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Mangjeol
Mangjul () is a unique Korean family name. It has its origins from a Japanese surname in the Kagoshima Prefecture by Mangjul Ilrang(), a mushroom farmer in Dong-myeon, Yangsan City, Gyeongsangnam-do who was born to a Korean mother and Japanese father towards the end of Japanese colonialism in Korea. His original Japanese name is . Uniquely, the bon-gwan of this surname is Dogan (), the Korean name for the hometown of his Japanese grandfather (Shimama 島間, Minamitane 南種子町, Tanegashima Island 種子島, Kagoshima Prefecture 鹿児島県). The 2000 South Korean census found 11 South Koreans belonging to one household who have this unique surname, with eight of them living in Yangsan, one in Busan and two in Ansan. Ichirō Amikiri is currently the patriarch of the Mangjul family. The surname, Mangjul, became relatively well-known to the South Korean public when Nonghyeop awarded Mangjul Ilrang the Cultural Welfare Prize (농협문화복지대상) in 2008. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamitane, Kagoshima
is a town located on Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 53.8 persons per km². The total area is 110.40 km². The headquarters of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are located at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane. Geography Minamitane is located on the southern end of Tanegashima, bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the town of Nakatane to the north. Climate The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons. History Minamitane Village was established on April 1, 1889. In 1879, a government office (役場) was established in the village of Shimama (島間村), also overseeing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Clan Names Of Foreign Origin
Korean clan names of foreign origin are clans (called bon-gwan in Korean) that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records. Authenticity The ancestral origins of many Korean clan names of foreign origin cannot be historically verified outside of a clan's own genealogical records: the ones from the Joseon period, as well as several from the Goryeo period, can be considered historical and factual, but the ones dating before the Goryeo period are impossible to confirm. The adoption of clan names and progenitors of Chinese origin was rare during the Three Kingdoms and Later Silla periods, but increased during the Goryeo period, despite clans not having actual historical connections to China, due to admiration and emulation of Chinese culture. There were some Korean clans that had an actual progenitor of Chinese origin, but many others made ancestral connections to China without any historical basis; most Korean clans that claim descent from Jizi, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwangmok
Hwangmok clan () is one of the Korean clans. According to the census held by the statistics agency, five members are confirmed. Hwangmok clan’s word came from Araki (surname) () in Japan. was one of the main members. See also * Korean clan names of foreign origin * Urok Kim clan * Hambak Kim clan * Mangjeol * Hwasun Song clan * Songjin Jeup clan Seongjin Jeup clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Kimchaek, North Hamgyong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeup clan of Seongjin was 86. Their founder was who was born between Korean mother a ... References External links * {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher= Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mobile Korean-language surnames Korean clan names of Japanese origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hambak Kim Clan
The Hambak Gim clan () is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Gimhae, Cheongdo County. , this clan has a membership of 4,579. Their founder was , a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion. He was granted his surname from Seonjo, the king of Korea, as with the Urok Kim clan. See also * Korean clan names of foreign origin * Urok Kim clan * Mangjeol * Hwangmok * Hwasun Song clan * Songjin Jeup clan Seongjin Jeup clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Kimchaek, North Hamgyong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeup clan of Seongjin was 86. Their founder was who was born between Korean mother a ... References External links * {{Cite book, author=, date=, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher= Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mobile Korean clan names of Japanese origin Clans based in Cheon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast. Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast, and is characterized by two large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most important Japanese domains of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. History Kagoshima Prefecture correspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News
Yonhap News Agency is a major South Korean news agency. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap (, , translit. ''Yeonhap''; meaning "united" in Korean) was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese colonial era. In 1999 Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, and tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songjin Jeup Clan
Seongjin Jeup clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Kimchaek, North Hamgyong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeup clan of Seongjin was 86. Their founder was who was born between Korean mother and Japanese father. was dispatched to Korea as an employee of a railroad company when Korea was colonized by Japan. was naturalized in his tenth in 1954 followed by his mother. At that time, founded Jeup clan of Seongjin. See also * Korean clan names of foreign origin Korean clan names of foreign origin are clans (called bon-gwan in Korean) that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records. Authenticity The ancestral origins of many Korean clan names of foreign origin can ... References External links * {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher= Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&cid=40942&categoryId=31639&mob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwasun Song Clan
Song clan of Hwasun () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of the Song clan of Hwasun was 4643. Their founder was who was an orphan in Japan. When he became 18 years old, he came Busan by ship. He became a founder of Song clan of Hwasun using the name of Matsuyoshi () because he did not know the name of his parents. He used the name of Song clan (), because he was called Matsuyoshi (). See also * Korean clan names of foreign origin Korean clan names of foreign origin are clans (called bon-gwan in Korean) that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records. Authenticity The ancestral origins of many Korean clan names of foreign origin can ... References External links * {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher= Doosan Encyclopedia, url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1129680&ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urok Kim Clan
The Urok Kim clan (), officially the Gimhae Kim clan (), is a Korean clan descended from Kim Chung-seon, a general in the Japanese forces that invaded Korea in 1592. He defected to the Korean side and fought against the Japanese invaders. He became a Korean citizen and was given the name Kim Chung-seon, official rank, the land of Gachang located in the suburbs of Daegu, and the ancestral seat (bon-gwan) of Gimhae. Kim Chung-seon married the daughter of the lord of Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province. While officially known the Gimhae Kim clan, the clan is commonly known as the Urok Kim clan or the Saseong Gimhae Kim clan () to distinguish it from the other Gimhae Kim clan descended from King Suro. The term ''saseong'' means that it was a surname given by the king. The clan has 7000 members. See also * Korean clan names of foreign origin References External links * {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher=Doosan Encycloped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansan
Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island. Several higher learning institutions are located in Ansan. They include Ansan University, Shin Ansan University, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and the ERICA campus of Hanyang University. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency, has also been headquartered in Ansan since June 3, 2002.Home page Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Retrieved on June 9, 2009. With its high number of foreign workers, Wongokbon-dong has been designated as a multicultural area. In 2021, Ansan was selected as the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonghyeop
The South Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (initialized as NH (in Korean, derived from NongHyup) or NACF) was established in 1961 to enhance the social and economic status of its membership and to promote a balanced development of the national economy. Its role is divided into three areas: marketing and supply, banking and insurance, and extension services. Terminology Although literally referring to local member cooperatives, the term ''nonghyup'' is used by South Koreans to describe both a local cooperative (Korean:농협) and the NACF (Korean: 농협중앙회). History * 2012 - NACF restructured into a federation with two holding companies, to increase effectiveness and competitiveness * 2011 - Ranked ninth largest cooperative by the International Cooperative Alliance * 2011 - Opened NH Residential Hall to accommodate 500 students from farming households * 2011 - Launched 50th anniversary emblem and slogan * 2008 - Ranked third largest cooperative by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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