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Hajime Matsushita
was a Japanese naval officer and educator. Career A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, Matsushita graduated from the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1903. He was assigned to serve on the cruiser during the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and was on the cruiser during the decisive Battle of Tsushima. After the end of the war, he served on the cruiser from November 1905 to October 1906. After graduation from the Naval Artillery School, he returned to ''Yakumo'' as a lieutenant. He then served as gunnery officer aboard the , followed by the battleship . He was subsequently Chief of staff to the IJN 1st Fleet. In May 1914, he graduated from the 12th class of the Navy Staff College as a lieutenant commander. After a posting as gunnery officer on the cruiser , he was sent to London in October 1917 as a military attache. Matsushita was promoted to commander while in London, and after his return in December 1919, was assigned to the staff of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Personnel From Fukuoka Prefecture
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Deaths
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Upr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Shiozawa
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The literary critic Rinsen Nakazawa was his older brother. Biography Shiozawa was born in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture. His family was distillers of the famed traditional medicinal tonic '' "Yomeishu''". Joining the navy on 16 December 1901, he passed out from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 14 November 1904, ranking 2nd out of 192 cadets. Famed admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was in the same class. He served as midshipman on and the battleship during the Russo-Japanese War. Promoted to ensign on August 31, 1905, he was assigned to the destroyer and as a sub-lieutenant (from September 29, 1907), to the battleship . Following his promotion to lieutenant on October 11, 1909, he was assigned to the battleship followed by the cruiser . After graduating from the 13th class of the Navy Staff College in 1914, he was promoted to lieutenant commander on December 1, and was assign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gengo Hyakutake
was a career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Biography Born to a low-ranking samurai of Saga Domain, Hyakutake's elder brother Saburō Hyakutake was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and his younger brother Harukichi Hyakutake was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Initially destined for a career in agriculture, he instead decided to follow his elder brother Kōji's desire for a naval career after Kōji's premature death due to illness. Hyakutake graduated in the 30th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1902 and was appointed an ensign the following year. He served on and during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and was on ''Mikasa'' during the Battle of the Yellow Sea. Afterwards, he transferred to the , followed by the battleship , on which he participated in the Battle of Tsushima. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in December 1905. After the war, Hyakutake served on the cruiser , on which he made a voyage to Great Britain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 154 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel. History Origin Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy was dissolved by the Potsdam Declaration acceptance. Ships were disarmed, and some of them, such as the battleship , were taken by the Allied Powers as reparation. The remaining ships were used for repatriation of the Japanese soldiers from abroad and also for minesweeping in the area around Japan, initially under the control of the ''Second Bureau of the Demobilization Ministry''. The minesweeping fleet was eventually transferred to the newly formed Maritime Safety Agency, which helped maintain the resources and expertise of the navy. Japan's 1947 Constitution w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meditation
Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (''dhyana'') are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Since the 19th century, Asian meditative techniques have spread to other cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health. Meditation may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and enhance peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to better understand the effects of meditation on health (psychology, psychological, neurology, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas. Etymol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosei (meditation)
are subjects for daily meditation at Japan's Naval Academy. Five Reflections These reflections were originally devised by Vice Admiral Hajime Matsushita, who was the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, and used from 1932 to its abolishment in 1945. Every evening cadets are expected to meditate on these inter-related questions. # # # # # The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), from its establishment in 1954, encourages the use of the ''Gosei'' as a self-reflective exercise during the course of daily living. The crux of this contemplative practice has been translated into English and has been discussed at the United States Naval Academy.Kennedy, Maxwell T. (2009). Notes References * Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor. (2009). ''Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her.'' New York: Simon and Schuster. ; * Smith, Peter C. (2006). ''Fist from the Sky: Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II.'' Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Matsushita
was a Japanese naval officer and educator. Career A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, Matsushita graduated from the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1903. He was assigned to serve on the cruiser during the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and was on the cruiser during the decisive Battle of Tsushima. After the end of the war, he served on the cruiser from November 1905 to October 1906. After graduation from the Naval Artillery School, he returned to ''Yakumo'' as a lieutenant. He then served as gunnery officer aboard the , followed by the battleship . He was subsequently Chief of staff to the IJN 1st Fleet. In May 1914, he graduated from the 12th class of the Navy Staff College as a lieutenant commander. After a posting as gunnery officer on the cruiser , he was sent to London in October 1917 as a military attache. Matsushita was promoted to commander while in London, and after his return in December 1919, was assigned to the staff of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katō Tomosaburō
Marshal-Admiral Viscount was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923. Biography Born in Hiroshima, Aki Province (modern Hiroshima Prefecture) to a ''samurai'' family, Katō enrolled in the 7th class Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and graduated second out of a class of 30 cadets. He specialized in both naval artillery and in navigation. Naval career After his commissioning as lieutenant, Katō served on the corvette in 1887, followed by the cruiser . During the First Sino-Japanese War, he served in a combat position as gunnery officer on the cruiser . After the end of the war, he served in numerous staff positions before promotion to commander. He was executive officer on the battleship , and captain of the . He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 September 1904. During the Russo-Japanese War, Katō served as chief of staff to Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō on the battleship , assisting in Japan's victory at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
