... elected from the country as a whole, and 152 are chosen from 47 political divisions called prefectures. Political Parties Japan has several political parties. The most successful is the Liberal- Democratic Party (LDP), a conservative party which has more seats in the Government than any other since 1955. In 1993, a coallition of other important parties was formed to oppose the LDP. ... The largest members of the coallition include the Social Democratic Party of Japan, the Japan Renewal Party, the Komeito (Clean Government Party), and the Japan New Party. Stability of Government Although...

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... the empire by foreign economic and political interests. On the other hand Japan had a whole different answer to the Western nation's pressure. Unlike the Chinese they did not have huge revolts that endangered the government but they tried to improve themselves as much as they could throughout the ... 19th century. During the first half of the 19th century the shogunate continued to combine a central bureaucracy with semifeudal alliances. But the government ran into financial problems. A long budget reform spurt in the late 18th century with small results. This weakened the shogunate by ...

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... began mobilizing a centralized military in 1871, using samurai who knew how to properly mobilize an army, as opposed to the scholar-gentry who were charged with the military in China. Japan also began to think of external threats, specifically, a hypothetical Russian war (which eventually became reality) which enabled the Japanese to solidify a central army against a central external threat. The Chinese, ... understanding the reasoning behind various actions. One example is his look at the 1930's relations between China and Japan. He glosses over the reasons why Japan invaded China and...

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... which the Western world has been built. Democratization, globalization, industrialization and ongoing modernization are fundamental concepts that have contributed to the modern worlds of both the United States and Japan. Nonetheless, it can also be said that, although both of these societies are built upon similar foundations, differing cultural characteristics and the way in which societal structures are organized ... role of the father." Oyabun-kobun relationships, as well as the amae mindset and the pyramidal structural organization of the ie system, combine to help make Japan a polit...

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... is from Western influence. Graphic art is extremely popular in Japan dating back to the 7th and 8th century when Buddhism was the first connection to complex art in Japan. The arts changed after each change in government or each loss in war. Colors also play a major ... influence in Japanese Culture. For Example, the color yellow was used as a pledge of courage. The color white means to mourn. The Japanese have many artists, which have helped structure art to the way it is today. The Japanese are also legendary for their performing arts which is extremely popular in Japan ... from other ...

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... their lesson by losing almost all of their respect in a matter of years. (www.fsmitha.com/index.html) In the year 1937, Japan made its first tragic mistake by electing a new leader and government. Before they signed Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Japan was working to sign a peace treaty with their neighboring rivals, China. But on July 8, Japanese were throwing a party eight miles west of ... Peiping, China. Soon, Chinese troops started firing bullets and a huge war erupted between the two forces. For years afterwards, the two fought and Japan, after rebuilding the economy, was ... probably th...

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... Wingner, and Edward Teller, Einstein told Roosevelt about Nazi German efforts to purify Uranium-235 which might be used to build an atomic bomb. Shortly after that the United States Government began work on the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the United States effort to develop the atomic bomb before the Germans did. "The first successful ... barrel."(Szasz 25) The scientists were so confident that the gun-type atomic bomb would work "no test was conducted, and it was first employed in military action over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945."(Grolier 5) Bef...

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... carried out the sexual comfort operation in secret, but it also ordered the officers in charge of it to get rid of all related records. And this attitude of Japan has not been changed much until today. The Japanese government has denied the fact itself, but it gets to admit it when interested groups find out new undeniable facts. Even now, the ... emperor with the legal basis for an absolute power over the sovereignty of Japan. All Japanese were regarded as servants to the emperor and had to promise loyalty. The government, through public education system, indoctrinated its people with ...

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... factories to produce weapons. The Chinese people were able to acquire railroads, shipyards, mining, and light industries. The movement came along sluggishly only because the government did not support it. During this time, Japan was progressing promptly. Japan joined Western imperialist in the competition for the global empire. In 1894, the Japanese pressure put on China led them into war. This ended horribly ... known as the Long March and stood as a symbol of Communist heroism. Jieshi was forced to form a front with the Communists against Japan. Japan struck again in 1937, they attacke...

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... for raw materials (especially oil) from outside sources because their land was so lacking in these. Despite these difficulties, Japan began to build a successful empire with a solid industrial foundation and a good army and navy. The military became highly involved in the government, and this began to get them into trouble. In the early 1930's, the Japanese Army had many small battles with ... , and began their reaction with an embargo on the shipment of oil to Japan. Oil was necessary to keep Japan's technology and military moving. Without it, Japan's industrial and military forces woul...

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... is a solid and original study that maintains all the important standards of modern historiography." The work draws its main narrative from credible research techniques, including archives in Germany and Japan, records of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and the recollections of survivors of the Nanking massacre. While the total number of people killed in Nanking and its ... the book, published on December 13, 1997 -- the 60th anniversary of the Rape of Nanking -- the authors carefully reviewed the records of Japanese military units, the puppet municipal government o...

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... . In doing this, the oligarchy encourages Japanese experts to study Western systems. The aim was to find the best models to copy for Japan's modernisation. Military strength was imperative for the government control over the nation and protecting themselves from the West. The new navy was modelled on British lines and was made up of the former shogun's fleet with ... number of industries emerged that marked the nation's entry to a period of industrial growth. With industrialisation under way, attention was turned to modernising Japan's political system. Some of the Meiji leaders believed...

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... pao chia headsman. Li Chia system, it is a tax collection system. They go around each district collect taxes for the emperor. The government promotes the government elite by giving them civil privileges, privileges that common folks do not get. In Ch'ing, the elite was broken down into two ... control over Japan, but he did not take over the position of the Shogun. It is not until thirty years later after the Sekiganara War, the third emperor Ieyasu Tokugawa came on and reassumes the position of Shogun, and appointed himself as the shogun. The government structure is ... plenty of mone...

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... this determination that was the cause of drastic reforms and lead the country to become an imperialistic nation while the whole time fighting off the imperialistic nations. The new government aimed to make Japan a state focused on equality among its people. The social classes of the previous Tokugawa era were broken down over time as well as the samurai loosing most of ... divide it into prefectures. After the intense westernization took place the country had to catch up militaristically. This, being a high priority for Japan, the government introduced a universal conscription of a new ...

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... in the Nanking massacre without biasness, so Japan will finally confess to its sins. Hence, Iris Chang has written the book to record the Nanking massacre and to spur reconciliation from the current Japanese government. Iris Chang raises many interesting and controversial points in writing her book. There are ... far too many to mention all, but there are a few worth mentioning. Iris Chang argues that Japan sought war with China, that Japan was pre-determined and/or ... army killed the Chinese guard instead and made up stories of Chinese saboteurs. They used this incident to set up a p...

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... prior to making appointments at the court or with the emperor, had to clear with these deputies (Nardo 92). This shows the security with which Japan dealt with foreign affairs. Ieyasu, fearing the corruption by a foreign influence, decided that "direct government control of foreign trade and strict regulation of religion, were essential to maintaining the power of the bakufu (military ... government) over a united Japan" (Nardo 93). To begin with, Ieyasu limited foreign trade. He allowed only particular ports to trade particular goods, however as time passed, Ieyasu, ... feeling threat...

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... that they were ready to surrender. This team concluded that the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima was in no way necessary. This proves that the United States government was aware that Japan had no way out except through their surrender. "During his recitation of the relevant facts, I voiced to him my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief ... and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons"" (Admiral William D. Leahy, I Was There, 441). Another reason Truman and the American government felt that Japan sh...

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... expand its influence in Asia and its territorial holdings in the Pacific. Acting virtually independently of the civil government, the Japanese navy seized Germany's Micronesian colonies. ii. Post WWII International trade and industry was a very powerful influence in Japanese government 1950-1970. It made Japan a centrally-managed economy, funding research and directing investment . " MITI was created with the split of the ... still recovering from World War II. " With inflation rising and productivity failing to keep up, the government sought a better mechanism for reviving the Japanese...

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... will be discusses below. First of all, I think the most of reason for Japan making this war should be related to its internal factor, Japanese culture and background at that period. Japan's isolation was rudely shattered in the 1850s, and in the ensuring domestic turmoil, a new government of radical reformers bent on rapid modernization and westernization replaced the Tokugawa shogunate. Their ... aim was to give Japan the strength which industrialization had given to the west so that the country could ... such as iron, steel, armaments, and shipbuilding, all along western lines, carryin...

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... . Large numbers of airmen served in Britain and throughout Europe, and three divisions fought in the Middle East. Forces were dispatched overseas only after considerable soul-searching by the Australian government, caused largely by apprehension about Japan's intentions in the Far East. Fear of Japan had been intensifying in Australia since the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 and was exacerbated by ... Japan's gains in the wake of the First World War, especially Japan's control over a number of islands north of Australia. The Australian government, supported by its senior naval officers, b...

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... Revolutionary) Simply put, the western empires and the Japanese empires crashed in the Pacific and Japan was the first to strike; the United States had an empire that Japan wanted. However, government officials should have foreseen this problem and prepared one of the furthest and most diplomatically ... This generally imperialistic behavior and forceful manner should have been interpreted as dangerous to American military bases, especially outlying ones that interfered with Japan's growth, and therefore defensive measures at those outposts, such as Pearl Harbor, should have been augmen...

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... causalities are normally considered to be outside the lines of warfare. The people did not even have a say on what their government did but they still paid the price. What the U.S. did was wrong; they should have taken their anger out in different ways. On December ... way. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima have a numerous amounts of effects on the society of Japan, the government of Japan, and the environment of Japan. Some of the effects will haunt Japan for the rest of its existence. The radiation generated by the bomb caused long-term problems to those affected. ... was d...

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... of warfare and was a political rather than a military decision. Initiated by Leo Szilard, a petition was made tat the bomb should only be used if Japan refused to surrender, even after they knew about the bob and it's destructive capabilities. The military pressures came from discussions and meetings Truman had with Henry ... making process many people had opinions in favor of the use of the bombs. A secret government advisory group called the Interim Committee on June 1, 1945, recommended to President Truman "that the bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible; that it should...

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... the ally responded once more. On March 11, 1941 Congress passed the Lend-Lease act. The newly placed law allowed the United States government to purchase or manufacture war materials paid by the federal budget such as planes, machines, ships, raw materials, food supplies and industrial products ... The telegraph from Washington arrived at headquarters in Oahu around noon, four hours after the first bombs were dropped. Japan's strong army and navy's involvement with the government and their need for raw materials left them hungry for expansionism into an eventual empire. This lead to the...

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... decision-making process many people had opinions in favor of the use of the bombs. A secret government advisory group called the Interim Committee on June 1, 1945, recommended to President Truman "that the bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible; that it should be used on a war plant surrounded by workers' ... sufficient enough for Truman's decision. He did not feel Stalin was that dependable. The Russian leader had promised for months to enter the war against Japan but never did make a declaration until August the sixth, the day of the bombing of Hiroshima. An American sold...

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