21 Up Japan

into the economy. The traditional image of Asian countries is that they are relatively poor societies. Today Asian countries are building a huge middle class. Japan is a model among them. When it became a rich country it spread its wealth evenly throughout the country's population and that thinned the gap between poor and rich. Because Japan distributes the wealth equally the people have a sense of fairness and that adds to the stability and civility of their society.…

based in BusinessWeek's Tokyo bureau said that for first-time visitors to Japan, it soon becomes apparent this is a country with a rare talent for big infrastructure projects. Its roads, although congested in urban areas, are nearly always billiard-table smooth. Japan's vast rail network, including the bullet trains that criss-cross the country at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, is a source of national pride, racking up 22 billion passenger-journeys…

my liking because I don’t really read about religious things that much. So this was much out of my comfort zone. It starts out with on how Japan is still the highest of currencies. This is after all of the recessions have happened. I was surprised because Japan and China help Americas out by some much. It seems like a lot of the east countries like Asia, Japan, China, etc. are doing very well. Well as in, they are not having money problems, no crime, and everything is really good. To begin…

characteristics that define these groups most prevalently affected by discrimination are race, religion, age, and sex. However even the minutest physical characteristics, like hair color, can give reason for this baseless prejudice. Early records in japan indicate an “untouchable” social class that occupied undesirable jobs like tending to the dead and butchery. Since the Japanese Edo Period from 1600 to 1867, there has existed a strict social hierarchy. In the lowest rung of this hierarchy are…

because bilingual people experiences several literacy firsthand. They have more opportunities to meet different types of people who have different types of literacy. As I observe lots of types of literacy, literacy is like a human by itself. As it grows up, it has certain characteristics, and it also affects others. Additionally, it is complex like a human brain. Even experts cannot analyze and define the exact notion of 'literacy '. John F. Szwed said "Literacy is not something one has or does…

foreign country. There are four challenges in particular that stand out: 1. The North Korean nuclear threat 2. Japan–China tensions surrounding the Senkaku Islands. 3. The Japan and South Korea relations also further deteriorate after former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Takeshima. 4. Territory disputes over the East China Sea that has escalated leaving China and Japan disputing over the islets. The United States has declared that it will stay neutral over the islets and…

as a bringing together compel. Premise 3, the formation of ASEAN+3, a strong East Asian multilateralism post-Asian Financial Crisis demonstrated the autonomy of the region, with the development of ASEAN+3, a cooperative forum between South Korea, Japan and…

the first place, and what they do culturally both in and out of Japan. I will also be finding the similarities between Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese immigrants. Japanese immigrants migrated to the United States in search of peace and prosperity. Back in Japan these immigrants had an unstable homeland yet, in America they had a chance to work hard to provide a better life for their children and themselves. In the…

Throughout this course we have not only gained factual knowledge about East Asia but also a framework that we can use to understand other countries and cultures around the world. To consider ourselves global citizens, we must have an understanding of the world and the way it works. From learning about the history of East Asia, we now have a better understanding of why it works the way it does today, and that makes us less ethnocentric and more empathetic toward others. This course has allowed me…

Olympic Sailing Competition. Qingdao is located in the southeast coast of Shandong Peninsula, the eastern part of Jiaodong Peninsula, on the brink of the Yellow Sea, across the sea and the Korean Peninsula, is located in the frontier area of China Japan Korea Free Trade zone. Qingdao has beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Qingdao is a wonderful place for summer holidays. In the summer, Qingdao's water is warm, the beach is fine, but there is no scorching heat, is the golden season of…