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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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Areas in : Echizen Ono (1) | Kanazu (1)

Unkonwn place to go
4 weeks ago: a1toeda published a blog
Unkonwn place to go
November 11th 2009  Asia » Japan » Fukui » Echizen Ono
Many Japanese turists do not visit Fukui, Japan. Needless to say, almost no foreign visitor comes to Fukui. Although it is ranked as the most comfortable place to live, the second highest educated p ... 4 photos [full story]

Tsuruga Marathon!
8 weeks ago: Fang in JapanLand published a blog
Tsuruga Marathon!
October 19th 2009  Asia » Japan » Fukui
It didn't take me long to decide to travel to Tsuruga right after work on my 25th birthday. I've always been a person who insists to celebrate my birthday as an ordinary day. Everyday is new, and birt ... 27 photos [full story]


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