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Earthquakes and Hurricanes are two of the costliest natural disasters that have occurred around the world. Both Japan and the United States have been unfortunate to experience many of both, with the largest and costliest of each hitting both countries. While building codes continue to help with loss of life and destruction of structures, there are still forces of nature that will destroy and damage buildings regardless of the efforts that are made. With the cost of repairs increasing the destruction

Walker lists out the possible selections Truman had available: the US army to land a mainland invasion on the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Honshu, try to convince the Soviets to join in at Potsdam, or the use of the atomic bomb. With the mainland invasion, there would be high casualties and an enormous amount of money spent. If the Soviets joined, the U.S. would have to honor promises from

You might think Canada and Japan would be very different! You are wrong, but also kind of right, I guess. Why, you might be asking? Because ultimately, they have a lot in common, from the type of government to the environment, but they also have a lot, and I mean A LOT, of differences, such as beliefs, culture, and landscape. If you want some more in-depth content about the two countries, well, this project is for you! In these ten categories that I’m giving you, there are some similarities and some

THREATS Japan is not a natural dairy product consumer. Yakult Honshu and other Europeon Brands are present in the market. Though they are not successful, they are the direct competitors to the Delissa. company was having a lot of problem on their distribution channels. There are so many retailers in Tokyo and they

On August 6, 1945 an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first developed atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later the a second B-29 dropped another atomic bomb over Nagasaki. It was not until August 15, 1945 that Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender. The atomic bomb was a turning point in United States history because it raised a controversial issue concerning whether massive destruction was a humane choice or a desperate attempt to quell the Japanese. Although

What was the decisive factor that lead to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Song Soo Keun 004180-0205 UWCSEA East Section A: Plan of Investigation Between 1941~1945, along with the war against the Nazis in Europe, the US was engaged in active war against Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbour. At this time(1944), Soviets had survived the attack on the eastern front and remained standing as a power that would soon directly oppose the ideologies of the US and its

1, INTRODUCTION The devastating occurrence of natural disasters happen every year, affecting millions of individuals all over the world. Unfortunately, these events cannot be prevented as they are natural processes of the Earth, being uncontrollable and often unpredictable.1 On March 11th 2011, at 2:46 p.m JST, the northeastern coast of Japan would face its’ worst nightmare (Fig. 1).2 This day marks the birth of the fifth largest earthquake in the world recorded with modern instruments, now known

The battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest military operation landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was also the final battle in the effort to defeat the Japanese combatants against the Allied forces. Okinawa was the largest island in the Ryukyu Islands and being only 350 miles away from the Japanese homeland of Kyushuit, it was strategically advantageous for the Allies. The Japanese, Okinawans, and the Allies were all aware

The Doolittle Raid What was the Doolittle Raid? The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, took place on Saturday, April 18, 1942. It was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II. THe Doolittle Raid was the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands, and although its effects on the Japanese’s lands were little the psychological effects were huge. It demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to American

different world cities. I have a very diverse family and chose to visit very different countries, and very different cities, each where several of my cousins were located. Profile of Tokyo Tokyo is located on the largest of the islands of Japan, Honshu. It borders the Tokyo Bay and was built around three large rivers the Sumida River, the Ara River and the Edo River, for which Tokyo city was originally named until 1868 when it was renamed Tokyo. The last census in Tokyo was taken in 2010 and put