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Term: Tokyo

Description

Castle given to Tokugawa clan 1590; capital of Tokugawa Shogunate 1603; one of largest cities in world 18th cen.; destroyed by earthquake & fire 1923; rebuilt 1930; largely destroyed during World War II; reconstructed & modernized since 1945.

Objects

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A/C adapter for transcriber
after 1988
headphones
after 1988
transcriber foot pedal
after 1988
micro/mini cassette desktop transcriber
after 1988
Hemmi "Sun" slide rule
circa 1951

People

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Sony Corporation

1946-present
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Olympus

1919-present
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Nikon Corporation

founded 1917
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Concise Company, Ltd.

1954-present
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CASIO Computer Company, Ltd.

1946-present

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