Japan

In Japan, Samurai were of the military elite during the medieval and early-modern period. In Japanese, they are known as bushi or buke. By the 12th century, the word samurai became synonymous with bushi. It was closely associated with the middle and upper ranks of the warrior class. Usually associated with a clan and their lord, the samurai also followed a set of rules that later came to be known as the bushidō. Although the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan's former population, their…

originally came from. The Japanese Canadians are from Japan. They all came from different cities/areas in Japan. The first group of Japanese immigrants came between 1877 and 1900. The first group of Japanese immigrants that came were all men. Their wives and children stayed back in Japan. Since they were from Japan most of them only spoke Japanese and they continued to speak in Canada. The Japanese immigrants came to Canada because their villages in japan were crowded and there were not many…

Japanese society has been majorly influenced by China throughout history. This is visible in Japan’s religious art, technology, philosophy, and architecture. One of the largest influences of Chinese culture on Japan actually came through Korea. Buddhism was introduced to Japan in 552 by the gift of a Korean king to the Emperor. This gift consisted of a gilded bronze Buddha and sutras written in Chinese. From this gift and the Emperor’s subsequent conversion to Buddhism many changes came from the…

Trade between the countries was without a doubt the one key pivotal development in East Asia during 1500-1800. Weather a country stopped trade, limited trade, or expanded their trade it effected all of East Asia. Zheng He and the Chinese empire ruled the India Ocean trade, for many years. Before these voyages the Chinese had lost most relations with brother and sister countries. The successful trade within the India Ocean opened opportunities for the Chinese to win back the hearts and minds of…

Shotoku at Two Years, made in the late 13th century, is a wooden sculpture depicting Shotoku Taishi, a famous historical and political figure in Japanese culture, as a young child praying. The piece is made of wood, crystal and pigments. This work is 53 cm high, 20 cm wide. This figure is about the size of a small toddler. Despite its small size, It is overwhelming in the sense that it depicts a future ruler as an innocent child. The piece of work appears to be delicate in both subject matter as…

Do state control immigration outcomes? To understand the complex process of immigration a basic knowledge of the concept is needed. The process of immigration is regarded as the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker. It is very…

prices. Being able to cut down prices allowed Matsushita to stop cutting down its profit margins as well as preventing a decrease to their market share worldwide. Another advantage of manufacturing in China is that supplier prices in China compared to Japan cost significantly less. The Chinese government established national polystyrene distribution and trade center which allowed customers to investigate each supplier’s price then let the center publish an average price for materials. With the…

again to depart from Hawaii? A true fearless spy would get the mission done by traveling towards Japan when she departed from Hawaii the second time. Amelia would have known the risk that would come from her mission if she departed from Japan the second time. Therefore, she calculated a safer route in an eastern way to throw off suspicion of her spy motives. However, she never ventured near the area of Japan; therefore, her whole purpose for the trip was in vain. Simply stating that…

Throughout this course we have not only gained factual knowledge about East Asia but also a framework that we can use to understand other countries and cultures around the world. To consider ourselves global citizens, we must have an understanding of the world and the way it works. From learning about the history of East Asia, we now have a better understanding of why it works the way it does today, and that makes us less ethnocentric and more empathetic toward others. This course has allowed me…

influential country in East Asia, serving as the main power in the region (Andrade 117). Japan was also a superior power, but it played a subordinate role to China. China’s position in the world economy placed it at an advantage over the other countries in East Asia, and it could serve as the negotiator of various rights within Asia. However, over some time, China lost its capacity to negotiate for these rights in Asia, as Japan took a lead role in bargaining for colonial rights in Asia (Schoppa…