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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1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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An Analysis on the Country of Japan Introduction: Japan‚ a relatively small nation in size‚ located in Eastern Asia between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan boasts a population of about 127‚368‚088 people; 10th most populated nation. It is quite hard to imagine how a country about the size of the state of California could have been positioned and was predicted to become the largest‚ most powerful economy in the world. Japan’s economy‚ in the years following World
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1. Beginning of elderly care insurance in Japan Nowadays‚ many developed countries are all faced with a problem: aging of population‚ among which‚ Japanese is the country with the most serious aging in the world. The ones who were born during the baby boom in World War II will be 65 years old soon‚ so that the population of the elderly in Japan will increase rapidly. Meanwhile‚ the birth rate in Japan has continued to drop since from 1980s. The decreasing of birth rate and the increasing of elderly
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The rise of Subhas Chandra Bose in the political scenario of India and his contributions to the freedom struggle of the country forms a sensational story. Though he was elected twice as the President of Indian National Congress‚ his difference with Gandhi prompted him to quit the Congress Party in 1939 and form the Forward Bloc. His radical outlook and activities alarmed the British Government and Bose was imprisoned in 1940 A.D. His fragile health led the Government to release him from the jail
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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player in LV’s success. (p.4) Financial figures on p.4. Notes LV had a popup shop in Japan‚ Omotesando Street‚ to mark the 30th year of the company’s presense in Japan‚ guerrilla marketing. (p.1) The company have been following an aggressive strategy in Japan‚ opening extravagant stores. (p.1) Opened their flagship store in 2002 in Tokyo‚ hundreds of people queued‚ sales exceeded estimations by 1m Yen. Japan has been LV’s most profitable market in last 10 years‚ may be set to decline. (p.1-2)
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ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S NATIONAL INTERESTS BY DR. YAN XUE-TONG 1 Acknowledgment The English version of Analysis of China’s National Interests is a result of many people’s contribution. Professor Monte Bullard deserves profound thanks. He initiated the translation project when I presented him this book at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1998 when he served as the Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Project there. He raised funds for the translation and did the English
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looking at the time period of 1450-1740‚ there were changes and continuities in China and Japan’s interaction with the West. China and Japan had continuous problems with Western Christian missionaries coming in and trying to convert. The Chinese and the Japanese also had many dilemmas with the Europeans’ interest in their products over time‚ especially when China and Japan started to get interested in silver. Some changes were that over time‚ the different methods that the Christian missionaries used
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. PEST Analysis Political Few countries can compete with the Philippines when it comes to corruption which surprisingly involves the bookstore industry by way of the Bureau of Customs‚ according to Robin (2009) in his article “The Great Book Blockade”. Unfortunately‚ the customs official took their corruption to the shipping of books ever since the success of the international best seller book‚ Twilight by Stephen Meyer. When of the examiners of the customs official opened a shipment of books
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