A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
Kagayakeru Hoshi, the 2nd single by Japanese pop singer and songwriter Miho Komatsu; Hoshi (Go) (æ), intersection traditionally marked with a small dot on the board in the game of Go; Hoshi University, founded by Hajime Hoshi (æ), father of Shinichi Hoshi