Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia‚ stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81 Area: 377‚944 km² Population: 127.6 million (2012) World Bank Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Government: Unitary state‚ Constitutional monarchy‚ Parliamentary systemJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located
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- All firms are price takers - All firms have a relatively small market share - Buyers know the nature of the product being sold and the prices charged by each firm. - The industry is characterised by freedom of entry and exit. Perfect competition is a theoretical market structure. It is primarily used as a benchmark against which other market structures are compared. The industry that best reflects perfect competition in real life is the
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MEDC: JAPAN Japan is a country in East Asia‚ which consists of over 3‚000 islands making it an archipelago (chain of islands). The largest islands are Honshū‚ Hokkaidō‚ Kyūshū and Shikoku‚ which make up 97% of Japan’s land area! The population of Japan is estimated to be 127.3 million but it is expected to drop to 100 million by 2050 and to 64 million by 2100. This is because many young adults do not want to have children but to put their carreers first. The most popular jobs in Japan are offiice
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Theme Paper Katana: The Spirit of Japan [Author ’s Name Removed] [Course Ccode Rremoved]: Introduction to the Humanities Course Facilitator: [Facilitator ’s Name Removed]February 14‚ 2004 Katana: The Spirit of Japan The Japanese sword has evolved alongside with the people of Japan for over a thousand years and has been a striking symbol of the spirit and history of old Japan. History has shown that the nature of the Japanese sword is a reflection of Japan ’s people‚ culture‚ attitudes and
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There are many Asian cities that I find fascinating‚ but Japan and Korea have really close relationship ever since their ancient histories to this day; their economic growth and development have similarities in them but their characteristics are different‚ for example Korea is divided into north Korea and south Korea‚ Japan on the other hand has four main islands – Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu - that is located to the east of Korea. The two counties may seem alike‚ but they share many differences
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From the Warring States Period and throughout the Edo Period‚ Japan has remained an isolationist country that wouldn’t tolerate any and all outside influence on their society if they deemed it as “morally corruptible”. To that extent‚ Japan went to great lengths to preserve their culture and expel Chinese influence on their faiths for almost two centuries; as well as being able to thrive even while being aware of the West. But it wouldn’t be long until the arrival of shipwrecked Portuguese sailors
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Japan was hit by an enormous earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The
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Seven-Eleven’s supply chain strategy in Japan can be described as attempting to micro-match supply and demand using rapid replenishment. What are some risks associated with this choice? 3. What has Seven-Eleven done in its choice of facility location‚ inventory management‚ transportation‚ and information infrastructure to develop capabilities that support its supply chain strategy in Japan? 4. Seven-Eleven does not allow direct store delivery in Japan but has all products flow through its
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last 45 years. (N.A‚ Suicide prevention‚ 2009) 2. Southeastern and the Western Pacific regions of Asia are disproportionately affected‚ representing 60% of the world ’s suicides (N.A‚ 2008) 3. The suicide epidemic is particularly devastating in Japan‚ a country that has seen at least 30‚000 deaths from suicide annually since 1998 (Hidaka Yasuharu‚ 2008) B. Cultural Context 1. One of the primary manifestations of suicide in Japanese culture‚ it is seppuku‚ which is “a ritualized form of
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Shinto sects in Japan. At first it was considered a branch of the Yoshida sect of the Shinto. But then in 1980 it changed its affiliation to Buddhism and from 1980 has been recognized as one of the 12 groups that compose Kyoha Shinto. It is considered one of the “new religions” of contemporary Japan. It started with Nakayama Miki who said she was possessed by a god called Tenri when she was 40 years old. It came to existence on October 26‚ 1838 in a small village in Central Japan. Nakayama Miki was
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