Culture of Japan

Not much is known about Katsushika Hokusai date of birth, but it is speculated that he was born on approximately October 31, 1760. He was born in Edo, Japan, which is now modern day Tokyo. His father was also an artist. He created mirrors for the Shogun that had very detailed borders around the mirrors. Not much is known about his mother, but is much speculation that was in fact a concubine. At age six…

Unit 7 DB 1 Federalism in Public Safety On the morning of November 2016 Japan was hit by a Tsunami. The current population of Japan is about 126,220,308, and “93.7 % of the population is urban which the median age is about 46.7 years” (“Japan Population World, 2016), and they were not prepared for this type of disaster. The layout of Japan is that it is an island and according to Geography of Japan (n.d.) states that Japan is located in eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean to the east of China,…

operations, capital improvements such as research, and development, and employment growth. One reason is that there are tremendous tax and currency exchange savings to be had doing it that way, versus sending the money back to Japan and then having to pull funding from Japan to finance U.S. operations (O’Dell, 2013). The profits generated selling automobiles that are designed and built in the United States goes in several different directions. The amount…

basic era and even two American incarnations. The king of the monsters has easily earned his name. Starting in 1954 Godzilla crashed into theaters, terrifying the Japanese public. The giant monster himself a walker out of the ocean and devastates Japan. Monster spewed atomic fire, crushed cars and caused general havoc until destroyed. The first movies started what is known as the Showa Era, named after the Japanese emperor the time. It Stretched from 1945-1989. It would also be the densest pack…

The artist Kawase Hasui, was a printmaker who used color and repetition to uniquely style his works. He was one of the most famous artists of the “Shin Hanga” movement during early 20th century Japan. Influenced by Impressionism, “Shin Hanga” meant “new prints” that focused on landscapes and portraits using various amount of colors. As a leader in this movement, Kawase Hasui created many landscapes, often using the same woodblock only with different colors. However, he presented more of the…

Shogunate Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate in the 12th, in Tokyo (Articles, 2014). The last of the shoguns consisted of those from the Tokugawa clan, the rule ended in the 16th, thus when Japanese feudal society began to disintegrate. Emperor The Emperor and his family were of the highest rank in Japanese society, as the emperor was placed as the legitimate ruler of Japan, although he was without any real political power (Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, 2014). The…

Many social and economic changes took place in the middle and late Edo period that gave rise to such developments as “Pictures of the Floating World.” The steady commercial growth, albeit an entirely domestic one as a result of Japan’s isolationist policy, and peace that were established by the Tokugawa shogunate eventually led to a highly prosperous merchant class. Regarded as the lowest rank in the social hierarchy, some of the townspeople were even more affluent than the samurai, who occupied…

was a self-efficient society based on a principle of total utilization of finite resources. It was officially established on March 24th 1603 and ended with the Meji Registration on May 3rd 1868. At this time, peace and prosperity roamed throughout Japan. The Tokugawa Shoganate period was the last primitive Japanese government which lasted between 1603 and 1867. The leaders of this government were the shogun and each shogun was a part of the Tokugawa clan (being Tokugawa Ieyasu being the first…

The book United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas has a world which revolves around this idea. This science fiction piece of work really captures and envelopes the reader into its universe. Freedom and the fight for it is the main theme which carries throughout the book. The book is a delight to read with its action and drama filled plot. The United States of Japan takes place mostly in 1988 in the California area of the now USJ. The cause of this is that in the book, Japan won the second World…

is not only unique in terms of its scale and complexity, but also about the complicated interaction of health problems to which it may have given rise. The great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake that killed over 6,000 people in 1995 showed that in Japan disasters can affect different population groups with differing severity and that the elderly are especially vulnerable. For many villages, such as Iitate, May 2011 was the last opportunity to obtain information on the health of the population…