First, the education system of Japan is one of the highest ranked in the world. ... The school year lasts for 240 days and each school day is very long. ... Some people have also said that this prepares Japanese youth for their future in companies with jobs that require great dedication and 80 to 90 hour work weeks. ... This is in part due to their isolation from the rest of the world for thousands of years. ... It has been Buddhism and Shinto that have contributed most to the Japanese understanding of themselves and the world around them. ...

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People busily rushed through the streets, all starting their daily agendas around the same time. ... Over 80 bridges link the separate parts of the city, and railroads and highways connect Hiroshima with other cities on Honshu, Japan's main island. ... It is almost as if they had invented a world of fantasy. But this world of fantasy was really a world of deception. ... But the Japanese government lived in a world of reality where an attack by the US was very possible. ...

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