclaimed shogun in 1680, Tsunayoshi presided over one of the most prosperous and peaceful periods in Japanese history. His major accomplishments were in cultural affairs, in

Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth Tokugawa shogun, who is considered one of Japan’s greatest rulers. His far-reaching reforms totally reshaped the central administrative structure and temporarily halted the decline of the shogunate. Yoshimune was originally the head of Kii, one of the three

Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the last Tokugawa shogun of Japan, who helped make the Meiji Restoration (1868)—the overthrow of the shogunate and restoration of power to the emperor—a relatively peaceful transition. Born into the ruling Tokugawa family, Keiki was the son of Tokugawa Nariaki, who was the

Hito-no-michi: …of an earlier religious movement, Tokumitsu-kyō, named after its founder, Kanada Tokumitsu (1863–1919), who taught that the sufferings of his followers could be transferred to him by divine mediation and that he would vicariously endure their troubles. Hito-no-michi was compelled by the government to affiliate itself with one of the…

Arai Hakuseki: Among his best-known works are Tokushi yoron (“Thoughts on History”), a study of Japanese history from the 9th to the 16th century; Koshitsū (“The Understanding of Ancient History”), a critical study of the earliest documentary sources; and his autobiography, Oritaku shiba no ki (Told Round a Brushwood Fire; 1979).

Tokushima, prefecture (ken) and city, Shikoku, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. The prefecture is drained by the Yoshino-gawa (Yoshino River), whose valley is followed by a major railway. Since the Tokugawa era (1603–1867) salt making and the cultivation and processing of indigo and tobacco have

Tokushima: Important cities are Tokushima, famous for the annual Japanese festival with the folk dance of awa odori and puppet shows; Naruto; Komatsushima; and Anan—all on the coast of Kii Strait between the Pacific and the Inland Sea. The University of Tokushima was founded in 1949. Area prefecture, 1,600…

Tokutomi Sohō was an influential Japanese historian, critic, journalist, and essayist and a leading nationalist writer before World War II. Tokutomi received a Western-style education at the missionary school of Dōshisha (now Dōshisha University) in Kyōto, after which he entered upon a journalistic

Tokutomi Roka was a Japanese novelist, the younger brother of the historian Tokutomi Sohō. Tokutomi worked for years as a writer for his brother’s publications, but he began going his own way in 1900 on the strength of the success of his novel Hototogisu (1898; “The Cuckoo”; Eng. trans. Namiko), a

Tokutomi Roka was a Japanese novelist, the younger brother of the historian Tokutomi Sohō. Tokutomi worked for years as a writer for his brother’s publications, but he began going his own way in 1900 on the strength of the success of his novel Hototogisu (1898; “The Cuckoo”; Eng. trans. Namiko), a

Tokutomi Sohō was an influential Japanese historian, critic, journalist, and essayist and a leading nationalist writer before World War II. Tokutomi received a Western-style education at the missionary school of Dōshisha (now Dōshisha University) in Kyōto, after which he entered upon a journalistic

Tokuyama, city, Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It faces Tokuyama Bay of the Inland Sea. A castle town during the early Tokugawa period (1603–1867), it became a station on the Sanyō Line (railway) in 1897. The establishment in Tokuyama of a naval coaling station in 1904 was followed by

history of Central Asia: The Uyghur empire: This new empire comprised many tribes and seems to have been headed by a smaller tribal confederation standing under Uyghur leadership. This federation is referred to in Chinese sources as the Nine Clans (Jiuxing), whereas Islamic sources and the Orhon inscriptions call it…

Order of the Paulownia Sun, exclusive Japanese order, founded in 1888 by Emperor Meiji and awarded for outstanding civil or military merit. The order, awarded to males only, is seldom bestowed on anyone below the rank of admiral, general, or ambassador. Actually, this order, consisting of one

Tokyo, city and capital of Tokyo to (metropolis) and of Japan. It is located at the head of Tokyo Bay on the Pacific coast of central Honshu. It is the focus of the vast metropolitan area often called Greater Tokyo, the largest urban and industrial agglomeration in Japan. A brief treatment of Tokyo

Tokyo, to (metropolis), in east-central Honshu, Japan. It is bordered by the ken (prefectures) of Saitama (north), Chiba (east), Yamanashi (west), and Kanagawa (southwest) and by Tokyo Bay (southeast). It is centred on the city of Tokyo, which is both the national capital and the capital of the

Tokyo, city and capital of Tokyo to (metropolis) and of Japan. It is located at the head of Tokyo Bay on the Pacific coast of central Honshu. It is the focus of the vast metropolitan area often called Greater Tokyo, the largest urban and industrial agglomeration in Japan. A brief treatment of Tokyo

Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Tokyo that took place October 10–24, 1964. The Tokyo Games were the 15th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 1964 Olympics introduced improved timing and scoring technologies, including the first use of computers to keep statistics. After

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, athletic competition held in Tokyo that took place July 23–August 8, 2021. Scheduled for 2020, the Summer Games were postponed until the next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first Olympics ever held after the proposed start date. They were still

Tokyo Bay, inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the east-central coast of east-central Honshu, Japan. The bay lies at the heart of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, and the major cities of Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama are situated along its northwestern and western shore. The city of Yokosuka lies

Akiyama Toyohiro: In 1966 he joined the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), a Japanese television company, as a reporter. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service in London for four years (1967–71), he was transferred to the TBS Division of Foreign News and eventually served as the chief TBS correspondent in…

airport: Airport security: …adopted in an international context:

University of Tokyo, coeducational, state-financed institution of higher learning in Tokyo, the largest of Tokyo’s more than 50 universities and colleges. Founded in 1877 as the first Japanese institution of higher learning formed on a Western model, it incorporated three schools established in the

international trade: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: …came to be called the Tokyo Declaration.

Urayasu: …Urayasu became the site of Tokyo Disneyland, a theme park duplicating the original Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Tokyo DisneySea, with several ocean-themed “ports,” opened next to the park in 2001. One of the most popular recreational attractions in Japan, the park spurred the growth of nearby hotels and other accommodations,…

Urayasu: Tokyo DisneySea, with several ocean-themed “ports,” opened next to the park in 2001. One of the most popular recreational attractions in Japan, the park spurred the growth of nearby hotels and other accommodations, including several Disney-run resorts. Pop. (2005) 155,290; (2010) 164,877.

Fukushima accident: The facility, operated by the Tokyo Electric and Power Company (TEPCO), was made up of six boiling-water reactors constructed between 1971 and 1979. At the time of the accident, only reactors 1–3 were operational, and reactor 4 served as temporary storage for spent fuel rods.

Ernest F. Fenollosa: …helped to found (1887) the Tokyo Fine Arts School and to draft a law for the preservation of temples and shrines and their art treasures.

Yomiuri shimbun: …in Japan (now called the Yomiuri Giants), which helped to increase its circulation.

Tokyo National Museum, the first and foremost art museum in Japan, located in Ueno Park, Tokyo. (Read Sister Wendy’s Britannica essay on art appreciation.) The original collection, formed in 1871 and initially housed in temporary residences, was a mixture of artistic, historical, scientific,

Tokyo National Museum, the first and foremost art museum in Japan, located in Ueno Park, Tokyo. (Read Sister Wendy’s Britannica essay on art appreciation.) The original collection, formed in 1871 and initially housed in temporary residences, was a mixture of artistic, historical, scientific,

University of Tokyo, coeducational, state-financed institution of higher learning in Tokyo, the largest of Tokyo’s more than 50 universities and colleges. Founded in 1877 as the first Japanese institution of higher learning formed on a Western model, it incorporated three schools established in the

Narita: …the site of the new Tokyo International Airport. The massive purchase of farmland by the government provoked dissent among the farmers, leading to political disputes that delayed the opening of the airport from its completion in 1973 until 1978. Pop. (2005) 121,139; (2010) 128,933.

Tokyo National Museum, the first and foremost art museum in Japan, located in Ueno Park, Tokyo. (Read Sister Wendy’s Britannica essay on art appreciation.) The original collection, formed in 1871 and initially housed in temporary residences, was a mixture of artistic, historical, scientific,

Tokyo Marathon, annual 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through Tokyo that is held each February. The Tokyo Marathon is one of the six major world marathons, along with the Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City races. The Tokyo Marathon is the most recently established of the major

Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area: Government: …the metropolis rests with the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, consisting of 127 members elected to 4-year terms. The principal elected official is the prefectural governor, who has authority over a number of administrative commissions and commissioners, including the fire department and those for public works. Each of the 23 wards has…

Tokyo National Museum, the first and foremost art museum in Japan, located in Ueno Park, Tokyo. (Read Sister Wendy’s Britannica essay on art appreciation.) The original collection, formed in 1871 and initially housed in temporary residences, was a mixture of artistic, historical, scientific,

history of publishing: Continental Europe and other countries: Two years later the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi appeared as one of the first truly modern Japanese newspapers, although it regarded itself as virtually an official gazette. The Yomiuri shimbun, one of the three leading national dailies in modern Japan, was founded in Tokyo in 1874, and it soon gained a…

radio: Japan: …number of women were called Tokyo Rose as they broadcast (in English) against the Allied military forces in the Pacific. Only one, Iva Toguri D’Aquino, was an American citizen, and she served a prison term after the war before receiving a presidential pardon in 1977. Japan’s broadcast system largely survived…

international trade: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: …came to be called the Tokyo Round, concluding in 1979 with the adoption of a series of tariff reductions to be implemented generally over an eight-year period beginning in 1980. Further progress was also made in dealing with nontariff issues. Most notably, a Code on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties was…

Japanese music: Music education: …teacher-training school had become the Tokyo School of Music by 1890 and included instruction in koto and, because of the lack of proper violins, the bowed kokyu. The music department of the modern Tokyo University of the Arts is still located at the spot of the original school in Ueno…

Waseda University, coeducational institution of higher learning founded in 1882 in Tokyo. The school is private but receives some government financing and is subject to some degree of government control. Originally known as Tokyo Senmon Gakko (College), the institution was renamed Waseda University

Waseda University, coeducational institution of higher learning founded in 1882 in Tokyo. The school is private but receives some government financing and is subject to some degree of government control. Originally known as Tokyo Senmon Gakko (College), the institution was renamed Waseda University

Toshiba Corporation, major Japanese brand and manufacturer of computers and electronic devices for consumers and industry. Headquarters are in Tokyo. The company was incorporated in 1939 as Tokyo Shibaura Electric Company, Ltd. (Japanese: Tōkyō Shibaura Denki KK), in the merger of Shibaura

Toshiba Corporation, major Japanese brand and manufacturer of computers and electronic devices for consumers and industry. Headquarters are in Tokyo. The company was incorporated in 1939 as Tokyo Shibaura Electric Company, Ltd. (Japanese: Tōkyō Shibaura Denki KK), in the merger of Shibaura

Tokyo Sky Tree, broadcasting and telecommunications tower in Tokyo. At a height of 2,080 feet (634 metres), it was the world’s second tallest structure, after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, at the time of its opening on May 22, 2012. Tokyo Sky Tree is also the world’s tallest freestanding tower, and it