Essays on Japan

In The Sound of Waves, Yukio Mishima conveys the loss of traditional values in Japan due to Westernization in after the Second World War. Through powerful symbols and juxtaposition, Mishima effectively expresses his anger towards the devastating effects of the war, such as a corrupted...

Globalization of the popular culture entails the examination of the ongoing evolution from a new and challenging perspective, through taking a keen observation of the movements of the popular culture into and out of Japan. From a multidisciplinary approach, scholars have noted that the changing...

Knife is a very essential part of cooking whether it is used in a chef’s kitchen or in your home. When you are shopping for a new knife, it’s likely that you will come across two main types of knives: German and Japanese. There are...

That is a true story that came about in Japan in 1988. A 17-year vintage female named Furuta Junko was kidnapped after which tortured with the aid of four boys with a very inconceivable manner and in the end demise after forty-four days. these horrifying...

The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted on Friday legislation requiring the government to take measures to prevent deaths from overwork. The legislation, which was submitted by a cross-party lawmaker group, was approved at the day's plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber. It...

Some 200 personnel from the Ground Self-Defense Forces’s eighth division were mobilized Monday to help fight an outbreak of avian influenza at a poultry farm in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. All chickens were disposed underground at the request of the prefectural government. The move came...

Japan’s defeat signaled the end of World War II. The country was left devastated with the aftermath of wartime bombings. However, with US help Japan made a quick recovery. By 1950 Japan already entered the era of “high-speed growth,” and currently it is the world’s...

Chinese sources list the total number of military and non-military casualties, both dead and wounded, at 35 million. Most Western historians believed that the total number of casualties was at least 20 million. Operation Sook Ching was a Japanese military operation aimed at purging or...

The China’s naval tensions over the South China Sea to China’s east and over some strings of Islands between China and Japan are not new. The China has started showing its authority over South China Sea whereas some other Asean (Association of South East Asian...

Rape is a major problem when it comes to the modern world. Around 321,500 cases of sexual assault happen every year in the United States for women aged 12 or older. (RAINN) Just recently a lady spoke about being sexually assaulted but not knowing the...

Manchuria is a historical region in China that contains modern provinces Liaoning (south), Jilin (central), and Heilongjiang (north) and the northeastern portion, Inner Mongolia, which was attacked by the Japanese in the 1930’s. The Japanese wanted to expand their empire because their population was increasing...

The quality of Human Resources in country is influenced by the strong quality of education. Education is exteremelly crucial for a great wealth. As a developed country, Japan is a country that has the proper education system in Asia. Based on 2017 Global Education Report,...

There have been a few different English renditions of the popular Anime One piece. But two that are the most talked about are the 4kids and Funimation dubs. Which one is better isn’t really a matter of debate for me. I think Funimation has done...

The Kyoto Protocol is an international environmental treaty that was adopted in December 1997 in the Japanese city of Kyoto. The Kyoto Protocol aims on reducing the emission of gases that contribute to global warming. Until today, 192 states have both signed and ratified the...

More than 1,000 people have fallen ill after eating pesticide-contaminated frozen food as a scandal widens across Japan. People have reported vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms of food poisoning after the tainted food, including pizza, croquettes and pancakes manufactured at a factory of Maruha Nichiro...

A physical engagement between the two nations remains unlikely, but it is something that serious analysts and academics have started to talk about. Clearly, the biggest and most important impact of any conflict between the US and North Korea, either nuclear or conventional, would be...

Kamagasaki, Japan’s biggest slum, cannot be found on official maps, and city festival organizers have been accused of censorship. Osaka officials asked Shingo Ota, a film director, to remove scenes that identified the slum, on the grounds that it was insensitive to residents. “To me,...

The newer part of the island – Niijima – is now larger than the older portion, which last expanded in 1973-74 A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, the US space agency says. The merged island...

Footage shot with high-speed cameras has revealed how hummingbirds’ tiny wings bend and flex to keep them in the air. Masateru Maeda, a PhD student at Chiba University in Japan, captured the footage as part of a study that eventually aims to build hummingbird-inspired artificial...

After the hack that affected the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck on January 26, Coincheck announced it was going to have to pay back more than $500m to the 260, 000 customers that were affected. The attack has been termed, “The Biggest Digital Currency Theft In...

Anime is the Japanese term for animation. Outside Japan, anime refers specifically to animation style from Japan, that’s often represented using flashy art styles, colorful characters and bizzare themes. In order to differentiate it from other animations, anime is strictly viewed as a Japanese animation...

Sumo bouts are conducted in a ring with a hard dirt surface. On top of a square platform, there is a circular ring 4.55 meters (about 15 feet) in diameter. The bouts take place inside the ring. After their shikona (official wrestling names) are called,...

This is a piece of information showing how important the research and development that is required for Japan to continuously rise as a country in their economy. Just as early as in 1980, the Science and Technology Agency, a component of the Kantei (the office...

Shigechiyo Izumi is world’s most established living individual as indicated by the Guinness book of World Records. He is 115 years of age and resigned from work at 105 years old, notwithstanding which he appreciates an amazing wellbeing and is exceptionally dynamic physically. He is...

Book Report- Tanaka: The Making of Post-War Japan by James Babb Kakuei Tanaka was born into a poverty-stricken family in Japan in 1918. At the young age of 15, Tanaka left school to begin working- starting first in construction and later moving into drafting and...

TALE OF TWO TSUNAMIS From time to time, various parts of the world undergo unfortunate tragic events, natural disasters, which are caused by the uncontainable forces of nature. Natural disasters include avalanches, lightning, tsunamis, tornadoes, volcano eruptions, floods, and hurricanes. Wildfires are also part of...

The Opening of Japan After American Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in Japan in the early 1850’s, changes occurred in the policies of both the Japanese and those in the Western world. The subsequent treaty and trade agreement between the United States and Japan revolutionized the...

Superpowers and their Economic History In the late 1980s, the United States suffered from a number of economic problems that led to some analysts to believe that Japan would soon become the economic hegemon. By the late 1990’s the United States economy was apparently in...

There are some business etiquette that must be followed when doing business with the Japanese people, especially related to politeness and good manners which is more formal than South Korea. For example, exchanging the business card is an essential ritual after someone being introduced and...

Japan is one of the largest media markets in the world. Well known for its typical TV shows, Japan is also known for its manufacturing of electronic equipment and appliances, used all around the world. Japan has an image of heavily-regulated society. In Media’s cases,...