First Sino-Japanese War

Over 110,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and be relocated into poorly constructed camps called "War Relocation Centers." Most of these centers were poorly constructed military barracks with no plumbing of any type of cooking facilities. In addition, many families were so hastily forced out of there homes that families did not have sufficient time to pack and prepare for proper weather conditions, and some families were forced to leave with just the clothes on…

People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, by David M. Kennedy, is a historical work that describes the era of war and depression throughout the nineteenth century. David M. Kennedy is an prize-winning historian who specializes in American History. His work mainly focuses on depression and wartime America, and this book, Freedom From Fear, is what he is mostly known for, which he received Pulitzer Prize for History for writing it. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, which I did not…

arguably be just as complex. The issue over the islands can be traced back since the end of the Sino-Japanese war in 1895, with Japan’s defeat in WWII and Cold War geopolitics also adding to the complexity of the claims over the islands. Historically, Japan based their claim on the islands base on the fact that they had erected a sovereignty marker and formally incorporated the islands into Japanese territory in January, 14, 1895. To also further their claim, Japan argued that when they had…

Gail Tsukiyama's The Samurai's Garden tells the story of Stephen Chan, a young Chinese man who is sent away from his family to live in Tarumi after being diagnosed with tuberculosis who finds it hard to fit in. He is cared for by the caretaker of the family house, Matsu, a solemn man who has lived alone in the house for many years. Stephen then meets Sachi, a woman diagnosed with leprosy and sent to Yamaguchi, a colony for those with leprosy. Stephen and Sachi initially feel isolated, but upon…

photographer and a photojournalist who photographed mostly wars. He photographed many popular war like the Spanish civil war, the second Sino-Japanese war, the World War II across Europe and many other popular wars which shuck the world. Capa had various contributions to the photography we all enjoy today. Capa is one of the founders of the Magnum Photos with a French photographer in the person of Henri Cartier-Bresson it was the first cooperative agency for worldwide practising photographers.…

colonization of Japan ruling Korea only lasted for 35 years. During the colonial period, Japanese imperialism in Korea had a significant ambivalent impact towards many Koreans. This essay will compare and contrast the differences between the first ten and second ten years of Japanese colonial policy in Korea. This is because Korea experiences dramatically changes in their cultural, political and economic policy under the Japanese rules. The essay will then distinguish why Japan changed its…

China. During the late 19th century, the Chinese government was in a fragile state, and different countries had designated spheres of influence inside of China. Spheres of influence are areas of economic and political control. Among the Europeans, Japanese and Americans, there was intense competition to exert control over China - countries that were literally carving the nation into pieces. Great Britain, for example, controlled the city of Hong Kong. It was kind of like the classic childhood…

Since Japan has not had the rights to have an offensive military force since World War II. Instead the instatement of the Self-Defense Force in 1954 has been the Japanese supplement in protecting their country through self-defense only. Newer questions that surfaced during my research included the domestic protests as barriers that will prevent the Self-Defense Forces’ transition…

by Philip Jaesohn, who received medical education in the United States before returning to Korea (Robinson 23). While the loyal family of Korea even including King Kojong fled to Russia for their safety after the assassination of Queen Min by the Japanese samurais, and majority of parliament members of Korea siding with the Japan after the assassination of prominent officials as Kim Hongjip and O Yunjung, Philip Jaesohn and other members formed the private organization with the support from the…

The shrine was administered by the army and navy up until the time of defeat in World War II when the American occupation authorities imposed the constitutional separation of religion and the state. The controversy over visits by Japanese prime ministers to the shrine arose from the fact that in 1978, the Yasukuni Shrine enshrined 14 executed World War II class-A criminals among the war dead, which generated dispute from neighboring Asian countries who view these visits as representing the…