The European arrival had an effect on both China and Japan. China and Japan had some similar and different reactions to the arrival of the Europeans. In China and Japan‚ the European arrival affected the technologies and economies of both societies similarly‚ whereas the reason of isolation differed in these societies. The technology of the European’s following their arrival penetrated both the Japanese and Chinese societies. In China‚ in order to gain the elites interest in the Christian religion
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1.How did Japan perform until 1991? How do you explain this performance? The stimulus of Japanese economic miracle was the sorrow and revenge of the Japanese after surrender in World War II that had severely affected Japanese way of living. Likewise‚ it pushed the Japanese together to work harder for economic reform. Japan experienced tremendous economic growth and becomes the second largest economy in the world in 1968[1]. There are several underlying mechanisms behind the success of economic
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Japan: Past‚ Present‚ and Future After World War II‚ Japan was completely destroyed. The war cost Japan and many islands in the Pacific millions of lives and left much of the country’s industry and infrastructure in ruins. In 1947‚ Japan adopted a new pacifist constitution that emphasized more liberal democratic practices. After the Treaty of San Francisco was signed the Allied forces left the country and gave Japan the chance to rebuild itself. In 1956‚ Japan was granted access to the United
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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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Panasonic and Japans Changing Culture In Japan in 1918 Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric a consumer electronics company which is known today as Panasonic. Panasonic has offices in 58 different countries and is regarded as one of the world’s largest electronics companies. (Panasonic‚ 2013) Panasonic alike many other Japanese companies was established on a Confucian value system. The Confucian value system consists of three main elements; reciprocal obligations‚ honesty and loyalty
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ruled Japan from March 1603 to May 1868. This period was also called the Edo period because the capital Tokugawa was placed in Edo‚ now Tokyo. This period corresponds to the Tokugawa shogunate government. Tokugawa Ieyasu started the dynastic when he accepted the title of shogun granted by the emperor in 1603. The Edo period brought to Japan 250 years of stability. Most daimyo had sworn loyalty to Ieyasu Tokugawa‚ they also give out their properties‚ comprising a quarter of the farmland of Japan‚ and
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Japanese were perceived as treacherous and low down because of their attack at Pearl Harbor. Popular war songs of the day included "You’re a Sap‚ Mister Jap" and "We’re Gonna Have to Slap the Dirty Little Jap". A movie by Frank Capra‚ Know You’re Enemy-Japan‚ shown to all servicemen‚ attempted to show the Japanese as‚ "fantastic and fanatic fired by relentless national ambition trained from birth to fight and die for his country and also given to mad dog’ orgies of brutality."(Dower‚ 20) Such images
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Atomic bomb on Japan. On August 1945‚ the U.S had already taken possession outside of the homelands of Japan. The U.S now had to invade Japan directly face to face. Clearly‚ taking this action would result in a bloody bath. For an outsider‚ the Japanese already looked defeated. Their military size was shrinking and it was obvious that they had no chance in coming back to victory. However the imperialist Japan had a different mindset. Their mindset was to fight until the very last man standing. Civilians
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tourist attraction in Tokyo bay‚ Japan. The reason that we choose Japan is the prediction coincides with a new survey which reports that Japan has the potential to become Asia’s second biggest casino market. The intension of using casino at the main proposed location is regarded Odaiba 30.6% and followed by Okinawa‚ 24.5% and etc. (Appendix 1)‚ The head of gaming research for Merrill Lynch in Asia Sean Monahan estimates that the value of a license to operate in Japan could break records for the biggest
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SPECIAL FEATURE 2 Seven-Eleven Japan’s Business Model Since its establishment in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan (SEJ) has always closely tracked changes in society and consumer lifestyles and has taken steps to enhance its own operations to meet emerging trends. SEJ continues to implement reforms to support continued progress. This section explains the strengths of SEJ’s business model. SEJ CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY • Modernization and Revitalization of Existing Small and Medium-Sized Stores
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