Japan's Foreign Policy Upon focusing on Japan and it's foreign policy objectives, one must take into account the world and the image that Japan is trying to project upon it, for both it's self and the Japanese people. ... "Japanese foreign policy? ... "Japan is reinventing superpower - again. ... In the core of such interest is to ensure security and prosperity of Japan and the Japanese people. ... Although Japan has capitalized on engaging globally, the world does not feel welcome in Japan. ...

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Japan however began their military build up well before China. ... The Japanese Navy consisted of twenty eight ships. When Chinese and Japanese soldiers met in Korea Chinas forced had amassed to 350,000 men and seventy one ships (Iriye 14, 15) Even though China outnumbered Japan, Japan was still able to overcome Chinese forces. ... In 1946 Japanese exports totaled two billion yen but by 1949 Japanese exports increased from two billion to 170 billion yen (Iriye, 94). 1949 saw a change in the way that Japan exported its goods, in 1946 more than half of Japanese goods were being sent to Ameri...

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The bomb was dropped on the Japaneses because America wanted to end the war without Soviet Russia getting involved. ... The Japanese were about to give up and surrender to the Americans, but they still wanted to fight which was no other fault but theirs; if the Japanese surrendered earlier, the atomic bomb would not of been launched. ... America had no choice but to drop the bomb because they wanted to end war without any help and in addition to see what reaction Japan would have to the bomb being dropped on civilians. ... At this stage Japan was ruined and had no other option but to surrender...

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Can you imagine if the Americans invaded mainland Japan where they had not only soldiers to fight against but also the citizens of Japan loyal to their emperor? ... The Japanese did these things anyway, they would decapitate American prisoners, or they would shove bamboo shoots under their fingernails. ... The Japanese gave no warning to the Americans and no war was declared until after the incident. ... The Americans did not want the Russians to get involved in the war against Japan. ... Fortunately the Americans won the "race of discovery". ...

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Japan had already lost most of their supplies. ... The main goal for the United States was to end the war with the fewer amount of American casualties. The atomic bombs was evidently the best solution the United States had in their hands that would save the life of thousands of American soldiers. Truman believed ", that such invasion would cost a minimum one quarter of a million casualties, and might lost a million on the American side alone, with an equal number of the enemy," (Source, 1.) ... Although it may have been unethical to kill innocent lives of citizens that had nothing to...

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It was necessary that we have Japan's unconditional surrender, keep Russia out of East Asia and cut down on the cost of lives, Japanese and American. ... It was absolutely essential that the loss of American lives be decreased. ... It was estimated that it would cost 250,000 American lives and millions of Japanese lives to take Japan by invasion. ... The atomic bomb created a horrific death toll, in the end it saved lives, American and Japanese. ... These possibilities also made keeping Russia out of Japan yet another proponent to dropping the bombs on Japan. ...

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Although Japan posed diminutive threat to the American military, the Japanese refusal to relinquish, the immense allied casualties involved in invading Japan and the inefficiency of a military blockade made the bomb an essential last resort. The Japanese defiance to the American pursuit of Okinawa and Iwo Jima and willingness to die in the face of overwhelming odds had been intense. Their refusal to surrender caused the Americans to use excessive force in order to triumph over the Japanese. ... Japanese pilots would fasten themselves into aircrafts filled with explosives and fly them int...

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If the primary key of concern was American causalities, then why was it realistic to drop a bomb that would still strike down Americans? ... " This is what the United States of America planned to do to the Japanese. ... With the help of the two bombs, Japan eventually decided to surrender. Many Americans supported the idea of the atomic bomb. ... Without realization of long term devastation, America did what was right. ...

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In the early morning hours of August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. ... Japan had no choice but to surrender at this point. I believe that the atomic bombs dropped on Japan were not justified. ... " Truman felt that if he hadn't made such a bold move on Japan, even more troops and civilians would have died, but the war on Japan had already been nearly over. ... At this time, the battle with Japan had been coming to a close; Japan was nearly defeated. ...

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One greatly argued reason that we should not have dropped the bomb is that prior to it's fall, a minimum if six American war leaders were having second thoughts about it's use (3). ... Thirdly, the Chief of Staff to President Truman himself felt that the bomb would be "of no material help", that Japan was "already defeated and ready to surrender" (7). ... In addition, the Secretary to the Japanese War Minister shared in an interview in 1963 that if the Americans had just made a second and possibly third attack on Japan, the small country would quickly run out of food, supplies, and w...

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In the spring of 1945, American forces continued to fight Japan in the Second World War. ... America had been motivated to build a nuclear weapon to use in case Germany built their own. The Americans believed that Germany had the resources and ability to build a nuclear weapon. ... As you can see, Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb not only because he wished to swiftly end the war in Japan, he also wanted to 'flex America's muscle' and power to Stalin, with the objective being that he would be wary of America's power and not attempt to conquer post-Nazi Europe.  .....

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The most obvious and famous of the triangles linked the Soviet Union, China and the United States, but the Soviet-US- Japan triangle was also important. ... Sino-Soviet -Japanese triangle 2. ... The great post-war exception was the Soviet-US-Japan triangle. Relationships among the three countries scarcely changed, apart from fluctuations in US-Soviet and US-Japanese relations from time to time. ... The Soviet-Japanese-American triangle drove Soviet policy towards Japan, since the Soviets viewed Japan as a creature of American engagement in Asia. ...

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The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." ... However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... " Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the f...

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Newman explains that Stimson argues throughout his article that the atomic bombs were the most efficient way to end the war because the Japanese refused to surrender, the Soviets had no intimidation factor on the Japanese, and that Americans were simply war weary and need a quick resolution. ... Stimson had known that the Japanese were adamant about not unconditionally surrendering and from this information did everything in his power to rid the American people of their wartime blues. He knew that Americans had long since been tired of the war and fervent to bring the troops back home. ... St...

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Reed's Essay "America: The Multinational Society" In this essay, Reed explains how American culture is portrayed as if it consists of a civilization created by the people of Europe. ... In his "America: The Multinational Society" essay he said " Is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which includes Turkish marches, a part of Western civilization, or the late nineteenth- and twentieth-century French paintings, whose creators were influenced by Japanese art? ... What I would like to add is that the word America is the biggest propaganda of the US. That is, America was really called for the e...

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The bomb quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of the American involvement in World War II. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... The Japanese would not surrender to the Americans, they would rather die than surrender. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... The Japanese would not surrender to the Americans, they would rather die than surrender. ...

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Even after the Americans preserved countless lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan, many Japanese officers and soldiers still wanted to continue fighting the war in the Pacific. ... The Japanese blame the Americans for the horrible conditions stated in the Potsdam Declaration. ... The Japanese are also guilty of many atrocities performed on the Americans. ... On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack, killing 2,402 Americans and wounding thousands more. ... This correlates to the fact that every American life lost in the Pacific War was because of the Japanese's horr...

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In the book, The Paradox of American Power, Joseph Nye, discusses American power and influence from a global level of analysis. Moreover, Nye explains America's challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. ... Also Japan has an innovative government, which will not allow the country to grow stale or stagnant. All this said, Japan will never equal the manpower or geographical advantages of the United States. ... Nye expresses a decline in confidence of government among American citizens. ...

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American B-29s dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... However, the protection of American lives as well as the refusal of the Japanese nation to surrender are the most credible grounds for the use of the A-bomb to end WWII. ... An attack which Americans would not soon forget. ... According to American General H. ... The President wanted to save American lives and force a quick surrender of the Japanese. ...

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Another two million American doughboys have been sent across the Pacific Ocean in hopes of putting an end to the hellacious battle against the suicidal tactics of the Japanese. ... Millions of Americans would have lost their lives on the beaches hoping to make a difference in the war to end it soon. ... Dropping the Atomic bomb was necessary because it saved millions of American and Japanese lives, put an end to the war, and showed our power to the Soviet Union in lure of the post World War II era. One reason dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was important is because it saved millions of America...

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By the time Chieko was 16, Japan started going to war with America. ... During 1944, American bombers attacked Japan. ... Most of her friends were killed when the Americans began war with Japan. ... But the Japanese government did give their hotel three American P.O.W.'... They are one of the first Japanese-American marriages to happen after the war. ...

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In his letter, he also claimed that the Japanese deserved it since the bombing of Pearl Harbor destroyed 3 battleships, and killed 6,000 Americans (Harry S. ... Despite the oppositions, most Americans still saw the dropping of the bombs as a victorious act by Truman. ... On December 7, 1941, Japan made the decision for Roosevelt, when Japanese aircrafts launched a surprise attack on one of America's main naval bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... By destroying Japan, before the Soviets interfere, America would have more control. ... The Americans had only done underground explosions, and o...

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British and American forces occupied Italy. In Asia, Japan was occupied mainly by American forces; Korea, by the American and the Soviet Union; and Manchuria, by Soviet and Chinese forces. ... In 1947, the American and the British zones were finally united economically. ... The Settlement of Japan After the war, as agreed at Potsdam, Japan was occupied by Allied forces. These forces were mostly American. ...

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Japanese cities and factories were being endlessly bombarded by American bombers. ... Clearly Japan was a defeated nation."1 The decision to use the atomic bomb was validated by the U.S., who said that the force was necessary to end the war, which, in turn, would save lives of both American and Japanese soldiers. ... If the U.S. had have convinced Japan that Russia would use force, the Japanese may have felt that it was necessary to give up, as at the time Russia was the only nation with whom Japan maintained a neutrality contract. ... The best possible atmosphere for the achievement of an int...

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"he could never have explained his reasoning in a way that satisfied the American people." It was Truman's overall decision that would put the dropping of the bomb on Japan into motion. ... " Having previously spoken to Stalin about an exact date that the Soviets would enter the war, Truman had all the information he needed to be certain that he would enter the war with America against Japan. ... The President had to make a big statement to the Japanese and demanded unconditional surrender. ... With victory in Truman's sights, Japan began making efforts to make a reaso...

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