Tokyo

Charles Darwin once said that “It is not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent that survives, it is the one that is most adaptable to change.” This is completely accurate to all of the people in Japan during the transition from the Edo period of isolation, into the Meiji period of adaptation. But today, I will be speaking specifically about the Samurai class and their once urgent need for change. The Samurai were an elite warrior class. They fought to secure and broaden the boarders

Introduction Since the end of WWII, numerous changes had taken place in both Germany and Japan in terms of historical consciousness regarding the war crimes and atrocities they had committed during the war. From the perspective of the war crimes, the Third Reich and Imperial Japan were somehow similar, since both countries had slaughtered POWs and innocent civilians, conducted human experimentations, enslaved POWs, and so on. Despite the similarities between these two former axis powers, in recent

Origin of the Tokyo Raid In the late 1930’s to early 1940’s tension between the United States and Japan was rising. Japan invaded China and by 1931 was at war with China (Scott, 2015). The United States opposed the invasion and ceased to give Japan oil, equipment, and fuel. Dependent on the United States for oil, Japan saw this as an act of aggression. Japan started to invade western countries territories in the Pacific in order to get resource needed for war with China. Japan was certain this would

At a total height of 1,092 square feet, the Tokyo Tower (東京タワー) is one of the two most significant skyline landmarks of Tokyo, Japan. Reminiscent but taller than the Eiffel Tower (by thirteen metres), it was built in 1958 after the Second World War, and by design was a telecommunications tower. For more than half a century, it symbolised the development and economic growth of the nation. In most contemporary societies, many people, tourists and citizens alike, look to these landmarks as emblems or

Population characteristics of Toronto compared to Tokyo In 2011 Toronto (City / Cité) was recorded to have a pretty large population of 2.615 million people. This population seems like it would be one of the most populated cities in the world. But Toronto’s population is only a quarter of Tokyo Japan’s massive population of 9.273 million people. Because of Toronto’s large population it has a population density of 4,149.5 persons per square kilometer. This is much smaller than Tokyo’s population

When plane tickets to Tokyo went on sale for $562, my best friend and I jumped at the chance to finally put our traveling dreams into action. Our trip was set for mid-December for possibly the greatest two and a half weeks of our lives. We were just two girls who grew up in Los Angeles admiring Japanese culture and had only dreamt of visiting its capital city. Although my time in Japan wasn 't for very long, the marvel I felt there from experiencing the huge differences in culture and landscape has

Tokyo is one of the countries with the longest healthy life expectancy in the world and the lowest infant mortality rate. Tokyo has a high rate of health citizens in their population. The reason of this is due to their health care system. Their health care contains high quality service to their member patients in the community. The requirements on receiving health care accesses in Tokyo is based on the 2 factors: applying for a job/ containing one or finding the nearest community health department

Tokyo The city of Tokyo is located near the east coast of Japan which promotes trade in the area. This position was picked back in the 1600s because it was a fishing village. Tokyo has a lot of historical significance as it dates back to the 1600s to a fishing village named Edo. Tokyo has also been the center of Japan’s influence for a while now, but it was only till 1869 that the emperor moved in and renamed the town to make it official. There are much older towns in Japan the Edo/Tokyo, but this

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

The 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway system stands as one of the most prominent terrorist chemical attacks against civilians to date. Though the Japanese government was warned of the impending violence nine months prior, they were caught ill prepared when it unfolded (Wright & Martin, 2008). The group known as Aum Shinrikyo was responsible for the subway attack and this was not the first time they used sarin gas. The city of Matsumoto was the test bed that served as the proving ground for the