1. In the 1980s Japan was viewed as one of the world’s most dynamic economies‚ today it is viewed as one of the most stagnant. According to Hill‚ The Japanese economy has stagnated because in quick succession their stock market collapsed and property prices rapidly followed. Japanese banks found their balance sheets loaded with bad debt and they reduced lending. As the stock market plunged and property prices imploded‚ individuals saw their net worth shrink. Japanese consumers responded by sharply
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Supply Chain Management Case study of Seven-Eleven Japan Company A. Background Seven-Eleven‚ a famous convenience store‚ was established in 1973 and had its first store in Tokyo in May 1974. It was found by Masatoshi Ito while he thought that superstores were the wave of the future after a trip to the United States. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. During 1985-2009‚ the numbers of store and its annual sales experienced tremendous growth that the
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Case Study: Kentucky Fried Chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a franchising fast food brand that was founded by Harland Sanders in 1956 and bases its core business in a secret seasoning mix of eleven herbs and spices recipe to fry chicken. The KFC through the last decades became one of the most famous fast food brands in the world with subsidiaries and franchising in different region of the world. One of the purposes of KFC is to stabilize and strengthen its presence in the North Asia
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Willie Lynch Letters The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave was a document that was presented by a white slave owner William Lynch on the bank of the James River in 1712. This document was written to establish how they can keep the African Slaves enslaved for at least 300 years. William Lynch had foolproof plan to keep the Africans in what we call today the “slave mentality”. His main goal was to turn the slaves against one another. Even today the powerful speech still enslaves black people
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From 1988 onwards‚ Japan made a policy to contribute to international peace. The announcement about it was made by Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita (竹下登)‚ who introduced “International Contribution Initiatives” that included economic cooperation‚ cultural cooperation‚ and cooperation for peace. Japan had claimed a willingness to take responsibility for the past‚ but was still was unable to be more interactive with the UN. In the early 1990s‚ Ichirō Ozawa‚ the LDP Secretary of State‚ criticized the
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MERRILL LYNCH FUTURES‚ INC. VS. COURT OF APPEALS‚ SPOUSES PEDRO M. LARA AND ELISA G. LARA G.R. No. 97816 July 24‚ 1992 NARVASA‚ C.J.: FACTS: Merrill Lynch Futures‚ Inc. filed a complaint against the Spouses Pedro M. Lara and Elisa G. Lara for the recovery of a debt and interest thereon‚ damages‚ and attorney’s fees. In its complaint ML FUTURES alleged the following: that it entered into a Futures Customer Agreement with the defendant spouses‚ in virtue of which it agreed to act as the latter’s broker
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transcribing of religious writing was a spiritual thing. The characters are written in a same style which is balanced. Every strokes are clearly displayed. interpretation: This is an evidence that buddhism was spread in Japan during Nara period. This may also imply the kanji’s development in Japan. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1981.75 B) Biography Fujiwara no Michinaga 966 – January 3‚ 1028 During the heian period‚ he was the highlight of the Fujiwara clan’ ‚ a family which controlled
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The Psychological Breakdown of a Black Man. “DISTRUST IS STRONGER THAN TRUST AND ENVY STRONGER THAN ADULATION‚ RESPECT OR ADMIRATION.” – Willie Lynch William “Willie” Lynch is a British slave owner in the West Indies‚ who came to the United States to advise American slave owners on how to keep their slaves restrained. Lynching or Lynch law is actually attributed to him since it derives from his last name. Lynching initially referred to the hanging of the black man. His main purpose in
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Willie Lynch Letters: The Making of a Slave It’s amazing the words that Willie Lynch spoke about 300 years ago are still relevant today. In his speech he emphasized taking the differences between slaves and exploiting them. He used fear‚ distrust‚ and envy for control purposes. The slave owners knew the potential the slaves had however they possessed the missing ingredient which was mind control. If you can controls a slave mind by making them hate each other instead of loving each other you
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1.How did Japan perform until 1991? How do you explain this performance? The stimulus of Japanese economic miracle was the sorrow and revenge of the Japanese after surrender in World War II that had severely affected Japanese way of living. Likewise‚ it pushed the Japanese together to work harder for economic reform. Japan experienced tremendous economic growth and becomes the second largest economy in the world in 1968[1]. There are several underlying mechanisms behind the success of economic
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