Anderson-Manrique English 101:Essay 1:Cause and Effect Essay. 9‚Oct.2011 Outline I .Introduction: A. Hook: Japan was hit by the most powerful earthquake in recorded history on March 11‚ 2011. B. The center of the nine-magnitude earthquake was near the east coast of Japan‚ C. Thesis statement: The Earthquake in Japan‚ besides being a disaster‚ also caused other disasters‚ such as a tsunami and nuclear leaks. II. Body: A. Earthquake B. Tsunami 1. The horrifying
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Japan and WWII One can say that Imperialism played a huge role for the happening of the Second World War. Japan wanted to become the one and only ruling power in Asia was a good example of imperialism excellence. In Europe it was the same thing also- The Nazi called themselves as socialists and it was their goal to gain control and accomplish all European countries and instill their theories and ideologies everywhere. This type of imperialism led to the events of the Second World War so much so
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Meiji japan The meiji restoration was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to japan in 1868. The restoration and the end of the tokugawa shogun restored imperial rule over japan and brought about huge changes in japans political and social structure. The end of the tokugaua shogunate led to the country being reopened. This ment japan was open to the outside world and was quick to modernise. The new government led by emperor meiji and lower rank samari. The modernisation of japan led to
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Perhaps more than any other nation in the world‚ Japan is shaped by its geography to a tremendous extent. Technically classified as an archipelago‚ Japan is a curved chain of four islands (Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu‚ plus over a thousand smaller islands). However‚ it is first and foremost an island nation‚ a fact which isolated Japan from the rest of the world. The second largest influence in Japanese geography is the size of the nation. The total area of Japan proper is a little under
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Aya Kamikawa- Reformation in the land of conformity Scholars have suggested that in the modern Japanese society‚ transgendered individuals (transgendered individuals and transsexuals are interchangeable and are referred to in the context of the Japanese society) are only valuable to the entertainment industry (Mackie 412‚ McLelland 167-168). In a country where mainstream conformity is promoted and preferred‚ any career outside of the entertainment and sex industries would seem impossible to
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Gross Domestic Product of Japan According to the business cycle graph of Japan shown above‚ Japan’s economy faced a recession in three years consecutively‚ from years 2007 to 2009. It only starts to recover from the recession at year 2009 and gradually picking up its pace in growth in both the years 2010 and 2011. As seen in the graph‚ Japan’s economy made a plunge from year 2007 to year 2008‚ where GDP fell from ¥525‚469‚000 to ¥505‚794‚000 at a rate of 3.74%. This recession is the result of
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highlighting crimes committed by foreign nationals in Japan appears to have further contributed to the negative stereotyping of certain nationalities living here. The magazine’s openly offensive and racist articles (including whether Korean virgins’ genitals smell of kimchi; using the word ‘nigger’ next to a photo of a black man cuddling a Japanese woman) are used to highlight that a record 48‚000 crimes were committed by foreign nationals in Japan in 2005. This is complemented by a ‘danger rating’
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The economy of Japan is the third largest in the world by nominal GDP‚[11][12] the fourth largest by purchasing power parity [13] and is the world’s second largest developed economy.[14] According to the International Monetary Fund‚ the country’s per capita GDP (PPP) was at $36‚899 or the 22nd highest in 2013.[15] Japan is a member of Group of Eight. The Japanese economy is forecasted by the Quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment conducted by the Bank of Japan.[16] Japan is the world’s
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Prostitution in Japan In Japan‚ there are several applicable laws for crimes related to prostitution‚ such as the Anti-Prostitution Law‚ the Penal Code and the Child Welfare Law. These penal provisions have been appropriately enforced. Prostitution was officially sanctioned by the Japanese government during the Tokugawa regime. Families which were poor sent their daughters to big cities to find work at brothels and other niches in the sex industry‚ having them enter into “slavish bondage” with
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Tokugawa Japan The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meji Restoration (1603 – 1868). During the Tokugawa period‚ Japan was governed by a feudal system to create a stable state known as the Bakufu. The Shogun was the military ruler of Japan and governed over ¼ of Japan. The Daimyo‚ feudal landlords‚ controlled various parts of Japan and to impede their increasing power‚ various restrictions were placed among them such as where they lived and how they dress. The Daimyo were
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