Introduction
Japan locates in the Pacific Ocean and it is an island nation in East Asia. It is to the east of China, Russia, and Sea of Japan. In Japanese, the characters that make up its country’s name mean “sun-origin”, giving the reason why Japan is always referred as the “land where the sun rises”. After signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with America, Japan started modernization and industrialization intensively in 1854, allowing it to become a regional power that enable it to enjoy its indigenous culture and the ability to defeat its neighboring countries. Soon after the defeat in World War II, Japan recovered within a period of time to become an international economic supremacy and also an ally of the US. Starting in the 1990s, Japan’s economy experienced a major slowdown that caused many problems, but the country still remained its economic power that held a great effect to the world. In March 2011, thousands were killed and nuclear power plants were damaged by the strongest-ever earthquake came with an accompanying tsunami. This catastrophe challenged Japan’s ability to deal with natural disasters and hobbled its national development.
Politic
The Japanese political system operates through parties just like other democracies. This is true except the fact that the concept of a political party was regarded with severe disapproval in pre-modern Japan. It recommended disagreement or even subversion. In prewar elections, candidate with personal knowledge usually meant more than his party label, and these elections were dominated by opposing voters less concerned with national politics than with local issues. Generally, most local politicians preferred running simply as independents. For them, the diversity and personal approach...
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...uit their jobs and accept the traditional roles, serving the whole family. Even if there are mothers who want to keep working can’t continue because employers won’t hire them.
Technology
Japan’s electronic industrialization is well known throughout the world, and these products take a place in large share in the international market, comparing to other nations. For example, Lexus. Lexus is a famous vehicle brand that was divided out of the Totaya Motor Corporation. In 1989, Lexus was first introduced in the US, and now it is sold globally, making countless profit to Japan’s company because it has become the largest selling cars. It is marketed over seventy countries and positions in the top 10 rankings of global brands based of market value. Lexus has customers worldwide, but its productions are mostly made in Japan, keeping its best and the original quality.
Japan led a ruthless assault in the Pacific for fifteen years. This small island was able to spread imperialism and terror to neighboring countries through means of force and brutality. Japan even attempted to combat and overcome European and Western countries such as Russia and the United States. Even with an extreme militaristic government, Japan was unable to achieve the glory it was promised and hoped for. The Pacific War analyzes Japan’s part in the war and what the country could have done to prevent such a tragedy.
In 1900 Britain was in many respects the world’s leading nation, enjoying a large share of world trade, a dominant position in the international money market, and possessing a far flung empire supported by the world’s most powerful navy. Japan was a complete contrast, sharing with Britain only the fact that it too was a nation of Islands lying off the shore of a major continent. Until the 1860s it had possessed a social and economic structure more akin to that of feudal, rather than twentieth century, Europe. By the 1990s, the positions were almost reversed. This paper sets out to examine the contrasting democratic political systems of the two nations and to explore the social and democratic consequences of the changes that have occurred.
After World War 1 Japan had a hard time adjusting to the new world. “While its economy was still primarily agricultural, rapid population growth (to over 80 million) had diminished the amount of land suitable for farming. Many people lived in small houses, lacking running water. In a nation about the size of California, only one of every six acres was farmland. This put great pressure on Japanese government to find more space and land for its people.” (America Enters World War II page 12). Japan attempted to change its agricultural-based economic system to an industrial based system. “But the international system of trade barriers and tariffs, established by the United States and other industrial powers to protect domestic manufacturing, hindered Japan’s industrial expansion.” (America Enters World War II page 13). Many of the materials Japan needed were found in neighboring countries that were controlled by European powers. Japan began to question it’s right to Asian markets and raw materials. “J...
BMW having high market share in European and U.S luxury car markets, started facing issues with launch product qualities and also facing a fierce competition from Japanese producers. Currently the market share was still stable but the rigorous growth of Japanese producers would affect BMW in future. These Japanese competitors had set higher standards of conformance.
A party system is the concept that political parties in a democratic country have basic similarities: they control the government, have a stable base of mass popular support, and create internal mechanisms for controlling funding, information and nominations. From 1789 to the 1890’s, the United States had three party systems.
In the late nineteenth century, Japan’s economy began to grow and industrialize. Because of the scarcity of natural resources in Japan, they relied on imported materials from other countries. In September 1940, the United States placed an embargo on Japan by outlawing exports of steel, iron, and aviation fuel, because Japan took over north...
Traditional families are becoming a thing of the past. Women are no longer staying at home and assuming their womanly roles that society once expected from them. Due to their choices and living environment, they have to do what they can to raise the children that being into this world.
Japan is located in the continent of Asia. This country is made up of many islands. There are four major islands in Japan which are Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. However, Honshu is the largest and most popular as well as home to Tokyo, Kyoto, and other major cities. Japan is often called "The Land of The Rising Sun” because it is located in the Far East and most peoples know that sun rises in the east. The Japanese also refers to their country as "Nippon" or Nihon" which means "source of the sun". Tokyo is the capital of japan and it is one of the largest cities in the world and also modern, very busy as well as extremely crowded. Japan is a well-developed and modernized country. The population in japan is almost 127 million, which 99 of them are Japanese. There are two main religious in Japan which are Shintoism and Buddhism. In Japan all citizens have Freedom to choose and practice their own religious. The Japanese economy is one of the third largest in the world after USA and China. The main export of Japan are cars, electronic devices and computers wh...
The country of Japan is an island nation, which is separated from Mainland Asia by the Sea of Japan. (“Facts about Japan”) On the west side it is surrounded by the Northern Pacific Ocean. It has no land boundaries. Japan has four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Seventy percent of Japan consists of mountains and volcanoes. (“Facts about Japan”) The climate in Japan is very tropical in the southern parts and much cooler in the northern parts. (“Facts about Japan”) Based on location, Japan is prone to typhoons and heavy snowfall in the north which can cause landslides and avalanches. (“Facts about Japan”) Japan is part of the Ring of Fire of the Pacific. (“Facts about Japan”) The ring of fire is where the earthquakes and volcanoes generally occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. (“Facts about Japan”) About 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. (“Facts about Japan”) Over a thousand earthquakes occur each year in Japan. (“Facts about Japan”) In March of 2011, Japan suffered one of the largest most powerful earthquakes to hit Honshu, Japan. (“Facts about Japan”) The earth...
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...high power status, Japan had to have a self-reliant industrial common ground and be able to move all human and material resources (S,195). Through the Shogun Revolution of 1868, the abolition of Feudalism in 1871, the activation of the national army in 1873, and the assembly of parliament in 1889, the political system of Japan became westernized (Q,3). Local Labor and commercial assistance from the United States and Europe allowed Japan’s industry to bloom into a developed, modern, industrial nation (Q,3). As a consequence production surplus, and food shortage followed (Q,3). Because of how much it relied on aid of western powers, Japan’s strategic position became especially weak. In an attempt to break off slightly from the aid of the west Japanese leaders believed that it would be essential for Japan to expand beyond its borders to obtain necessary raw materials.
Lexus is the luxury vehicle brand which is the division of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Lexus was launched in the year 1989 and introduced first in US. Now Lexus is sold all over the world. Lexus was founded by Eiji Toyoda. Lexus is now sold in more the 70 countries and regions globally, and now it is graded among the 10 largest Japanese brand which are traded globally. The headquarters of Lexus is located in Nagoya, Japan. And the functional centers are situated in Belgium, Brussels and Torrance, USA and California. Lexus brand is considered as a premium brand. Lexus has been a successful brand and is performing impressively currently. Over 490,000 Lexus vehicles are sold and 60% of the sales happening worldwide is in North America.
The Japanese culture has allowed for very little diversity. This started very early in their history. The social controls used to eliminate diversity are the family, the power of gender, the poor treatment of minority groups, the corporate Japanese mentality, and the respect required by people in authority. However, due to globalization and the shrinking of the world, Japanese society is starting to make the change to diversity. The individualistic mentality shared by the new technology driven younger generation is putting pressure on the old Japanese status quo. The transformation is happening very slow, but as the population ages and the old conservatives are being replaced by the new liberals, the old way of thinking is also being replaced by the new.
There was a multitude of causes of the disaster in Japan. The first cause was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan. Japan is located in “The Ring of Fire,” an area in the Pacific Ocean that has multiple faults and earthquakes (Pedersen 13). Tectonic plates shifted off the North Pacific coast of Japan and created a massive earthquake. The next cause was a thirty-three foot wall of water that swept over cities and farmland in Japan (Branigan 2). Martin Fackler, a journalist, stated, “The quake churned up a devastating tsunami” (Fackler 3). The tsunami reached speeds of 497 miles per hour while approaching Japan (Fackler 3). The third and final reason of the disaster was that the cooling systems at multiple nuclear power plants failed. At Fukushima, a nuclear power plant in Sendai, Japan, the radioactive rods began to overheat due to the absence of water, which cools it. Explosions occurred at three of the reactors, which spewed radiation into the air (“Comparing nuclear power plant crises”). In conclusion, the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant issues were the causes of the disaster in Japan, but they also had a myriad of effects.
Japan is one of the greatest countries in the world and it has offered many things as well. The Japanese have given the world a better understanding of their culture and history along with a good look at the future from a technological standpoint. They have developed and created the future for their country that has allowed them to be prosperous and powerful. They once isolated themselves from the rest of the world, but now they share their knowledge with other countries in order to create a better understanding of the world. Through their trade and creative thinking they have become one of the world’s largest and powerful countries and have allowed their economy to flourish and prosper.