- 关东军 Guāndōngjūn Kwantung Armythe Japanese Kwantung Army (or Kantō Army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII
- 关东地震 Guāndōngdìzhèn Kantō earthquakeKantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area
- 关东煮 Guāndōngzhǔ odenJapanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, and tofu in a kelp-based broth