like to thank Prof. FUJITA Masahisa and Dr. YOSHIDA Mikimasa‚ as President and Executive Vice President of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)‚ Dr. SATO Yuri (as host scientist)‚ Prof. NAGATA Shin‚ Prof. INOUE Makoto (The University of Tokyo)‚ Dr. TACHIBANA Satoshi and Dr. ZHANG Yufu (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute/FFPRI)‚ for their discussion and critical comments upon this paper. I am also grateful to and extend many thanks to all researchers from the Southeast Asian
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from other Japanese writers by his Western influences.[9] Murakami studied drama at Waseda University in Tokyo‚ where he met his wife‚ Yoko. His first job was at a record store‚ which is where one of his main characters‚ Toru Watanabe in Norwegian Wood‚ works. Shortly before finishing his studies‚ Murakami opened the coffeehouse (jazz bar‚ in the evening) "Peter Cat" in Kokubunji‚ Tokyo with his wife.[10] They ran the bar from 1974 until 1981.[11] Many of his novels have themes and titles that
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Japan Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia‚Korea‚ and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands- Hokkaido‚Honshu‚Kyushu and Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1‚900 kilometres. Topography Japan is a land of great natural beauty. mountains and hills cover about 70% of the country. IN fact‚ Japanese islands consist of the rugged upper
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Hana’s Suitcase: CBC Broadcast‚ 2001 ’Hana’s Suitcase’‚ a true story of a little girl from Czechoslovakia who was one of 1.5 million people murdered in the Holocaust. The story was told by Fumiko‚ a woman from Tokyo‚ Japan who has created a museum in Hana’s honor‚ and featured Hana’s older brother‚ George Brady. At the beginning of the broadcast‚ Fumiko told the audience that the first piece of Hana’s story that she obtained was a suitcase of hers‚ from Auschwitz‚ in Germany. The suitcase had little
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“the irrational behavior of industry and society could be corrected” (Ishikawa‚ K; 3) By his own admission Dr. Ishikawa became involved in Quality Control by way of data analytics. He began studying statistical methods while at the University of Tokyo; he found the data from his experiments to be widely scattered making it impossible to reach accurate conclusions. At that time the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) had the very information he felt would serve and asked to see their
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When the emperor took the throne in 1868‚ he made it clear that Japan would abolish feudalism and modernise into an industrial society. This period in which Japan borrowed ideas from the West and reformed in such a short time is called the ‘Meiji Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful
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yen means Japanese companies can invest abroad Flood of japanese goods into the US leads to resentment [invade us by momeny!!!!] "Jap bashing" The Bubble years(1986--1991) real estate prices skyrocket 1988 most expensive piece of Tokyo real estate $248‚000 per square foot japanese businesses buy up iconic
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Q AP World History DBQ Essay: The Olympic Games There were many factors that helped shape the Olympic Games from 1892 to 2002. Originally‚ Olympic Games were conducted in Ancient Greece in hopes of uniting its city-states Athens and Sparta and to promote peace through sports activity. When Olympic
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Domestic violence can be seen as a private issue‚ as it is something that happened between Tokyo and Judy in the privacy of their home and it influenced the individuals involved on a personal level. In a lot of these cases the people involve blame and justify their actions on factors influencing the couple`s relationship. It is normally viewed
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P. Ramlee (b. 22 March 1929‚ Penang- d.29 May 1973) was the quintessential Malay entertainer par excellence- actor‚ director‚ composer and singer. Despite being unschooled in music and the performing arts‚ Ramlee attained the heights of a legend‚ with an impressive track record of having acted in 65 films and sung 390 songs. Closely linked to the golden era of Malay movies‚ P. Ramlee is an icon in the Malay entertainment scene in Malaysia‚ Singapore and Indonesia. Early Life P. Ramlee was born
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