Japan and Earthquake/Tsunami Mitigation Geography 312 – Term Paper Alexandra Bradshaw – 301144682 March 29th‚ 2012 On March 11th 2011‚ Japan suffered a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off its northern coast‚ followed by an enormous tsunami which took the lives of around 20‚000 people. An earthquake of this magnitude had never been experienced in the history of mankind‚ and came as a shock to many seismologists. With the title of being the most earthquake prepared country in the world‚ Japan was thought
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Culture Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Culture is something that is learned and is passed on from generation to generation. According to Damen‚ L. (1987). Culture Learning: The Fifth Dimension on the Language Classroom. Reading‚ MA: Addison-Wesley. "Culture: learned and shared human patterns or models for living; day- to-day living patterns. these patterns and models pervade all
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study Did you know that all of us are exposed to the risk of electric shock? We are all surrounded by electrical appliances and machinery which exposed us to risk. This study allows us to know the basic information‚ the causes and effects‚ and the preventive measure because according to the National Safety Council there are about 600 to 1000 people die every year from electrocution. It continues to rank as the fourth highest cause of industrial facilities
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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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The Human Geography of Japan By Kieran McLaughlin‚ M.S. Ed. Physical Geography Land area – 145‚882 square miles‚ smaller than Montana Four Main Islands: Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku Japan is mostly mountainous and the cities are located on the coast Mount Fuji is the highest point – elevation 12‚388 ft. Mild earthquakes are common and severe earthquakes occur every few years The Japanese experience all four seasons. The Location of Tokyo - 35 40 N 139 45 E •
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Jiang was one of the first military advisors to suggest a protracted war against Japan‚ as it would go against Japans plans for a swift victory and China’s vast territory and population could be used to an advantage. Chiang Kai-Shek later agreed that a longer war would work better in China’s favor. China was able to implement some of its defensive
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the Edo period or the Shogunate Era‚ lasted from 1603 – 1867 and was the final period of traditional Japan. During this time‚ Japan was peaceful and politically stable‚ with much economic growth while under the shogunate‚ military dictatorship. The Tokugawa period was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was a period in which the Japanese culture was greatly formed (Britannica‚ 2018). The Japanese culture was greatly sculpted from international relationships with the Dutch and the Chinese‚ Buddhism and Shinto
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Compare and Contrast China and Japan China and Japan‚ both with thousand years of ancient culture and civilization history‚ share numerous similarities and differences. Confucianism is a collectivist based value system which embraces a set of moral codes of behavior designed to regulate the relationships between ruler and subject‚ father and son‚ friend and neighbor‚ husband and wife‚ and brother and brother. Even though both China and Japan employed Confucianism as the state ideology
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individualism. Japanese people need to justify their existence on the grounds of membership to some sort of group. Be it family‚ club‚ or company. Japan is a collectivist society. A collectivist society is concerned with the good of all of the people‚ and not concerned with the individual’s desires or needs. Everything that the homogeneous country of Japan does strives to benefit the entirety of the community. Unfortunately‚ their efforts are futile. Their views are completely unrealistic. The Japanese
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