A Comparison of Feudal Europe and Japan Feudalism was a type of regulated government consisting of multiple relationships between many classes in a society. It consisted of many strict military as well as legal customs and flourished in the 15th century. Feudalism was present and thriving in Japan and Europe prior to 1500. The feudal systems in Europe and Japan were similar as a result of their synonymous systems of mutual obligation‚ their corresponding social class organization‚ and their powerless
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Britain and Japan are two nations that are thousands of miles away from each other‚ so they are not often seen as similar‚ but in reality they have many similarities. Both Britain and Japan are islands secluded from their continent‚ but their location was key to their success with industrialization and imperialism. Britain was known as the origin place for the Industrialization and Japan shocked the world with its rise to power. Both learned how to use their geography to their advantage. Critical
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The Hidden History of Lower Class Japan in the Meiji Restoration “History is written by the victors” is one of the most common expressions when looking at historical events. The winning side that gains power will always consider themselves the good people‚ and will tarnish the name of their “evil” adversaries. Therefore‚ it is important when looking at history to consider biases to prevent getting incorrect ideas about certain groups. However‚ history is also often written about the victors. Most
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SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY IN JAPAN CAN BE DESCRIBED AS ATTEMPTING TO MICRO-MATCH SUPPLY AND DEMAND USING RAPID REPLENISHMENT. WHAT ARE SOME RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CHOICE? The main risk for Seven-Eleven is the potentially high cost of transportation and receiving at stores. 3. WHAT HAS SEVEN-ELEVEN DONE IN ITS CHOICE OF FACILITY LOCATION‚ INVENTORY MANAGEMENT‚ TRANSPORTATION‚ AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP CAPABILITIES THAT SUPPORT ITS SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY IN JAPAN? All choices made by
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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 the people in authority. However‚ due to the 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
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By the late 16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses
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commitment to ones job. There may be a reason why Japan was able to rebuild their country so quickly after World War II‚ this reason is Bushido‚ the principles of the samurai. The origin of this book is from the Hagakure‚ which this book was based on was dictated by Tsunetomo Yamamoto‚ a samurai. And later scribed verbatim by Tsuramoto Tashiro over a period of seven years (1710-1716) in which they lived together in a far off mountain retreat in Japan. Tashiro was sworn to secrecy over the texts contents
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ways. In Europe people were in classes that were arranged in an order. Slaves were at the bottom‚ peasants‚ knights and other nobles being in the middle and the king or queen being at the very top. For Japan it was the same although there were different names‚ and one more class. Both feudalists in Japan and Europe hired warriors‚ either samurai or knights‚ to help protect a lord’s lands. Both had landlords who protected the farmers and workers. Clearly in both places the power was based in class relationships
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Japan—Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages WT/DS11/AB/R; October 4‚ 1996‚ Report of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization Facts: The Japan Liquor Tax Law (Shuzeiho) taxes liquors sold in Japan based on the type of beverage. There are ten categories of beverage. Shochu is distilled from potatoes‚ buckwheat‚ or other grains. Shochu and vodka share many characteristics. However‚ vodka and other imported liquors fall in categories with a tax rate that is seven or eight times higher than the
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in Japan I Introduction: Immigration Flow Any gGaijinh that has come to Japan may have had the awkward feeling of an invisible barrier that is felt in the immigration policies of Japan. A country that is an island could be a reason of the peculiar (from the world standard) policies that the Japanese government has implemented throughout history. My paper is divided in four sections. The first point that we should discuss is the chronological development of immigration flow in Japan. In
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