History of Japan

Unit 7 DB 1 Federalism in Public Safety On the morning of November 2016 Japan was hit by a Tsunami. The current population of Japan is about 126,220,308, and “93.7 % of the population is urban which the median age is about 46.7 years” (“Japan Population World, 2016), and they were not prepared for this type of disaster. The layout of Japan is that it is an island and according to Geography of Japan (n.d.) states that Japan is located in eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean to the east of China,…

woman in this episode was know by her father and never is given a name, emphasizing this patriarchal society. This can be seen specifically during the Meiji period in Japan, as it was a time that had the concept of “Good wife, wise mother” and the ideology that the mother was the center of the household which implied cooking…

The artist Kawase Hasui, was a printmaker who used color and repetition to uniquely style his works. He was one of the most famous artists of the “Shin Hanga” movement during early 20th century Japan. Influenced by Impressionism, “Shin Hanga” meant “new prints” that focused on landscapes and portraits using various amount of colors. As a leader in this movement, Kawase Hasui created many landscapes, often using the same woodblock only with different colors. However, he presented more of the…

Shogunate Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate in the 12th, in Tokyo (Articles, 2014). The last of the shoguns consisted of those from the Tokugawa clan, the rule ended in the 16th, thus when Japanese feudal society began to disintegrate. Emperor The Emperor and his family were of the highest rank in Japanese society, as the emperor was placed as the legitimate ruler of Japan, although he was without any real political power (Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, 2014). The…

Many social and economic changes took place in the middle and late Edo period that gave rise to such developments as “Pictures of the Floating World.” The steady commercial growth, albeit an entirely domestic one as a result of Japan’s isolationist policy, and peace that were established by the Tokugawa shogunate eventually led to a highly prosperous merchant class. Regarded as the lowest rank in the social hierarchy, some of the townspeople were even more affluent than the samurai, who occupied…

The book United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas has a world which revolves around this idea. This science fiction piece of work really captures and envelopes the reader into its universe. Freedom and the fight for it is the main theme which carries throughout the book. The book is a delight to read with its action and drama filled plot. The United States of Japan takes place mostly in 1988 in the California area of the now USJ. The cause of this is that in the book, Japan won the second World…

is not only unique in terms of its scale and complexity, but also about the complicated interaction of health problems to which it may have given rise. The great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake that killed over 6,000 people in 1995 showed that in Japan disasters can affect different population groups with differing severity and that the elderly are especially vulnerable. For many villages, such as Iitate, May 2011 was the last opportunity to obtain information on the health of the population…

1. The Manzanar Annual Pilgrimage has come a ritual where Japanese American travel to the site that they were kept during the world war. These Japanese Americans where stripped from their lifestyles and forces to come to different camps around the United States, due to the dear of them helping the Japanese in the war. The United States dismantled these sights after the war, one because they knew it was wrongful in the eyes of what the constitution and the states were built on. The critical…

In The Samurai’s Garden, Gail Tsukiyamauses drastic scenic garden comparisons to display key differences along with similarities between Matsu and Sachi’s gardens along with their individual personalities. From the very beginning of the novel Stephen is exposed to Matsu’s beautiful garden which is depicted as “The sweet perfumes were immediately intoxicating. A silk tree still heavy with summer blossoms, and two large black pine trees shaded the house. An oval-shaped pond, with hints of movement…

etc. They were the subcategories of the Chinese migrants. Canadians were not able to distinguish the difference between the people of those countries. Like any other Asians, Japanese people came to Canada in order to make enough money to go back to Japan and to rebuild their lives (Epp et al, 2004, p.234). Like any other Asians, Japanese people were hired to replace the Canadians workers with a lower wage. The policy of hiring cheaper Asian labor led to misunderstanding among white laborers.…