The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarised in the motto, " A rich country, a strong military". ... The Meiji Restoration allowed Japan to regain complete control of its foreign trade and legal system and by fighting and winning two wars, The Sino - Japanese War in 1894, and The Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905, Japan had established full independence and equality in international affairs. ... Political and economical changes were also a national army based on universal conscription, which was created in 1972, requiring three years military service from all men, samurai and commoner alike...

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However, by the nineteenth century, the economic and military superiority of the West over China had become apparent. ... On occasions China resisted, but its military inferiority always meant that the Western powers got what they wanted. ... By the late nineteenth century, foreign powers had massively increased their presence and control in China. ... Anti-foreign feeling had always existed in China and frequently reached the levels of xenophobia. ... Restrictions now quickly decreased with the importation of foreign books, the establishment of foreign-language schools and the almost unimpede...

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" Alperovitz claims that military experts have assessed Japan's "military vulnerability, particularly its shortages of everything from ammunition and fuel to trained personnel.... Alperovitz makes one fair claim and it's that the United States wanted to impress Russia with their military prowess by dropping the bombs on Japan. ... This, however, is simply not true because there are telegrams sent between Minister of Foreign Affairs Togo and Ambassador Sato discussing their war-time plans which included preparations for a two front war against Russia. ... Alperovitz's ...

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Hong Kong's garrison, composed of local troops as well as British units and foreign infantry battalions from India and Canada were prepared for the attack. ... As number of people decreased, Japanese military was not able to correct expected amount of money from them. ... On December 26, 1941, the day introduced the military yen, the exchange rate was fixed, and the rate between Hong Kong dollar and the military yen was two to one. ... Japanese military got a military expenditure by exchanging the military yen to Hong Kong dollar. ... While on the other hand, Japanese military yen was not...

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Until the 20th century, countries frequently relied on military powers in order to attempt to conserve peace. ... The most common form of hard power being exercised is military intervention. ... Nonetheless, military force is not the only coercive measure that a hard power can exercise. ... In 1938, as the League of Nations fell apart the prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, used a new form of foreign policy in order to keep peace with Hitler. ... He depends on strong military action to ensure that his annexation of Crimea from the Ukraine will be successful. ...

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Furthermore, I will go in depth of the magnetic hegemony on why it works like magnetic hegemony' material, moral, and military management. ... Furthermore, to strengthen support from other nations, magnetic hegemony calls for the military deterrence capability.  ... Due to great military technology like gunpowder weapons and samurai strategies, Japan was obliterating Korea. ... China had the ability to deter the military powerhouse of Japan and prevented Japan universe or military elites from continuing imperialist conquest that the potential to ultimately bleed into the continent of E...

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ROLES OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND JAPAN IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA The relation between the Russian Far East and Japan is 'near and far'. In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. The Cold War ended about 10 years ago. Although a tense atmosphere remains in the Korean Peninsula, people's comings and goings and cultural exchange between Japan and Russia have remarkably increased since then. In this sense the 'invisible wall' has collapsed. ...

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Canadian resources are appealing for foreign investors who may be interested in investing in Canadian operations.. ... Japan's Foreign Direct investment in Canada in 2011 was C$12.8 billion, which came from 330 Japanese subsidiaries and affiliate companies that worked in Canada. ... The Anti-nuclear movement ties in with the spirit of peace Japan maintains, having been excluded from any military activity since World War II. ...

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Introduction As the world modernizes, the relationship between nations becomes increasingly important. Globalization has taken over, allowing countries to lower transactions costs across areas of economic trade and social interactions. This has prompted international governments to create trade, soc...

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Sumo Exposed: The Invention of Tradition in Japan's National Sport I: Introduction and Theoretical Remarks "Even today in Japan's highly industrialized and modern society, sumo is generally perceived as a quintessentially Japanese sport, in which history, tradition and even religion are intermingled to form a unique sport of pageantry and splendor perhaps matched by no other country's national sport" (Sandoz 1992:8). One hardly needs to emphasize the popularity and status sumo enjoys as Japan's kokugi, or national sport. Three years ago, I lent my copy of Aerosmi...

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They suggest that there was a credible external threat presented by the Japanese military as well as a credible internal threat presented by the Nisei, or second generation Canadians. ... The authors proceed from the assumption that the Japanese were guilty and that any lack of evidence to support this is due to the ineffectual investigations of the Canadian police and military. ... The authors admit almost as an after thought that this type of behavior is completely typical of most foreign consoles and in no way suspicious. ... However, those reports were unsubstantiated and considered bogu...

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No foreign attackers since Kublai Khan 1281 when a violent storm had turned him back; this storm called kamikaze or divine wind During the previous 4 ½ months their armed forces had scored triumph after triumph (including assaults on American territories of Guam, Philippines and Hawaii) on the war fronts of the Pacific; victory fever reigns A US submariner named Capt. ...

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In some Asian countries human rights policies are violated every day and these prove to be a constant source of difficulty for our foreign affairs office as our objection to the lack of human rights in these countries often effects our relations with these countries. ... It has military exchanges with Australia and the two countries are negotiating a free trade agreement. ...

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INTRODUCTION: Japan is geographically described as having 47 prefectures, with 4 distinct main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The distance separating Korea and Kyushu is only 200 km while the distance separating Hokkaido and Sakhalin is only 40 km. The formation of the Japanese ci...

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Many believe that the decline of the old central government and the military clashes that followed instilled a feeling of helplessness amongst the people. ... If the government refused to do this, Nichiren warned that Japan would be faced with further disasters, but would especially be in danger from civil war and foreign invasion (consequentially the Mongol invasions were seen as fulfillment of his prophecies). ...

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Comparative Economic Systems It would be extremely easy to state that economics is an area of study that seeks efficient use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and that economic systems simply refer to the outcomes of economic activities, which are influenced by social, natural and poli...

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