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"https://codexery.com/extant-reptiles-amphibians/e/extant-reptiles-and-amphibians/japanese-giant-salamander/": {"t": "Japanese giant salamander", "s": "Third-largest salamander, endemic to Japan, protected as a natural monument."}, "https://codexery.com/japanese-folklorists/e/japanese-folklorists/minakata-kumagusu/": {"t": "Minakata Kumagusu", "s": "Japanese naturalist, folklorist, and polymath who studied worldwide.", "i": "https://codexery.com/japanese-folklorists/img/japanese-folklorists/minakata-kumagusu.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Minakata Kumagusu · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/japanese-mythology/e/japanese-mythology/izumo-province/": {"t": "Izumo Province", "s": "Old Japanese province, now eastern Shimane, home to Izumo Shrine.", "i": "https://codexery.com/japanese-mythology/img/japanese-mythology/izumo-province.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Izumo Province · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/notable-buildings-and-monuments/e/notable-buildings-and-monuments/h-ry-ji/": 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