United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This bomb was given the nickname “Fat Man.” These two bombs immensely destroyed these cities and took the lives of many people. There was an estimated 200‚000 lives taken in the atomic bombing on Japan. The war on the Pacific had been going on for over four years before the atomic bombing occurred. There were two big battles that could have led to the United State’s decision of dropping the atomic bomb‚ the Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In these two battles
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Japan is a constitutional monarchy like British government‚ which is a parliamentary democracy country with ceremonial emperor. The Empire of Japan was dissolved in Japan’s 1947 constitution. After the defeat of Japan in the Second World War‚ the Japanese political system was being constructed‚ which is based on the principles of sovereignty that respect human rights and the encouragement of peace. According to separation of powers‚ the political system of Japan officially divided into executive
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Business etiquette in Japan The customs for meeting & greeting people Japanese seldom shake hands and can be so uncomfortable doing so‚ that they could avoid meeting again. Holding your hands together as a prayer and bowing your head slightly when you are greeting someone. When you are meeting someone for the first time‚ say ‘Hajimemashite’‚ which means ‘Hello‚ I am pleased to make your acquaintance’. Business dress code In Japan‚ people are often judged on the way they are dressed. In the
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Accounting ACFI 3217 P 13007477 Word count: 2‚801 Japan is an Asian country that has a leading position in stock markets and finance industry all over the world‚ which accounting also has a history of more than one hundred years. The accounting system has experienced a lot of significant events and become to be more and more mature. Culture and institutional factors have majorly influenced the development of accounting in Japan‚ and also led the problems in implementing International Financial
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last 45 years. (N.A‚ Suicide prevention‚ 2009) 2. Southeastern and the Western Pacific regions of Asia are disproportionately affected‚ representing 60% of the world ’s suicides (N.A‚ 2008) 3. The suicide epidemic is particularly devastating in Japan‚ a country that has seen at least 30‚000 deaths from suicide annually since 1998 (Hidaka Yasuharu‚ 2008) B. Cultural Context 1. One of the primary manifestations of suicide in Japanese culture‚ it is seppuku‚ which is “a ritualized form of
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Earthquakes in Japan The Japan is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet and create a major fault line; this is the cause of frequent earthquakes and the presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean‚ they may trigger tidal waves known as tsunami. Historic earthquakes Here is a brief history of earthquake in Japan. Many parts of this country have experienced devastating earthquakes and tidal waves in the
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sold using a marketing message created in Cincinnati. The first signs that this policy was no longer effective emerged in the 1970’s‚ when P&G suffered a number of major setbacks in Japan‚ by 1985‚ after 13 years in Japan; P&G was still losing $40 million a year. It had introduced disposable diapers in Japan and at one time had commanded an 80 percent share of the market‚ but by the early 1980’s it held a miserable 8 percent. Three large Japanese consumer products companies were dominating
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Japan social reforms After its capitulation to the Allied powers in August 1945‚ Japan underwent a series of vigorous reforms that changed the socio-economic spectrum in many respects. The U.S. initiated such reforms in hopes of democratizing and demilitarizing the nation of Japan‚ and while the occupation forces may have taken an integral role in initiating the reforms‚ the Japanese people made them possible. The United States sought to recreate Japan in its own image. SCAP (Supreme Commander
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In 1940‚ Japan joined the Axis powers Germany and Italy. This increased conflict with the United States & Great Britain‚ which resulted with a supply cut of oil. Shortage of oil caused Japan to invade other countries‚ such as Indonesia for resources. Japan invaded and captured many countries but the Allied forces slowly pushed Japan back. Not long after‚ US forces air raided Japan‚ which then dropped the two atomic bombs. After the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan surrendered
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Ancient and modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life
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