... the whites. After their "American school" both the Chinese and Japanese had more studies to attend to. They both had to attend Chinese or Japanese language school. At these schools, both groups were taught the language, culture, values, and history of their homeland. But as children, they didn't ... enjoy going to two schools, mainly the Chinese or Japanese school. These second generation children enjoyed going to their American schools, even if ... wanted a challenge, the challenge they got trying to get ahead and excel more then their discriminators. Because of their resentment toward...

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... who do get these tattoos, leave no meaning to them. So do all th! ese people who are getting tattoos understand the purpose and meanings in the origination of tattooing? History of Tattooing around the World Many scientists believe that tattooing happened accidentally (Flamepoint). They came up an idea that people injured themselves on pigment-carrying, sharp instruments or materials ( ... members of the underground criminal society (Chinapage). Romans also tattooed criminals and slaves (Priory). From China, tattooing spread to Japan. In Japan they also used tattoos to mark criminals usin...

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... prominent example of Japan's economic expansion in China during this period. Although the United States proposed the "Open Door" Policy in China in 1899, intending to maintain an integrated Chinese government, Japan claimed monopolistic rights to build railway in Manchuria as a privilege obtained from the Treaty of Portsmouth. From 1907-1910, Japan established exclusive economic control in Manchuria by ... succeeded in German leasehold as well as mining and railway properties in Shandong plus all the general economic privileges enjoyed by Germany according to the 1898 Sino-German Treaty...

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... up a situation in which the people of China were hungry for new ideas. There were also many dignitaries within the Chinese government that were looking to gain good political footing in order to ensure staying power. These factors all opened up the gate for Buddhism to ... enter Chinese society and gain popularity with the Chinese culture. At first, Buddhism was transmitted to the different East Asian countries via the Silk Road, but as its domination grew ... he is considered the real founder of Japanese Buddhism, and opened the door for Zen Buddhism to appear later in Japanese histor...

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... , as his portrait appears on 10,000 yen bank notes. He was a leading intellectual figure and educational reformer of the later nineteenth century. This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and ... 's minds, the new civilization could not give its full benefit to this country. In his determination to save the coming generation, he was prepared even to face single-handed the Chinese scholars o...

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... 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 ... 7.7 million pounds from the Boxer Rebellion to establishing cultural projects in China. In 1923, Japan brought over hundreds, possibly thousands, of Chinese students to Japan to study. The remaining portion of the Boxer funds went to establish the Toyo Bunku Kenyuj...

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... when, in 1870, the Taiwanese pirates captured American, Japanese, and French ships passing the island (Taiwan's History 3). After the pirates raided these countries for the last time, they took their problems to the Chinese government but Manchu stated that: "Taiwan is beyond our territory."" Disgusted with China's disregard to their claims ... of their island, but they soon revisited that feeling when the newcomers from China turned out to be corrupt, repressive, and uncivilized (Taiwan's History 4). The reign of terror on Taiwan began in 1949 when a group called the Chiang Kai-shek lost...

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The relationship between China and Japan has drastically changed a multitude of times throughout their history. The book China and Japan in the Global Setting, by Akira Iriye; divides the two countries relationship into three different ... level, the dynasty only endorsed it officially. All recruitment and training was done at the provincial level also. It was after the Taiping rebellion that Chinese leader realized that a national military force was necessary at dynastic, provincial, or local. They believed it was the key to the ultimate survival of ... party in Russia. You can see eviden...

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... philosophy or aesthetic. In this way, similar to other forms of Japanese art, landscape design is constantly evolving due to exposure to outside influences, mainly Chinese, that effect not only changing aesthetic tastes but also the values of patrons. In observing a Japanese garden, it is important to remember that the line ... culture. Although this extremely close connection of the individual with nature, the basic principle of Japanese gardens, has remained the constant throughout its history, the ways in which this principle has come to be expressed has undergone many great changes. ...

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... movement within the Buddhist religion that stresses the practice of meditation as the means to enlightenment. Zen and Chan are, respectively, Japanese and Chinese attempts to render the Sanskrit word for meditation, dhyana (Coomaraswamy 94). Zen's roots may be traced to India, but it was in East ... Asia that the movement became distinct and flourished. Like other Chinese Buddhist sects, Chan first established itself as a lineage of masters emphasizing the teachings of a particular text, in this case the Lankavatara Sutra (Coomaraswamy ... in his favor posthumously (Berry 122). By then...

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... 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 the Chinese in Manchuria. The Japanese Army won a series of battles, and Manchuria became a part of the Japanese Empire. In 1937, the conflicts began again with the ... Chinese in the area near Beijing's Marco Polo Bridge. Whether or not these conflicts began thoughtlessly or whether they were planned is unknown. These led to a full-scale war known as ... the second Sino- Japanese War. This was one of the bloodiest wars...

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... old style art is similar to modern day manga, Japanese comics (What Is Anime?). Actually, it is said that it might be influence from the Chinese form of art(What Is Anime?). Now, anime is not considered just japanese, but the all of the Asian countries around there(What Is Anime?). But ... the heart of Anime is still in the country of Japan (What Is Anime?). Anime History It has been said by Fred Patten: The earliest Japanese animation was by individual film hobbyists insipired by American and European pioneer animators. The first three ... the early styles used by animators. The style ...

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... old style art is similar to modern day manga, Japanese comics (What Is Anime?). Actually, it is said that it might be influence from the Chinese form of art(What Is Anime?). Now, anime is not considered just japanese, but the all of the Asian countries around there(What Is Anime?). But ... the heart of Anime is still in the country of Japan (What Is Anime?). Anime History It has been said by Fred Patten: The earliest Japanese animation was by individual film hobbyists insipired by American and European pioneer animators. The first three ... the early styles used by animators. The style ...

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... change their lives and the lives of every American. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the worst catastrophes in United States history. Everyone knows the story about what happened during those two hours on December 7th, but not everyone knows why the Japanese decided to ... have been too harsh if their plan was for resolution. However, to understand why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor you have to trace history all the way back to the 1850's. The attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 was the result of the long lasting rivalry ... for sustained success, expansion over...

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... were killed and 1,000 had casualties. 18 of America's ships were either destroyed or damaged and almost 300 airplanes were hit. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a relevant event in history because it caused the US to declare war on Japan and quickly prompted countries to pick sides during World War Two. For awhile there had been tension between Japan and ... the region, "Manchukuo", where they remained until World War Two ended. After the invasion of Manchuria, Japan attempted to invade China. They were ultimately met with resistance from Chinese people and political/military leader Chia...

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... invaded Southeast Asia in attempt to gain control of land and resources, eventually leading to the mass murder of the Chinese people. Corrupt political and military parties are held accountable for these atrocities. Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. Patriotism is just a sliver of what extreme nationalism represents. When a nation adopts nationalism it can take a variety of forms ... such as confidence and pride in one's self are a result of the successes that imperialism may reward. Multiply this on a national scale and you have nationalism. It's a s...

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... of the subjects is to respect the national polity headed by the emperor. In 1903 the government instated the national textbook system which compiled all pre-collegiate textbooks. The history books made during this period were super nationalistic and described the imperial family as direct descendants of God. During the pre-war education period, the curriculums showed how nationalistic ... shows that at the time school was not there for the purpose of enlightenment, but for creating machines. The curriculum for elementary school consisted of citizenship (morals, Japanese language, Japanese...

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... we and they. Nationalism identifies a primary political and territorial community- the state with a common ethnic identity- the nation. Nationalism forges together a sense of people hood or belongingness based on common history, ancestry, culture, language or religion. Thus, the rise of the modern state system formally institutionalized the notion of the ethnic group as the legitimate and some time, exclusive participant in ... same ethnic background can be entangled with conflict because of ideological differences. The civil war of the year 1918 has been considered as one of the darkes...

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... , and fled to the barren, cold, mountainous regions of Iga and Koga. There they trained in the arts of war. It is said that their art is based upon a great Chinese military text written by a general named Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Over the centuries the ninja (word meaning 'stealers-in') trained from the cradle to the grave in every ... mind. This distortion has nothing to do with the reality of studying Ninjutsu, or "Ninpo" in its highest order. Ninpo is a traditional Japanese bujutsu martial art with a rich and viable history that stretches back over ten centuries. Developed as a highly...

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... amount of money from them. What they did to correct money to their satisfying amount was increasing the price of food. David Faure, director of center comparative and public history of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, mentions how the increasing price of food changed the life of Hong Kong people. He states, "The price of rice rose from just over ... ...

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... to the government. Nakamura H. (1964, p.448) also says: "Just as religion was the basis of the ethical thinking of the Indians, family the basis of the practical morals of Chinese, so the state was the basis of all thought in the Japanese." So based on this argument, it is safe to assume that due to the role the government ... especially tough for poor people, because being a parishioner of a certain temple they would have no choice but to pay to the priest (Kodama K. 1957). Another example of changes in Japanese history regarding religion were made during Meiji period. In 1872 the gove...

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... and exactly one hour later the 16th plane left the pitching deck of the Hornet and followed the rest into history. In its takeoff a Seaman named Robert Wall had fallen into a propeller and lost an arm. Due to a miscue in communications the Chinese were never notified that the attack was started a day ahead of schedule. They were supposed to have airfields ready ... ...

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... in 20th century and into a war with Russia. By Japan's development and rapid economy growth, they start to seek some resource abundant countries for their product import and colony. In history, Japanese had long and troubled relations with Korea and China, and as Japanese strength increased it was perhaps understandable that they should look there with newly ambitious eyes. Yamagata and ... forces were. Unfortunately, Russia's constant penetration into Korea and Manchuria continued unabated despite the presence of numbers of Japanese immigrants and traders. Russia had succeeded in repla...

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... that America was perfecting a bomb with enough explosive to destroy the world. "Stimson.. seemed at least as much concerned with the role of the atomic bomb in the shaping of history as in it's capacity to shorten this war" Stimson then tackled this project head on and an Interim committee was set up to control the S-1 issue. S-1 was the name the ... power of the atomic bomb- this lack of knowledge deterred them from making an informed decision. Stimson was adamant to not fight it out with Japanese troops. Even after the Chinese Prime Minister had physically gone to the White House to i...

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