Imperial House of Japan

want to build classical buildings, he wanted to build using a new innovative style. Not long after Wright was building houses for himself, his partner, Cecil decided to go east and pursue a different vocation. Wright missed him and finally moved into a loft that another friend rented. Wright’s stubbornness often scared away clients that wanted classical Greek style houses, but Frank usually won clients over with his sincerity. Frank got a contract to build a factory building in Buffalo,

The Last Samurai "I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word- honor." (Zwick) The Last Samurai accurately portrays the historical events of the era by showing the lives of women in the village, representing Bushido, as well as depicting samurai training and weapons. Throughout The Last Samurai, the story line reflects the traditional societal views that woman's place is in the home, cooking, cleaning, and

Japan Outline 1 I. Background information 1. Four main islands and other smaller ones with some inhabited 2. Two major distinct populations 3. Culturally Homogenous 4. Regional differences in dialect, food, customs due to difficulty in travel and communication 5. Immigration from eastern Asia 6. Contact with eastern Asia, sea causes isolation from the other countries II. Japan before Buddhism A. Jomon Period (ca. 10,500-300 B.C.) i. Pottery before Farming 1. Jomons were hunter-gatherers

used by the American government as an alibi to declare war to Japan. Over the course of the 1930s, Japan's increasingly expansionist policies brought it into renewed conflict with its neighbors, Russia and China (1). On January 15, 1936, Japan withdrew from the Second London Naval Disarmament Conference because the United States and Great Britain refused to grant the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) parity with their navies. Secondly, Japan was taking advantage of the turmoil in Europe for its own agenda

The adventurous, visually enchanting animated Japanese movie, My Neighbour Totoro, by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli released in 1988 in Japan, attempts to show the viewers the innocence and the sense of community in Japan before the prevalent industrialization and economic boom. The movie is set in the countryside away from the big industrialized cities. The main characters are the schoolgirl, Satsuki Kusakabe, and her younger sister, Mei Kusakabe. Their days are brightened thanks to the spirit

French lawyer was employed to head a committee to draft a criminal code for Japan. After some amendments to bring them in line with the West, a modern legal procedure was introduced, including the ban on torture and other evil customs. The Charter Oath stressed that knowledge should be sought throughout the world. The emphasis on education was thus obvious. One of the measures adopted by Japan was to send students to Europe and the United States to gain first-hand knowledge

influence of the West in Japan. Japonisme refers to the period of time in which European artists looked to the East in order to emulate its style in their art. The West was very important to modern Japanese art history because if was influential and influenced by Japan. Before the West, China imprinted its style on Japanese art as well as culture. In fact, China and Japan have been in contact for millennia. Both countries had very similar styles of art up until the 1600s when Japan separated itself

treatment of the Japanese in the U.S. stemmed from a fear of a full-pledged invasion from Japan and also from years of racial prejudice

During the time period this movie was based in, Japan was experiencing economic development after World War II. The children during this time are born with electronics, baseball, and other aspects of a modern and western society. The parents however are cautiously integrating these qualities into their lives. Fearing the effects of this new way of life, Mr. and Mrs. Hayashi and their two boys, Minoru and Isamu clash when they want a television in their house. Both generations live in the same community

This was a remarkable feat considering the fact that this period was preceded by devastating ordeals. The sengoku jidai ("the age of country at war") was the Warring States Period of Japan during which numerous rival daimyos with their individual armies fought each other to gain greater jurisdiction of control over Japan, which was divided into about 260 "countries". The term, "Warring State Period" was borrowed, among many other things, from the Chinese. But though the name was appropriate in describing