constitutional monarchy. In modern-day Japan‚ the monarchy is‚ according to the constitution of Japan‚ ‘a symbol of the state and unity of the people’. Unlike China‚ Japan‚ at least officially‚ has had only one dynasty since the beginning of time (Beasley‚ 1999). There is a pattern followed in China’s where each dynasty has a stage of empire building‚ a stage of power or glory‚ and finally‚ a stage of decline. This pattern‚ however‚ is not apparent in Japan. The monarchy of Japan essentially consists of one
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North Korea threatening to do? North Korea has been issuing near-daily threats against the United States and South Korea‚ and sometimes at United States forces in the Pacific. In one of the boldest warnings‚ the North said it could carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States. Many analysts are extremely doubtful that the North could hit the United States mainland with a missile‚ whether nuclear-tipped or not. Some of its missiles could‚ however‚ hit South Korea or Japan and American
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The spread of food and industrial crops a. Indian plants traveled to other lands of the empire b. Staple crops: sugarcane‚ rice‚ new varieties of sorghum and wheat c. Vegetables: spinach‚ artichokes‚ eggplants d. Fruits: oranges‚ lemons‚ limes‚ bananas
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Chinese Culture China has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also‚ the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. Although‚ the time has passed‚ the histories and the civilizations have not passed. These family virtues‚ serious‚ working attitudes‚ sense of justice and the great Confucian tradition have been deeply assimilated into the Chinese
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For the past decade‚ deflation has persisted in Japan. Deflation is the sustained decrease in the average of all prices of goods and services in the economy (Economics Today 2006). Among all the countries since WWII‚ Japan has been suffering from deflation for the longest time. There have been many attempts in stopping deflation. Then why has Japan been under deflation for such a long time? Reason for deflation One reason for the deflation in Japan is the increased goods being imported from China
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small trunks‚ jewelry boxes‚ and eventually luxury watches. Today‚ over one hundred and fifty year brand – Louis Vuitton has been spread throughout Europe as the fashion icon of the most exquisite symbol. Questions: 1. What are the specifics of the Japanese fashion luxury market? What are the opportunities and challenges for Louis Vuitton in Japan? See market specs below: 1. Highly saturated or over saturated market 2. Very high competition 3. High
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Naomi During the middle of the nineteenth century‚ Japan began frequently coming into contact western nations. Because of the backwardness of its feudal state system and military power in the initial age‚ Japan signed some unequal treaties with westerners. The Meiji Restoration and the industrial revolution were the ideologies that Japan learned from western nations. Meiji Restoration and the industrial revolution not only changed Japan’s infrastructure‚ it was also a culture revolution that created
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The military rule in Japan has brought about changes in political‚ economic and social aspect of life. Most of which we think have brought about more harm than good to the nation‚ in other words they are more of a disaster than a blessing. First of‚ what is facism? Well.. Fascism is a political system in which the state has all the power. All citizens must work for the country and the government. A dictator or another powerful person is the head of such a state. He uses a strong army and a police
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why people migrate to another region. One of them is because of their economic status. A country that is greatly affected by the economic system is North Korea. Statistically shown‚ Its GDP is about 40 billion dollars and the growth is only 3.9% in 2009. It is 1/30 of South Korea’s GDP which is 1164 trillion and the population of North Korea is 24 million which more than half of South Korea’s population. North Korea’s communism is the biggest push factor for illegal emigrants. Communism is a
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China and Japan were societies governed by Confucian tradition. In Japan‚ Meiji-era modernization made it a great power over the course of a generation‚ but in China efforts at modernizing reform over the same period produced political fragmentation and rendered it vulnerable to foreign encroachment. Why? China‚ the so-called Middle Kingdom‚ was the center of civilization in Asia for hundreds of years. Leaders from far and wide came to pay homage to the Chinese emperor‚ and Chinese goods were
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