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Living and working in Japan is an exciting, valuable opportunity for my personal and professional growth. There are several reasons why people desire living and working in another country but I have chosen three main goals for myself. First, I want to help the children develop a love for learning and give back to the community. I believe that the path to happiness is by the act of giving. I am the type of person who always help others without...
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Can the country survive and continue to run by itself? Japan was a country which is ruled by a number of emperors and they did not allow Japanese people to leave the country and do not allow any foreigner to enter in Japan. Sakoku means closed country and Sakoku policy was in use for many decades in Japan. While Sakoku, Japan’s long period of isolation from 1639 to 1853, kept it closed off from much of the world, one upshot...
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Almost every student thinks about studying outside their country at some point in their education. This isn't a bad idea. Studying abroad comes with numerous advantages. First, the fact that you went to school in another country somehow gives you some sense of superiority. However, should you just head to any country? Oh no Make sure you learn more about the country you're going to This will enable you know if you will acquire quality education. Well, is Japan worth...
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America tried to stop Japan’s expansion, Clues in ads came out to warn America. A large number of bomber planes attacked, and caused PTSD, and large amounts of death and damage. Japan’s Unstable During the 1930s, Japan, having already annexed Korea in 1910, sought to further expand its empire, particularly to gain resources. Japan couldn’t have done an attack more monumental than the one at pearl harbor. Even before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the country has already attacked China. The...
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Released in 1970, ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ depicts the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. From its conception, it was intended to be as unbiased and historically accurate as a film adaptation of history can be. Drawing material from two books by respected historians, the film allows us to view the event from the perspective of many key figures, as well as lesser known but important actors. ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ was the brainchild of Daryll Zanuck, producer of...
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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today I’ll talk about FDR’s Pearl Harbor address to the nation. Before attacking Pearl Harbor or even before World War II. The Empire of Japan’s goal was to conquer all the islands in the Pacific and eventually conquer the entire Pacific fleet. Before attacking Pearl Harbor they have conquered Manchuria, Inner Mongolia (which is present day China), Korea and Tonkking. The reason why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is it would destroy the American fleet making...
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Resilience and adaptation are terms that can certainly be applied a ship that started an eventful timeline as a Battleship, and ultimately morphed into the one of the first training drones used by the US Navy, as is in the case of the USS Utah. Understanding the history of the USS Utah will give senior enlisted leaders a sense of understanding of adapting to the needs of mission, and putting the needs of others above self. This essay will discuss...
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese began bombing Pearl Harbor. At the end of the second wave of bombing, the United States had “five sunk battleships and eight damaged. Three destroyers, three light cruisers, three smaller boats, and 188 aircraft were destroyed. The casualty count was 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians and 1,178 people were wounded” (The History Place, 1997). I believe these numbers would have been higher if it weren’t for heroes like Samuel Fuqua, Peter Tomich, Doris Miller,...
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Along with the general elements of wage formation in developed countries, there are national differences. The specificity is typical, for example, for Japan, where the life-long employment system plays an important role. This system is associated with the existence of three types of tariff rates in Japanese companies - personal, labor and synthesized. Personal rate is associated with lifetime employment and is established on the basis of a combination of a number of characteristics, the most important of which are...
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Kyoko Mori, who was born in Japan in 1957, lived in an abused home with her father and stepmother after her mom passed away because of suicide. She later moved to the U.S. in 1977 and she went to a school in America. Japan turned out to be western undergraduates who have begun protesting in the late 1970s. She was a speaker at Harvard University and she also joined a creative writing faculty at George Mason University. She is also...
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World War II was a war fought between the Axis Powers and the Allies. Japan, part of the Axis Powers, bombed Pearl Harbor where the United States war ships were sanctioned which led to America joining the Allies. With the fear of another attack from the Japanese, Americans demanded action to be taken against the Japanese-Americans to ensure their safety. Throughout World War II, Japanese internment camps was considered unjust because of the conditions of the relocation and the aftermath...
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It was just one of the ordinary days I was sitting on the gentle sofa drinking my cup of freshly brewed americano while preparing for the last exam. It seemed that nothing could disrupt me at this moment as I was too concentrated but suddenly rang out a call with a title: ‘Darling is calling’. I was sure that he is not going to tell me something special and without any foreshadowing, I took a phone. His statement staggered me:...
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Imperialism is a practice used by countries to extend its sovereignty and power over other developing countries or territories by gaining political and economic influence over them. Japan was one of the first to develop imperialism throughout the 20th century, which was later dissolved during the US occupation after World War II. Japan’s imperialism developed with anti-Western, anti-colonial themes against powers such as the US, UK, France and many others. Japan derived social Darwinism from the west and concluded that...
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Would the U.S. have entered World War II without Pearl Harbor? It's a very serious question that hasn't been discussed for too long. Many questions could stem off this one question such as, would there be a significant difference in present day if World War II did not occur or how would it have affected certain things back then. There's so many questions to be answered. Many will be answered in this excerpt, there's so much information to be shared....
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The United States was never gonna join the war, America’s job was to only supply Great Britain with money and equipment to fight Hilter and his Blitzkrieg. When the war started on September 1, 1939, it sent the world into chaos, the United States was safe from Hiter’s army and was not going to get involved, but that all changed on December 7, 1941, when the Empire of Japan surprise bombed U.S. ships at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The...
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On the 6th, August 1945 an atomic bomb called ‘Little Boy’ was dropped in the center of the city Hiroshima, Japan. By the USA in World War two, it killed about 80,000 people immediately and heaps more after, it had the effect of 1,500tons of TNT. To this day, atomic bombs are known as the deadliest weapon ever invented and were first invented by Albert Einstein. Atomic bombs were invented by Albert Einstein before WW2, Einstein published his theory in...
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Japan is an Eastern Asian country located in the pacific ocean, neighbouring Korea and close by China. In Japan the main language spoken is Japanese which consists of three main alphabets including; Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana. Modern Japanese language was developed in the edo period from 1603 and 1868. Japanese culture in its early stages was heavily influenced by China, however throughout the edo period, Japan formed an Isolation policy which limited contact with other countries. In 1868 when this...
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The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the years like thousands of years to be exact, from the country's prehistoric Jomon period to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia, Europe, and North America. Japan's indigenous culture originates primarily from the Yayoi people who settled in Japan between 1000 BCE to 300 CE. Yayoi culture quickly spread to the main island of Honshū, mixing with the native Jōmon culture. Modern Japanese have an estimated amount of 92%...
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What would you be interested in doing if you visited Japan? I would like to learn about Japanese pet culture, what animals are commonly kept as pets and how differently they are cared for compared to Australia. Australian pet culture is somewhat similar to Japanese pet culture, some pets are common in Australia and some are uncommon. I would like to visit pet stores and see all of the pets Japan has to offer. I would also like to see...
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Executive Summary Unfortunately, the United States has a mediocre child vaccination rate, especially when compared to Japan, a country which has one of the highest rates of child vaccination in the world. An analysis is required to understand the reasons behind high child vaccination rates in Japan. Once an analysis is done, key methods utilized by the Japanese government in increasing child vaccination rates should be highlighted, then subsequently modified plus adapted in a way that can be implemented within...
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The first reason why the dropping of the atomic bomb in Japan should be justified is that Japan continued on its aggressive attack even though there were many warnings of the United States during World War II. After Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in 1940, they began in earnest involved in several battles and colonized many countries, taking advantage of them. Before World War II, 1939 to 1945, Japan already achieved its goal to conquer China...
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In the book Hiroshima by John Hersey, there is a character named Dr. Terufumi Sasaki he is a surgeon working at a hospital. Dr. Terufumi would always take risks because he took care of patients without having the papers to officially be allowed to help people. But when the city is suffering as bad as they were, worse than any city in the world up to now people have to do what they have to do in order to help...
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Introduction America's decision to use two atomic bombs at the end of World War II on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been an intense subject of discussion for years after the incident. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are one of the best-known historical events in history, though at the same time provoking enduring, fervently heated reactions. The aim of this research paper is to examine the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incidents, investigate the causes, meanings, and implications of...
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The Siege of Leningrad The siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) lasted from 8 September 1941 to January 27 1944, totaling 872 days. In the June of 1941 the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany, and in September the Germans were approaching Leningrad, attacking from the west and south. The people of Leningrad worked to build anti-tank fortifications to help the 200 000 Red Army soldiers defending the city. Hitler ordered the troops to stop the attack to prevent casualties,...
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At 8:15 AM on August 6th, 1945 the first-ever nuclear weapon used on a human population was released above Hiroshima, Japan. There was no scale to describe the energy and destruction of the blast, the explosion was unprecedented. Three days later a second bomb exploded over the city of Nagasaki, Japan (Fenton). Almost a month later, the Japanese surrendered. The war on the Pacific front was over. Nearly a month before the bombings, US President Harry S, Truman was notified...
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In October 2018 I had the opportunity to travel to Japan, over eight days I gained some understanding of this culture vastly different to my own with its rich history and I was inspired to expand on my passion for photography and film-making so I could share my experiences with others. One of my favourite vloggers is Casey Neistat, who has over 10 million subscribers. I drew on his techniques as inspiration for my own vlog to capture my journey...
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One day, about 5 years ago, my mom and I took a trip to Hawaii. We visited two islands Oahu and Maui. Our adventure started in Oahu. My mom had planned something every day, to my dismay. Most of the excursions were bus tours and one or two stops at small local shops around the island. I don't remember much of these bus tours, but the only thing I do remember was from these tours, if I’m being perfectly honest,...
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Japan started most of the pacific world war but Japan lost the war because of many reasons. 3 of the main reasons that ww2 in the pacific started was due to japan having no resources, japan wanting to expand their country, and the Pearl Harbor attack. One of the reason ww2 started in the pacific was due to having no resources. Back then 90% oil and ¾ trade stayed in America. So that Japan couldn’t get it and use it...
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There are similarities between D-day and pearl harbor one of the main similarities was that they were both surprise attacks on countries which meant both of the defender countries had very little to no preparation to fight against the attackers. Pearl harbor was an ambush on the American navy and D-day was a surprise attack on the Nazi-occupied Part of France. Another similarity between these invasions were that the attackers had to cross the water to attack. In pearl harbor...
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The Day Of Infamy by Walter Lord Yamamoto's famous quotes: 'I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant.' 'A wise man would find a way not to fight this war” The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is arguably one of the most historical events to date. The book “The Day Of Infamy” focuses primarily on December 7th,1941 known as The Day Of Infamy. The Day Of Infamy begins on a still morning on the American base...
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