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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Did you know that Japan accepts almost no immigrants into the country compared to some countries? We only accept less than 16% of immigrants accepted in Europe (Office of immigration statistics). This is remarkable because Japan is a developed country and is as wealthy as other countries in Europe and other continents. According to the department of homeland security‚ Japan accepted one of the fewest numbers of immigrants in Asia in 2015. Furthermore‚ research from the same source shows that the
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The Rise of Western Culture and Economy in Japan after World War II According to some scholars‚ a society’s culture determines its economic destiny. Before 1860‚ Japan had been isolated for over two centuries‚ and it was not until the aftermath of World War II when Japan was forced to ration food to extreme measures (Hiesinger 39)‚ the Japanese people’s fear of become a Western sub-colony coupled with “their flexible attitude towards cultural variance (Sparke 10)‚” ushered them into economic and
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potentials. However‚ to develop and implement effective human resource management strategies in their expansion into Asian markets‚ it is imperative for MNCs to understand Asian cultural values. For the purpose of this work‚ we will focus on the case of Japan. Fundamental concepts of cross-cultural management and different aspects Concept 1 - national cultural dimension in the business context Concept 2 - the influence of national culture on the business culture Concept 3 - value orientations
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did Japan turn to militarism and drift away from democracy in the 1930s and the 1940s? How did US occupation authorities seek to prevent Japan from relapsing into the past system of military expansion? The root of Japan’s militarism started out from the developments of the Meiji era that was established by imperial restoration after Edo period. The idea of the Meiji Revolution‚ to boost morale and to extricate Japan from the idea of Tokugawa feudalism‚ had been carried over to turn Japan into
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Japanese to surrender‚ shorten the war‚ save lives and money‚ and avoid us from asking the Soviet Union to get involved. The atomic bomb is already built‚ and not using it would waste all the money and time put into developing it. Releasing the bomb on Japan really would be in the best interest of the United States. The first benefit of detonating the bomb would be forcing the Japanese to surrender. The Japanese army is cruel‚ unforgiving‚ and unnecessarily barbaric. They go on rampages‚ raping women and
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extent was Japan modernized by 1920s? Modernization is a process by which human beings progress in political‚ economic‚ social‚ intellectual and military aspects for the betterment of society as a whole. In the early 20th century‚ Japan achieved different levels of modernization in political‚ social‚ economic and cultural aspects. Although Japan still kept many traditional beliefs‚ it was the most modernized country in Asia at that time. Here‚ I will evaluate to what extent was Japan modernized
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Writing your own history has its perils: focus and emphasis can be skewed‚ events interpreted unevenly‚ and critical assessment may be lacking. This is something to keep in mind while reading Media‚ and Propaganda and Politics in 20th-Century Japan‚ which reflects on historical action‚ inaction‚ and reaction at home and abroad‚ and probes the dynamic between power‚ politics and the press through some six decades of reporting from respected Japanese daily the Asahi newspaper. Scrutiny is required
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Argument: The main cause of Japan joining World War 2 is because they wanted to expand their territory. Short Background of Japan’s involvement in WWII (500 words): Japan participated in World War 2 and was part of the Axis Powers. Before World War 2‚ Japan had struggled and wanted to expand their territory. There are many reasons for this‚ one of which was to establish itself and gain equality with the Western Powers. Japan wanted to be considered as an equal amongst the Western powers which
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The key trait of police/military terror in Japan led to the atrocity of the Rape of Nanking because the Japanese prevented the Chinese from any form of retaliation which enabled the Japanese to enforce their strength further. The trait of Police/military terror is shown when a government of a nation uses terror or violence to force obedience on people of another nation or supporters of a opposing government. The goal of governments following this trait is to protect their own interests but not
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