[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378,000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
Impact of the Shoguns Shogunate Japan was the time of the samurai, where Japan was divided into clans and followed a leader called Shogun. This was the time from 1185 to 1868, from the time that the emperor was defeated and Japan converged to military rule until the Tokugawa Shogunate fell. Clearly, the Shoguns had a very significant impact on Japanese society throughout the hundreds of years that the Shoguns ruled. The impact of Shoguns on Japanese society can be demonstrated clearly when the
Kon'nichiwa! I’m Japan! You probably know me for my aesthetic cherry blossoms and splendid anime, but let me tell you, things weren’t always as kawaii as they seemed. For a loooong time, I was isolated from other countries by my own shoguns and daimyos, my militaristic dictators and their warrior landlords respectively. We got along fine at first, but my common people were becoming increasingly unhappy with their little political power and heavy taxes. Then, on a fateful day in July of 1853, I met…
because I thought it was a very important theory in Japan. The imperialism included the features of extreme nationalism and militarism. The result of spread of imperialism in Japan was the loyalty of Japanese toward government was extremely high. They were willing to use their life to help the country. In fact, it was definitely one of the reasons that cause the strong and hard to defeat of Japan in the WWII. Even at now, there are imperialists in Japan. Their attitudes are still anti-Chinese. There are
By the year 1570, Japan’s population had reached 10 million. This spike in the population and the continuous need for the natural resources led to a very serious environmental issue for Japan. For the first time, the country was faced with widespread deforestation. Deforestation was not entirely new. As long ago as 600 AD there had been localized deforestation, mainly in the Kinai region, as the wood there was required for houses, war or even monuments. This didn’t become a serious problem at first
respect to economic development and current economic state. Analysis of Japans and Chinas economic development requires the observation of historical components as well as current actions to stimulate economy. The history of Chinese and Japanese economies holds many similarities and differences. Both Japan and China experienced growth in the 1400's, driving for a more advanced societies, with improved economic policies. However, in Japan the economic advances were more significant, especially when taking
In Japan, Buddhist temples are places for paying reverence to objects of spiritual worship as well as other religious activities and observances. Buddhist temple composites originated in India, where the main structures were quarters known as vihara, where monks engaged in religious training. There were also chaitya halls for worshiping Buddhist images, and rounded stupas said to enshrine bits of bone (sarira, or shari in Japanese) from the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhist temples
Environment When it comes to Japan’s financial environment one of the first things to note is the vast pile of debt that Japan has accumulated over the years. Japan’s gross debt-to-GDP ratio stands above 240 percent, which is the highest of all OECD countries (The Economist, 2014). In contrast, in 2010 the ratio was ‘only’ 178.4 percent. The reason for this huge debt pile is that Japan has had twenty-two consecutive budget deficits (OECD, 2015). And in recent years these deficits were often over 8 percent
The cultural value model that is being used in this outline is Hofstede’s Model. Although Japan and America have quite a few economic and technologic similarities, they contrast in many ways. The biggest difference between these two countries is Individualism vs. Collectivism. Hofstede himself finds that both of these cultures differ significantly on most these diminesions (Shah). PART 1: Compare and Contrast Cultural Values Power Distance Power distance in cultures refers to the way that power is
The Bank of Japan After researching through several different countries’ central banks, I decided to settle on talking about the Bank of Japan. Currently, Japan’s economy is going through a rough patch for the first part of the year, stemming from its poor performance in the economy from the previous year. To better understand the Bank of Japan, I will talk about the Bank in five separate sections starting with the Bank’s background. Afterword, I will continue with the following topics: the Bank’s