Shinano. The Shinano River is the longest river in Japan, flowing from the Nagano Prefecture to the Niigata Prefecture. The Shinano is 367 kilometers (228 miles) in length. It originates on Mount Kobushi from the Japanese Alps of Honshu Island, and flows northwest, joining the Sai River.
Greenmail or greenmailing is the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover, thereby forcing the target firm to buy those shares back at a premium in order to suspend the takeover.
10 hilariously insightful foreign words. Snail mail is a term used to refer to mail that is sent in the traditional way â through the postal service â rather than by email, fax, or other electronic means of communication. It is given this name because it can be very slow, as is a snail.