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In 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. This prompted the United States to enter World War II. Four years later and still at war, the President Franklin Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein explaining efforts in Nazi Germany to build an atomic bomb. The United States Government soon after began a very secretive project known…

The colonization of the Americas by Spain and the start of extensive silver mining in Japan greatly boosted silver production, which had both positive and negative consequences. Japan and Spain, as suppliers, along with Ming China, as a receiver, appeared to benefit from the surge in silver mining. However, this increase also resulted in global…

The Contrast of the Heian-Era Courtier and the Kamakura Samurai The major periods that shaped Japan’s history and future were the Heian-era of Aristocracy and the Kamakura period of Samurai. The Heian-era and the Kamakura period are interesting because of their differences in social structure, tradition, and culture. In the Heian era, the aristocrat’s social…

Sharp was a electronics business that focused on 3 major categories including: audio-visual and communicative equipment, health and environment equipment, and information equipment. The heart of Sharp’s efforts came from their desire to create products whose features were one of a kind and could not be replicated (Lindbergh, 2011). Among one of Sharp’s biggest strengths…

The Chunhyang tale, based on a Korean love folktale in the early 18th century, similar to “Romeo and Juliet”, is portrayed in various versions, a pansori, a film, a novel, and a manga. Chunhyang, the beautiful, sharp-witted, talented daughter of a courtesan shows strong resistance to authoritarian powers and represents a female role model of…

Even with all the mental anguish and struggle, an elemental instinct bound us to this soil. Here we were born; here we wanted to live. We had tasted of its freedom and learned of its brave hopes for democracy. It was too late, much too late for us to turn back. (Sone 124). This statement…

This study examines Louis Vuitton, a top European luxury multinational firm in Japan, focusing on its image and culture management and understanding of consumer behavior. Despite facing a decline in sales due to the global economic crisis, Louis Vuitton has adapted by prioritizing craftsmanship and value for money rather than solely relying on the logo…

Angela Carter’s A Souvenir of Japan tells the story of a young Caucasian woman temporarily living in Japan. This woman narrates her experiences and observations of Japanese culture, and portrays the low placement of women in Japanese society. Much of the language Carter uses to describe the narrator’s Japanese lover is magical and linked to…

Economic Overview Japan started to go industrialised about 80 old ages ago and is now know as the most to the full developed industrial state in Asia and is one of the taking industrialised states in the universe. the celerity of Japan s postwar economic growing has been a slightly singular exclusion in modern economic…

Located in the continent of Asia, Japan covers 364,485 square kilometers of land and 13,430 square kilometers of water, making it the 62nd largest nation in the world with a total area of 377,915 square kilometers. Japan was founded as a distinct and original nation in 1590. The population of Japan is 127,368,088 (2012) and…