... ranks seventh in the world following in order China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia. As in other industrial countries, Japan's population growth has slowed in recent years despite a steady decrease in the death rate. The government fears fewer babies - births are down to an all-time low of 1.39 per woman. This will mean a less prosperous, more ... a free two-year lease on a new minivan; this is one of the more unusual incentives being offered by authorities, desperate to increase Japan's plunging birthrate. (Chiyoda 2000) In an apocalyptic projection illustrating...

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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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... , all that was left was the war in the Pacific. The Allied forces made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on the island of Japan with hopes of pushing the Japanese to surrender. It did not take just one atomic bomb, but two to force the country to surrender. The ... the Pacific had island hopped their way closer and closer to Japan. The Americans had a foothold close enough they were able to send bombers to obliterate Japan. "On July 26,the U.S., British, and Chinese governments jointly called on Japan to surrender or be destroyed the Japanese government refused " (Coffin, Stacy, Cole, S...

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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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... not exist in a vacuum. For the U.S. to flourish, it is critical for the government to form strong international partnerships. The Visa Waiver program is one way the government is attempting to do just that. Earlier this year, Congress opened the door for a solution to the visa waiver problem between the U.S. and several of its allies. Then, in March, ... the Hungarian, Slovakian, and Lithuanian governments signed MOUs (memoranda of understand) committing the U.S. government to help them qualify for the waiver program. In exchange, the U.S. would receive increased security assistance. Th...

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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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... This is a balance of wealth which exceeds even U.S. standards (www.libraryofcongress.org.) As of the year 2000 the yearly Gross Domestic Product for Japan was $3.15 trillion and the average per capita income was $24,900. The unemployment rate was around four percent of those looking for work and ... vegetables (www.worldbank.org.) The island of Japan has also become known around the world for its peoples healthfulness and longevity. The average Japanese lives to be around 80.9 years of age, easily the highest in the world. Healthcare in Japan is all government financed and is free to al...

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... strong opinion on how to stop unemployment so that their nation could recover from the Great Depression. They both wanted the nation to get involved because the government could not do it alone. Great Britain wanted to use the resources that they already had to open new markets to the world. This would allow ... we come to the next two nations we realize that more jobs and more government help seem to not be so important to the leaders of Germany and Japan. Germany is more concerned with building up the armies and using the government's expenditures on the funding of the army and gettin...

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... had driven the Imperial Navy from the ocean and planes of the fast carrier forces were striking Japanese naval bases in the Inland Sea. . . Clearly Japan was a defeated nation."1 The decision to use the atomic bomb was validated by the U.S., who said that the force was necessary to end the war, ... being quite ignorant. For example, the atomic bomb was tested in Trinity Site, New Mexico, USA. It was viewed by the media, U.S. government officials and the military. Viewing the destruction firsthand should have convinced the United States that nuclear power was a real and tangible danger. ...

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... trying to make the right decision and end the war as quickly as possible, I think it was unnecessary to drop the powerful and destructive nuclear bombs on Japan. In a letter to a journalist Truman stated, "I knew what I was doing when I stopped the war. That would have killed half a ... gave no warning. The bombs were sudden, devastating, and a huge shock to the whole of Japan. At this time, the battle with Japan had been coming to a close; Japan was nearly defeated. The Japanese government was also looking to surrender very soon, making the dropping of the atomic bombs unnecessary and ...

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... the doomed island of Okinawa were a staggering 110,000 and the naval blockade which the allies had enforced whittled trade down to almost nothing. Japan was quickly on the path to destruction. (Grant, 1998). Of course, the Allies ignored this for the reason that dropping the atomic bomb on ... cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would intimidate Russia. Had they truly been considering saving more lives and bringing a quick end to the war in Japan, they would have simply waited them out without the major loss of life seen at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At the Yalta conference, Franklin ... ...

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... against the Versailles Treaty. R: Chamberlain wanted to maintain possible negotiations with Germany so he gave into their demands and in France, a change in their government prevented them doing anything and Germany had no contest. Munich Conference (3) A: September 29, 1938. Hitler invited the leaders from Italy, France, and ... as they retreated. They were waiting for winter to take its tolls on the German soldiers. Lend-Lease Act. March 1941 (9) A: U.S. government passed the lend-lease act to supply countries with goods for war that were "allies". R: Germany responded by sinking any Am...

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... was a very heartfelt time for Japan, and 19 year old Chieko. The Nichieushi's Hotel's business was also hurt by the war with America. Not many people would stay in hotels during times of war. But the Japanese government did give their hotel three American P.O.W.'s to use as slaves. Even though they ... . At the end of the war, Chieko was 20 and problems with her family and the Government began. They took Chieko's fathers fleet of fishing ships from him, which greatly impacted their wealthy lives in Japan. Shortly after, the Nichieushi's sold their hotel because of the high vacancy, due ...

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Description of the Attack on Pearl Harbor- December 7, 1941 Japan must have planned the attack many weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Roosevelt declared, "The Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States, by false statements, and expressions of hope for continued peace." Japan attacked America for the fact that they were becoming desperate for more natural ... resources. The United States was in strict opposition to Japan's plans, and began their reaction with an embargo on the ... shipment of oil to Japan. Oil was necessary to keep Japan'...

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... who lived on Pacific coast. In this novel, the father, who has been already arrested and removed by the U.S. government at the start of the story, shows some relationship with the Emperor by giving the evidence of the connection to the Japan and his final confession after return four years later. There is some evidence to suggest the relationship between the father ... and the Emperor in Otsuka's novel, and the reason why the U.S. government arrests him on purpose. First of all, the father physically has typical characteristics of ... 's information and intercommunications with the Empe...

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... bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, and on August 14, the Japanese government agreed to an unconditional surrender that all but ended World War II. These bombings halted the planning of Operations Olympic and Coronet, which entailed the ... the largest naval fleet ever assembled, a total of more than 450 American vessels. After seizing the southern third of Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan, the Americans would use this area as a staging ground and airbase for Operation Coronet. "Y-Day" was the beginning of Operatio...

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... Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The movie revolves around the decisions made by the key officials in different departments of both Japan and the United States (US) government. It tackles significant events that concern the varied opinions and judgments of each character in the film, which led to ... the tragic 1941 bombing in Hawaii that killed over 3,500 civilians, sunk or damaged 21 battle ships, and destroyed 188 aircrafts. The United States was greatly threatened by Japan ... colonial territories (i.e. Philippines). The attack on Pearl Harbor infuriated the Americans that they aban...

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... bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, and on August 14, the Japanese government agreed to an unconditional surrender that all but ended World War II. These bombings halted the planning of Operations Olympic and Coronet, which entailed the ... the largest naval fleet ever assembled, a total of more than 450 American vessels. After seizing the southern third of Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan, the Americans would use this area as a staging ground and airbase for Operation Coronet. "Y-Day" was the beginning of Operatio...

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... 't support the industry therefore the nations economy has never gotten into the consumer market. China needs to follow a market similar to that of Japan. Japan looks solely to the worlds consumer market and with the support of the national government they are doing very well. They need to get their voices out in order for change to occur. France's executive system would be ... to fights way free of communism but first it needs to look to other nations for inspiration. China has way too much of a military budget. Japan's economy is based mainly on the fact the industry and the government ...

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... the port of Los Angeles, Japanese fishing fleets were permitted to share harbor space with the U.S. Navy. The fishing boats were extraordinary. They had radios capable of working directly with Japan. They had radiotelephones, sonic depth finders, and strong searchlights, electrically driven compressors and winches. To rectify this, the United States Navy bought 32 of these boats to convert them ... and carried a secret document entitled The Triple Alliance and the Japanese American War. A copy of these secret documents fell into the hands of an American. This textbook says much about Jap...

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... decision to use the atomic bombs was political not military. Critics have argued that dropping the bombs was a completely unnecessary act, as a beleaguered Japan would have surrendered to the United States within days, even if the bombs had never been dropped. Further, critics argued that the United States" ... decision was ultimately motivated by a political desire to assert itself as a military and political power. Further, old documents state that Japan was ready to surrender. It seemed like the U.S. military was just experimenting. The two different bombs were based on two different ...

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... that the bombs were not necessary to make Japan surrender unconditionally. The Japanese violently attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor killing about 3,000 American personnel. Japan an ally to Nazi Germany had to be stopped once Germany had surrendered. The government was eager to be the first country to ... find the atomic bomb, especially before Germany. The atomic bomb however, was not created until after Germany surrendered which left it to be used on Japan if needed. The use of the atomic ... A) This document gives direct knowledge that Stimson had access to and was correct....

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... to drop the first nuclear bomb upon a defiant Japan, on a City named Hiroshima Even before the war commenced in 1939 American scientists became increasingly concerned with Nazi Germany and their efforts on nuclear weapon research. Then in 1940, the U.S. government initiated its own development program on atomic weapons. The ... very first successful drop. Although the Trinity test was a success, the allied powers already had defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan, however, announce they would fight until the bitter end despite the very slim chances they had of winning. In late July of 1945...

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... Einstein that described this discovery and warned him of its potential dangers if developed by other nations. The Manhattan Project was established by the U.S. government in 1942 so the country could develop an atomic device. A team under the command of United States Army Brigadier General Leslie R. Groves designed and ... the United States. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have justified in many ways, according to the United States government. It was stated that it was obvious that Japan would never surrender without such an act. The United States economy was suffering. The Presi...

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