Wrestling in prehistoric times; first recorded match (23 B.C.); professional sport; (ill.)
Wu, Chinese Emperor, and Buddhist propaganda
Wu-Ti, Chinese emperor, conqueror of Korea
Xavier, St. Francis (1506-52), Jesuit missionary, lands in Kagoshima (1549); in Hirado, Yamaguchi, Kyoto, and Bungo, death
Yada castle in Ise
Yae, wife of Hideyoshi, followed by military clique
Yaka, mistress of Tenchi
Yakami, Princess, of Inaba, marries Great-Name Possessor
Yakami, castle in Tamba
Yakushi, Buddhist god of wisdom, inscription on image of; y.-ji, temple, (ill.)