Empire of Japan

movement that took place in 1868, which brought about an industrialization in Japan. The movement began when the Tokugawa Shogun, who ruled Japan; who lost his power due to being overthrown, was replaced by the emperor of Japan to the supreme position. The emperor chose “Meiji” as the name for his rule as it referred to the “Enlightened Rule”. As the nation began restoring itself, it had to tackle many of its economic needs. Japan at that point was militarily weak, it had no technological…

believe the normative structure and social context of Japan will prevent Japan from remilitarizing. The collapse of the Soviet Union put Japan’s role on the international stage in question and there was anxiety concerning Japan’s future willingness to use the military for its goals. Realists argued that Japan would use this major restructuring of the international stage as an opportunity to return to a normal state. In the early 1990s the future of Japan seemed very unclear and the decision to…

because of the slight possibility they could be spying on the United States. May I also add that, “More than 66% of the Japanese-Americans sent to the internment camps in the spring of 1942 were born in the United States and many had never been to Japan.” The internment of many of these people were cruel and…

construction of war ships and other resources. In a desperate attempt to preserve their cultural values and pride, four patriotic men decided to voice their opinions on how to better their home country. Tokugawa Nariaki and Ii Naosuke were advocates for Japan, while Feng Guifen and Woren were citizens of China. Although each one made excellent points on ways to benefit the country, I believe that Ii Naosuke made the most persuasive and strong argument. I believe that Ii Naosuke made the most…

what influences our culture? Did you know Japan is one of the biggest influences on our culture? Everything from furniture, entertainment, and even our own homes are influenced by Japanese culture. We wouldn’t have most of the things we have today if it wasn’t for Japan. We often forget to stop and think about all the things we wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for other countries bringing their culture into America. Japanese culture first came to America when Japan agreed to open western trade in the…

Japan was governed by the Toku-gawa Shogunate, instead of the emperor who was just a figure head. The Toku-gawa Shogunate was a secular government under a shogun (Bulliet, 728). There were also daimyos, who were given control of specific areas with little intervention of the Shogunate. There were many weaknesses in early Japan history. The biggest weakness came when they were threatened from the outside (Bulliet, 728). The main reason behind this was the necessary resources required to prevent…

Japanese Americans people were kicked out of their homes and were forced to move to camps. Everything they once knew and owned was gone.The Japanese were forced to leave their homes in Los Angeles because of the infamous Executive Order 9066, signed by Franklin Roosevelt. The Japanese Americans are moved to internment camps. Interment is the imprisonment of people without trial usually of enemy citizens in wartime or of suspects. The Americans started this because of on surprise attack on Pearl…

The first episode of Star Trek aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. It promised to follow the starship Enterprise, operated by the NASA-like organization Starfleet, around the universe for five years as it, according to the show’s opening, “explore[s] brave new worlds, seek[s] out new life and new civilizations, and boldly [goes] where no man has gone before.” (SOURCE) Although the “Original Series”, as it later came to be called, was doomed to cancellation after three seasons, five other series…

Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russia. There was an essential conflict in the policy. The U.S. brought about its Open Door Policy with the thought of avoiding the actual separation of China and taking financial leep, but only in a reasonable way, giving equal opportunity to trade with China. All the nations on board with this decision gave a go to the American plan except for China's bordering country Russia. The United States asked approval from Great Britain and Japan. Great Britain and Japan…

policy after the Cold War, which became deeply embroiled in historical polemics when public discourse framed the Massacre in a solely political, rather than moral, fabric of analysis. By excluding Beijing from the peace settlement with Japan and by encouraging Japan to remilitarise, the US now appeared to be in close collusion with its own former enemy and posed a direct threat to the new government in China. What transpires within this context, therefore, is that the Massacre came to be…