... Women," these women were enslaved in "Comfort Stations set up throughout East Asia by the Japanese military from the invasion of Manchuria in the late 1910's until the end of the Second World War. These young women, most of them Korean, were lured by the promise of jobs or were kidnapped by the Japanese. Upon their arrival at these comfort stations, they were subjected to repeated ... rapidly implemented in Korea after the Chinese-Japanese War. Opened to the West in 1854 by the US, Japan had a high productivity compared to other Asian states. However, it was at the same time constantly ...

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... consistently as a ritual embodying symbols that represent "old Japan," it is easily seen as a truly remarkable living legacy of the past. From the dohyo matsuri (ring consecration ceremony) that takes place on the day before a sumo tournament, to the ganbai uchiwa ("war" fan) wielded by the gyoji (referees), to the tsuna (white rope-like belt) worn by the yokozuna ... according to a subjective hierarchy of "good" and "bad" social outcomes. One of the main strands of "modernization," in Hall's account, are the "industrialization of the economy, bureaucratization in government and social ...

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... as evidence of the closed nature of Japan's market overtaken by government supported conglomerate firms known as the "Keiretsu". These firms were also looking to multi-nationalise, and so wanted to monopolise the Japanese market with as little foreign influence as possible. The case for South Korea was somewhat similar to this, as their markets were dominated by the Korean "Chaebol" ... after Japan led the way, other countries within the region grasped the opportunity to globalise to the same effect. The issue of financial integration and international investment leads us to the analysi...

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... 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, however, with their focus on local disputes could mobilize provincial forces but not unite them. The first clash between China and Japan took place on Korean soil with the Japanese overcoming military numerical superiority with ... swiftness and surprise. Only European intervention prevented Japan from gaining a network of colonies that would most likely put Japan in the dominate Asian position for an in...

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... ideas they would lose their own cultural identity and moral values. To counter this the emperor passed a law of rescript that would instill loyalty, honor, obedience, hard work and filial piety into school children. Even today the effect of obedience and hard work in Japanese schools is still evident. After the Meiji restoration Japan went out in the world to prove itself as ... a military power. It began a campaign of military might and imperialism against Korea, German territories in the Pacific, China and Russia. It became ... rapid rise as an economic power Another factor that cont...

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... peoples from the British Isles were accepted as worthy migrants. During World War 11, Australia became very vulnerable with the threat of being attacked by Japan. We must "Populate or Perish" was the thought of the era, as the threat of invasion from the more populated areas of Asia seemed real to Australians of the time. To increase its population Australia increased its industrial development to ... Overboard" incident the government knew that refugees were not throwing their children overboard but they tried to keep the lie going to ensure that their unfair, unpopular policy would no...

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