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Shinile Zone
Shinile Zone, officially Sitti Zone (Gobolka Sitti), is the northernmost zone of Ethiopia's Somali Region, centered on Shinile town; a 56,626 km² arid, predominantly Issa Somali pastoralist area bordering Djibouti, Somaliland, Afar, and Oromia.
Shinim oksa
The Shinim oksa (신임옥사), also called the Shinim sahwa, was a treason case and political purge of late Joseon Korea in 1721 and 1722, pitting the Soron faction against the Noron.
Shinincheon power station
Shinincheon power station, also known as Seoincheon KOSPO, is an 1,800 MW LNG-fired combined cycle power station in Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea, owned by Korea Southern Power (KOSPO).
Shining (group)
Shining is a Norwegian band from Oslo, founded in 1999 by multi-instrumentalist Jørgen Munkeby. The group is known for inventing "Blackjazz," a fusion of jazz, metal, and electronics.
Shining (video game series)
Shining (シャイニングシリーズ) is Sega's RPG franchise begun with Shining in the Darkness (1991), best known for the Shining Force tactical RPGs by Camelot, and later action RPGs like Shining Resonance Refrain.
Shining Armor
Shining Armor is a male unicorn in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Twilight Sparkle's older brother, Princess Cadance's husband, former Canterlot Royal Guard captain and co-ruler of the Crystal Empire, introduced in "A Canterlot Wedding".
Shining for One Thing (一闪一闪亮星星)
Shining for One Thing (一闪一闪亮星星) is a 2022 iQiyi Chinese youth time-travel romance drama with Lin Beixing and Zhang Wansen, plus its 2023 film version with record presales and snow-field screenings.
Shining Force
Shining Force (シャイニング・フォース) is Sega's tactical RPG series begun in 1993 on the Genesis by Camelot, known for grid-based battles with up to 12 units, level-10 class promotion, the Saturn trilogy Shining Force III, and the 2004 GBA remake Resurrection of the Dark Dragon.
Shining Girls
Shining Girls is an eight-episode Apple TV+ metaphysical thriller (2022) adapted by Silka Luisa from Lauren Beukes' 2013 novel, starring Elisabeth Moss as survivor Kirby Mazrachi hunting time-traveling killer Harper (Jamie Bell) in shifting-reality Chicago.
Shining Nikki
Shining Nikki (闪耀暖暖) is Papergames' 3D mobile dress-up game, sequel to Love Nikki, released in China August 2019 and globally July 5, 2021, featuring Styling Battles, Styling Power, and SR/SSR/UR Designer's Reflection cards.
Shining Path
Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso), officially the Communist Party of Peru (PCP-SL), is a Maoist insurgent group founded by Abimael Guzmán, whose armed struggle against the Peruvian state from 1980 killed an estimated 70,000 people.
Shining Time Station
Shining Time Station: American PBS children's series (1989–1993, 76 episodes) co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow, starring Ringo Starr then George Carlin as Mr. Conductor, framing Thomas the Tank Engine stories in live action.
Shining Vale
Shining Vale is a Starz satirical horror-comedy series by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan, starring Courteney Cox as haunted novelist Pat Phelps; two seasons, 2022-2023, canceled December 2023.
Shinji Hosokawa
Shinji Hosokawa (細川伸二, born 1960), Japanese judoka, extra-lightweight (-60 kg): 1984 Los Angeles Olympic champion, 1985 Seoul world champion, 1987 world silver, 1988 Olympic bronze; later coach of Tadahiro Nomura, Shohei Ono, and Joshiro Maruyama.
Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ)
Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ) is the protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion: the Third Children, EVA Unit-01's pilot, son of NERV commander Gendo, voiced by Megumi Ogata, born 2001 in the story.
Shinji Kagawa (香川真司)
Shinji Kagawa (香川真司), born 1989 in Kobe, is a Japanese attacking midfielder from Cerezo Osaka who won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund and the 2013 Premier League with Manchester United, and earned 92 caps, 30 goals for Japan.
Shinji Mikami
Shinji Mikami (三上 真司), Japanese game designer, creator of Resident Evil (1996), the original survival horror game, and Resident Evil 4; later founded Tango Gameworks, made The Evil Within, and now leads Unbound.
Shinji Morisue
Shinji Morisue (森末慎二), born 1957 in Okayama, Japanese artistic gymnast; 1984 Los Angeles horizontal bar gold with a perfect 20.000, the only man to achieve it, plus vault silver and team bronze.
Shinji Okazaki (岡崎慎司)
Shinji Okazaki (岡崎慎司), born 1986, Japanese centre-forward; 2015-16 Premier League winner with Leicester City (19 goals in 137 games), Japan's third-highest scorer (50 in 119 caps), retired 2024, now coaches FC Basara Mainz.
Shinji Orito
Shinji Orito (折戸伸治, born 1973) is a Japanese composer from Hyogo and a founding member of the visual novel brand Key, best known for the opening theme "Tori no Uta" of Air.
Shinji Tanimura
Shinji Tanimura (谷村新司) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, born in 1948, who co-founded the folk band Alice and wrote 'Subaru', one of the Japanese songs most loved in China; he died in 2023.
SHINJIRO ATAE (from AAA)
Shinjiro Atae (與 真司郎) is a Japanese singer, dancer, and actor, the youngest member of the J-pop group AAA, who came out as gay in 2023.
Shinjiro Koizumi
Shinjiro Koizumi, born in 1981, is a Japanese LDP politician and son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, serving as Minister of Defense since 2025.
Shinjuku (新宿区)
Shinjuku (新宿区) is a Tokyo special ward formed in 1947 from Yotsuya, Ushigome, and Yodobashi; named for the Edo-era Naito Shinjuku post town; 18.22 sq km, 352,717 residents, home of Japan's busiest station.
Shinjuku Incident (新宿インシデント)
Shinjuku Incident (新宿事件, San suk si gin) is a 2009 Hong Kong crime drama by Derek Yee starring Jackie Chan as an illegal Chinese immigrant who becomes a gang boss in Tokyo's Shinjuku; banned in mainland China.
Shinjuku Loft
Shinjuku Loft (新宿ロフト) is a rock live house in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, opened in 1976 and known for fostering acts from Southern All Stars to Hi-STANDARD.
Shinjuku no Onna
Shinjuku no Onna (新宿の女) is a 1969 Japanese song recorded by Keiko Fuji as her debut single, a local-themed song set in the entertainment districts of Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Shinjuku Station (新宿駅)
Shinjuku Station (新宿駅), Tokyo, opened 1885, is the Guinness-certified world's busiest railway station: five operators, 36 platforms, about 3.18 million daily users in fiscal 2023, JR East boardings 650,602/day.
Shinkankaku-ha
Shinkankaku-ha (新感覚派, "New Sensation School") was a Japanese literary group of the mid-1920s, centered on the magazine Bungei Jidai, whose writers included Yokomitsu Riichi and Kawabata Yasunari.
Shinkansen (新幹線)
Shinkansen (新幹線), the Bullet Train, is Japan's high-speed intercity rail network on dedicated tracks, begun with the Tokyo–Osaka Tokaido line in 1964 and now spanning nearly 2,200 route-km.