Education in Japan

An island nation straddled along the Pacific coast of Asia, modern Japan is home to over 126 million people. Of those, 38 million live in Japan’s capital of Tokyo (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). Japanese people share a distinctive culture. According to the U.S. Army Doctrine Reference Publication 5-0 (2012), culture is best described as, “shared beliefs, values, norms, customs, behaviors, and artifacts members of a society use to cope with the world and each other”. Japan’s culture…

The origins of Japan 's shrinking population and its repercussions The population of advanced countries is known to be growing at a lower rate than those of developping countries. But more than a low growth, some countries actually experience a decline of their population. Japan became one of those countries in 2009, and as of 2016, has a negative growth rate of 0.19% according to the CIA. There are several factors that account for this situation, and challenges that Japan will face in the…

I am applying to Leiden University due to its reputation as an astounding institute of higher education with a highly accomplished faculty, as well as, its suitability to my research interests. The History, Arts and Culture of Asia MA is a unique opportunity to gain a thorough knowledge of East Asian history and culture with a focus on visual and material culture. My academic interests center on cross-cultural interactions during the early modern period manifested in visual and material culture.…

Shirin Shahsavari 12/22/15 G Block How Did Contact with China influence Japan? Contact between Japan and China goes back to around 200 AD. At the time, China was much more advanced and powerful than Japan. The Japanese people soon became fascinated with Chinese philosophies and ideas and started to adopt Chinese ways to suit their own needs. As Ancient Japan was developing, it faced an internal division of clans that made the Japanese authorities adopt a range of Chinese political values and…

Imperialism in Japan Japan was one of many countries imperialized and influenced by western culture. Japan however didn’t get negatively effected through western influence due to shogun Tokugawa deciding peace over war. Japan may have lost culture in surrender but they gained immense military and industrial power. 1853 General Matthew Perry entered tokyo bay with 4 ships never seen before, and technology japan had not even come close to. With massive ships that japan thought as dragons Japan…

that aren 't yet developed and are very poor. In my essay I will be comparing two countries, one will be a first country and the other a third world country. Japan, a first world country, is actually an island country with the size of 145,936 square miles that is located in East Asia. The country is settled in the Pacific Ocean. Over 75% of Japan 's surface is covered with mountains and there are 25 ranges that have a generous height of at least 9,800 ft. The highest mountain within the Island…

Textbook Writing and Peacebuilding in East Asia written by Zheng Wang mainly focused on exploring the question of why history education and history textbooks in particular are important enough to fight over and whether it is possible to build reconciliation using history education . From different perspectives, the author carefully examined fundamental differences in an education…

were not known about the traditions of Ainu and their culture. Ainu was the symbols of ignorant by the government of Japan for many years. The policies and behavior of government made Ainu as invisible status. The major issue in the twenty first century is the protection of rights of indigenous people over the entire world. United Nations also draw attention for the protection, education, clothing, advancement and other sources for the indigenous people. The word Ainu is compared with Kamuy for…

choosing Japan for a holiday is because I personally like their culture, savoury food and their beautiful scenery of the country. Japan is an island in the Pacific in which is divided by the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. Japan consists of four main islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo is one of a prefecture of Honshu and other largest cities that include Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai. The total population of Japan…

The Diplomacy between Tang Dynasty and Japan The Tang Dynasty(619-907AD) ended the chaos that existed after the reign by e dynasty and united China. It was founded by Li’s family in the capital of Chang an. The Tang dynasty was one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history (ushistory). Diplomacy was one of the most successful parts during the Tang Dynasty. Culture, language, education and religion were exchanged rapidly between China and Japan (taschool). In the Tang dynasty, religion was…