hourglass-shaped object; sarugaku performance art using such an object
Japan Swimming Federation
pro-Japanese group; Japanophiles
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Christer; Kristel; Kurisuteru
starting pistol; starter pistol
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
results of the vote count
take (e.g. in film-making)
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
International Olympic Committee; IOC
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
host country (e.g. for a conference)
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation