Enrolling in the spring quarter of Sophia University, participating in the intensive Japanese language course and attending the art club at the atelier daily during my course abroad in Tokyo, is an en…
Japan
With the ALT position I know I will not only be able to have many beautiful experiences; I will also be able to share my life and experiences with all the people I meet and maybe have an impact on the…
Before the Meiji Restoration, women in Japanese society were deprived of their rights to work, instead, they were considered more useful as a housewife. With the few women that did work, they were tre…
Industrialization began in England in the late 1700s to the early 1800s and took 100 years to reach Russia and Japan. Russia's series of losses in conflicts in east europe, namely the Crimean war, led…
When the US dropped the Little Boy on Hiroshima, it followed the principles of just warfare and was essential to end the war. Despite that, when the US dropped the Fat Man on Nagasaki, it did not adhe…
The issue of food security has existed since ancient times, as long as people were concerned with the availability and continuity of food. Japan defines improvement in food security as increasing the …
Have you ever seen a 131.234 - foot wave coming at you, and you didn't have time to run? This is how the people of Fukushima, Japan felt on March 11, 2011, when a huge tsunami devastated the area. Thi…
For years, Japan felt slighted by the English and Americans. After World War I, Japan was forced to concede "much of the strategically advantageous terrain in China" (242, Keegan) to the Soviet Union…
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge connects the city of Kobe with Iwaya on Awaji Island over the Akashi Strait. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, otherwise known as the Pearl Bridge, is the world's longest and tallest …
As a student at the University of North Alabama, I had the pleasure of attending a culture festival. Cultures and countries from all over the world were represented and I had the opportunity to learn …