about it. But how does Japan view the war? In their culture‚ a loss of a battle is the ultimate disgrace. What do they teach students about this war? Did their government hide the true outcome of the war from them? What about the Kamikazes? So many questions are asked‚ and we hope we can answer some. Japan took over northern French Indochina. This sparked something in our government‚ as we then started to refuse exports to Japan‚ and denied Japanese immigrants. Then‚ Japan signed a treaty with the
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Outline Format Introduction 1. Over 70% of Japan consists of mountains. The country also has over 200 volcanoes. Raised floors help indicate when to take off slippers or shoes. At the entrance to a home in Japan‚ the floor will usually be raised about 6 inches (15.24 cm.) indicating you should take off your shoes and put on slippers. If the house has a tatami mat room‚ its floor may be raised 1-2 inches (2.54-5.08 cm.) indicating you should take off your slippers. 2. Interested. 3. Tonight I
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Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as
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Indian Ocean Tsunami On December 26‚ 2004‚ the Indian Ocean earthquake‚ or the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake‚ caused a tsunami that killed 230‚000 people and was recorded as the deadliest tsunami in known history. The earthquake was recorded as between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale‚ the second largest earthquake ever recorded. It was also recorded as the longest one‚ triggering earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Following the disaster‚ a worldwide effort raised billions of dollars in tsunami relief
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in one of the world’s highest levels of crop yields per unit place‚ with an overall agricultural frugal rate of about 50% on fewer than 56‚000 km² cultivated. About 73% of Japan is occupied by mountains‚ with a mountain range running through each of the main islands 10% of the world’s active volcanoes are found in Japan Japan has become a world leader in research on causes and prediction of earthquakes. The making of advanced technology has permitted the construction of skyscrapers even in earthquake
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The Himalayan Tsunami that took place on 16 June 2013‚ created a vast damage. This damage of Uttarakhand can’t be blamed on Nature’s fury alone. Cloudbursts‚ landslides and flash floods are an annual affair in Uttarakhand. The rain of 2010 destructed many properties and lives‚ but the rate of destruction is even larger.With many highways damaged‚ bridges washed away‚ electricity and phone networks down‚ several ravaged places continue to be marooned. Uttarkhand is considered to have many holy places
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Japan PEST Analysis “Despite the damage done to Japan’s infrastructure by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in March 2011‚ the Economist Intelligence Unit expects the quality of the country’s overall business environment to continue improving. Enhancements to the macroeconomic environment‚ market opportunities‚ and policy towards private enterprise and competition will support the improvement in the overall business environment. However‚ the business environment will be adversely affected by
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Bartending in Japan In America‚ bartending is seen as something any college kid can do; all you need is to take a one-time class and be able to deal with drunken people. In Japan‚ however‚ bartending is a little different. Contrasting to America’s laid-back brashness‚ Japanese bartending is just a bit more refined. It captures a certain aesthetic and attitude towards one’s work unique to Japan. Unlike quick and dirty American mixing styles‚ bartenders in Japan inject a lot of care into their drink
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