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    country of Japan is made up of a collection of thousands of islands that sits off of the south-eastern coast of the Eurasian continent. There are four main islands that make up 98% of the land area, they are known as: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku (Yale Geography). Japan is located in a volcanic zone known as the Ring of Fire, which is an area of the Pacific Ocean in which a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur (Ring of Fire Map). There are over one hundred volcanoes that

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    Adams, Matthew World Geography Mr. Koldoff 13 May, 2015 Japan: A Nation of Many Excitements Japan is one of the most interesting nations in the world. Many different cultures and religions exist in this country. Japan is a large archipelago of islands just east of Korea. Although the country is very often looked at as a country of many different and large cities, it is also full of grasslands and agricultural opportunities. Japan is also one of the leading electronic suppliers of the world. This

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    Since the early days, the men try overcome environmental challenges and, in this process, ends up creating amazing masterpieces of engineering. Among this works, the bridges appears as the clearest representatives of how the mankind could adapt to Earth’s contours. If the shape of landscape can’t be changed, the bridges are the solution to link two places and allows the connection of the traffic to improve aspects such as the communication and the trade. Depending to the need, to the sources and

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    Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute: The Confrontation among China, US and Japan Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute is defined as a territorial dispute over a group of islands in East China Sea called Senkaku (Japan), Diaoyu (China) or Tiaoyutai (Taiwan). The dispute has been a main focus of Sino-Japanese political and military conflicts for a long time. Meanwhile, in order to strengthen its dominance in the Asia-Pacific area, the US government aligned with Japan to contain China’s power, making the issue

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    Tradition played a major role in Shogunate Japan. Every role and ritual that each person took place in had multiple traditions and meanings embedded in it. This had an enormous effect on the overall way in which Japanese society functioned. In the following report, the role that traditions played in art, samurai, daily life and geography during the 17th to 19th century had on Japanese society will be explored and uncovered. SAMURAI (WARRIORS) OF JAPAN: The samurai held a very important role in

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    is that the city where she was sent to was completely different from the city where she was an exchange student. Osaka was a large city full of life and plenty of night activities; on the other hand, Soto was a small city on a remote island called Shikoku, with barely anything to do. However, Kelly planned to use all of her vacation time and holidays to travel around Japan and see those places that she might never have a chance to see again. Regardless of not having much to do at Soto, she knew this

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    The Japanese air assault on Pearl Harbor was a defining moment ever. The reasons for the assault on Pearl Harbor originated from an escalating Japanese-American competition in the Pacific. Japan 's supreme aspirations had been apparent from as right on time as 1931, when she attacked Manchuria. The vanquished region 's abundant assets were then used to supply Japan 's war machine. In March 1940 Japan began the steps towards war by establishing a Chinese puppet-government in Nanking.With its possession

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    furthermore, they are one of the most advanced countries in the terms of technology and efficiency Japan does not consist of one single mass of land, but rather, it is made up of thousands of smaller islands. The four main islands are Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Honshu and are the largest islands in Japan. Considering that Japan is mainly made up of islands you would think that transportation through all of Japan requires a ship or boat of some kind; but if you knew the culture of Japan today, you would

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    a culture that is highly resistant to change; a society that places a high value on each member’s conformity within highly structured layers of Japanese society. Japan is an island nation, consisting of the four large islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Together they are approximately the size of Germany or the State of California, and it has a population of approximately 126 million people Japan has a large population in relation to its land mass and as a consequence most Japanese people

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    Tokyo Tokyo is the capital of Japan with one of the most greatest population in the world. Tokyo today is considered a megacity. However, Tokyo didn't start out as such a massive city. Back in 1639, Tokyo was known as the city of Edo. The city of Edo was a humble fishing village,which grew into a city with a population with more than a million people by the mid eighteenth century. Edo was one of the largest cities in the world at that time. As Edo grew and grew, it became the capital of Japan and

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