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makes people happy and whatever does not should be outlawed. This is dolefully chronicalized in the world today by government thinking that certain laws will make society happy, but in reality is seen as oppressive. For example in Japan, Emperor Akihito made it illegal for men to be indubitably overweight thinking that this would cause less health problems and deaths therefore creating long-term happiness. This law was however interpreted as many individuals as “oppressive… we should not be punished

Hirohito and The Japanese Surrender The world was hectic in the 20th century. The first plane was flown, World War I took place (1914-1918), communists took over Russia and China (1917), penicillin was discovered (1928), the U.S. stock market crashed (1929), and the DNA’s structure was discovered (. However, on the eastern side of the world, the most notable occurrences were probably Hitler’s rise as chancellor and his launching of the Kristallnacht, the German invasion of Poland, Japan’s

Tokyo Tokyo is the capital of Japan with one of the most greatest population in the world. Tokyo today is considered a megacity. However, Tokyo didn't start out as such a massive city. Back in 1639, Tokyo was known as the city of Edo. The city of Edo was a humble fishing village,which grew into a city with a population with more than a million people by the mid eighteenth century. Edo was one of the largest cities in the world at that time. As Edo grew and grew, it became the capital of Japan and

Holonyak has been presented with the awards from George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, and Emperor Akihito of Japan (Laskow, 2014). He received the IEEE Edison Medal in 1989 due to his outstanding career in the field of the electrical engineering. The reward also recognized him for his remarkable advances in the semiconductor physics. Besides, he was awarded

The Success of Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical theater is a very difficult profession in which to make a living. Most composers of musicals only create one good musical and are unable to create any more. Not Andrew Lloyd Webber! He is not like any of those composers. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a successful composer due to his variety of appeal to diverse audiences. Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer who used rock-based compositions to revitalize British and American musical theater in the late

American Post-War Occupation of Japan The intent of the United States’ occupation of Japan was to neutralize the threat of another war, to nourish the Japanese economy back to health, and to provide a stable democratic government for the defeated nation. With General Douglas MacArthur acting as the supreme commander in charge of the occupation, Japan changed drastically. Special attention was paid to the areas of military, economy, and government. The effects of the United States’ occupation of

speak Japanese and the main religious groups include: Shintoism, Buddhism and Christianity. Japan is a monarchy with a democratic parliamentary government led by a Prime Minister, currently Shinzo Abe. Japan also has an Emperor, currently Emperor Akihito who heads Japan’s Imperial family. Japan 's market economy, which is mostly industrial, is the third-largest economy in the world by GDP, which currently sits at 4.92 trillion USD. Japan has one of the world’s largest consumer markets, mostly due

Japanese felt the loss, the idea of a homogeneism became a way in which Japan could feel strong and in control again. However, it can now been seen this myth of a homogeneous Japan is breaking. For instance, back in 2002 the emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito, announced that his “grandmother of his eighth-century imperial ancestor, Kammu, was from a Korean kingdom.” It was then that Japan realized that its assumption of a pure Japan has not always been what it thought it was. Although the idea of a homogeneous

Introduction Japanese culture is very unique. It is a culture that has stirred many outsiders curiosity throughout history because of a level of mystery that surrounds it. It is a culture that many admire. The reasons behind the mystery and uniqueness of Japanese culture to outsiders is due in part to the unique history that have made it what it is today. Because Japan is a chain of islands its culture has developed in an atmosphere of isolation and control to a certain extent. Over the history

The Australia–Japan partnership is one of Australia‘s strongest and most mature international trade relationships. The success and strength of the partnership can be attributed to the commonly held values of both countries, including a commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law, along with similar approaches to international security. Japan forms Australia's second-largest export market and third-largest source of foreign investment. Australia is a critical supplier to Japan of clean