Ryukyu Islands

(沖縄県) Okinawa or formally known as the Ryukyu kingdom is the most southern prefecture of Japan. Its capital Naha is located in the southern end of a chain of island that spans over 1000km including hundreds of small islands between Kyushu and Taiwan. The climates of the islands range from humid subtropical towards the northern end to tropical rainforest climates in the south. Of the hundreds of island, less than half are inhabited while much of the other island are coral reefs and too small to live

Alien species have been a huge issue in Japan, and not only Japan but the whole world. Alien species are animals, plants or any living thing that are not originally in that country, but people bring them over. Alien species can damage other animals, plants or any living thing that originally was there. They can break ecosystem and can affect the environment. There are many alien species in Japan that are causing trouble. Alien species can harm the ecosystem, but how do they get there? We are the

Corbally’s (1986) definition of culture includes a system of values, symbols, and shared meanings in a group that includes embodying these values, symbols, and shared meanings in ritualize practice. Using this particular definition of culture, the small island of Okinawa is enriched with it. Their way of day-to-day lifestyle, geographical terrain, as well as their military history can all be analyzed through their culture as well as provide information in terms of our current military jargon for the benefit

Corbally’s (1986) definition of culture includes a system of values, symbols, and shared meanings in a group that includes embodying these values, symbols, and shared meanings in ritualize practice. Using this particular definition of culture, the small island of Okinawa is enriched with it. Their way of day-to-day lifestyle, geographical terrain, as well as their military history can all be analyzed through their culture as well as provide information in terms of our current military jargon for the benefit

Japan claims that it has had sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands since their formal annexation in 1895. According to Japan, at that time the islands were uninhabited and terra nullius, meaning that they belonged to no state (Soons & Schrijver, 2012) However, according to China, the isletat that time already belonged to China. The real interest in the islands lies in the potential economic value of oil and gas exploitation as well as the fisheries of the surrounding

Corbally (1986) defined culture that includes a system of values, symbols, and shared meanings in a group that includes embodying these values, symbols, and shared meanings in ritualize practice. Using this particular definition of culture, the small island of Okinawa is enriched with it. Their way of day-to-day lifestyle, geographical terrain, as well as their military history can all be analyzed through their culture as well as provide information in terms of our current military jargon for the benefit

Senkaku Islands or as the Chinese refer to as the Diaoyu Islands. This altercation is mainly between Japan and China, however the United States has a role in this predicament. The gist of this controversy is that according to BBC “How uninhabited islands soured China-Japan ties” China

southwest tip of Japan. “Okinawa means “rope in the open sea” (Wikitravel). Okinawa’s culture is of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Ryukyu Kingdom was a very diverse culture because of its blend through commerce with China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and mainland Japan (Japan Monthly Web Magazine). The Kingdom of the Ryukyu was an independent kingdom. The islands that make up Okinawa, are also known as the Ryukyu Islands. They are also known as this because they are named after the native culture, which makes it particularly

Imagine a world where complete control is in the hands of the government. Imagine a world where science, literature, religion, and even family, do not exist. Imagine a world where citizens are conditioned to accept this. This is exactly how the world is portrayed in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The focus of the World State is on society as a whole rather than on individuals. Some characters from the novel have a harder time accepting the conditioning. Through these characters, we learn the true

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World kindles many questions about today’s social order and considers the questionable society exposed in the book. Throughout the book, Huxley presents a world much different than the one we are accustomed to. Some question whether the novel portrays a dystopian or utopian civilization. There are a variety of advantages and disadvantages of Huxley’s world paralleled to the one we live in today. Two major disadvantages considered consist of the lack of family, monogamy