2) 1922, May. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...censored or closed down by the Japanese police. 4 1923, Sept. 1 Following the Great Kanto Earthquake, which leveled the Tokyo area, several thousand Koreans living...

3) 1584. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...and military base to Edo (present-day Tokyo), a strategic spot for the domination of the great Kanto plain of eastern Japan. 7 1592 The first invasion of Korea by...

4) Honshu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Honshu. The population is concentrated in lowland areas. Most important of these is the Kanto or Kwanto Plain (c.5,000 sq mi/12,950 sq km) in the central part of...

5) 7. Japan, to 527 C.E. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...with Kyoto and Nara forming part of this area; the plain (600 sq. mi.) at Ise Bay; and the Kanto plain (5,000 sq. mi.) by Tokyo Bay. The Inland Sea, as an artery...

6) e. Japanese Historical Mythology. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...B.C.E.-250 C.E Yayoi era. Yayoi replaced Jomon, beginning in Kyushu and moving toward the Kanto plain where it arrived by the end of the 1st century B.C.E. Yayoi...

7) Tokyo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of consumer items, as well as publishing and printing. 3The city, which lies on the Kanto plain, is intersected by the Sumida River and has an extensive network of...