U.s. Japan 's World 's Most Successful Democracies And Largest Economies

China and Japan are too enormous and influential nations located in Eastern Asia. These two nations are almost always confused because of their similar culture and people, and they also happen to be right next to each other. Japan and China have never been allies and the two countries always seem to be in conflict. These two superpowers are very important to the world, and without them everything would be imbalanced in the global market. The rising superpower, China, is a nation that will continue to grow and improve their economy, while the fragile superpower, Japan, could fall apart at any moment and ruin the balance between all of the other countries.

Other statistical important values are the unemployment rate and life expectancy. The unemployment rate amount Japanese is 4.0%, whereas the United States is 7.4% (Find-the-data, 2015). This is one of the reasons the Japanese government is able to keep down costs. However, the average life expectancy of Japanese citizens is 83.33 years to U.S. 78.84 years, which would require Japan to care for their citizen’s longer (Find-the-data, 2015). This can financially impact the government with increased expenses and costs to an aging nation.

Although Japan changed in many ways from 1853 to 1941, there were also many factors that remained the same throughout the history of Japan. One such continuity was the maintained existence of a figurehead ruler controlled by other political authorities. The feudalistic emperor of Japan was the supposed “highest, most powerful authority” in the land, but was actually controlled by the military leaders- the shogun. Similarly, the militaristic emperor of Japan decades later continued to remain a figurehead ruler controlled by military and government officials. In addition, Japan continued to remain reliant on exports in order to maintain its economy. As a result of Japan’s small geographical size, the island nation had few natural resources and was forced to rely on exports to survive economically. The nation also grew increasingly reliant on other nations to provide materials and supplies that it could not provide for itself. This complete reliance on other nations was seen illustrated when the Japanese military was provoked to attacking another superpower- the United States, in response to the 1940 United States embargo

This stated in document D and when it says that 80% of Japan's oil came from America. This is important to notice because Japan is especially in need of oil since they are in a middle of a war and they need fuel for all their ships and aircraft. Also, including in the embargo, Japan didn't have any steel or scrap iron coming from America. This created even more tension between the two countries. America didn't like Japan's side during World War II because they supported Hitler, so they stopped all exports. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because America was interfering with their fighting in the

In the present, Japan is a military and economic superpower with strong influence. However, it was not always like this. In the early 1700s, Japan isolated itself from the world and greeted foreigners unfortunate enough to shipwreck in Japan with hostility. In the 1850s, the United States attempted to make contact with Japan to establish a treaty. The U.S. knew even though Japan was hostile, it was weak compared to a western power. Although the U.S. was stronger than Japan, it was nowhere close to being as strong as other western powers such as Brittan or France and was struggling to keep up. Japanese hostility, U.S. power struggles, and Japan’s isolation all led to the inevitable Japanese and U.S. conflict.

The United States began to reach outward for trade, showing interest in Japan. Almost forcing the country to begin to trade with the U.S.

Both nations share similarities for example their population pyramids are cups, the life quality of life is high due to excellent freedom house index scores, and high employment rate of 90%. They have their differences for example the rate of crime is worse in Australia than Japan and their size and population is inverted with one another. Japan is fairly

The United States of America is one of the world leading economic powers in the world. The question is, how does the Unites States compare to other nation powers.Australia ,Cananda , China and Britain are just a few of the nation powers that can compare to the United states. This report will focus more one of the main rivials to the United States and that is Japan. Here is just a sample of Japans Numbers for 2004 compared to the United States. Unite States GDP growth is 4.30% ,unemployment is 5.60% and Inflation Rate is 1.90%. In Japan the GDP growth is 4.50% , unemployment is 4.60% and Inflation Rate is -.04%. . I think this is an important perspective because we really do live in a global

Japan became an ideal field for what the America wanted to install in Japan i.e. its passion to reform. The notion was to bring about drastic changes to Japanese society by introducing western democratic and Christian value. Firstly, the drafting of Japan’s constitution with the aim of demilitarization, and the signing of U.S.- Japan Security Treaty, allowing the presence of American army in Japan for protection and security reasons, at the same time also serving as the base for military exercise in other region of Asia. America also played vital part in supporting japan to restore international

Japan’s unemployment rate of about 4% opposed to the U.S. unemployment rate of close to 10%. Even the financial debt to GDP ration is an advantage, and debt in the private sector has not increased unlike the U.S. and European countries, (Time, 2009). In addition, since Japan is a huge exporter and with the U.S. demand going downward, the international balances and growth declined especially as the dollar value dropped and the yen surged. •

General Introduction Japan and Britain have many similarities. Both are island states and have long existed as distinct political units, little affected by turmoil on the nearby mainland. . The last successful invasion of Britain took place in 1066; th only successful invasion of Japan cam at the end of World War II. Both countries became imperialist powers, both are parliamentary democracies, and both are heavily urbanized, post-industrial societies, earning most of their weath from services. Japan is much richer than Britain; it is the world’s second wealthiest capitalist economy, with a per capita GNP of nearly $29,000 (greater even than that of United States).

Through political influence, Japan and the United States hold a strong alliance even after several destructive bombings in both countries like Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima during World War II.

The culture of a place is an integral part of its society whether that place is a remote Indian village in Brazil or a highly industrialized city in Western Europe. The culture of Japan fascinates people in the United States because, at first glance, it seems so different. Everything that characterizes the United States--newness, racial heterogeneity, vast territory, informality, and an ethic of individualism-- is absent in Japan. There, one finds an ancient and homogeneous society, an ethic that emphasizes the importance of groups, and a tradition of formal behavior governing every aspect of daily living, from drinking tea to saying hello. On the surface at least, U.S. and Japanese

Chapter 8: International Strategy ---- P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project (written by Christopher A. Bartlett)

Japan currently accounts for 18% of the world's GDP, and it has a global responsibility to contribute to the peace and stability of the international community. Combined with the EU, the two account for 40% of the world’s GDP and 10% of the world’s population. Both consider the other major trading partners resulting in close to $150 billion worth in trade between the two. Japan intends to play an increasingly creative role in the building of a new post-Cold-War international order which should be based on democratic principles and free and market based economy (Delegation). It is from that perspective that Japan has been working actively to foster a closer relationship with the European Union which has an increasing weight in international politics as it continues to grow.