and financial controls. The groups depend on each other for leadership‚ human resources‚ and R&D functions‚ and are extremely important to the economies of their respective countries. The keiretsus are credited with the tremendous economic growth of Japan after World War II. Although a number of researchers have examined these business groups‚ none have provided in-depth comparisons of them‚ especially in light of the recent Asian financial woes. Since June 1997‚ Asia has been enveloped in a severe
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Why does fashion change? - How historical events and cultural influences changed fashion in Japan - Why does fashion change? In fact‚ there are so many reasons such as famous designers‚ new technologies and social issues. I suppose they all influence fashion very much and also various things like celebrities‚ magazines and movies are connected strongly to fashion changes. However‚ when I look back to the history‚ there are significant factors that changed fashion. There are one tragic reason
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Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was given the position of Prime Minister of Japan on October 14th‚ 1941‚ which really became the entrance of Japan and America into World War II because of Hideki’s war background that would lead him to make a decision that forever will be in the history books. Hideki was under the impression that a war with America was impossible to be avoided‚ so he prepared Japan to hit America with a HUGE knock-out punch. This was a very strategic move on Hideki’s part that would eliminate
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over 1‚100 were injured. On this day‚ Japan launched a surprise‚ military‚ aerial attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States declared war on Japan and eventually led to the country’s entry into World War II. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor for many reasons. One reason was because the embargo the U.S. put in place against Japan. This embargo blocked Japan from receiving steel and aviation fuel as well as other military supplies. Japan also feared the U.S. would stop them
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actually possible for the Japanese to do to the United States at Pearl Harbor. Government officials saw Japans next possible move to be Thailand not Pearl Harbor. During this time president Roosevelt was trying to work with Japan on keeping the peace between the two countries. President Roosevelt recognized these reports as general warning to the people not threats against the nation. The troops of Japan had struck the Philippines‚ Guam‚ Malaya‚ Thailand‚ Midway Island‚ and Wake Island. These attacks
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On Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor‚ destroying the peace of a beautiful Hawaiian morning and leaving much of the fleet broken and burning. The destruction and death that the Japanese military put upon Pearl Harbor that day was 18 naval vessels (including eight battleships) sunk or heavily damaged‚ 188 planes destroyed‚ over 2‚000 servicemen killed was exacerbated by the fact that American commanders in Hawaii were caught by surprise
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Before opening to the west Japan had a feudal political system‚ an inherited rigid social structure and a thriving economic system. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration‚ was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan’s political and social structure‚ and spanned both the late Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Japanese Government
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For instance‚ Noroku Yamamoto believed that the United States would only continue to grow and become a powerful force to be reckoned with as time went on. He hoped that by ambushing The U.S. before they became too advanced‚ Japan could gain an early advantage in the Pacific. (SOURCE 1) Yamamoto is quoted saying that “If war comes‚ our only chance is to destroy the fleet at Pearl Harbor.” (PRIMARY SOURCE QUOTE SOURCE 3) These anxious thoughts began to transform into a desperation
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What was Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor was a navy base for the U.S. On December 7‚ 1941 Japanese planes and submarines made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. What was the reason behind Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor? There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. There were the U.S. expansion‚ the embargo‚ and Japan’s expansion. The U.S. expansion it helped make the navy bigger. In 1940 president Roosevelt moved U.S. Pacific fleet
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Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor out of fear of the U.S. Navy trying to stop Japan from invading China‚ Japan was low on resources‚ so when Roosevelt put the oil embargo on Japan they felt as if this was the U.S. defending China‚ so in 1941 Japan attacked the Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor to prevent the Navy from physically defending China. The Manhattan Project started in 1942 and ended in 1945. The Manhattan Project started due to Albert Einstein having a desire to show F.D.R. the amount of
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