It is believed that Emperor Jimmu was the first emperor of Japan and resided in the capital city of Kyoto. However, the aristocracy fell marking the beginning of military rulers called the Shogun. Also, during this time the Shogun developed a caste system putting them at the very top. After a succession of the Shogun, the Azuchi-Momoyama period began with the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which also brought back the feudalist system (“Fact of Japan,” 2015). In 1867, the Tokugawa Shogunate fell and gave rise to the Meiji Restoration. This was when the capital was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and became a period focused on industrialization and modernization. However, after World War I Japan’s economy plummeted. The rise of militarism
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Anne Petry states that Japan is a very mountainous region due in part to the collision of the Pacific oceanic crust and continental crust of Asia, in which some of these mountains are also volcanic (2003). Japan is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, which has sixty active volcanoes of the 186 volcanoes surrounding the area. Although Japan is very mountainous, many people live in the coastal plains where they can farm, which is a big part of their livelihood (Petry, 2003). There is a climate variety within Japan since it stretches over 2,360 miles. In the Northern part of Japan, seasons are like North America and Europe. Japan receives snowfall on the western sides of Hokkaido and Honshu; while the eastern side remains dry (Petry, …show more content…
They’ve had an economic growth since World War II, however since the 1990s the rate of economic growth has slowed down (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,” 2015). Japan is made up of a free market economy and is highly industrialized. Their main industries are agriculture, forestry, and fishery, while their secondary industries include manufacturing, mining, and construction (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,” 2015). However, Japan has few natural resources, so in result, they have to import most of the raw materials they need for their industrial products from foreign countries. Currently, Japan’s economy is not doing as well in their growth as before, but they are doing whatever it takes to revive their economy (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,”
Anne Petry states that Japan is a very mountainous region due in part to the collision of the Pacific oceanic crust and continental crust of Asia, in which some of these mountains are also volcanic (2003). Japan is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, which has sixty active volcanoes of the 186 volcanoes surrounding the area. Although Japan is very mountainous, many people live in the coastal plains where they can farm, which is a big part of their livelihood (Petry, 2003). There is a climate variety within Japan since it stretches over 2,360 miles. In the Northern part of Japan, seasons are like North America and Europe. Japan receives snowfall on the western sides of Hokkaido and Honshu; while the eastern side remains dry (Petry, …show more content…
They’ve had an economic growth since World War II, however since the 1990s the rate of economic growth has slowed down (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,” 2015). Japan is made up of a free market economy and is highly industrialized. Their main industries are agriculture, forestry, and fishery, while their secondary industries include manufacturing, mining, and construction (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,” 2015). However, Japan has few natural resources, so in result, they have to import most of the raw materials they need for their industrial products from foreign countries. Currently, Japan’s economy is not doing as well in their growth as before, but they are doing whatever it takes to revive their economy (“Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco,”