orical • Prepare an essay outline in response to each essay question 1. How far did the Japanese Occupation period represent an improvement in the fortunes of the nationalists? • Nicholas Tarling (ed.)‚ The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia Vol 2 Part 2 (Cambridge University Press‚ 1999)‚ chapter 6‚ section “World War II and Japanese Occupation” 2. “The Japanese Occupation had so dramatically altered the colonial landscape that independence was a foregone conclusion
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It is interesting to find that only some political economists emphasize the fact that Japanese colonialism in Korea played a large part in the development of a high-growth economy. In both readings we get to see that Japanese colonialism greatly differed from European colonialism. In one way‚ this is because European colonialism rarely introduced heavy industry into the economy‚ or even pushed the economy with such a heavy hand. As well‚ Japan left Korea with a relatively high level
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Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century‚ has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when
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INTRODUCTION Japanese Anime Anime‚ which is short for (animēshon) from the English word "animation"‚ in the western world most popularly refers to the medium of animation originating in Japan‚ with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation (e.g. Walt Disney films‚ Warner Bros. short cartoons). (Baricordi‚ Andrea; Pelletier‚ Claude (2000). Anime: A Guide to Japanese Animation (1958-1988). Montreal‚ Canada: Protoculture)
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Geane Louise J. Mendoza BSBA-MM 4-5D JAPANESE LITERATURE I. History A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794) Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese. Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts‚ a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji. 3 Kana Scripts: Man’yogana- (old syllabic) Katakana- (modern angular) Hiragana – (modern cursive)
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the Japanese army on Pearl Harbor in 1941‚ Canada and the United States felt very threatened. The two countries were unsure about what the enemy was planning‚ and they wanted to protect their citizens from any future attacks. As a result of this‚ the Canadian government started to view their Japanese citizens as a threat to national security. As the war progressed‚ the government eventually decided to confine all Japanese-Canadians to British Columbia until the fighting was over. The Japanese had
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Japanese Occupation December 8 The Japanese launched air raids in several cities and US military installations in the Philippines December 10 the first Japanese troops landed in Northern Luzon. Manila was occupied by the Japanese on January 2‚ 1942. The fall of Bataan was on April 9‚ 1942 with Corregidor Island‚ at the mouth of Manila Bay‚ surrendering on May 6 The Commonwealth government by then had exiled in Washington‚ DC upon the invitation of President Roosevelt. The Philippine Army
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Japanese Occupation Filipino war veterans would describe it life under the Japanese was anything but peaceful. Thousands of them stood witness to oppression and suffering through the years of colonial occupation under Japan. All their stories were spoken against a backdrop of violent subjugations‚ each one bringing back old wounds and reliving some of their worst nightmares. For most Filipinos‚ it was a harsh and fearsome reality filled with terror and abuse. Never in the history of the Philippines
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Japanese calligraphy (書道 shodō?) is a form of calligraphy‚ or artistic writing‚ of the Japanese language. For a long time‚ the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi‚ a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana‚ the Japanese unique syllabaries‚ the distinctive Japanese writing system developed and calligraphers produced styles intrinsic to Japan. Who practices Japanese calligraphy? In Japanese‚ calligraphy is called shodou‚ or “the
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Japanese Period Background The Japanese period is known as the era with the most brutalities in Philippine history. Unlike our previous capturers‚ the Japanese had no shame in hiding the cruelty that they imposed on the Filipino people. With their aim of capturing the Philippines in a span of 50 days‚ they did not hold back on the means of getting what they wanted. No one could escape the torture and hardships‚ and some could not even escape death. The Japanese had motives. They wanted the Filipinos
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