Emperor of Japan

Samaruis vs. Ninjas By: Carson McKee During the period of Japanese history known as Feudal Japan, there were many warring with different lords. Their objective was to unify Japan. and, it could not have been done without the help of samurais or ninjas. Samurais had masters and went by a code of conduct known as the Bushido. The ninjas were thieves and acted as hired assassins. What else can be learned about these warriors? there are many questions that might pique a person's curiosity…

BACKGROUND OF JAPAN Japan is one of the major economic powers of the modern world, it currently has the third greatest economy in the entire world right behind The USA and China despite the fact that it is a small area country. Among the long history of Japan, it has had three particular economic and political periods. The first period is Edo period which began in 1603, and ended in 1868. The Meiji period began right after Edo period with enthroning of Emperor Meiji. After the unconditional…

India are prime examples of this. While most of these countries came under the control of those powers, Japan was pretty much able to control who came in and out of the country and this allowed them to remain independent. Japan was populated with many clans, which would mean any western power that wanted to colonize Japan, would have to deal with each individual clan. Another reason that Japan would be difficult to colonize could’ve been…

This story is from the Japanese "Record of Ancient Things". The story tells of the creation of japan rather than the creation of the world. But in this story Japan is the first landmass on earth, and mankind are created in the process. When the world began, three gods appeared, They were know as the Spirit Master of the Center of Heaven, The August Wondrously Producing Spirit, and the Divine Wondrously Producing Ancestor. When the earth came into being the land floated on the water. Out of the…

Southeast Asia. During the mid-19th century, China was the strongest country in East Asia, Korea was strongly influenced by the Chinese, and Japan was starting to open up relations with foreign powers (mainly the west). However, by the end of the mid-20th century, everything changed: China gained a new political system, Korea was annexed and freed of Japanese rule, and Japan suffered a major loss. So, how did everything change so quickly and within only one century? Ironically, the end of the…

decadence. For example, the emperor was seen as a god. The emperor demanded to marry several virgins to connect the entire Japanese society with his leadership. It has been quoted that “If they’re to sacrifice their virgins they could code the codes emperor systems”. Sakaguchi was against the acts of the chief and termed the acts of emperor marrying the virgins as moral decadence. He further emphasizes on the significance of starting from the bottom and raising a prosperous Japan that embraces…

August 12th-14th Japan was compelled to unconditionally surrender signed the Potsdam Declaration after the two atomic bombs and the emperor announced this to the people via radio on the 15th. Shortly after, 350 military officers committed suicide, and they burned official documents of the war because they knew there would be war crime trials. “The Blue-Eyed Shogun” (a.k.a. Truman) had the power to disperse the Diet, “censor the press, disband political parties, issue administrative directive”…

pre- 1200 China and Japan share some commonalties also while possessing unique differences. The aspects of the lifestyle enjoyed by these two groups of people are forever immortalized in two novels that, while are fiction, give insight into what life was like back then. The two books in question are firstly, Dream of the red chamber and The tale of Genji. These two books will be examined for the purposes of comparing and contrasting aristocratic life in pre-modern China and Japan. Scholars have…

Kyoto; Japan Kyoto was the ancient capital of Japan containing 250 000 people, give or take a few. Kyoto was established in 794. Kyoto was divided into four parts, the East, West, South and North ends, Kyoto covers 827.90 acres of Japan's land. Kyoto consists of various of seasons, summer dad could get very hot while winter days were average. Kyoto was the place of culture and art, woodblock paintings by artisans had become very common, Zen gardens and Geishas became popular. Kyoto was known for…

indigenous to Japan. Shintoism believe in purifying of the body as well as harmony with natural and stress rituals as well as ritual etiquette. Shintos worship kamis these kamis are deities that are associated with locations, animals as well as the emperor. Neo Shinto views were influenced by confucianism with the importance of the relationship to the emperor. The shinto text is called kojiki and praises values like purity and brilliance. Shinto beliefs were very prominent in Japan and even when…