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political necessity was which nation would ‘win’ the surrender of the Japanese Empire. The United States of America and the Soviet Union were racing each other for the surrender of Japan for different reasons. The Soviets wanted to make sure that their prize promised to them at the Yalta Conference would be upheld. On the other hand the Americans wanted to win Japan’s surrender before the Soviets could launch an invasion on Japanese home

Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when the Chinese

Russia-China Energy Relations: A Comprehensive Overview The future of Russia-China engagement and competition in the energy sector will largely depend on Russia’s ability to maximize its strategic and economic position in the Asia-Pacific region. Northeast Asia is home to China and Japan – the world’s second and third largest economies by GDP, respectively – and also “boasts half the world’s population [and] includes many of the key engines of the global economy, as well as the largest emitters

Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when

.INTRODUCTION Magnetic levitation is the latest in transportation technology and has been the interest of many countries around the world. The idea has been around since 1904 when Robert Goddard, an American Rocket scientist, created a theory that trains could be lifted off the tracks by the use of electromagnetic rails. Many assumptions and ideas were brought about throughout the following years, but it was not until the 1970’s that Japan and Germany showed interest in

women's education through a separate girl's system, unlike in the Tokugawa era, where girls were usually educated informally at home. The curriculum was based centrally on moral education, mathematics, reading and writing, composition, Japanese calligraphy, Japanese history, geography, science, drawing, singing, and physical education, which was a mix of the new and the old. Though this showed westernization in the education system, the process was also very slow in pace because there were many changes

other powerful nations on Earth were modernizing rapidly and were way ahead of Japan. With the new imperial Japanese government at the helm, the nation would adopt railways, telegraphs and other consumer industries. The nation would create a new constitution with an elected parliament. In the early 1870s, it instituted a new national schooling system designed to educate the entire Japanese population. There was also a major new focus towards developing and maintaining a strong military. Conscription

Perry arrived with hopes of trading and establishing a friendship treaty with the Japanese. Since Japan had been closed off for 250 years his arrival marked one of the first issues that led to the collapse of the Tokugawa period, internal fighting. When Perry first arrived, he engaged in what is known as “Gunboat diplomacy” in which by sheer power and intimidation he forced the Japanese to sign a trade treaty. The Japanese government and people were humiliated that they were bullied into a treaty by

On September 18, 1931 Japanese forces invaded Manchuria (Northwest Region from Japan) stating that Chinese Soldiers had sabotaged the railway and therefore attacked the chinese army(who had just executed a Japanese spy), this was the start of a series of battles which would later be known as World War 2. Following Benito Mussolini’s election to the Prime Minister of Italy, Fascist Italy invaded, conquered and annexed Ethiopia. Nazi Germany then noticed that Italy could become a possible allies during

It had caused changes in many parts of Japan such as society, government, military, etc. Some of these changes still can be seen in the Japanese society today such as emperors are honored by Japanese citizens and seen as a special figure. Since this reformation had a great impact on development of Japan, it can be consider as a very important part of Japanese history.This study will seek to answer the question: To what extent did the Meiji Restoration succeeded to reform and strengthen Japan? In