the federal government was supporting the re-location of peaceful Japanese Canadians at home. During the Second World War‚ roughly 22‚000 Japanese Canadians were forcibly and unfairly evacuated from the west coast and resettled in other parts of the country. Their struggle continued after the war as they fought for an apology and redress for their loss. While war being declared on Japan was a main reason for evacuating Japanese Canadians from the British Columbia (BC) coast‚ there were underlying
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One of them was the Japanese internment camps created in 1942‚ after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The ’relocation centers’ were the most hypocritical act of WWII‚ a war fought because of prejudice and racism. These camps denied the Japanese rights and freedoms of other citizens of non-Japanese descent‚ and
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In order to promote the growth and development of the Japanese auto industry the government began its involvement by obtaining military trucks in 1937 from automakers like‚ Toyota‚ Nissan‚ and Isuzu. General Motors (GM) and Ford had already established factories inside Japan‚ the low tariffs in Japan helped further the incentive to develop foreign factories inside Japan. These foreign factories really hurt Japan’s small automobile manufacturers who could not directly compete with the mass production
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American And Japanese Management Practices In Their Singapore Subsidiaries’ Joseph M. Putti and Thomas Chong F.H.* ABSTRACT Multinational corporations have made significant contributions to the economic growth of Singapore; American and Japanese companies are among those in the forefront. This study is aimed at finding the extent to which US and Japanese companies have transferred and implemented the management practices in their subsidiaries operating in Singapore. Extensive and intensive interviews
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How does Japanese food reflect their culture? Eating may be viewed simply as a biological function based upon physical and physiological needs‚ but when it comes to eating habits and the content of meals‚ a variety of factors must be considered. Japanese cuisine changed according to seasonality‚ politics‚ history and customs‚ which displayed distinctive characteristics from one culture to another. Japanese people often pride themselves on the seasonality of their traditional food. Most traditional
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Ancient Japan had many interesting places and customs. It also had samurai to defend Japanese citizens and festivals to attend to celebrate. It even had beautiful cherry blossom trees‚ it still does to this day. Ancient Japan had the beautiful side and the dark side. With earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and volcanoes‚ oh my! Japan is about 377‚915 square kilometers‚ about the size of California. There are four main islands. Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu. There are also thousands of smaller islands
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the axis power living in the states. The cause of this came from Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7. Thousands of enemy alien were deported to internment camps and some families even got separated. During WWII internment camps were temporary prison camps for those who were considered “enemy aliens‚” including Japanese-Americans‚ German-Americans‚ Italian-Americans‚ and all their relatives living in the United States. Japanese-American
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WW2 “Nisei: (n) a son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). As the United States was receiving their constant droves of immigrants from China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ the Philippines‚ there was one group of Asian-American immigrants (or not immigrants for that matter) that would stand out‚ the Japanese Nisei. The term Nisei comes from the literal definition in Japanese meaning “second generation” from ‘ni’
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Assignment 3: Case 7-2 “Carmakers Target Gen Y” International Marketing 505 August 12‚ 2012 1. Explain the strategy behind Asian automakers targeting Gen Y. Asian automakers have sought out to target the Generation Y consumer for many reasons. They have found that high priced gas-guzzlers are not so popular anymore. Gas has not been at an affordable standstill for years. What does this mean to Asian automakers? They have the opportunity to target young US consumers that are looking for
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Topic: Animal Protection Question: Should Australia take an aggressive stance against Japanese whalers or not? 1.0 History of Japanese whaling Japan’s first trip to the Antarctic whaling in the mid-1930s‚ began after World War II. Japan’s postwar ruins‚ the national deprivation. Under general MacArthur’s encouragement‚ the two Japanese Navy ships turned into a processing vessel‚ heading to the Southern Ocean for whaling. Japan has become rich in meat‚ imported from Australia and the United States
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