chose to research about Japan. In this paper I will talk about Japan’s physical geography‚ economic system‚ political system‚ historical overview‚ and the current events of Japan. First I will talk about Japan’s physical geography. Japan consists of many thousands of islands. Although there is thousands of islands‚ there are four main islands‚ 8 regions‚ and 47 prefectures. The first island is Honshu‚ which is the mainland. Honshu is the second most populated island in Japan. For a better visual of
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Japan and its economic development: Japan is one of the most studied economies in the world‚ due to its spectacular growth in three different periods. The three periods have huge gaps between themselves. At first we will see the foundation of Edo (1603) with the whole inland economical developments‚ secondly we will see the Prewar period(1868-1945) and thirdly we will see Japan after the defeat of World War II (1945) (postwar period)when the island nation rose to become the world’s second largest
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The Bubble Economy of Japan The Economy of Japan had experience a tremendous growth since the end of the Korean war. The growth of GNP in 1967 and 1968 was above 10 % (double digit growth period) which exceed countries such as Britain‚ France and Germany. The economy experienced a boost is due to many reasons‚ such as: enlargement of industrial facilities‚ massive adaptation of western technology and education‚ lower the military expense to 1% of GNP‚ relation with power nation‚ human resources
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The Meiji Restoration was period in Japan when massive changes in ancient Japan. The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarized in their motto‚ "A rich country‚ a strong military." In their quest to do so‚ the Meiji looked to the western civilizations. The Meiji sent young men to study abroad and learn new traits from the west. Before this drastic move the traditional Japanese society was largely isolated from all other civilizations. By doing this the Japanese managed to strengthen the economy
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Feudalism in Europe and Japan Throughout history‚ the system of feudalism is used several times in different areas in the world. Because of this form of government‚ the European lifestyle changed dramatically as the Japanese culture began to form. Although feudalism in Europe had started earlier‚ the feudal systems of Japan and Europe are somewhat alike. However‚ they are much more different than they are comparable. It is surprising that the feudal system in Japan is similar to the feudalism
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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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Feudal Japan was not a very successful civilization due to the choice of feudalism. Feudal Japan has succeeded‚ failed‚ and had a rather small evolution period. Japan had succeeded in ways of battle‚ environmental adaptations‚ literature‚ and other influences. Japan also failed greatly in governing. Japan had made good changes during and after the feudalist period especially the governmental changes. This feudalist period of Japan started in about 1185 starting with many changes and successes. The
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Doing Business in Japan 1. Concept of “nemawashi”. In order to do successful business in Japan‚ it is very important to understand the heart of the Japanese decision-making process‚ known as “nemawashi”. Nemawashi was originally a gardening term‚ which roughly translates as “to dig around the root of a tree a year or two before transplanting it”. In the terms of business‚ “nemawashi” is the organized and efficient consensus building procedure by which the approval of a proposed idea or project
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NEIGHBORS BUT STRANGERS: KOREA‚ CHINA AND JAPAN For more than 200 countries in the world‚ neighboring countries have the most compassionate ties above all. They may have some things viewed differently‚ but at least they share some basic traits and culture. However‚ this is not the case of the countries Korea‚ China and Japan. These three countries are so close yet so far. The prominent endurance of the civilization of the Chinese along with its phenomenal technological and economic progress
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contemporary innovations in modern-day Japan. Quite a contrast to the famous slogan‚ of the nineteenth century‚ “Eastern ethics and Western science”; “ancient patriotism and modern scientific application” which indicates the secret ingredients of feudal Japan’s rapid rise to power. In just forty years the hitherto‚ homogenous country radically modernised –a remarkable feat‚ breaking old‚ traditional habits to adopt “superior” Western ways. Perry’s opening up of Japan launched the Enlightenment or Meiji
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