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    Japanese immigration to Brazil- a story of success marked by failures, persistence, and hard work. • Why Japan? Japan is rarely seen as central to the history of mass migration or imperial expansion, despite having been profoundly involved in both (Mack, 2010). An immigration of Japanese to Brazil started officially when the first ship Kasato Maru landed in the port of Santos in June 1908 (Sasaki, 2006). The beginning of a Japanese era in Brazil was influenced by two significant waves of…

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    In Japan there is dark underworld that exists, and they are involved in many aspects of Japanese lives. They are the Yakuza’s. Currently in Japan it is estimated that there are over a hundred thirty thousand members of Yakuza and around a thousand kumi’s. In contrast, the United States has more than double the population of Japan but only 20,000 organized crime members in total. In Japan the numbers of the Yakuza’s have decreased on average by 0.5% each year from the peak in 2004. Yet they still…

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    Rebelling through kawaii also appears in the materialistic mindset that has grown from the cute movement. The childish mindset valued by kawaii naturally promotes the desires that children have for material things, for example toys, over less tangible but potentially more gratifying things like experiences and relationships. This makes those involved in a kawaii mindset vulnerable to impulse buys, something that companies have realized with the multitude of consumer goods produced to target the…

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    Kamakura Research Paper

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    is home to many extravagant religious statues. From Japan to Bangkok, to the far away Lantau Island in Hong Kong; each historical landmark represents what once was a triumphant feat. These giant artistic and religious symbols of Great Buddhas have all made an impact not only in the past, but remain a cultural icon for many of the individuals who live near it today. The Great Buddha of Kamakura sits outdoors in the green lands of Kamakura, Japan. Specifically, it is located “in the grounds…

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    position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. This is due to the fact that although these species of whale are not endangered the demand for their meat is very low at 1% of its peak in the 1960s in Japan (Ramage et al., 2015). Furthermore, this practise of whaling is mainly funded by the taxpayers’ money and is ultimately working at a loss. Subsidies come to around ¥782 million (US$9.78 million) per year and despite this, the industry is still…

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    Southeast Asia Dbq

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    Southeast Asia. During the mid-19th century, China was the strongest country in East Asia, Korea was strongly influenced by the Chinese, and Japan was starting to open up relations with foreign powers (mainly the west). However, by the end of the mid-20th century, everything changed: China gained a new political system, Korea was annexed and freed of Japanese rule, and Japan suffered a major loss. So, how did everything change so quickly and within only one century? Ironically, the end of the…

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    people who had to travel to Japan for business and meet and become good friends. All through the movie…

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    Ghosn has emphasized high-quality performance and improvement over current performance. In Japan, age, length of service, and education level are the traditional factors determining the individual’s power in the company. However, under Ghosn’s achievement-oriented leadership, the highest achievers got the highest rewards regardless of those factors…

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    He had studied the great masters of couture at school - Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel - and suddenly it all seemed irrelevant. Yamamoto decided to come back Japan and helped his mother with her shop’s business by taking orders and measurement of the customer’s.Kabukicho, Shinjuku was where Yohji came back to help out his mmother’s little shop at. It was a place overflowing with women whose job was to titillate…

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    During the Pacific war from 1941-45, the Japanese were controlling many countries and gaining territory in the Pacific. By 1942-43, Japan was planning a full scale attack on mainland Australia. To do this, they had to take many positions that the Australians were occupying in Papua New Guinea in order to isolate Australia. The Kokoda and Milne Bay military campaigns were both very successful in protecting Australia from Japanese aggression as they prevented the Japanese from taking the Kokoda…

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