substantial craft production in both rural and urban areas of the country prior to industrialization. The major component of the industrialization of Japan in the 19th century was domestic investment in industry and infrastructure‚ mainly by the private sector‚ which means that the Japanese growth was investment-led‚ not export-led. Furthermore‚ Japan had been closed to the outside world for several hundred years‚ during which it was able to develop road networks‚ rice cultivation‚ craft production
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10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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Japan : The Fall of the Shogunate Reshma Menon Japan has a very rich and a unique history‚ making it stand out among the rest of the civilization. While they became more refined‚ Japan still hold to its military roots‚ which can be seen from the formation of the Shogunate.The Shogun is the military commander and has way more power than the Emperor‚ who became just a figurehead.This paper 1 postulates the demise of the Shogun bakufu was brought about three distinct factors
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This passage from Chapter 23 of The Handmaid’s Tale consists of three main sections: reconstruction‚ language‚ and forgiveness. The first part focuses on the story itself – the way it is reconstructed in Offred’s mind and then conveyed to the reader. The second part focuses on how the story is reconstructed through language. The third part focuses on the power and the nature of forgiveness. The reconstruction presents Offred as a somewhat unreliable narrator‚ saying‚ “This is a reconstruction. All
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During the late 1960’s bands sang of love and peace while drugs were passed out at every moment. But for The Doors it was different‚ because they could get a person high by just listening to songs of mystery and intenseness. The nights belonged to the gods of revelry and rebirth‚ and the songs invoked their potent passions‚ the Oedipal nightmare of "The End‚" the breathless gallop of "Not to Touch the Earth‚" the doom of "Hyacinth House‚" the ecstasy of "Light My Fire‚" the dark uneasy undertones
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always performed before a Shinto sanctuary. In Japan many hotels and restaurants are equipped with rooms to perform wedding ceremonies. Of course members of both families‚ their close relatives‚ and the in betweens attend a wedding. The ceremony "San-san-kuto" which is a ceremony of three-times-three with the exchange of nuptial cups‚ which are preformed by the bridegroom and bride. Then comes the drink of "Sake" which is exchanged between members and close relatives of both families to signify their
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parts‚ reached more than five kilometres inland.The meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast amid warnings of a tsunami of between six and 10 metres. Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan have been engulfed by a seven-metre tsunami‚ while a four-metre wave swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast.Residents have been ordered to high ground and stay away from the coast as tsunamis can strike in several waves.Seismologists say the
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“It’s what you do last that counts” The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum was written to open the readers minds to what could happen and what did happen. It also deeply examines the human awareness and the way people can be easily influenced‚ pressured‚ and in the end completely controlled. This book was based on a true story. The most interesting thing I learned about this book was how much the human body can handle before it gives up. A reason I did not find this book interesting was the fact that
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Sliding Shower Doors Cardinal Shower Enclosures offers several trim levels of sliding door enclosures‚ from the basic Cardinal Builder series up to the luxurious Heavy Euro and Apollo series. Framed sliders have metal all the way around the glass while frameless sliders have clips holding the top of the glass. Be sure to check out the Cardinal S-Curve option. It can dramatically change the look of a basic shower enclosure. Cardinal Builder Series Available as the "Trojan Series" on the West Coast
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The economy of Japan is the world’s second largest developed country‚ the third largest by nominal GDP and the forth largest in terms of purchasing power parity. Japan relies on its comparative advantage in high-end technology‚ research and development to drive its economy. Since the end of World War II Japan’s economy has grown at a unseen rate‚ propelling it from that of a war torn empire to that of one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world. Unfortunately the meteoric growth
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