ruled Japan from March 1603 to May 1868. This period was also called the Edo period because the capital Tokugawa was placed in Edo‚ now Tokyo. This period corresponds to the Tokugawa shogunate government. Tokugawa Ieyasu started the dynastic when he accepted the title of shogun granted by the emperor in 1603. The Edo period brought to Japan 250 years of stability. Most daimyo had sworn loyalty to Ieyasu Tokugawa‚ they also give out their properties‚ comprising a quarter of the farmland of Japan‚ and
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Was the Japan Earthquake Manmade? An earthquake with an 8.9-magnitude tremor struck Japan on March 11th 2011‚ 400km north-east of Tokyo. It struck at 1446 local time at a depth of about 24km with an ensuing tsunami which devastated the north coast. Officials said 350 people are dead and about 500 missing‚ but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher. The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900. A manmade device that can cause such an earthquake is a device that emits
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SPECIAL FEATURE 2 Seven-Eleven Japan’s Business Model Since its establishment in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan (SEJ) has always closely tracked changes in society and consumer lifestyles and has taken steps to enhance its own operations to meet emerging trends. SEJ continues to implement reforms to support continued progress. This section explains the strengths of SEJ’s business model. SEJ CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY • Modernization and Revitalization of Existing Small and Medium-Sized Stores
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Atomic bomb on Japan. On August 1945‚ the U.S had already taken possession outside of the homelands of Japan. The U.S now had to invade Japan directly face to face. Clearly‚ taking this action would result in a bloody bath. For an outsider‚ the Japanese already looked defeated. Their military size was shrinking and it was obvious that they had no chance in coming back to victory. However the imperialist Japan had a different mindset. Their mindset was to fight until the very last man standing. Civilians
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tourist attraction in Tokyo bay‚ Japan. The reason that we choose Japan is the prediction coincides with a new survey which reports that Japan has the potential to become Asia’s second biggest casino market. The intension of using casino at the main proposed location is regarded Odaiba 30.6% and followed by Okinawa‚ 24.5% and etc. (Appendix 1)‚ The head of gaming research for Merrill Lynch in Asia Sean Monahan estimates that the value of a license to operate in Japan could break records for the biggest
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History[edit] After the Meiji Restoration in 1868‚ the concept of human rights and universal suffrage began to take hold in Japan. During the late 19th century‚ the first proponents for women’s rights advocated‚ not for political inclusion or voting rights‚ but for reforms in the patriarchal society oppressing women. Of prime importance to the early feminist movement was the call for women’s education. Policymakers believed that this was imperative to the preservation of the state‚ as it would prepare
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me more specific information about the people of the time. N/A. Heian Period Politics. 18 June 2011. October 2011 . This website gave me information about how the Fujiwara clan came to power and why Emperor Kammu moved from Nara to Heian-kyo. Segal‚ Ethan. Heian Japan: An Introductory Essay. 2011. October 2011 . This website was very interesting‚ though not the best (even though it was very helpful in some aspects) for the aspect of life I’m focusing on. It explained how the Heian period
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Tanpin Karin is a demand-oriented method of chain management successfully used by Seven-Eleven`s Japan. It`s credited to the company`s CEO‚ Toshifumi Suzuki‚ who started to develop it during the 70`s in response to a shift in the market from a seller`s orientation to a buyer`s drive. Until then‚ the inventory decision-making process was led by supply-chain management practices – items were seen as commodities and replenished according with the amounts that they had sold in the past. In contrast‚
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Tows matrix Strengths 1)opening new outlets in different cities. 2) marketing and advertising their products. 3) distribution channels are well maintained 4)no compromise on product quality like lab tests of the products. 5)acquired value chain and reduced the cost Weakness 1)less concentration towards rural areas 2)high operating expenses 3)little access to international market 4)lack of promotions like large discounts 5)little diversification in products Opportunities 1)Sales are
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INTRODUCTION The concept of human resource management has attracted considerable attention over the last two decades from scholars and practitioners alike. While part of the debate has centered on its application and theoretical underpinnings‚ the other has been on its prescriptive value for the survival of organizations in a turbulent and a volatile business environment. More recently‚ the issue of whether to situate the HRM debate in the organizational or the international context has arisen.
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