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Generally, from 1990 to 2010, Japan and Australia experienced an increase in total population (Table 1). However, in 2010, the total population of Japan decrease while Australia steadily increases. Demographic transitions contribute to the varying size of population. In turn, this transitions may impact society as a whole. Hence, this essay aims to describe and compare population size of Japan and Australia, in terms of the relationship between the three main demographic processes and its…

experienced diets that crossed classes-we'll examine some generalities. Rice Unsurprisingly, rice was a staple food, and was so important as to be considered a measure of wealth. Farming in Japan has never been an especially easy affair, and the life of a farmer could be a difficult one indeed. Much of Japan is mountainous, and yet even after the land was unified under the Tokugawa, each province needed to have some rice-growing potential. A few areas were idea and by…

Hawaii has everything: beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets, world-class hospitality, and the list goes on. Unfortunately, the one thing you can’t find in Hawaii is authentic Japanese miso soup unless you know the one place to look for this old-world delicacy. Ma'ona Musubi, located in the heart of downtown Honolulu, HI is a breakfast and lunch restaurant specializing in a variety of Japanese dishes, but perhaps, the most sought-after creation is the miso soup. Ma'ona Musubi’s owner/chef insists…

On March 11, 2011 Japan was rattled by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. When the tsunami hit Sendai, Japan thousands of lives were changed forever. The tsunami claimed thousands of lives, destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and roads and left behind an excessive amount of debris. The impact of the tsunami also caused a major power outage which in turn caused a major nuclear meltdown/explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. With the devastation of that day and the days…

Guilt, is what the seventh man felt when he survived the typhoon and his best friend K lost his life. He was only seven at the time when this tragic event happened in his life. K his best friend was a year younger than him. They were best friend, but more like brothers. The day of the typhoon the seventh man went down to the beach while they were in the eye of the storm, and it was rather nice out. Things went horribly wrong though while down at the beach looking at things that the storm had…

Points of Interest There are several details in this story which raised doubt with both the parents of the children and the local police department. When the children departed for Glenely Beach in the morning of January 26th, they left with only enough money to cover their bus fare: six shilling and a sixpence. However, the shop owner, who sold several pastries and a meat pie to the children at 11:45am, reported that the children paid for the food with a $1 bill, an amount of money that they…

The honor-shame ideology can be dated back thousands of years to japanese samurai. In their case, they would rather die with honor in battle, rather than surrender and bring shame onto their families. In World War II this became one of the factors when deciding if the United States should drop an atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The decision was made because the Japanese army would not surrender and bring shame to their family, and the United States would have lost thousands of lives if they…

Godzilla (Gojira) is about the implication and everlasting deterrent stories of the Atomic age. Peter H. Brothers feel Godzilla was more about people and their psychological regaining of structuring back their cities, their culture, and their lives that was threatened by radioactive fallout than just a monster. In the film they focused on current events at the time while contributing Godzilla and other special effects. As stated in the book Brothers, Peter. “Japan’s Nuclear Nightmare”. Monster…

All the kids are doing it. They’re doing it in the park, in their yard, between buildings, and just about anywhere there’s two structures to tie down to. I’m talking about the latest sport activity trend, slacklining. Hikers first used slacklining way back in the 70’s. They used the activity as a way to exercise their balance in between hiking adventures. Now, it has grown from an exercise to an everyday activity. The people who participate in slacklining, are often humorously called slackers.…

The interwar period of 1919-1939 had economic disruptions that led to unstable political conditions during transformations that were occurring in Japan, China, Mexico, Turkey and Iran. Of all these countries Japan stands out as executing the most successful transformation due to aggressive nationalism that helped it achieve expansion into China as well as the ability to create an empire during this period. Other countries like China and Mexico were less successful because of struggles to…