Japan Today Political Structure Although Japan is a small country in size‚ one cannot underestimate the power that Japan has in today ’s society. Japan is the world ’s second most powerful economic country in the nation behind the United States. Over the last several decades‚ Japan has emerged from a devastated and defeated country to a political democracy‚ which holds a powerful economic standing in the world. Japans government is mostly composed of one-party dominance. This party is known as
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10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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Japan : The Fall of the Shogunate Reshma Menon Japan has a very rich and a unique history‚ making it stand out among the rest of the civilization. While they became more refined‚ Japan still hold to its military roots‚ which can be seen from the formation of the Shogunate.The Shogun is the military commander and has way more power than the Emperor‚ who became just a figurehead.This paper 1 postulates the demise of the Shogun bakufu was brought about three distinct factors
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opportunities and challenges for Louis Vuitton in Japan? See market specs below: 1. Highly saturated or over saturated market 2. Very high competition 3. High barriers to entry 4. Availability of price comparison web sites‚ auction web sites and online stores are making market for luxury fashion more difficult. 5. The tendency of having “It” bag is fading with new concepts like “Rent It” SWOT of LV in Japan Strengths • Internationally recognized
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Impact of Industrialization on Japan from 1750-1914 In the 1750s‚ Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate‚ which had seized control of the country at the beginning of the 17th century. The shogunate centralized Japan and transformed it from a constantly warring collection of disunified states into a single country at peace. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan from the early 17th century until 1868‚ a period when Japan was well behind the industrialization of other nations. During the Meiji period
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substantial craft production in both rural and urban areas of the country prior to industrialization. The major component of the industrialization of Japan in the 19th century was domestic investment in industry and infrastructure‚ mainly by the private sector‚ which means that the Japanese growth was investment-led‚ not export-led. Furthermore‚ Japan had been closed to the outside world for several hundred years‚ during which it was able to develop road networks‚ rice cultivation‚ craft production
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Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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parts‚ reached more than five kilometres inland.The meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast amid warnings of a tsunami of between six and 10 metres. Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan have been engulfed by a seven-metre tsunami‚ while a four-metre wave swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast.Residents have been ordered to high ground and stay away from the coast as tsunamis can strike in several waves.Seismologists say the
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Japan SWOT Analysis Strengths: Economy- Economy has a long term positive impact on Japan‚ which will add to its value. The qualitative factor of economy will lead to a decrease in costs for Japan Japanese Biotechology- Hard working People- Sophisticated consumers with high purchasing power- They help Japan set trends and utilize latest technology. These customers tend to appreciate fashionable‚ name brand items that allow luxury goods makers to use their profits and knowledge of the
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