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Japan adopted the practice of using year names of 'Nengoh' during 645 AD (the first year of Taikwa). Since then the accession of a new emperor, with the exception of a few, has been marked with a new year title, exactly as has been the custom in China. This title provides a comparison of historical dates of two Oriental nations.
Gives true characters of Japanese speech sounds in reference to European speech sounds.
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