Aoki
Americannoun
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Ryui also finds work assisting another Japanese transplant, the real-life artist Toshio Aoki.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Aoki commissions the acerbic Jack to find and return his painting discreetly: “Nose around. Be a bit of a pest. There’s no one better than you to do that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Although the basic theory behind Floquet physics dates back to a 2009 proposal by Oka and Aoki, experimental proof has been difficult.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
Aoki conducts Thomas’ job interview as the two men hike a steep hill; Thomas eventually has to decide between asking questions, which takes up oxygen, or concentrating on the task at hand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
In 1744, Aoki Konyo received official orders to proceed to Nagasaki for the purpose of seeking instruction in Dutch from Dutch teachers.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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