Politics of Japan

allowed Korea to finally form commercial and diplomatic relations with the outside world but also to be faced with two major challenges – political and intellectual. Near the end of the 19th century, many different foreign influences such as China, Japan, and Russia dominated Korea. Korea often served as the battlefield between…

as a bringing together compel. Premise 3, the formation of ASEAN+3, a strong East Asian multilateralism post-Asian Financial Crisis demonstrated the autonomy of the region, with the development of ASEAN+3, a cooperative forum between South Korea, Japan and…

The question explored is “To what extent did Douglas MacArthur contribute in writing of the Japanese constitution?”. To answer the question, the investigation on MacArthur’s role in the occupation of Japan after the Second World War and the construction of the Japanese constitution were carefully examined, using both official documents and secondary sources such as works by historians and biographical articles by journalists. While the work of MacArthur as the lead role of the occupation will be…

MAJOR THEMES IN THE NOVEL Individualism A white tiger symbolizes power and majesty in East Asian cultures, such as in China and Japan. It is also a symbol for individualism and uniqueness. Balram is seen as different from those he grew up with. He is the one who got out of the “Darkness” and found his way into the “Light”. Throughout the book, there are references to how Balram is very different from those back in his home environment. He is referred to as the “White Tiger” Freedom In an…

against China during the first Sino-Japanese only showed the Western powers that Japan had a strong enough military to engage in overseas battler, while the Russo-Japanese war gave Japan more prestige because of the defeat of a western military with a long standing history of military strength and dominance in the region. On author, Perez, claimed that this win propelled Japan into international politics but I believe that Japan was well prepared with the political consequences of the war,…

demolish the once prevalent myth which Japanese politics is a stagnant set of entrenched interests systems that seem basically undemocratic for the opposition parties. In fact, Japanese parties and politicians are increasingly aware of their people’s concerns, the media and other factors that can play a substantial role in keeping accountability healthy and alive. For most of Japan’s postwar years, the LDP as a single party has controlled the Government of Japan. Meanwhile other…

In the book, Introducing Comparative Politics by Steven Orvis and Carol Ann Drogue, the content containing Middle East, Asia and Africa is infrequent whereas information on the Americas and European is numerous. There is evidence the authors wrote the textbook in a Eurocentric tone. Honestly, the authors were very far from avoiding Eurocentrism and there are ways to avoid the ironic misfortune. Firstly, the case studies are imbalanced amongst the eleven countries. Secondly, Eurocentric based…

and the arts prospered in court, as seen with the Tales of Genji, greed and manipulation also bled throughout. From the rise of the imperial statehood, and to the dominance of the aristocracy, the Heian Period was muddled with hierarchical court politics and culture, that bred a period of both the blossoming of the arts, and of intolerance and ignorance, which ultimately led to its downfall. Overall, the Heian Period, was a time of both prosperity and squalor, and in…

Entente Alliance won the war, Japan would have soon be recognized as one of the “victorious nations”. Consequently, Japan could have gained their influence over the war, possibly have obtained a large amount of compensation and have occupied some lands they captured from the opponent. After the war was over and the Entente Alliance won the war. Tokyo gained a permanent seat on the Council of the League of Nations, and the Paris Peace Conference confirmed the transfer to Japan of Germany's rights…

“Sinocentrism”. Indeed, China had great achievements in different areas, such as politics, the economy, military affairs, culture etc. Most of the countries located around China were affected by China, like Koryo (Korea), Annam (Vietnam), and Japan. These countries used to be part of the tributary system of China, and thus Chinese emperor had a superior position in the East Asia. However, with the fading of Qing Dynasty, Japan left the tributary system, and the Meiji government started the Meiji…