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    1. A) Korean military brides faced a lot of problems marrying the U.S. service man both in the United States and in Korea. Many Korean citizens had bad impressions on U.S. service man because they killed a lot of innocent Korean people without getting any punishments. So when many young Korean women were going to marry U.S. service man, there were a lot of public criticisms in Korea. Before going to the United States, military brides need to learn how to prepare American food and other American

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    flourished Japan from an agronomic nation to rapid modernization, they were using Western countries as models to industrialize and develop their economy and society. They were not only to better themselves; learning from the West came the goal of wanting to be their equal. Japan tried to shape into countries like France and Britain to prove that they deserve to be a world power, thus starting Japanese imperialism. After the Sino-Japanese war, both Korea and Taiwan were annexed to Japan, where the

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    Asia. If pre-modern East Asian countries were tributaries under the hegemon that is China, they would not rebel against their hegemon. As Japan rebelled by attempting to conquer China through Korea, the tribute system cannot explain the Imjin War. This essay will use an alternate theory, a theory of self-interest, to discuss the international relations of Japan, Korea, and China during the Imjin War (1592-1598). During the Imjin War, each nation acted out of its own self-interest rather than as a

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    situation, were quite common in Japan. Since the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Korean and Japanese people have been struggling to recover, both mentally and physically. In this paper, I will discuss the issue with nuclear weapons by explaining the events in history leading to the Atomic bombings, the victims’ struggle to recover from the bombings, and the action people are taking from the bombings in today’s society. The tension between the United State and Japan have? been around since

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    Korean War : South Korea

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    KOREAN WAR Korea is a state in northeast Asia. It was divided into two parts in 1945, North Korea and South Korea. Geographically, Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula, under north China and eastern Russia and separated with Japan by East sea。 Korea was under the control of Japan since 1910 until the end of World War 2. In August of 1945, the surrender of Japanese declared the surrender of the force in Korea. Soviet Union and US were the main force against Japan and they helped the independence

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    other’s countries. South South Korea and Japan is one of the example. They have some disagreements about Dokdo or Takeshima, East Sea or Sea of Japan, Wianbu, etc. However, I want these two countries to be peaceful, since I always see things from both South South South Korea and Japan’s side. Therefore, I would be willing to fight for this problems between South Korea and Japan. There are three reasons why I believe problems between South Korea and Japan is worth fighting for. First of all, I think

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    be learned if we take a deep look into their various aspects. This is typically true of Japan and South Korea, even though they may show tremendous similarities, their differences are evident. Despite the fact that Korea and Japan both hold outstanding positions in terms of economic growth, the cultural features they possess are remarkably different. To begin with, the economic success of Korea and Japan is mainly accounted for their export power and tourism industry. Regarding export capacity

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    the mid-1930s: Kannani (1934) and Document of Flames (1935). Kannani tells the story about a Japanese boy called Ryuji and a Korean girl named Kannani. In Korea, Ryuji witnessed the poverty and misery of Koreans under the colonial rule of Japan. Document of Flames focuses on the life of a Japanese mother and daughter who escaped to Korea after the mother was divorced in Japan. The novel reveals gender inequality that existed in Japanese society during the 1900s and presents issues of gender, class

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    The Dokdo Islets Dispute

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    Dokdo Islets – also called the “Liancourt Rocks” – are at the center of a sorely disputed territorial issue between South Korea and Japan. It is an issue that has lasted for more than a century, and continues to the present day. The islets are located in the middle of the East Sea, and are believed to be rich in resources and harbor natural gas reserves. To the Koreans, the islets are known as “Dokdo”. However, to the Japanese, they are known as “Takeshima”. Thus, from the onset of the interpretation

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    The Koreans were under Chinese control and were influenced greatly by the Tang dynasty. Henceforth, Korean politics were impacted greatly by the Chinese Dynasties. For example, the Silla kingdom in Korea emerged victorious due to the political aid of the Tang Dynasty. Due to that, Korea was very similar to China politically. Furthermore, Korea and China were both under control of the Yuan

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