Japan was hit by an enormous earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The
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Feudal Japan was not a very successful civilization due to the choice of feudalism. Feudal Japan has succeeded‚ failed‚ and had a rather small evolution period. Japan had succeeded in ways of battle‚ environmental adaptations‚ literature‚ and other influences. Japan also failed greatly in governing. Japan had made good changes during and after the feudalist period especially the governmental changes. This feudalist period of Japan started in about 1185 starting with many changes and successes. The
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1. What were the reasons the bomb should have been used on Japan? The bomb should have been used on Japan because they would not surrender even after the Soviet Union declared war on them. They also attacked Pearl Harbor killing 2‚335 U.S. servicemen were killed and wounding 1‚143. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. During war just fighting with Japan 106‚ 207 American Heroes were lost; we could not let their deaths be in vein. 2. What were the reasons the bomb should not have
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Outline Format Introduction 1. Over 70% of Japan consists of mountains. The country also has over 200 volcanoes. Raised floors help indicate when to take off slippers or shoes. At the entrance to a home in Japan‚ the floor will usually be raised about 6 inches (15.24 cm.) indicating you should take off your shoes and put on slippers. If the house has a tatami mat room‚ its floor may be raised 1-2 inches (2.54-5.08 cm.) indicating you should take off your slippers. 2. Interested. 3. Tonight I
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they played in society began to change. The three major civilizations of China‚ Japan and the Mongol Empire were no exceptions. The everyday rights of women varied among these societies. The relationships between women and their husbands differed among the civilizations as well. Finally‚ specific women in each society held positions unique to their own cultures. During the postclassical period‚ women in China‚ Japan‚ and the Mongol Empire played different roles in their respective societies‚ with
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Japan is a constitutional monarchy like British government‚ which is a parliamentary democracy country with ceremonial emperor. The Empire of Japan was dissolved in Japan’s 1947 constitution. After the defeat of Japan in the Second World War‚ the Japanese political system was being constructed‚ which is based on the principles of sovereignty that respect human rights and the encouragement of peace. According to separation of powers‚ the political system of Japan officially divided into executive
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The Teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Japan I first came to Japan in mid July 1999. I was selected‚ in Ireland‚ to be an instructor on the Japan English Teaching (JET) Programme. The JET Programme is a Japanese government scheme to promote the teaching of English in schools all over the country. How? Invite 3‚000 foreigners every year to help teach the language‚ about 50 of whom come from Ireland. Japan is a country where the same political party (the LDP) was in power for
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spectacular. I will explain about some of the different aspects of the Japanese life style as well as take a cultural look into the life of the Japanese. Finding a place to live in Japan isn’t easy. Limited supply and high demand result in tiny‚ hutch size homes with high rent rates. On average‚ dwellings in Japan have 91.92 square meters (about 989 square feet) of floor space‚ which is not very much compared to the average house sold in the United States. By Western standards‚ the Japanese home
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Trade Japan is the fifth largest importer and exporter in the world. Like many other Asian countries that have experienced rapid economic growth in the past few decades‚ exports have had a historical significance to the Japanese economy. The belief in the need to promote exports is part of Japan’s self-image as a "processing nation". Japan imports raw materials and pays for them by processing the raw materials‚ thus adding value to them before exporting the output. In recent years‚ Japan has been
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also in their significance to history since most arts‚ if not all‚ tells the story of a nation in the period by which they were made. Through these arts historians can compare the civilization of nations‚ they can tell which of them developed first and they can tell which nations interacted with each other .The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast Chinese and Japanese art in the period of 1650 A .D. -1900. Chinese art had a 4000 years history. It is acknowledged to be superior in comparison
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