Japan Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia‚Korea‚ and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands- Hokkaido‚Honshu‚Kyushu and Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1‚900 kilometres. Topography Japan is a land of great natural beauty. mountains and hills cover about 70% of the country. IN fact‚ Japanese islands consist of the rugged upper
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Operation Watchtower: the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II The small island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands held little strategic value prior to World War II. Operation Watchtower‚ also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign‚ was the military operation undertaken by Allied forces‚ predominantly American‚ between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 to deny the use of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in response to the threat to the supply and communication routes between the US‚ Australia
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The Tragedy of Commons Bite-sized trash were found in the North Pacific Ocean‚ known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Scientists from the University of California found more plastic bits than anticipated‚ and a San Diego press conference was held to document the harmful impacts of the trash on coastal marine life. Some trash travels a long journey all the way to the center of the ocean. They float on the surface and release potentially toxic chemicals while decomposing‚ bring disruption to marine
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TO THE ARBITRATION & CONCILIATION ACT‚ 1996 A CONSULTATION PAPER MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARBITRATION & CONCILIATION ACT‚ 1996 A CONSULTATION PAPER MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Contents S.No. Title 1 Page No. Amendments to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act‚ 1-35 1996- A Consultation Paper 2 Annexure –I 36-54 The Arbitration and Conciliation Act‚ 1996 3 Annexure-II 55-69
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In 1764 England passed the first series of taxes on the colonist‚ known as the Sugar Act and the Currency Act. As a result it would be the beginning of colonial opposition against the crown. These Acts were a result of England’s debt after the Seven Year war and they saw the colonies as a source of revenue. When England implemented the Sugar Act it actually cut taxes on English goods‚ and in so doing it thought it would reduce smuggling from the French West Indies‚ but it had the opposite effect
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MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 645 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT 2005 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 June 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION‚ MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 1 2 ACT 645 Laws of Malaysia NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT 2005 Date of Royal Assent ... ... ... … … 30 December 2005 Date of publication in the Gazette … … 31 December 2005 National Heritage LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 645 NATIONAL HERITAGE
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Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific 1.0 Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific Region Citibank should launch the card product in Asia for several reasons. Firstly‚ Citibank can ride on the rapid economic development in the region via credit card products. Secondly‚ it is also an excellent way to overcome distribution limitations imposed on foreign banks in the region. Thirdly‚ it allows Citibank to expand its customer base from the upper income segment to include the rapidly
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Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War The "Hull note" convinced the Japanese leadership that negotiations with the US would lead nowhere. How do you assess the Hull note? Do you think the Hull note was reasonable or not? How do you assess the Japanese reaction to it? It seems as though much of the conflict between Japan and the United States‚ which eventually resulted in the bombing of Pearl Harbor and United States eventual entry into World War I‚ was in part due to miscommunication
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Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was fascinating to watch. As an individual who uses plastic every single day and comes into contact with simple objects like a receipt‚ which has harmful toxins in them‚ I was moved by this documentary. Angela Sun‚ an individual from California takes the time to get a closer look at the plastic pollution in the world. Specifically‚ she went to the Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean‚ which is a wildlife refuge. Angela goes to this refuge to investigate
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World War II Pacific Theatre World War Two was a time of change. Weird alliances‚ lands of confusion‚ more efficient ways to kill‚ and most importantly‚ new ways to survive. The United States entry to World War two can be completely attributed to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor. The United States had declared several neutrality acts throughout the course of Axis aggression in Europe and Asia. America first stated that they “did not recognize” Japan’s aggression when they invaded Manchuria
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