Japan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the Wikipedia Manual of Style concerning Japan-related articles‚ see MOS:JP "Nippon" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Japan (disambiguation) and Nippon (disambiguation). Japan 日本国 Nippon-koku Nihon-koku Flag Imperial Seal Anthem: "Kimigayo" "君が代" MENU 0:00 Government Seal of Japan 五七桐 (Go-Shichi no Kiri ) ? Tokyo Capital 35°41′N 139°46′E None[1] Official languages Recognised regional languages Ethnic groups(2011[2])
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DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN The dolphin industry in the past‚ present‚ and future has changed dramatically through the last century. In the past‚ the industry was revolutionized by Ric O’barry and Flipper‚ the American television show. Today‚ in Taiji‚ Japan‚ more than 20‚000 dolphins are brutally murdered each year. Who knows what lies in the future? The history of the dolphin industry traces back to the 12th century in Japan. But Ric O’barry‚ who was involved in the capture and training of
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United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This bomb was given the nickname “Fat Man.” These two bombs immensely destroyed these cities and took the lives of many people. There was an estimated 200‚000 lives taken in the atomic bombing on Japan. The war on the Pacific had been going on for over four years before the atomic bombing occurred. There were two big battles that could have led to the United State’s decision of dropping the atomic bomb‚ the Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In these two battles
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Business etiquette in Japan The customs for meeting & greeting people Japanese seldom shake hands and can be so uncomfortable doing so‚ that they could avoid meeting again. Holding your hands together as a prayer and bowing your head slightly when you are greeting someone. When you are meeting someone for the first time‚ say ‘Hajimemashite’‚ which means ‘Hello‚ I am pleased to make your acquaintance’. Business dress code In Japan‚ people are often judged on the way they are dressed. In the
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Examine Anthony Smith’s Fundamental Features of National Identity National identity refers to the set of attributes and beliefs shared by those who belong to the same nation‚ the legitimate form of a political organization. Our independence and the way the achieve liberty is through self-rule. According to Anthony Smith a nation is a self-identifying group or community based on such factors as a common culture‚ history‚ language‚ ethnicity and religion. (Power Point Lecture) Nations can adopt
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Japan’s Lost Decade : An Introduction Japan’s economy has endured the first lost decade during the 1990s. Looking at the current situation‚ experts are pointing out that Japan is now experiencing their second lost decade due to similar characteristics of the first which is stagnant‚ non-improving condition of their economy. Did Japan learn anything from the previous lost decade‚ or did the steps taken to avoid another lost decade were too weak? What was the problem? We will try to look into the situation
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sold using a marketing message created in Cincinnati. The first signs that this policy was no longer effective emerged in the 1970’s‚ when P&G suffered a number of major setbacks in Japan‚ by 1985‚ after 13 years in Japan; P&G was still losing $40 million a year. It had introduced disposable diapers in Japan and at one time had commanded an 80 percent share of the market‚ but by the early 1980’s it held a miserable 8 percent. Three large Japanese consumer products companies were dominating
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Thesis statement: how the rise of modern Japan resulted in the Second World War. Among countries outside Europe and the US‚ Japan recorded a high rise to modernity. The high rate of modernization put the Japanese on a tight rope as far as there cultural and social values were concerned. For them it meant losing some of their values to embrace modernity especially those that were not in line with modernity. During the first quarter of the 19th century‚ Japan was ruled by a class of people from the
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Ancient and modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life
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otherwise‚ is considered to be a reinvention. During the Meiji Restoration and post World War II‚ Japan was transformed into a completely different country through economic and governmental reforms. After the opening of the country and the siging of treaties that gave Western countries access to Japanese ports‚ Meiji leaders took power and westernized the country in order to oust foreigners. According to….‚ Japan started modernization in 1868 by sending ambassadors to other countries and using the information
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