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could code the codes emperor systems”. Sakaguchi was against the acts of the chief and termed the acts of emperor marrying the virgins as moral decadence. He further emphasizes on the significance of starting from the bottom and raising a prosperous Japan that embraces proper cultural and moral values (Sakaguchi, p.4). The character confirms with at the thought of moral decadence because he is acting contrary to the cultural and societal moral principles. The emperor was working towards…

determine when Asians started immigrating to the Americas, but the first findings of a person of Asian descent in the American territory come from an archeological project in 2007. This project speculated that the first people were actually sea men from Japan that came around 16,000 years ago. It can also be said that Asian immigration to America started in 1763. In 1763, Filipino sailors abandoned ship from the Spanish ships and inhabited the New Orleans area. However, the first large-scale…

The History of Ninja and Samurai The history of Ninja and Samurai can be similar but can also be very different. Today when we think of ninja we think of a stealthy figure dressed in black or assassins or a mutant turtle. Samurai are ancient warriors who served their Japanese or Chinese lords or masters. Their services would include protection of the lord and his family but more importantly they were always prepared to fight in a war to defend what was ever asked of them. So some of these…

characteristics that define these groups most prevalently affected by discrimination are race, religion, age, and sex. However even the minutest physical characteristics, like hair color, can give reason for this baseless prejudice. Early records in japan indicate an “untouchable” social class that occupied undesirable jobs like tending to the dead and butchery. Since the Japanese Edo Period from 1600 to 1867, there has existed a strict social hierarchy. In the lowest rung of this hierarchy are…

People set forth on a new journey for exploring unknowns, and a journey could always help them in knowing what they want inwardly. François Villon and Matsuo Bashō have gained tremendous inspirations while travelling/exiling, and both of them hope to be free spiritually. However, they do have various different altitudes since they are from different cultures and have different religious beliefs. But to some extent, Villon and Bashō have the same value towards death. From François Villon’s poems,…

Communication College, so I gave up to transfer at that time because that is my only choice. However, time goes by, and gradually I can not help thinking to transferring and learn higher level study. How much I desire to learn instead of going back to Japan and starting a work. I really want to go to the university. To do that I need my family’s support, I knew it, however I also knew about my situation. I was not able to tell them my hope. I talk this to many people, and they encourage me to…

After losing the Sino-Japanese War, the political state of Japan became a public interest. Japan was influenced by Westerns and had thus adapted into a state of imperialism. The westerns had their own problems with United States separating from England and declaring themselves a democracy rather than a monarchy. Chinese scholars…

These comments said, almost one right after the other, anger Komako. The shift between the words of “girl” and “woman” is what angered Komako. Age is an important factor for women and men. As a social standard, it is better for women to be younger. Japan is a male dominant society so this means men has the upper hand and say on all things. This is quite different than society in the United States. Women are pushed to be independent despite the fact women face sexism even there. However, Japanese…

Picture Bride, it discovers a noteworthy certain, social event ever. In the mid twentieth century, paying little respect to the triumph of Japan in World War I, militarization causes¬ heaps of poverty in the country. Moreover, the course of action, for a couple of families that had young ladies, was to send them to Japanese men in the United States, who had settled down there for a couple of years, and had a solid job to live, and make the young ladies their wives. The families assume that their…

American citizens and half of them were children. None had ever shown disloyalty to the nation. In some cases White 4 family members were separated and put in different camps. During the entire war only ten people were convicted of spying for Japan and these were all Caucasian.” (World War Two, par. 3). In March of 1946, the last camp closed. Even though the camps had closed, people were still prejudiced against the Japanese-Americans. Americans still did not trust Japanese- Americans,…