INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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Hiroshima traces the experiences of six people who survived the atomic blast of August 6‚ 1945 at 8:15 am. The six people vary in age‚ education‚ financial status and employment. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ a personnel clerk; Dr. Masakazu Fuji‚ a physician; Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura‚ a tailor’s widow with three small children; Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge‚ a German missionary priest; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki‚ and the Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto are the six Hersey chose from dozens of people he interviewed. The book
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Executive Summary Mr. Nakamura had built a substantial business and the Crysanthemum brand became Japan’s best selling brand. But he had no business outside of Japan and the Japanese market was already flooded with lot of other handicrafts. So he needed to look for new markets. This was the situation when he received offers from two highly recommended U.S companies. Each offer has been evaluated in terms of brand representation‚ cost reduction and maximization of profit margin. It is
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GLOBALIZATION POLICY OF THE NAKAMURA LACQUER COMPANY SUBMITTED TO: MR SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA DATE OF SUBMISSION: 18.08.2008 SUBMITTED BY: JOYDEEP MUKHERJEE (20081020) To Mr Nakamura The Nakamura Lacquer Company From: Joydeep Mukherjee Date: August 18‚ 2008 Subject: Report on Globalization Policy of the Company Dear Sir The issue of Globalization of the Nakamura Lacquer Company has been addressed in this
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Situation Analysis: In 1948‚ when Mr. Nakamura took over the business family‚ observed the high demand of lacquer ware in the Japanese market but supply was not in accordance to that. In 1952‚ he built a substantial business for mass production of 500000 sets of lacquer table ware using numerous men power.The Nakamura “chrysanthemum” brand has become Japan’s best known and bestselling brand in terms of its good quality and middle class users. However‚ Outside of Japan he was restricted as per government
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action figures‚ war is violent. It causes destruction‚ tragedy‚ and loss. Hiroshima was one of the most catastrophic events that took place in history. No one knew what was happening or what to do‚ since this was the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. Some say that Hiroshima could have started the cold war. The ethics of war take their place here. People have asked about Hiroshima and the Just War Theory. They ask if Hiroshima was justified‚ or if it wasn’t and Americans
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The book “Hiroshima” by John Hersey starts out by introducing the characters in the book with a time for each event happening. On August 6th everyone was doing their regular everyday activities‚ Mr Tanimoto was helping one of his friends move when the blast hit the city of Hiroshima. A woman by the name of Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura was used to the air-raid sirens so when they went off again she let her kids sleep in leaving them alone. Throughout the book it repeatedly reminds you of the time each events
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of a Business Decision Executive Summary The Nakamura Company of Kyoto‚ Japan is famous for making quality and for middle class lacquer containers for the daily table. The company started selling the product under the brand Chrysanthemum which eventually became the leader in the market. The product became famous with the American GI’s after the World War 2 back when Japan was under rehabilitation with assistance of the United States. Aside from the purchases made by the GI’s‚ the company practically
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The book begins with descriptions of what each of the six main characters was doing the morning that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ up to the moment of the blast and immediately after. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ a personnel clerk at the East Asia Tin Works factory‚ had awakened that morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ at three a.m.‚ to catch up on housework and cooking duties for her family. She worked until seven‚ then left her home in the suburb of Koi for her factory in a part of town called Kannonmachi
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Hiroshima Paper The book begins with the telling of what the main six characters were doing before‚ during‚ and shortly after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The book goes on to show how the people believed that it only affected the general area‚ and how they realized that it affected the entire city. Many people were injured and scorn. Some people were even trapped under buildings. It continues to show when the Japanese Emperor announced on the radio that Japan was going to surrender to the
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