Emperor of Japan

From monarchy to communism, passing by dictatorship, each country has a government of its own. In the world, there are about 200 countries in total, meaning that there are some similarities and differences in their specific government. If one was to pick out two different countries and compare its types of leadership, one might get a different result than other. Ever heard this quote by Tom Robbins, “Our similarities bring us to a common ground; our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other

The end of World War 1 was the start to World War 2. After World War 1 ended neither Japan nor Germany was happy. Japan was not grateful because they were promised the one thing they wanted the most; land. Japan was on the side of the central powers, but once they lost what they were promised they traded sides and fought against the central powers in World War 2. After being denied what they were promised Japan had a major animosity towards the treaty and the nations that decided on the treaty. Germany

Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justifiable. The Emperor of Japan, Emperor hirohito would have never have accepted to surrender. Another reason is that Japan had killed a lot of people during Pearl Harbor. Overall the bombing’s actually saved both lives the Americans and Japanese due to the bombing of Japan it ended WW2 overall. In 1945, so that's when Japan leaders knew they were not going to win WW2. Therefore in 1945 in the United States, the public were taught that japan would never surrender so quickly. With

against Japan. Japan already perceived itself as a defeated nation; early 1945, the U.S. naval blockade had weakened Japan’s trade, food supply and ability to continue fighting. Between July 11-26, the U.S. intercepted Japanese telegraphs expressing a hope to "terminate the war" with Russia serving to negotiate peace. However, the Potsdam Proclamation issued on July 26, called for the unconditional surrender of Japan with the removal of the emperor. This was rejected as a result of Japan being unwilling

who were trained in Europe and wore western garments. Armed with the newest weapons, they dispersed the last generation of Tokugawa Bakufu. This battle took place on a field outside of Kagoshima on September 25, 1877. Winning the battle, it set the emperor as head of power and the Tokugawa Bakufu title was stripped away. The Charter Oath of Five Principles laid the foundation for the Meiji Restoration of 1868: “1. Deliberative
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well revered American generals, Leahy, Macarthur, and Eisenhower, stated the dropping of the atomic bomb “was not a military necessity.” Japan was already struggling greatly to maintain itself, and they felt that it would fall soon. Leahy even went as far as to say that a continuation of the blockade of Japan and bombings would have been enough to bring Japan to its knees. These generals acknowledged the efficiency of the atomic bomb, but could not reconcile that efficiency to the devastating consequences

military conflict. Though feudal lords swore loyalty to the Emperor, he was largely a figurehead who held little political power of his own. More influential was the military Shogun, however the years leading up to the Sengoku period saw a breakdown of central authority and the rise of powerful, largely independent local lords called daimyo. These daimyo were in frequent conflict amongst each other, fighting for control of different regions in Japan. Conquering weaker daimyo, Japan’s “three unifiers” would

Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Although their motivated by different things, in both ISIS and Japanese codes of conduct, there is no room for mercy, cruelty is their code. Although both Japan and ISIS use brutality to get what they want, they want very different things. In WW2, Japan wanted to establish an empire for their emperor, Michinomiya Hirohito, who

1. BRIEF POLITICAL HISTORY: The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan adopted in 1947. It is an unitary state, containing forty-seven administrative divisions, with the Emperor as its head of state. His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to Government. Instead, it is the Cabinet, composing of the Ministers of State and the Prime Minister, that directs and controls the Government. The Cabinet is the source of power of the Executive branch, and

time until Japan would fall as well. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson was at the forefront of the American war effort, and saw atomic weaponry as a way out of the most monumental war ever. As discussed in Cabell Phillips’ book, The Truman Presidency: The History of a Triumphant Succession, Stimson was once quoted as saying that the atomic bomb has “more effect on human affairs than the theory of Copernicus and the Law of Gravity” (55). Stimson, a defendant of dropping the bomb on Japan, felt that