The island country of Japan can be found in the Pacific Ocean. It is considered to be part of the continent of Asia but also is a close neighbor to Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku‚ which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan has the world’s tenth-largest population‚ with over 127 million people. The capital of Japan is Tokyo Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa that
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economic and social changes during the Meiji Restoration. By the 20th century‚ Japan had a modern constitution and national parliament‚ though it was not truly democratic. The modernization of the nation also made Japan richer and more economically stable‚ with a structured education system. Japan‚ an impotent‚ closed feudal state‚ was transformed into a formidable nation focused on nationalism. In attempt to acquire strength and unity in the government‚ political changes focused on creating
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think Japan has been the most interesting country out of Kenya and Japan simply because of their advanced technology‚ culture‚ architecture‚ food and fighting styles. In this essay I will be going through the key interest points of Japan and do a conclusion on which country I would prefer to visit and why. Firstly‚ I think the most interesting thing about Japan is their advanced technology. Japan is the world leaders in technology and are way ahead of us. The reason for this is because Japan Company’s
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Jennifer Mr. Ehrlich U.S Military Pd:7 June 7‚2013 There may be many reasons as to why the United States dropped a bomb in Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese to initiate United States entrance into the war‚ just four years before‚ was still fresh on the minds of many Americans. A feeling of justification and a desire to end the war strengthened the resolve of the United States to quickly and decisively conclude it. President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal
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annually on a regular basis and discuss issues regarding whaling (IWC 2011). After long-term discussions‚ Japan’s whaling practices have been restricted‚ and Japan is currently only allowed to perform whaling in the name of research in the northwestern Pacific and the Antarctic. (Morikawa 2009:5). Since this commercial whaling moratorium‚ Japan strives for the ‘’resumption of whaling based on research and scientific surveys’’ (ibid.‚ p.3). A couple of significant facts suggest that Japan’s stated argument
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Japan - the Strange Country Japan is a small country located in east Asia. The population is around 130‚000‚000 (one hundred and thirty million) people. The total world population is 6‚800‚000‚000 (six point eight billion)‚ which means that roughly 2 in every 100 people are Japanese. Japan ’s land area measures 378‚000 (three hundred and seventy-eight thousand) square kilometers. If the earth ’s land area is 149‚000‚000 (one hundred and forty-nine million) square kilometers and the total area
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MEDC: JAPAN Japan is a country in East Asia‚ which consists of over 3‚000 islands making it an archipelago (chain of islands). The largest islands are Honshū‚ Hokkaidō‚ Kyūshū and Shikoku‚ which make up 97% of Japan’s land area! The population of Japan is estimated to be 127.3 million but it is expected to drop to 100 million by 2050 and to 64 million by 2100. This is because many young adults do not want to have children but to put their carreers first. The most popular jobs in Japan are offiice
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1. In the 1980s Japan was viewed as one of the world’s most dynamic economies‚ today it is viewed as one of the most stagnant. According to Hill‚ The Japanese economy has stagnated because in quick succession their stock market collapsed and property prices rapidly followed. Japanese banks found their balance sheets loaded with bad debt and they reduced lending. As the stock market plunged and property prices imploded‚ individuals saw their net worth shrink. Japanese consumers responded by sharply
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bento as a culture in Japan ID NO.12411099 Word count: 1075 It is very convenient that students who study in APU can go to convenience store buying bento as lunch or dinner. In fact‚ everyday there are so many people who are students or businessmen buying bento as their lunch when they have no time to eat lunch in resturant or made by hand. In some way‚ bento is a pretty important culture in Japan society. Bento first appeared in ancient period in Japan‚ which mostly stood
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Definition of Culture Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of human group from another. There is more than one definition to define culture. Culture is also including the elements of behaviors‚ belief‚ values‚ norms and symbols that a group of people accept. 1.2 Trompenaars’s Dimensions. Trompenaars there are seven dimensions had been highlighted. Firstly‚ Universalism is the ideas can be used around the world without do any changing where as particularism
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