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I chose to make my project about kabuki theatre in Tokugawa Era Japan. Created early in the era, kabuki theatre is an iconic and important aspect of the Tokugawa Era. Its importance is still relevant today as kabuki theatre remains a popular form of entertainment in modern day Japan. In my exhibit, I made sure to use a neutral tone to avoid any bias in providing viewers with the history of kabuki theatre. The purpose of this exhibit is to provide the history of kabuki and let the viewers make…

(7a): What challenge does Toyota face? The market for automobiles is mature and the intensity of rivalry is only going to increase as the industry continues to age. Therefore to be successful in the auto industry, a company must focus on a variety of changing factors or challenges that continue to include demographic, geographic, and technological factors. Another challenge could be the furtherexpansion of its lean low cost manufacturing process. Looking at demographic factors, age is…

The Automotive industry in America began in the 1890’s, because of the size of the United State internal markets and the use of crowd-production. In 1983’s the American auto industry was overwhelmed by Japan as the largest automobile producer, and subsequently by China in 2008. America is the currently the second automobile producer in the world by volume. It was approximated that 8-10 million automobiles are manufactured annually in America. The automotive sector is a major industry in America.…

The Truth Hurts The future of globalization is one of potential, potential to be many things. The world may globalize to a point where all countries will unionize. Globalization may also cause countries to get at each other’s throats; Climate can force a nation into a state of crisis and violence. Globalization also has the possibility to one day slow down; countries may try to limit globalization to preserve culture or other important items, such as oil or fresh water. As our world progresses,…

After the end of the Cold War, many counties in Asia have become independent from its colonization. Until now, there has no major war occurred in this region. During this period of peacetime, Asian countries have enjoyed the growing of economic and global influence. Russia, China, and India these newly advanced economy countries started undermining the U.S. influence in Asia. In order to remain its economic interests and political power in Asia, the U.S. has adjusted its global strategy. The…

beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and shame” system to publicize failure which Murakami is a big supporter of. Japan’s newest tactive is the zero energy bill. They’ve even created communities of houses that can generate around 2,508 MWh of electricity a year which show cases the zero energy bill concept. Since the community produced more energy than it consumed the extra energy created is recycled back into the city wherever needed. Japan…

In addition, such historical events opened doors for the Korean people to unite while preserving their shared culture by maintaining “their own distinctive language, culture, dress, and cuisine” (Stone, 2005, p.117). Following, there were three major waves of immigration to the United States respectively in 1903, 1950, and 1965 with the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act. Reasons for the accelerating number of Korean immigrants are many, mainly driven with hopes of a better education and…

The three stories I chose for this final paper are all written by people who have traveled to or lived in foreign countries. These stories focus on different topics that happened in different countries, but a common thread runs through all of them: the desire to experience a culture different from one’s own and the results of doing so. Each author enthusiastically recounts the excitement of traveling to a different place, but also reflects on hardships encountered and lessons learned. Those…

) also known as Buddha. Buddhism “spread from India along the commercial roads, most importantly the Silk Road, to China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan” (Helble 1). Soon, the adaptable religion made its way to East Asia particularly in China, Korea, and Japan. Coincidentally first Buddhism spread from India to China, China to Korea, and lastly Korea to Japan. This paper will argue that Buddhism has had a positive influence on East Asia through lifestyle and trade. Lifestyle will be assessed through…

(CBC News, 2001). Japanese Internment commenced on the 24th of February, 1941, and lasted until the 31st of March, 1949, During these years, Japanese Canadians were cruelly mistreated while under the suspicion that they were all enemy aliens after Japan attacked Pearl Harbour on December 7th, 1941. The inequality faced by Japanese Canadians caused great divisions in Canadian society and effected the lives of thousands of innocent people. In Canada, Japanese internment was set in place through…