the nineteenth century. He was most likely the most influential man during the Meiji era. Having been born into a poor Samurai family‚ Fukuzawa took it upon himself to seek knowledge and expand his own horizons. In the 1860s‚ he was involved in Shogunate missions to the west and was inspired to share western ideas and customs with the Japanese people. Fukuzawa was quite passionate about education‚ as he believed that more knowledge would lead to the strengthening of Japan. One of his main theories
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Japan achieved sustained growth in per capita income between the 1880s and 1970 through industrialization. Moving along an income growth trajectory through expansion of manufacturing is hardly unique. Indeed Western Europe‚ Canada‚ Australia and the United States all attained high levels of income per capita by shifting from agrarian-based production to manufacturing and technologically sophisticated service sector activity. Still‚ there are four distinctive features of Japan ’s development through
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Immanuel Muller R314632 Japan – China ‚ Their Modernization and the comparison China and Japan both came under pressure from the West in the 19th century. The West wanted to open up foreign trade and relations‚ during this period in time neither Japan or China had the means to stand up against the West. This due to the fact that both the United states of America and Europe went through an industrial revolution‚ hence they had superior technology and weaponry for this time period. Japan
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From the 1800s to the 1920s China and Japan have both drastically changed. These changes are reflected in their political structure‚ and military power. Both countries have dealt with these changes in different ways‚ with Japan being more successful than China. 1800s - 1920s China The early China ruling system was made up of dynasties. A dynasty is when a house takes control of the country. The ruler in this instance was called an emperor and the emperor title is inherited from father to eldest
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it was Ni-jo-jo castle. Nijo castle is the flatland castle in Kyoto‚ Japan. According to the history‚ Tokugawa clan built the Nijo Castle. In the past‚ some castles were damaged and they were rebuilt to keep the palaces old and traditional. On the present‚ we went inside the palace full of the beautiful artworks and realistic figures wearing old Japanese clothes. I was amazed that Tokugawa worked so hard to build beautiful artworks. Also‚ they built a nightingale floors that gives the squeak
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work system‚ etc. Japan is closed for too long time. After saw all those achievements from Industry Revolution by Japanese’s own eyes‚ they found the distance between themselves and advanced western countries. All those new things cause the fail of Tokugawa Bakufu. Meiji Restoration started. Government during Meiji Restoration: In April 6 1868‚ the Oath in Five Articles was published and became the basic guiding principle of the government. Meiji period began. The new government of Japan
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and ideals from the west flooded in. These ideas opened minds to different ways of thought. The reason the Meiji restoration took place is due to the western powers and cultural and political turmoil. When the “black ships” arrived in Japan‚ the Tokugawa shōgun realized that they were technologically outclassed by the western nations‚ he agreed to treaties that put the west at an advantage‚ and Japan at a disadvantage. Many leaders were angered by these treaties and feared that Japan would share
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APU Case study Kaihara Co.‚ Ltd.1 -From a family business to the world leading company in Denim manufacturing- Prepared by Masanori Namba Takeshi Fujimoto Introduction Kaihara Corporation started as indigo Kasuri weaving manufacturing in 1877 and the establishment of the corporation was completed in the year 1893. The head office of the corporation is located in Fukuyama City of Hiroshima Prefecture. The corporation is a long-established business with years of experiences‚ now
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[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378‚000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
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Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West. Thus‚ following in their footsteps‚
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