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Fuso FJ Rigid 6x2 '' franchise, one of few countries spared from the Neuroi assault
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Fuso or Fusō may refer to: * Fusō is the Japanese pronunciation of the word Fusang (扶桑), an ancient naming for Japan. * , an ironclad warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that fought in the Battle of Yalu River * , lead ship of the ''Fusō'' class ** , a class of two battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy that fought in World War II * Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), or one of the company's brands of truck * Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc., a subsidiary of MFTBC * Fusō, Aichi, a town in Japan * A line of semi-custom bicycle frames made by Dave Moulton * The real-world counterpart of Japan in the ''Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusang
Fusang () refers to various entities, most frequently a mythical tree or location east of China, described in ancient Chinese literature. In the ''Classic of Mountains and Seas'' and several contemporary texts, the term refers to a mythological tree of life, alternatively identified as a mulberry or a hibiscus, allegedly growing far to the east of China, and perhaps to various more concrete territories which are located to the east of the mainland. A country which was named Fusang was described by the native Buddhist missionary Hui Shen (, also called Hwui Shan) in 499 AD, as a place which is located 20,000 Chinese '' li'' to the east of Da-han, and it is also located to the east of China (according to Joseph Needham, Da-han corresponds to the Buriat region of Siberia). Hui Shen arrived in China from Kabul in 450 AD and went by ship to Fusang in 458 AD, and upon his return in 499 reported his findings to the Chinese Emperor. His descriptions are recorded in the 7th-century text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck And Bus Corporation
The is a manufacturer of trucks and buses. It is headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Currently, it is 89.29% owned by Germany-based Daimler Truck. ''Fuso'' derives from the ancient Chinese language, Chinese term '''' (扶桑), for a sacred tree said to grow at the spot in the east where the sun rises, and has been used to refer to Japan itself. The actual fuso tree is a . History Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. ...
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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Of America, Inc
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 to 1946. The company was disbanded during the occupation of Japan following World War II. The former constituents of the company continue to share the Mitsubishi brand and trademark. Although the group of companies participate in limited business cooperation, most famously through monthly "Friday Conference" executive meetings, they are formally independent and are not under common control. The four main companies in the group are MUFG Bank (the largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation (a general trading company), Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (both diversified manufacturing companies). History The Mitsubishi company was established as a shipping firm by Iwasaki Yatarō (1834–1885) in 1870 under the name . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusō, Aichi
is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 34,144 in 14,017 households, and a population density of 3,051 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Fusō is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture, bordering on Gifu Prefecture. The Kiso River and the Gojō River flow through the town. Neighboring municipalities Aichi Prefecture * Inuyama * Kōnan *Ōguchi Gifu Prefecture * Kakamigahara Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Fuso has been relatively steady over the past 70 years. Climate The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Agui is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.1 °C, and lowest in January, at aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Moulton
Edward David Moulton (born 8 February 1936 in Surrey, England) is a retired custom bicycle frame builder. Dave Moulton studied at Luton Technical College in England and learned bicycle frame building from Albert "Pop" Hodge in Luton, beginning in 1957. He opened a frame-building business around 1975 in Worcester, England, Worcester, England. In 1976, Paul Carbutt rode one of Moulton's bicycles in the 1976 Summer Olympics, Olympics in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The bike frames were marked with Moulton's name, "Dave Moulton" in large lower-case letters. Moulton began receiving orders from the United States due to the increasing popularity of cycling as a sport and the scarcity of master frame-builders there. Moulton emigrated to the United States in 1979 and went to work for Vic and Mike Fraysse in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. He built bicycles for them under the ''Paris Sport'' brand that were used by the US Olympic Cycling Team. In 1980 he went to work for Masi Bicyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
