Japan: A Country of Changes Located in East Asia‚ near China and Korea‚ Japan offers a rich‚ complex and interesting history. There is a wide array of countries which would surely be interesting to develop on; however‚ I have always had a fascination with Japan in particular. The differences between their way of living and ours are so extreme that elaborating on them would be unquestionably captivating. In Quebec‚ the Japanese culture is not taught‚ nor considered important. International sides
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European Exploration: In 1543‚ shipwrecked Portuguese sailors washed up on the shores of southern Japan. Merchants soon followed them. Their intentions were to involve themselves in Japan’s trade with China and southeast Asia. They brought clocks‚ eyeglasses‚ tobacco‚ firearms and other unfamiliar items from Europe. Japanese purchased weapons and soon started their own production. Cannons especially had a huge impact on Japan’s warfare and living situations. They started to build fortified castles
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broadcast on television the world over are from Japan. (Croal) Indeed "Japanese anime characters have established a substantial base of fans in Europe and North America" (Shuhei). Similarly‚ the Japanese video game industry has been very successful in the world. It has proven to have many positive effects on the world‚ even though many people have repeatedly tried and failed to vilify it. Perhaps one of the most important industries in modern Japan‚ video games have both opened up great possibility
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The Occupation of Japan lasted from 1945-1953 and the leader was… the famous Douglas MacArthur. From his beginnings in Little Rock‚ Arkansas to his heroic actions in the 2 World Wars he was one of the greatest generals of all time. The occupation was considered an Allied-led mission to “disarm” Japan and prevent them from remilitarizing. And while their military was totally dismantled that wasn’t enough from MacArthur. He believed that Japan needed to be in “peace-like state” and he vastly changed
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tried to import supplies to Japan‚ but Japan refused. Then in 1853‚ Commodore Perry brought four ships into Tokyo Harbor‚ Japan was astounded by these ships. There was a letter along with the ships‚ the letter asked that the shogun allowed free trade between the United States and Japan. There was a threat along with the note‚ the threat was that come back in a year with a larger fleet to receive Japan’s reply. The Treaty of Kanagawa was Japan’s reply. The term stated that Japan would open two ports that
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say in government. Russia avoided the "French Plague" by a period of isolation and oppression of their people. Japan also had a long period of isolation. The Japanese believed in the Mandate of Heaven or that there culture was the best. Because of their ethnocentric culture‚ only one Japanese port‚ Nagasaki‚ was open to traders once a year. During the late 19th century‚ both Russia and Japan were forced to make reforms and modernize by industrialization. They both had to do so rapidly because of Western
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Religion and Economy in Medieval Europe and Japan Social Hierarchy after Urbanization Religion did not have as much of an impact on daily life and the overall development of Japan as it did Europe. For instance the maximum of the wars were fought for wealth or power‚ not religion‚ but what it did do was influence certain features. The people in Japan stuck to their original Shinto religion when Buddhism was involuntary forced on them‚ but soon after they discovered Zen Buddhism; a practice that was
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Toys “R” Us Japan Case Study Toys “R” Us purchase their products directly from toy manufacturers‚ cutting out the middle men wholesalers‚ in order to offer price discounts from 10-20% when compared to small toy retailers. All of the Toys “R” Us warehouse locations are designed in a homogeneous fashioned. The self-service warehouses typically reached 54‚000 sq. ft. each featuring 8-15‚000 units of children’s toys. This style of marketing was introduced by Lazarus who studied Korvettes work making
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Japan expansion evolved by unification where Japan regained their islands. Tokugawa Shogunate unified Japan by consolidating with islands near Japan’s territory. With all of Japan’s territory being under his rule‚ japan expanded. A cultural continuities in Japan would be feudalism. Japan became decentralized‚ where all people in Japan was under the rule of Tokugawa shogun or their emperor at that time. The 46 Ronin were also a continuities. The 46 Ronin was a story about the importance of the
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Japan and Western Europe are two countries on opposite sides of the earth‚ yet both had a time period known as the feudal period. Japan’s feudal age (12th century to the = 15th century) is comparable in many ways to Europe’s feudal age (9th century through the 15th century‚ also known as the Middle Ages). Three specific areas that share differences and similarities between these two ages of feudalism are in politics‚ culture‚ and social structure. An area in which the West and Japan are as different
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