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December 7 1941 Attack On Pearl
1,054 wordsWorld War Two was well under way when the Japanese bombed Pearl Habor. It came as a shock to many and is a very reminiscent incident. The event that took place on December 7, 1941 has and always will be a very significant event in American and world history. It shaped the way of the war and left a huge impact on society. Just the name Pearl Harbor brings to mind the infamous day when the United States were forced into World War Two. During the 20 s Japan suffered greatly due to industrial overca...
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Peoples Republic Of China Republic Of Korea
1,515 wordsPacific Asia's Economic Development, All the Pacific Asian countries have a long history of economic involvement with the United States. Lately the region has been going through a few economic problems. The United States is clearly the only country that will assist the region in overcoming this crisis. Pacific Asia has proved itself to be a break through region in achieving great financial and industrial success in such a short period of time. What went wrong? How will this crisis be resolved? A...
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Black And White Consumer Electronics
1,093 wordsHigh Definition Television (HDTV) is quite an example of an international topic that has far reaching effects on the world wide electronics marketplace. HDTV is not simply a new standard for color televisions; it is in fact a doorway to becoming the world leader in setting the standards for; computer screens, laptop flat panel displays, medical imaging displays, automobile interactive displays and of course high definition wide screens. HDTV is as much about sound quality improvements as it is a...
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Analysing The Growth Of Korean And Japanese Economy
1,452 words... observers, the temptation to compare Korean and Japanese development is irresistible. Many people, both Koreans and foreigners try to estimate the number of years Korea is behind Japan. In this regard there is an interesting coincidence; Korea was opened to foreign trade 23 years later Japan 1876 versus 1853. Similarly Korea hosted the Olympics 24 years later they were held in Japan in 1964, and finally in terms of major economic indicators many Korean economists say that Korea is also behin...
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Declaration Of War Pearl Harbor
904 wordsIn the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! , the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese Air and Naval forces. The main question that is trying to be answered is; did the Americans know that the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor? There is sufficient evidence to supply both sides with an argument. Nevertheless, I feel that the evidence supporting the statement that the Americans were previously unaware of the attack on Pearl Harbor outweigh the evidence supporting the statem...
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The Feudal Ages In Japan And Europe
1,035 wordsIn the past, feudalism has been used successfully as a political system for governing a country. Two of the largest and most well known Feudal Ages have been that of Europe (1150 - 1600) and Japan (800 - 1350). Although both civilizations were quite similar during these periods of time, Japans civilization clearly is superior in many ways. When compared, the role of religion, the weaponry and armor, and the warrior codes of conducts of both countries can easily prove this point. The roles which ...
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World War Ii Japanese Culture
1,134 wordsYukio Mishima is great and unique author. His books were full of beauty contrasted to reality, which helped the writer to understand better what real beauty is; the beauty that is so beautiful that is sometimes even hard to explain. That is my impression of Mishima's revolutionary writing Spring Snow. Many people agree that paintings of Van Gough are beautiful, however Van Gough depicted things that we see around almost everyday. The question rises: what is so beautiful about these masterpieces?...
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Economic Growth Industrialized Countries
927 wordsThe Korean War led to a change in Japanese industries. Now policies focused on modernizing industries. Smith explains that this would "reduce cost and make Japan internationally more competitive with other countries (Smith, p. 87). All of this began the beginning of industrial rationalization. As industries began to rationalize new industries began to develop. For example "the development of iron and steel was accompanied by the manufacture of domestic appliances and early development of the Jap...
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Market Share Indian Ocean
1,670 wordsMARKETING FUNDAMENTALS OF EXPORTING FROM JAPAN Japan is one of the leading countries in the world exporting numerous goods such as chemicals, oil, gas, fish, engines, electronics, automobile and motorcycles. Japans success was in a big part attributed by their marketing and management principles. Some of them included life-time employment, promotion of employees with experience to higher positions, recruiting skillful employees all over the world, mutual co-operation of managers and employees, p...
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Art History The World Beyond West
798 wordsArt History: The World Beyond West Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that is influenced by the concepts of value and beauty as they connect to the arts. Philosophers throughout time, such as Plato, have presented solid ideas about what artists should create and what people should like. In the world of today people have become more liberal on the philosophy of art resulting in the vast array of modern artist and styles / methods . Aesthetics varies from culture to culture because of people's v...
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Changing Times Major Problems
900 wordsAmid the world today, Japan is a weak link in the chain of the world economies. It is not the miracle it used to be. Japan, after the war, has made some decisions that caused some problems for the future. Those decisions ultimately caused the economic distress it is now striving to get out of. One such decision was the approval of the formation of cartels. This was enhanced with the government passing of the Industries Control Law. This law enable the cartels to control and establish fixed rates...
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World War 2 Entrance Exams
791 wordsConfucian Values And Japans Industrialization Essay, Research Confucian Values And Japans Industrialization Confucian Values and Japans Industrialization Many factors helped aid in the dynamic growth that occurred in Japan and the four little dragons during the post-World War 2 period. Some of these factors were situational factors unique to the time but some of the factors were cultural. The legacy of Confucianism in Japan and the four little dragons helped to further the goals of industrializa...
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House Of Representatives Bill Of Rights
633 wordsJapan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. The countrys constitution was made on May 3, 1947 right when the U. S. took control of Japan following World War II. Under the constitution, Japan has universal adult suffrage with a secret ballot for all elective offices. Which basically means that all legal adults in the country can vote privately. Just like the U. S. their government is made up of an executive branch responsible to the legislative branch and an independent ju...
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Great Deal High Tech
872 wordsGreek and Japanese Architecture For a great many years, architecture has been a breaking point for different artistic eras in history. Some of the most famous? works of art? have been chapels, temples, and tombs. Among the most dominant and influential eras of great architecture are the sophisticated, stoic Greeks-Roman periods and the more mystical, elemental Japanese eras. These two very distinct and very different eras have more in common than you may realize. When work began on the Parthenon...
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Douglas Macarthur Japanese Government
1,704 wordsThe occupation of Japan was, from start to finish, an American operation. General Douglas MacArthur, sole supreme commander of the Allied Power was in charge. The Americans had insufficient men to make a military government of Japan possible; so t hey decided to act through the existing Japanese government. General Mac Arthur became, except in name, dictator of Japan. He imposed his will on Japan. Demilitarization was speedily carried out, demobilization of the former imperial forces was complet...
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Allied Powers Supreme Commander
855 wordsGeneral MacArthur and the Emperor If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945. In it, a casually dressed MacArthur towers over the stiff, formally attired Emperor. What does it say? asks historian Carol Gluck. It says, Im MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, and Im in charge. For millions of Japanese, it brought home in an entirely new way the...
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Heian Period Japanese War
1,018 wordsHistory of Japan The history of Japan dates back to 30, 000 b. c. where it is believed that Japanese people are descent from Mongolian people because of the similar physical features of fold in the eyelid, a yellow tinge in pigmentation, black hair and so on. A large portion of Japan is very mountainous so that leaves 17 percent of surface area available for agriculture. Japanese people main line of business is products of the sea, for example: fish, shellfish and edible seaweed. The next cultur...
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Allied Powers Japanese Army
1,596 wordsIn Japan And Its World, by Marius B. Jansen, Jansen describes the changing ideas the Japanese have had of themselves and the Western world as well as the ideas the Americans has had of the Japanese. The Japanese have had to adapt to a different world and yet go from a weak country to a major power in today s world. In the book Japan From Shogun To Sony, by John R. Roberson, Roberson principally discusses a brief history of Japan. He also discusses Japans hardships and what it had to overcome to ...
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World War Ii R 038 D
593 wordsWhat The United States Can Learn From Japan Japan and the Four Little Dragons in order to achieve their industrialization goals have a diverse set of policies ranging from limited entitlement programs to a education and government bureaucracy that stresses achievement and meritocracy. But one of the most significant innovations of Japan and the Four Little Dragons is there industrial policy which targets improving specific sectors of the economy by focusing R&# 038; D, subsidies, and tax incenti...
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Education System Parliamentary Government
607 wordsThe Meiji government during the 1880 s created both an institutional and constitution structure that allowed Japan in the coming decades to be a stabile and industrializing country. Two major policies and strategies that reinforced stability and economic modernization in Japan were the creation of a national public education system and the ratification of the Meiji constitution. Both these aided in stability and thus economic growth. The creation of a national education system aided in creating ...
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