Japan (日本‚ Nippon) is a country in Asia. It has many islands. Four of them are big‚ and the biggest is the 7th largest island in the world. This island is called Honshu. The islands are near the East Asian coast‚ in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Japanese people call their country "Nihon" or "Nippon"‚ which means "the origin of the sun" in Japanese. HISTORY In 1941‚ Japan hit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii‚ a water base of the United States and destroyed or damaged many ships and airplanes.
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Japan has a population of just over 126 million people‚ although each year this number slowly decreases due to the birth rate of 1.39 per couple1. As well as the fact that Japan is an extremely homogenous society with 99% of citizens and residents being Japanese with 1% of their population being non-Japanese. The declining population reflects highly upon society as many Japanese in their twenties feel they are too busy working to raise children‚ as well as the rising cost of living making it hard
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world to turn”. Japan attacked US ships at Pearl Harbor in Oahu‚ Hawaii‚ it lasted two hours and did a lot of damage. About 2‚400 Americans died with another 1‚000 injured‚ and only 55 Japanese died. The next day after the attack on Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt declared war on Japan which cause the United States to enter World War ll. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor for a few different reasons. Japan’s plan was to prevent President Roosevelt from getting involved in their internal affairs. The
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Rizal in Japan (Land of Cherry Blossoms) Feb. 28 – April 13 1888 • Rizal left Hong Kong on board of the Oceanic‚ an American steamer on his way to Japan. Places he went… YOKOHAMA GRAND HOTEL Places he went… TOKYO TOKYO HOTEL People he met JuanPerezCaballero • Secretary of the Spanish legation visited him in the hotel inviting him to stay in the Spanish legation. • Knowing that it is a plot to monitor him‚ Rizal accepted the offer for the following reasons: REASONS WHY HE ACCEPTED CABALLERO’S
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Background Information Japan‚ otherwise known as‚ The Land of Rising Sun‚ is located in Eastern Asia and is slightly smaller than California. With a population of 127‚368‚088 the majority of the population are Japanese. The people are 98.5% Japanese‚ .5% Korean‚ .4% Chinese‚ and .6% other. The average age of the people is 45.4 years‚ 0-14 years makes up 13.5% of the population‚ 62.6% 15-64‚ and 23.9% other. Much of the population practice both Shintoism and Buddhism religions‚ while about 9%
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Q1: What scared you about saving the Jews although you were part of Nazi party? I was scared about being called betrayer and lose my trust. I would also be executed. Q2: How did you manage to get away with this deception for so long? I managed to get away with this deception because I gave large bribes and luxurious gifts to the Nazi officials. Q3: Who helped you in your mission? Izech Stern helped me on hiring Jewish people. Also‚ I thank to the SS officers who encouraged the Jewish people
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nationalism and imperial power within the Asia Pacific region. After the first Sino-Japanese war ended in 1895‚ Japan had taken control of Taiwan and Manchuria‚ gained a large influence in Korea‚ and replaced China as the framer of international order in East Asia. Undoubtedly‚ this power shift was the beginning of tension between Japan and the rest of the Asia Pacific region‚ but how did Japan’s action in the 20th century turn this tension into a historical legacy? Although military and territorial
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imperial objectives. In 1937 for example‚ the country invaded China beginning a war that did nothing but help the United States begin to consider Japan a threat in Asia. In 1941‚ Japan occupied French Indochina and controlled the Philippines. The United States imposed an oil embargo to Japan with the objective to weaken its economic strength. The embargo itself can be considered one of the reasons why Japan surprised the entire defense of the United States bombarding the Hawaiian Harbor (Pearl).
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Before opening to the west Japan had a feudal political system‚ an inherited rigid social structure and a thriving economic system. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration‚ was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan’s political and social structure‚ and spanned both the late Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Japanese Government
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What Are Japan’s Main Physical Features? As you can see Japan is split into four main islands. We have: Hokkaido (North) Honshu (West) Shikoku (East) Kyushu (South) As you can see‚ they are all located on the map (left). The northern part of Japan (Hokkaido) is seen to be remote and fairly mountainous. Snow-capped peaks cover the centre of the Hokkaido. Winters are extremely cold with substantial snowfall. The western island‚ Honshu is said to be mountainous‚ with very little flat land
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