United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This bomb was given the nickname “Fat Man.” These two bombs immensely destroyed these cities and took the lives of many people. There was an estimated 200‚000 lives taken in the atomic bombing on Japan. The war on the Pacific had been going on for over four years before the atomic bombing occurred. There were two big battles that could have led to the United State’s decision of dropping the atomic bomb‚ the Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In these two battles
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Doing Business in Japan Abstract This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada‚ and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
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Business etiquette in Japan The customs for meeting & greeting people Japanese seldom shake hands and can be so uncomfortable doing so‚ that they could avoid meeting again. Holding your hands together as a prayer and bowing your head slightly when you are greeting someone. When you are meeting someone for the first time‚ say ‘Hajimemashite’‚ which means ‘Hello‚ I am pleased to make your acquaintance’. Business dress code In Japan‚ people are often judged on the way they are dressed. In the
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clear that Japan would abolish feudalism and modernise into an industrial society. This period in which Japan borrowed ideas from the West and reformed in such a short time is called the ‘Meiji Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful nation‚ while still keeping Japans individuality
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Earthquakes in Japan The Japan is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet and create a major fault line; this is the cause of frequent earthquakes and the presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean‚ they may trigger tidal waves known as tsunami. Historic earthquakes Here is a brief history of earthquake in Japan. Many parts of this country have experienced devastating earthquakes and tidal waves in the
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Marketing strategy in Japan While a company launches new foreign country entering operations‚ how to make an outstanding advertising‚ pricing and distribution strategies are essential to distinguish within the business (Bowman et al‚ 1995). According to Euromomitor International (2013)‚ personal care products are famous for enrich organic and other pure and natural ingredients‚ a large amount of top-edge firms via different kinds of distribution channels‚ such as supermarkets‚ individual care specialists
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Effects of Chewing Tobacco Every year in America‚ there are approximately 146‚023 people who chew tobacco that end up with cancer‚ according to mylastdip.com‚ a website committed to informing people of chewing tobacco. Those cancers include lip‚ mouth‚ throat‚ stomach‚ esophagus‚ pancreas‚ lung‚ trachea‚ and lastly‚ cancer of the bronchus. Chewing tobacco‚ also known as smokeless tobacco‚ is a term used to describe tobacco that is not burned or smoked. “Chewing tobacco is cut-leaf tobacco that must be
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Should tobacco advertising be restricted? This is a very controversial issue. There is the idea that young children that smoke started smoking because of advertisements‚ but there is also the idea that children start smoking for other reasons. Many big‚ well-known tobacco companies like RJ Reynolds are being sued for their advertisements. On Monday April 20th‚ 1998 the jury heard a testimony from Lynn Beasly‚ the marketing vice president of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. The courts believed
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smokeless tobacco came to the fore front of health news at the turn of the millennium due to increasing evidence that it is just as dangerous as cigarette smoking. In fact‚ most medical professionals now agree that smokeless tobacco--also known as "chaw" or "chew"--is equally addictive and carcinogenic‚ and have come to consider the substance as contributing to the U.S. tobacco epidemic. Despite the medical community’s efforts to warn people beginning in the mid-1980s‚ the use of smokeless tobacco was
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The Bubble Economy of Japan The Economy of Japan had experience a tremendous growth since the end of the Korean war. The growth of GNP in 1967 and 1968 was above 10 % (double digit growth period) which exceed countries such as Britain‚ France and Germany. The economy experienced a boost is due to many reasons‚ such as: enlargement of industrial facilities‚ massive adaptation of western technology and education‚ lower the military expense to 1% of GNP‚ relation with power nation‚ human resources
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