Jenny Cho February 7‚ 2013 Stewart Assignment #4: Japan (Prompt/thesis) Prompt: Discuss possible reasons why Japan was the only non-western state to nationalize and win recognition as an equal and how it managed to accomplish this in a mere half century. Thesis: Being aware of recent Western invasions in China‚ Japan had recognized the need to transform their institutions and its society‚ therefore‚ Japan embraced nationalism. By 1649‚ Japan had shut down contact with the European world with the
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Technology and science in Japan The technology industry is composed of companies producing electronic components‚ scientific and technical instruments‚ computer hardware and software‚ and computer services. It is a very fast paced‚ competitive industry in which innovation is the key to success. The technology industry employs a relatively large workgroup engaged in sales and promotion‚ as the success of a new or improved product depends heavily upon consumers being aware of‚ and interested
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European Imperialism on Japan Ever since the Industrial Revolution‚ the Europeans were restless in between the intensified economic activity and competition; many industrialists at this time believed that the only way their nations could ensure their economic necessities was the acquisition of overseas territories‚ and this belief later expanded into Imperialism. The second motive for Imperialism/Colonialism would be that once Europeans obtained the knowledge of ’outer beyond’ and
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With an adult literacy rate exceeding 99 percent‚ Japan ranks among the top nations in the world in educational attainment. Schooling generally begins before grade one in preschool and is free and compulsory for elementary and junior high school (grades 1 through 9). More than 99 percent of elementary school-aged children attend school. Most students who finish junior high school continue on to senior high school (grades 10 through 12) about 95precent. Approximately one-third of senior high school
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communication in Japan Facts and statistics of the ‘Land of the rising sun’. Location: Eastern Asia‚ island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan/East Sea‚ east of the Korean Peninsula. Capital: Tokyo Population: 12‚57‚30‚287 (Aug 2013) Ethnic Make-up: Japanese 99%‚ others 1% (Korean 511‚262‚ Chinese 244‚241‚ Brazilian 182‚232‚ Filipino 89‚851‚ other 237‚914) Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%‚ other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) How are Japanese as people? Japan is a
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Maaya Fujita! 1M140049-9 Writing 2 1st Draft ! Bullying in Japan and the United States! ! Bullying occurs world-wide no matter where it is. The recent school bullying statistics show that 77 percent of American students have been bullied in some way (“School”). Also‚ a survey conducted by Japanese Ministry of Education tells that in 2012‚ six out of those cases of a total of 196 students who committed suicide were linked with bullying (Torres). Bullying has a lot of influence on the children
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Two very different regions of the world‚ Europe and Japan‚ each independently developed very similar systems of feudalism‚ in which vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service. This system played a huge role in what these countries would grow to become. In both regions‚ the decentralization of the time period led to the development of constitutional governmental structures‚ and the distinct separation of classes impacted the creation of similar societies in which there was greater
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Executive Summary 1 1. Case Background 2 2. Facilities* 3 3. Transportation* 5 4. Information* 7 5. Inventory* 10 6. 7-Eleven in the United States* 11 7. Conclusion 11 Appendix 1 12 Appendix 2 13 *Note: The content (page 3 to 11) is based on questions 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and 6‚ page 88 of the textbook “Supply Chain Management: Strategy‚ Planning & Operations” by Sunil Chopra & Peter Meinld (Pearson Education‚ 3rd Edition). • Generally‚ questions 1 and 3 are answered
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bento as a culture in Japan ID NO.12411099 Word count: 1075 It is very convenient that students who study in APU can go to convenience store buying bento as lunch or dinner. In fact‚ everyday there are so many people who are students or businessmen buying bento as their lunch when they have no time to eat lunch in resturant or made by hand. In some way‚ bento is a pretty important culture in Japan society. Bento first appeared in ancient period in Japan‚ which mostly stood
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aggragate demand and aggregate supply. This story is about Japans changes in economy. At the beginning of this story‚ Japan was really good place for living. Even small-business owners were able to live luxuriously. They could afford themselves good cars‚ expensive homes abroad‚ vacations all over the world‚ rich weddings and good night-life. But at all of a sudden‚ everything changed. All of these things vanished. It was unexpected because Japan was the first Asian country which was competition to the
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