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killed, instead of selling Makoto (at the end of the film?), and Makoto 's jump from the moving car? Cruel Story of Youth is a very dark film, unlike as in earlier movies such as Giants and toys, where the movie is about the higher echelons of Postwar Japan: such as the corporate world and the lives of the newly well to do. Cruel Story of Youth explores the life of Japan’s impoverished urban youth. The life of Kiyoshi represents a continuous cycle of abuse needed to support a meek existence.…

country in the world by land mass. It is about one twenty-fifth the size of the U.S. Japan also has extraordinary business sense based on their customs which gathers the interest of other countries. With the progress of globalization, Japanese people and Japanese concepts spread across national borders and are a huge positive influence to other nations. Hawaii is no exception even though it sits faraway from Japan. Hawaii is an overseas territory of the United States located in the Pacific…

which include self-parking, advanced cruise control, and collision prevention. (Vernon, 2016). Smart dashboards and gesture controls enable advanced, hands-free options for drivers who need to answer phone calls, receive and send text messages, look up a map, navigate by GPS, or even control the music volume in the vehicle. (Vernon, 2016). There is some criticism about cars becoming too automated or accessible for media, as it provides a potential distraction for drivers, but those in support…

maintained a peaceful environment. The works of literature such as The Tale of Genji, made the Heian period a very successful golden age, it had a well run government as well as religious unity and tolerance. In a way the Heian period was a time when Japan became itself, it broke free from china and that in its own right made it a very successful and amazing golden…

characteristics, family, arts, and holidays; in addition to similarities and differences, finally, application in the classroom. Japanese Japanese culture is abundant and diverse, dating back to 10,000BC when the Jomon immigrate originally colonized in Japan; it is universally recognized for its traditional arts in addition to its contemporary pop culture. Asian lineages consist of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Indonesian descendants. There is significant…

country, just like other nations in Asia, the demand of English in Japan is extremely high. According to the website Bachelors Degree Online (n.d.), Japan is in the top 10 countries that desperate for English teachers. Even though English is compulsory in the national curriculum from the fifth grade, the lessons focus mostly on grammar. Therefore, Japanese students’ level of English is not really high. According to Hongo (2014), Japan ranked 40th out of 48 countries in TOEIC scores. Moreover,…

Shimazu Yoshihiza was a hero to his country. Shimazu Yoshihiza was the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa and fought for his people. He won the battles against his rivals, but then focused on beating his greatest threat, Ito Yoshisuke. He rallied up his best warrior and went to go fight Ito but was surprised with a disadvantage in army size. Even with the disadvantage, he won the battle and conquered his land after four years. There was a supreme leader known as Otomo Sorin, Otomo was…

The transmogrify of Avalokiteshvara in gender through Iconography The hanging scroll of The White-Robed Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara in the Asian Art Museum was created by a Korean artist, Seol Min in 2008. Seol Min used ink and colors on cotton, the style and historical period is Modern. The subject of the painted scroll is a female Avalokitesvara Water-moon Guanyin who is a devotional icon in Korea and in many other countries. The White-Robed Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara is a bodhisattva of…

Japan’s Educational System: An Admirable Method Most people would agree that the country of Japan is a world superpower that holds plenty of influence over much of the present world. Of course, the island country did not suddenly hold as much power as it currently does in a single day, nor did it have a lack of struggle to get to its current position. Japan has a long history that leads up to its current events, and a major portion of that history has contributed to the country’s current record…

during World War II. The Philippines, to the United States, was another stepping stone closer to striking at Japan’s home island and also a vital staging point to wage war against Japan’s merchant supply line of valuable resources such as oil and fuel. Japan was required to defend the Philippines in the interest of securing its merchant supply routes that fueled its naval armada and to stop the further advance of the United States in its efforts to collapse the Japanese imperial reach. The…