The study of Japanese literature is usually divided into classical Japanese literature and modern Japanese literature. Line of demarcation is 1868‚ the date of the Meiji Restoration. Pre-Meiji Japan Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) = Period of Great Peace = Maintenance of the status quo = Domains and Daimyō frozen in status 1. Official ideology -- Neo-Confucianism Before Tokugawa period‚ Confucianism played subordinate role in Japanese thought. Confucianism remained a secular moral and political
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Professor Dayna Barnes HIST 130-01 March 2‚ 2014 The differences between the state structure of Tokugawa Japan and Qing China In the 18th century‚ the Qing founded by the Manchus was a large and very powerful empire between 1644-1912. During this period‚ the Qing was strong and prosperous. And the population kept growing. In the two outstanding emperors’ rule‚ the national territory got the widest range in history. But with the increasing of population‚ the Qing was without progress
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room dividers‚ and a tokonoma‚ or ceremonial alcove‚ to place scrolls of calligraphy and flower arrangements. All of these features become central to Japanese architecture and room furnishing. • The warfare in this period is so intense and the society so torn apart that the major goal of the daimyo who reunify Japan in 1600 is the establishment of order. The Tokugawa period‚ 1600 -1868‚ is thus distinguished from the medieval period by the cessation of warfare and the evolution of a pre-modern society
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(Edward J. Drea‚ Japan’s Imperial Army: It’s Rise and Fall 1853-1945. Kansas: the University Press of Kansas‚ 2009) A look at Japan’s army through the eyes of Edward J. Drea is a very well informed and organized view. Basing his information off of a surplus of Japanese historical accounts (being well versed in the Japanese language) and English accounts alike‚ Drea has dug deeper into Japanese history as viewed by the rest of the world than any other. Japan’s Imperial Army is respectively a
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same boat as them and never be a world power. This recognition of what they had to change led to new developments. They changed the system of government from the Tokugawa Bakafu having complete political power to a small group of Nobles and former samurai. In 1853 Japan was a feudal country. The stage of development they were at was that of the renaissance period in Europe‚ which meant they were approximately 600 years behind the west. Japan’s determination to succeed and become superior and powerful
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Roger Lin Yojimbo In Yojimbo‚ Akira Kurosawa satirizes Japanese greed and corruption and portrays the growing influence of capitalism. During this time in Japan‚ the Yakuza clan was a very strong and dangerous group equivalent to the modern day mafia. The Yakuza clans’ ideals are relatable to two themes prominent in Yojimbo: greed and corruption‚ and rising capitalist influence. Kurosawa satirizes these two characteristics of the Yakuza clan through the use of mise en scene. One way that Kurosawa
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Expectations – Charles Dickens The Last Samurai – Edward Zwick Charles Dickens novel ‘Great Expectations’ presents a stinging social critique of the Victorian system of social class and ranking. It indicates that acceptance within an environment or society can highlight our sense of unity‚ security and morality‚ whereas a sense of disconnection from our peers can corrupt the human condition. Likewise‚ Edward Zwick’s 2004 movie “The Last Samurai” portrays these same ideas about fulfillment
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References: Tokyo Story‚ 1953. [Film] Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. Japan: Shochiku Co. Ltd Seven Samurai‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Gorija‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Inoshiro Honda. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Musashi Myamoto‚ 1954. [Film] Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Japan: Toho Co. Ltd. Grave of the Fireflies. 1988 [Film]
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There are many important periods in Japanese history. But‚ if I were to narrow it down to the three most important periods‚ it would be the Yayoi period‚ the Heian period‚ and the Edo period... IN MY OPINION Yayoi The Yayoi period lasted from about 400 or 300 BC until 250 AD. This period followed the Jōmon period. This period is named after Yayoi town‚ the subsection of Bunkyō‚ Tōkyō‚ where archaeological investigations uncovered its first recognized traces. The culture of the Yayoi Era is characterized
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Created in 1915‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family‚ accounting for 50% of all yakuza in Japan‚ with more than 55‚000 members divided into 850 clans. Despite more than one decade of police repression‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe‚ it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa‚ also known as Kenichi Shinoda‚ is the Yamaguchi-gumi’s current oyabun. He follows an
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