Also, Japan has become the first Asian country to defeat a Western power, namely Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, thus proved to be capable of leading the whole Asia to a higher level of advancement. It would definitely benefit the Asians and so Asia can then progress as a whole under Japan's leadership, making it more difficult for the westerners to attack the Asian countries. It is especially true for the case of China when she is so close to our country, that the collapse of China by the Westerners would definitely pose a threat to Japan's security. In addition, Ito Hirobumi was one of the people who went for the Iwakura mission and he visited Europe and studied science in England. Therefore, he views would be very reliable as he would be the one to know the whether or not it is a necessity of adopting the western ways and teaching those to the our Asian brothers. .
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Thirdly, it is necessary to go to war due to numerous provocations by the western powers. I support Yamagata Aritomo's view that we should stop the western powers from taking more land from Asia as it would increase the threat of westerns' invasion on Japan. We should not continue to tolerate the westerners for they are pushing their luck too far.
A series of coercive acts, insults, and provocations by Western imperialist countries from the 1850s to the 1930s caused great anger to fester among us, the Japanese people and we should tolerate no more. Japan's signing of unequal treaties with America, France, Holland, and Russia in 1858 placed restrictions on Japan's national sovereignty, such as extraterritoriality, which meant that foreigners in Japan had immunity from the jurisdiction of the Japanese legal system. The 1921-22 Washington Conference naval treaties forced on Japan an unfavorable battleship ratio of 5:5:3 for the US, Britain, and Japan respectively, and the Western powers at the London Naval Conference of 1930 coerced Japan to accept the same ratio for its heavy cruisers.
Countries enter war for a variety of reasons. The main reason is for economic purposes, although some enter to protect the welfare of other countries, or to expand their land. ... One reason the Japanese were so patriotic was due to their upbringing. ... Another reason the Japanese held a strong belief in patriotism was because they felt that they could not lose the war. ... It was "a time when nobody criticized Japan" (77). ...
Japan Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. ... Two Pacific Ocean currents--the Japan Current and the Oyashio Current--influence Japan's climate. ... Rain is abundant through most of Japan. ... The largest members of the coallition include the Social Democratic Party of Japan, the Japan Renewal Party, the Komeito (Clean Government Party), and the Japan New Party. ... Except for reasons of health, judges may be removed only by public impeachment. ...
Fukuzawa's father did not care for his profession as a samurai and knew that his son would be destined to the same fate, for this reason he made plans to enter his son into a monastery for a profession in the priesthood where he envisioned Yukichi's best chances for advancement in life to be (Fukuzawa 6). ... Surely, his family upbringing had a great deal to do with his drive to eliminate the feudal code, but their were many other reasons for his desire to help his nation along into the Meiji period and the modern world. Fukuzawa truly did have great disdain for feudal, Tokugawa Jap...
However, Japan has not always contained a relatively strong economy. ... Even so, the war did award Japan with some benefits. ... Japan's technology advances made it more competitive. ... This is only inside Japanese borders. ... I quote from a Japanese pollster, Takayoshi Miyagawa, "the Japanese people think we should make by ourselves whatever concerns human life." ...
Contrastive Analysis: English and Japanese The majority of Japanese find learning English hard, especially learning to speak English is the hardest part for them. The main reasons of these difficulties are in English teaching system in Japan and the distinctive features of Japanese language. In Japanese schools, English are taught as academic purposes rather than practical one. ... The cause of the poor performance of Japanese in speaking English is not only in the English teaching system of Japan but also in the unique features of Japanese language. Japanese has less stress on words ...
Contrastive Analysis: English and Japanese The majority of Japanese find learning English hard, especially learning to speak English is the hardest part for them. The main reasons of these difficulties are in English teaching system in Japan and the distinctive features of Japanese language. In Japanese schools, English are taught as academic purposes rather than practical one. ... The cause of the poor performance of Japanese in speaking English is not only in the English teaching system of Japan but also in the unique features of Japanese language. Japanese has less stress on words ...
During the years of the war in World War II, hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Americans were forced to relocate into Japanese-American relocation camps which had both pro and con arguments. ... As I mentioned, there were many pros to the Japanese-American relocation camps during World War II, and although one may agree that the relocation camps were a harsh gesture, they proved to have valid reason. One of these reasons being that in time of war, any type of sabotage, little or big, could be greatly consequential and destructive. Many officials feared that Japanese-Americans would relay infor...
This is also another reason why there are many volcanoes in Japan. Japan lies on the Eurasian continental plate, while the Pacific oceanic plate is moving west towards Japan. ... Japan is an island, surrounded by the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. ... However, the reason why Japan has so little resources is because 65% of land is used for forestry, as much wood is used. ... Although trees are plentiful in Japan, it wastes land space, and land can be used for better reasons. ...
Due to Japan's different characteristics, his argument about Europe's success can be also applied to explain Japan's singularly successful adaptation to the challenges in nineteenth century. ... By looking at the situation in Japan during the Civil War era, it is evident that Japan had similar competitive environment. ... For that reason, Japan continued to be divided into the small states, and they frequently checked each other's power, and tried to maintain the balance of power. This situation segregated Japan from other eastern countries, who were mainly appreciating t...
