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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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Asakusa 11・10
41 days ago: cloud72 published a blog
Asakusa 11・10
October 12th 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
Made our way to Asakusa today to change hostels (was very random as two people we met on the night bus from Kyoto are also staying here). Asakusa is like old time Japan and is full of busy markets, th ... 7 photos [full story]

Day 125: A message from the Oracle and a soundless cinema
July 31st 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
How glad to see the rain falling on the paddies after a long drought! Your fortune: Excellent You are coming back as if the rice plants returned to life again after the shower in the late summer ... 2 photos [full story]

129 days ago: Amanda and Robert published a blog
Day 2 - Asakusa
July 17th 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
We left about 9 am this morning and were dropped off at the local train station. We took a local train to chiba, changed trains and finally on to Tokyo central station. I asked Amanda’s mom when ... [full story]

Sayonara USA!
135 days ago: klund182 published a blog
Sayonara USA!
July 11th 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
So here we are- the first day in a long journey, the first step in running a marathon- Tokyo! After successfully arriving from our 11.5 hour flight from LAX, we managed to navigate the subway correc ... 12 photos [full story]

Day Fifty One: Sanja Matsuri
190 days ago: ladyleah published a blog
Day Fifty One: Sanja Matsuri
May 17th 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
I wasn't planning to go to the Sanja Matsuri Festival today but it was so lovely when I woke up I decided what the hell, maybe I would go stand amongst piles of people in a huge crowd and see what Jap ... 1 photos [full story]

199 days ago: EEFS published a blog
tokyo countinued .........
May 7th 2008  Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Akasaka
you'll be happy to hear out luggage turned up safe and sound! whoow because travelling and sleeping in the same clothes is not nice especially for nearly 3 days yuck, i no we are backpackers we aren' ... [full story]


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Don
on the way to Shinto Heaven
taking a cue from New Yorkers
Street art japanese style
Tokyo tower
garden
Mickey D
Dried turtle and snake?
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