1.How did Japan perform until 1991? How do you explain this performance? The stimulus of Japanese economic miracle was the sorrow and revenge of the Japanese after surrender in World War II that had severely affected Japanese way of living. Likewise‚ it pushed the Japanese together to work harder for economic reform. Japan experienced tremendous economic growth and becomes the second largest economy in the world in 1968[1]. There are several underlying mechanisms behind the success of economic
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Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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in one of the world’s highest levels of crop yields per unit place‚ with an overall agricultural frugal rate of about 50% on fewer than 56‚000 km² cultivated. About 73% of Japan is occupied by mountains‚ with a mountain range running through each of the main islands 10% of the world’s active volcanoes are found in Japan Japan has become a world leader in research on causes and prediction of earthquakes. The making of advanced technology has permitted the construction of skyscrapers even in earthquake
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Bartending in Japan In America‚ bartending is seen as something any college kid can do; all you need is to take a one-time class and be able to deal with drunken people. In Japan‚ however‚ bartending is a little different. Contrasting to America’s laid-back brashness‚ Japanese bartending is just a bit more refined. It captures a certain aesthetic and attitude towards one’s work unique to Japan. Unlike quick and dirty American mixing styles‚ bartenders in Japan inject a lot of care into their drink
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Culture of Japan The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia‚ from the country’s prehistoric Jōmon period‚ to its contemporary hybrid culture‚ which combines influences from Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America. The inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world during the Tokugawa shogunate‚ until the arrival of "The Black Ships" and the Meiji period. Fūjin and Raijin‚ Tawaraya Sōtatsu‚ 17th century. Pine Trees‚ Hasegawa Tōhaku Japanese
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than any other nation in the world‚ Japan is shaped by its geography to a tremendous extent. Technically classified as an archipelago‚ Japan is a curved chain of four islands (Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu‚ plus over a thousand smaller islands). However‚ it is first and foremost an island nation‚ a fact which isolated Japan from the rest of the world. The second largest influence in Japanese geography is the size of the nation. The total area of Japan proper is a little under 143 thousand
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new experiences and broaden one’s cultural horizon. However‚ moving aboard also brings many challenges to the expatriate and his entire family. A Human Resource (HR) manager must consider these challenges before selecting and relocating a manager to Japan in order to avoid the expatriate shifting from an initial honeymoon phase into a cross cultural shock (Cuevas et al. 2011‚ p. 45). Cross-cultural adjustment therefore is important for expatriates. This concept describes “the level of ease or difficulty
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There was once a time in Japan called the Edo period (1603-1868‚ ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned) - this was a period where Japan was ruled under the Tokugawa Shogunates‚ a feudal military government. Japan had a stable population‚ and a popular enjoyment of art and culture. However‚ they had an uncompromising policy prohibiting any foreign contact‚ ultimately making it completely isolated from the western world. There was also a strict social order‚ where everyone knew their status. Emperors
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Earthquake in Japan I- What is an EARTHQUAKE? * An Earthquake is a sudden movement of the earth’s lithosphere caused by a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust. II- The Location of Japan. * Located in the Pacific Ocean it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet. III- The Earthquakes in Japan. * The Great Kanto Earthquake‚ the
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to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. The Meiji Restoration ended 250 years of self-isolation for Japan. The Restoration led to changes in Japan’s economic standings. The period from 1868 to 1912 was responsible for the start of Japan as a modernized nation in the early twentieth century. The country’s new rulers adopted the slogan “Rich Country‚ Strong Army‚" because they wanted Japan to become economically and militarily powerful‚ so it could retain its independence. During the time Japan entered
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