religions originated in their country and had been around for many centuries. A great example of this is Shinto in Japan‚ which has been around for an extremely long time. Shinto formed the country of Japan‚ explaining how the country formed and how it came to be today. Shinto is an exceedingly significant thing to pay attention to when learning about any other events or concepts in Japan. Seeing as Shinto is the largest religion‚ there are multiple varieties of Shinto: Sect Shinto‚ Shrine Shinto‚
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Term | Definition | Historical Importance | Shogun | Hereditary commander in chief in Feudal Japan | The shogun had all the military power in feudal Japan and had more power then even the emperor who was seen to be as just a symbol. | Sankin Kotai (alternate attendance) | A system started in 1635 that forced all daimyao to travel and stay in Edo for a term‚ where they would then leave their wife and children before returning to their land. | In doing this the Shogun ensured the subservience
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Doing Business in Japan Abstract This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada‚ and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
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May 24‚ 2013 Post-war Japan benefited greatly from the United States. Once the U.S. occupied Japan it took sole responsibility to make the country a “self-sustaining nation” capable of resisting Soviet pressure from abroad and major political agitation from within (Brower 2006). General MacArthur‚ U.S. Army commander-in-chief‚ held absolute power and answered only to the U.S president during his occupation of Japan (Brower 2006). The social reforms MacArthur implemented during this time included
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During World War II Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and ruined many of our fleets and military. The decision on what to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear
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have been used on Japan? The bomb should have been used on Japan because they would not surrender even after the Soviet Union declared war on them. They also attacked Pearl Harbor killing 2‚335 U.S. servicemen were killed and wounding 1‚143. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. During war just fighting with Japan 106‚ 207 American Heroes were lost; we could not let their deaths be in vein. 2. What were the reasons the bomb should not have been used on Japan? The atomic bomb
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JAPAN Unlike most constitutional monarchies‚ the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive. The Constitution states that the Emperor "shall perform only such acts in matters of state as are provided for in the Constitution and he shall not have powers related to government." 5 It also stipulates that "the advice and approval of the Cabinet shall be required for all acts of the Emperor in matters of state".6 Article 4 also states that these duties can be delegated by the Emperor as provided
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the study of Japan and Japanese when she was an undergraduate at Princeton University as noted in the Acknowledge portion of the book‚ Gift-Giving in Japan: Cash‚ Connections. Cosmologies. After that she had her graduated training in the University of Chicago funded by the National Science Foundation and the University itself‚ including one year of support from the Committee on Japanese Studies. Before the writing of this book‚ Katherine Rupp took twenty months of field work In Japan which is funded
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Shinto Terry Steigerwald Carlos Albizu University. Shinto Shinto is the principal religion of Japan‚ with roots that date back to prehistoric times with origins in Buddhism‚ Confucianism and Daoism. The term Shinto refers to the “way of the gods” and was first given to Japan’s native religion a few decades after Buddhism arrived to the country. Shinto remains an essential‚ defining‚ part of Japanese life‚ culture and belief. The
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Youth culture in Japan. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=16654720 Title Annotation: Japan Enters the 21st Century Author: Kawasaki‚ Ken’ichi Date: Jun 22‚ 1994 Words: 7827 Publication: Social Justice ISSN: 1043-1578 1. The History of Youth Culture in Japan In order to understand youth culture in Japan‚ it is necessary to examine its history in comparison with youth in the United States and the United Kingdom. This article analyzes the main generational groupings
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