Government of Japan

grew smaller in power, Russia, Japan, and China being the greatest examples. While Japan thrived in many aspects, Russia and China were on the verge of falling apart. The different approaches to nationalism by the three countries affected their political, social, and economic transformation and modernization while Japan mostly benefitted in comparison to Russia and China. Japan followed China to open their gates to trade “under pressure from the west” (Valentini 1). Both these countries were “technologically” and militarily behind the west so they were forced to “sign unequal treaties”…

Spirits’ Homecoming by Cho, Jung Rae is an example of how the historical movies could present various pros and cons at the same time. It talks about how the Korean young women were badly treated by Japanese soldiers during the Japanese colonial era. After releasing the movie to the world, it became a storm center of controversy between the both countries because the Japanese government has strongly denied about the historical events. However, it is important…

Suicides are a worldwide phenomenon known in every culture and society. In japan the rate of suicides is among the highest in the world. Japan’s culture is considered to have a very permissive attitude towards suicides by the western nations. The historical past of ritual suicides among the samurais has often been pointed out as a possible motive where choosing death over life was considered a heroic act. Following Japan’s economic resecsion the rates of suicide has increased a lot. Suicides…

research I found an article called "legality of Fansub" by George Phillip 's. In the article author talks about Japanese copyright law "in Japan [copy right] include the right to reproduce the work, the right to transmit the work, the right to distribute the work or its reproductions, the right to transfer ownership of the work, and finally the right of translation" (Phillip). The part of the quote that is most important to is the fan-sub is the last part of the quote since fan-subs are…

conclude that the cultural background of Japan provides a tolerant or in some cases, even encouraging environment for suicides, as long as people die for so-called “good deeds”. The social expectation is also one of the key factors that had pushed some Japanese people to killing themselves. In many reported cases of Karo-Jisatsu and Karoshi, many victims overly blamed themselves for failing to live up to other people’s expectations and therefore this phenomenon can be interpreted as a way of…

occurred in Komatsu and that they wanted to expand globally. Each CEO had his own strengths and weaknesses, but not all proved to be able to handle the problems inherited from the company. A slow domestic market in Japan, also proved to not help Komatsu. At the time the Japanese (YEN) was depreciating causing more (YEN) to equal one U.S. dollar. Ultimately, Komatsu was slowly losing money with the cost of operations not changing at the time. An overall dependence on the domestic market was not…

The Holocaust was a tragic time for Jews; many of them were persecuted or even executed because of their ethnicity. Thousands more Jews would not have survived if it had not been for a selfless man named Chiune Sugihara. Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who saved over 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Sugihara, along with his wife, issued visas to Jews in order for them to escape the cruel government treatment they were receiving. Sugihara went against his government’s orders to ensure…

I was in the Dallas area as an exchange student. I was watching a tv in a coffee shop, and the unthinkable happened. For weeks before the incident happened, tensions between the Japanese government and the Chinese based conglomerate, Black Canyon Research, had been escalating rapidly. They had an experimental research facility in Osaka, Japan. They were testing an experimental gas for warfare that was supposedly 25 times more powerful than VX nerve gas, and 200 times more powerful than Sarin…

I have created a game by the name of Battle Royale. It is a computer game based on survival tactics and knowledge. It is named Battle Royale because there are 50 players who compete against each other battling, hence the name Battle Royale. The game consists of 50 people who are all transported to a small town named Brockington, the goal is to be the last man standing. In an effort to stop crime and expunge the criminals in the city of Brockington, the town was chosen to participate in the…

distinguished history, social, and economic status of Japan, one discovers the ongoing struggle for Japan to raise its birthrate in order to save its economy. Although Japan emerged long ago, some still celebrate the day, in legend, when it became a nation. Most likely, the first settlers of Japan migrated from Siberia (Whyte 10). Just as America celebrates the Fourth of July, Japan recognizes February 11th as 建国記念日, literally…