... of their banks rather than their former family holding companies. In 1945, SCAP (which exercised complete control of all exports and imports of goods and services as well as all foreign exchange transactions) directed the Japanese government to create a single government agency to account for and distribute the goods that SCAP itself imported into Japan and to receive and transfer all ... over Japanese industrial policy. During 1949 SCAP began a policy of transferring some of its own controlling and supervisory powers to the Japanese government. As a result of this the foreign control l...

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... of Pearl Harbor Warning and Decision, felt basically the same as the other authors. She said: Never before have we had so complete an intelligence picture of the enemy. And perhaps never again will we have such a magnificent collection of sources at our disposal.3 There were many clues and ... important information on how we would conduct of the war in the Atlantic and Europe. America was also receiving information from the British intelligence. There were foreign correspondents for The New York Times, The Herald Tribune, and The Washington Post in Tokyo and Shanghai. Their access to ne...

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... of ensuring successful negotiations of peace treaties and ceasefire agreements. This process is also critical in building coalitions in support of the balance of power. Another function is that of intelligence gathering, where ambassadors collect information about the host state, its conditions, developments and policies, and report them directly to the home government. This is important in providing the ... home government with information and advice for the formulation of policies towards that host country. This has become increasingly complicated with the expansion of the scope of for...

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... the world as an economic superpower. Even in our present recession, the Americans come to us every year to borrow billions of dollars to finance their government. Japan provides more foreign aid to the developing nations than any of the other wealthy countries. We have come a long, long way during your lifetime, and the credit clearly belongs to your parents and ... grandparents. Those generations provided the intelligence and hard work that earned our country respect. You should thank them when you how home tonight. And now that you have reached adulthood, we need you to harness your ....

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... cultures are important because the Japanese culture is imported from other cultures. For Example, Baseball is considered very popular in Japan but it is of American Origin. Their attitudes toward foreign countries are very high considering that they do business with many companies around the world which explains their economic power. The impact of international companies is high since many products ... . Greenery Day celebrates the nature surrounding us. Respect for the Aged Day respects the elders of the country. Education- Education is what keeps Japan going in this world which require...

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