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Junichi Saga's Memories of Silk and Straw A Self-Portrait of Small Town Japan

as men. It seems, especially after reading the stories in Memories of Silk And Straw, that the class distinction and level of pov...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Causes

In five pages this paper discusses the events that culminated in the U.S. bombing of these Japanese cities. Five sources are list...

Conflict and Pressure

inherent ability to pursue even the most complex of concepts. Not unlike his myriad other works, which include the famous Floweri...

Book Reviews on the Japanese Samurai

In ten pages this paper reviews various texts on the Japanese Samurai class including Harry Cook's Samurai: The Story of a Warrior...

Japanese Architect Studios and a Team Zoo

In ten pages this paper discusses the Nago City Hall and Miyashiron community center in a consideration of a Japanese architectura...

Second World War Atomic Bombs Usage Justifications

number of lives lost as a result of the atomic bombs. This paper will seek to illustrate that there are, therefore,...

Mid 19th Century Japan

boom in both economic and political strength. As the twenty-first century began, Japan had new and stifling issues to deal with: ...

Atomic Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Reasons Behind Them

The assumption was that Germans were working as feverishly on atomic power as was the U.S. - and it was only late in 1944 that the...

Zen Buddhism and the Japanese Tea Ceremony's Importance

years, was defined by a set of Vedic scriptures (Basham 8). Following a distinct separation from Hinduism, the Buddhists followed...

Post 9 11 and Civil Rights

accident. Of course, China tells almost the opposite story. One wonders then how much propaganda is being disseminated. During a t...

Comparing Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai with Homer's 'The Iliad'

heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...

Japanese Linguistics 'Scrambling'

This is an analytical overivew of an article that considers the word order as it pertains to Japanese linguistics, which is an are...

Fukuzawa Yukichi's Influence

This of course would serve to weaken the state, thus giving the Western nations a way to step in and take control of Japan. As h...

Prince Toshihito's Katsura Villa

In 5 pages this paper examines the influence of Japanese culture as well as the relationship between Hideyoshi and Toshihito in th...

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe

In five pages this essay examines this Japanese novel's narrative with an emphasis on the character of Himiko, the girlfriend of t...

A Case Study of Work Ethic and Culture

The author examines conflict among Western participants of a Japanese work program. This five page paper has one source listed in...

Murasaki Shikibu's Court Diary

In five pages this lady in waiting for the king of Japan from 1007 until 1010 is examined with the argument presented that contemp...

Books on America's Racism Problems

In five pages this paper examines racism in America as it pertains to the Native Americans and the Japanese during the Second Worl...

How Various Cultures View the Aging Process

In eight pages the ways in which Japanese, Hispanic, and American cultures regard aging are explored and include such relevant top...

Japanese Internment at Tule Lake Relocation Camp

This 10 page paper discusses the internment of Japanese citizens by the U.S. government in WWII, and argues that such internment r...

International Relations and Japan

In seven pages this paper discusses such issues as the military, culture, society, and economics and how they have impacted upon J...

Culture of America and the Influence of Japan

In four pages this paper discusses how Japanese culture has influenced American philosophy and business. Three sources are cited ...

International Trade Case Study on Global Beer

In sixteen pages a case study on Global Beer is presented in a consideration of its Japanese marketplace entrance with a discussio...

A Book of 5 Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

Since the publication of its first English translation in 1974, A Book of Five Rings has become an underground classic in the Amer...

Patriotism by Yukio Mishima

a review of this text and how Japanese marriage traditions are reflected in the double suicide ritual are analyzed in five pages. ...

Japanese Students and the Teaching of English

In five pages this paper discusses English learning by a Japanese student and the problems that are confronted during such instruc...

Uchida's Desert Exile by Yoshiko

Iin five pages this paper analyzes author objectivity in this personal tale of Japanese American internment camps in the US during...

U.S. Dieting Problems

of her life, and was taken by her mother to her first weight-loss center at age 10, when she already weighed 125 pounds (West and ...

Japanese Mistake Bombing Pearl Harbor

In fourteen pages this paper discusses the U.S. long term response to the Pearl Harbor bombing and its impact upon the Japanese. ...

Japanese and Chinese Emperors

In nine pages the Japanese and Chinese emperors are contrasted and compared in terms of roles and functions from the middle of the...