Essays on Japan

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film company operating from its global headquarters at Koganei Tokyo, Japan. The firm is a renown animation film company, with a special focus on the anime feature films, characterised by hand drawn computer animations originating from the Japanese culture. In addition to animation films,...

Since the beginning of time, human beings have been bestowed several expectation in the way they live. The society has set certain sets of values that define the ultimate living. In the journey of life, being a warrior implies that one has to be of honor and values. In Japanese...

The Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan and Russia who currently live almost exclusively on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Traditionally, these people were hunters-gatherers and also fished for food. Unlike other Japanese, they did not practice rice farming. They engaged mainly in hunting animals, such as; bears, deer,...

Aside from the World War II that was fought with ammunition, there were many more wars (verbal and non-verbal) surrounding the main war; wars on morality and religion, wars on whether to please the electorate or take a firm individual stand, wars on liberation and equality of gender, class and...

One of the most crucial geopolitical developments that are happening today is the growing influence of China globally. The diplomatic, military and economic borders of China have grown both regionally and internationally. However, China shares a peculiar type of relationship with Japan.  The typical financial goals have united them economically...

World War II and the Atomic Bombings As World War II was drawing to a close, the US released two nuclear weapons upon the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings took place on August 6 and 9, 1945 respectively. It happened right after the states obtained the consent of...

As World War II was drawing to a close The US released two nuclear weapons upon the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings took place on August 6 and 9, 1945 respectively. It happened right after the states obtained the consent of the United Kingdom which was a requirement...

Cybersecurity and Cyber-Attacks Cybersecurity is an overall term encompassing all the technologies, processes and procedures set in place to protect computer networks, personal gadgets, programs and data from malicious damage, or unauthorized access (Dewar 3). Cyber-attack is a malicious or unauthorized access to a personal computer files or programs without the...

The article, Saying Sayonara to the Farm: Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling of Farm Exits in Japan The article, Saying Sayonara to the Farm: Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling of Farm Exits in Japan, addresses the issue of farm exit due to off-farm opportunities of employment. Agriculture has been frustrated recently by the overwhelming rural-urban...

Two among the top twenty economies in the world by both nominal and purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusted Gross Domestic product (GDP), Australia and Japan are not only unique but also similar in a number of ways. While Australia has been struggling with balance of payment deficits due to its...

There is a close relationship between minimalism and art. Over recent years, fashion bloggers have shown a persistent interest in minimalist lifestyle. The monotony of trends is the best reason to explain this behavior. Adopting a lifestyle that is assumed to be a satisfactory one calls for shifting from a...

Introduction to Parenting by Ponzetti (15), parenting is any form in which we bring up or raise our children in the environment we live in, or they are exposed in. Parenting is a form of supporting and promoting the emotional, physical and the education or intellectual period of a child...