10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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Industrialization on Japan from 1750-1914 In the 1750s‚ Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate‚ which had seized control of the country at the beginning of the 17th century. The shogunate centralized Japan and transformed it from a constantly warring collection of disunified states into a single country at peace. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan from the early 17th century until 1868‚ a period when Japan was well behind the industrialization of other nations. During the Meiji period‚ from 1868 to
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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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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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Bryan Allen Mr . Paxton U.S. History 2 Period 3 17 November‚ 2014 In 1941‚ 18 days before Christmas just before 8 AM‚ the American way of life changed for 1365 days. When Japan Attacked pearl harbor many americans were not only shocked and angry‚ but really confused. Many americans asked “Why?” or “What were they thinking when they planned this?”. But the Japanese knew exactly what they were doing when they attacked pearl harbor. Admiral Yamamoto started planning the attack in the spring of 1941
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Instructor’s Name US History May 28‚ y Bombing Japan The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII was a great controversial event for America. American citizens should learn about this event because it lead to other major events in our nation’s history like the Cold War‚ and most likely the next war that our great nation has to face. The day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. US troops were deployed in the west coast. They
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R. N. L. Laresma ESSAY Japan‚ a country that shows us even through hard times‚ even a great war‚ could rise up from the ashes and be one of greatest countries in the world. They have shown us their intellectual knowledge about advancement in technology‚ technology that we today‚ use throughout our daily lives. Their culture has shaped the minds of people from all over the world‚ sharing their skills and creativity through means of modern day mediums. This‚ and other unique attributes of
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Review 1. Reasons Japan Attacked at Pearl Harbor after General Tojo takes over Japan he starts to expand it across the pacific‚ including European colonies‚ so the U.S. puts an oil embargo on Japan. Japan attack because of this and Hawaii = in pacific. 2. Attack at Pearl harbor- created by Yamamoto- 12/7/41. 359 Jap planes‚ only 29 shot down. Pearl Harbor = shallow= special torpedo’s created. Sinks 8 U.S. battleships. U.S.S. Arizona= 1 3. War Production Board/War Labor Board- took over industry
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During the Meiji Restoration‚ rapid modernisation took place. Japan’s relatively small size‚ homogeneous population and centralised government allowed it to modernise quickly. By the late 1800s it had become the strongest of the Asian countries. This had a large impact upon Japanese society and its position in the Asian region. Japan managed to adopt modern ways whilst also being able to keep its unique culture and traditions. Modernisation in religion‚ education‚ the military‚ economics‚ and politics
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will examine her struggles and achievements through various news articles and blogs. Is having a transgendered politician beneficial to the Japanese transgendered community? How difficult and inconvenient is it for transgendered individuals to live in the country and how did Kamikawa improve their living conditions? And how does the general public react to a transsexual government official? Do they approve or disapprove? Background Information on Aya Kamikawa In 2003‚ a transgendered individual
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