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Background: In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the United States in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1933 Japan occupied Manchuria and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally. In 2005, Japan began a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.




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The Answer is at the Bottom of a Bottle of Awamori
June 14th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba » Narita
After a long drive from Montreal, where the highlight was listening to baseball highlights repeated at “every 20, 40 and on the hour” for 8 straight hours, I finally arrived in New York Ci ... 2 photos [full story]

June 14th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba » Narita
After a long drive from Montreal, where the highlight was listening to baseball highlights repeated at “every 20, 40 and on the hour” for 8 straight hours, I finally arrived in New York Ci ... [full story]

Final
77 days ago: SDinJP published a blog
Final
April 18th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba
Hey. Well this is my final entry. Yesterday was pretty uneventful. All this travel has caught up to us i think. We're pretty shattered at the moment. So we did some washing and chilled at home wit ... 1 photos [full story]

Day 6: Meeting CIEE Program
107 days ago: Raining Blue Star published a blog
Day 6: Meeting CIEE Program
March 18th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba » Narita
10:00am: I woke up, took shower, fixed self, went online, fixed bed, packed, wrote letter to Ate Reci & Aimi. 12:00pm: I left to go to the train station with my heavy suitcase, bookbag, and a pla ... 13 photos [full story]

109 days ago: Chocolatemonkee published a blog
Warm Buns on Valentine's Day
February 14th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba » Narita
Our flight out of Winnipeg was quite ordinary. Thanks to my Dad, we arrived at YWG only to have to wait in one of the longest lines I have ever seen at the Winnipeg Airport. Over 300 people, waiting t ... [full story]

165 days ago: JoergandYuki published a blog
Airplane meal
January 8th 2009  Asia » Japan » Chiba » Narita
After China trip, I think about airplane meals. Well, I had never taken Japanese Airplane before Beijing trip. Japanese friends often complained airplane meal except ANA or JAL because of the qualitie ... [full story]


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The Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Kawai!!!
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Graveyard
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