Bentley's text-corpus consists of his own selection of sixteen examples from the early Japanese religious-ceremonial texts known as
Norito (a word of much disputed meaning to the understanding of which Bentley is able to contribute nothing).
Kiyoto Ishimoto, a 51-year-old police sergeant at Chiba Minami Police Station, and
Norito Toyoda, a 31-year-old senior police officer at Yachiyo Police Station, were held on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Law, the police said.
The oldest meaning of kotodama was the power of Kami (gods) lying in
norito (a ritual prayer offered to Shinto Kami), and it was received by people along with the belief in souls.
NORITO TAKAMURA, (1,2) TORU MARUYAMA, (1) and MASAKI OTAGIRI (1) *
Through his studies he became convinced of the importance of the earliest collection of Japanese poems, the Man'yo^Oshu, and of the collection of Shinto^O rituals called
Norito. Insisting that these ancient works were representative of the pure Japanese spirit, he helped foster a revival of the early poetic style.
Norito Ikeda, former president of Ashikaga Bank, is expected to become president of the new entity.
TO), which have reached a basic agreement to merge as early as autumn 2010, have asked
Norito Ikeda, former president of Ashikaga Bank Limited, to become president of the merged bank, the Nikkei has reported.
Norito Kawakami, a University of Tokyo professor, led the team.
The bank has been rehabilitating its operations under the leadership of President
Norito Ikeda, a former Bank of Yokohama executive.
The bank has been rehabilitating its management under the leadership of President
Norito Ikeda, a former Bank of Yokohama executive.
''If Japan abolishes the official full-refund guarantee in times of bank failures, our bank would have an advantage over others'' which would have to survive in a severer environment without official protection for deposits,
Norito Ikeda said in an interview with Kyodo News.
