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Tamera Johnson Professor Travis Greene ENG 211C February 17, 2017 Honda Motor’s Corporation: The Power of Dreams Over recent decades the automobile industry faced economic hardships, but eventually started to rise up again. In response, that didn’t stop Honda Motor’s Corporation because they had faith and believed in the power of dreams. Honda Motor’s Corporation was created by Soichiro Honda on Sept 24, 1948 in Itaya-cho, Hamamatsu. In 1949, Soichiro included a managing director, Takeo…

Stigmatization in the Health Services Japan has a universal healthcare system that allows individuals the right to choose their own doctor and treatment and only charges a nominal fee for services. With most residents having access to quality services, there should be no signs of discrimination in the system. Discrimination in Japan is subtle and deep-rooted stemming from the historic identity of “pure blood”. The Burakumin or “people of the hamlet” are a social class in Japan, remnants of…

There are different mythology related to Mount Fuji according to Buddhist and Shinto traditions. According to Buddhist mythology, Mount Fuji was named after the fire goddess Fuchi who represents inspiration, courage, safety (protection), fire (ancient), skill (sports), and relationships. As a fire goddess, she rules natural energy sources and those generated within ourselves. This energy, along with summer’s sun, joins together in our life today, generating strength, endurance, keen vision and…

Originating in the 14th century, Noh is a traditional form of theatre involving music, dance, and drama. During the Muromachi Period (1333-1573), a man named Zeami popularized and formalized the Noh we know of today. Four main noh troupes were established during this era, receiving sponsorship from shrines and temples. It was during the Tokugawa Period (1603-1867) that Noh became even more standardized when the shogunate made it the official ceremonial art and issued regulations for its…

In my exploration of the Japanese culture, I was intrigued by the shift in connotations or views of Japanese yokai from the ones depicted in traditional folklore to that of modern media. In this essay I will endeavor to convey how the media has transformed the yokai image to one of popularization in order to better relate to the masses. Yokai, are strange and supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and is sometimes translated as monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it can encompass all…

the Japanese colonial rule. During World War II, Japan annexed Korea and made its utmost effort to completely annihilate Korea’s national identity. Koreans were given Japanese names, attended Japanese schools, read Japanese books, and spoke Japanese. In the midst of Japan’s cultural sweep was an ordinary citizen, one with neither political power nor influential status, yet is now revered as one of Korea’s greatest poets. He was a poet not of Japan, but of Korea. Not of the government, but of the…

Brandon Wiggins English III Mrs. Briscoe 12 April 2017 Samurai Samurai were fierce warriors who were known to the Japanese history from shogun to ronin. shogun meaning master, ronin meaning samurai without a master. loosely translated it means "masterless samurai". samurai were the cops of their time after they were told to live in castles of the village. They were the cops of their time because they were the only ones who could carry swords in…

complex disaster that ravaged Japan’s northeastern coastline and triggered a nuclear accident was brought about by a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan, a region known as Tōhoku, that tookplace at 2:46 pm on March 11 2011, lasting nearly six minutes. It is the most powerful quake recorded in Japan and one of the four most powerful in the world since 1900 when record keeping began. It created forces five hundred times stronger than the 2010 magnitude 7 earthquake…

The values and work ethic provided by the country create a connection and sense of place for its inhabitants. This sense of place cannot be discovered within the confines of the city. In the story The Hungry Tide, the reader is introduced to Kusum. The story shares her experiences in the city, and why she ultimately returns to the tide country. After the loss of her father, Kusum’s mother was desperate for help, so she enlists the help of a man called BLANK. The man takes her to the city, and…

The 1964 Anchorage Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami What is commonly referred to as the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami occurred on Good Friday in the Spring, March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm killing from 9-15 people, depending on the source. The resulting Tsunami killed approximately 130 people and caused $311 million in damage (2.4 billion in 2013 dollars). The epicenter of the largest earthquake ever recorded in U. S. history, 9.2 magnitude, was estimated to be approximately 15 miles below the…