Japan is a very cultural and religious country. This country has suffered for centuries for example, through World War 2, the Atomic Bomb of Hirohshima, and great natural disaster that affected this country in a great way. You would believe that this country would be able to get back on their feet after all they been through, but no every time this country goes through something they get right up. I think that Japan is one of the strongest country in the world although their just a island, but their strong and brave.
In Japan the issues that are taking place are the discrimination of ethnics groups and also another issue is the fight for land, or the most common that is marriage between homosexual couples. I think that the discrimination in this country shouln't happen, but unfortunatly this will always happen because nt everyone is the same in their beliefs and just different in their own way. Well as we all know their are always ways to solve these problems, but their not always people that want to coparate to solve these problems, that some people may think they don't affect the country that much. THEY DO !
Well as many people I have ideas how to stop these issues, and make the country better for future prosperity. Some of ideas are to like people to set down and just talk about these issues, but how ever people will have different ideas, and some would want their ideas to be the one to be used. That why I think that well these issues could be solved, but some won't be solved.
But Japan is a strong and religious country that could talk about their issues, but their have to be people that do care about them, and that would make a big change in this country. Or just to enforce the laws of the human declaration of rights through the government and police. With this i think that peole would respect them more , but I still think that these things will keep happening through time.
Human Rights :
Japan is a parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 127.7 million. Sovereignty is vested in the citizenry, and the emperor is defined as the symbol of state.
The government generally respected the rights of its citizens. Human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) reported problems with the country's detention facilities and legal system. There were some cases of violence and other abuse against women and children and of sexual harassment and employment discrimination. Trafficking in persons remained a problem. Discrimination against ethnic and other minorities and against children borne out of wedlock were problems. Also another one is the equality between sexes, which is concentrated toward the right of women. This is violating Article 1 in the UDHR. One other big issue in Japan is the issue of the power of lands and this goign against Article 3 of the UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights).
Well the UN created many rights for human. This right shouldn't be violated, but for some countries sadly they do violate this rights. The most that is seems common now a days all around the world is the discrimination of sexes, for example gay marriage. I think this is a really important issue now a days because this people are being discriminated for loving someone and it is a violation of the UDHR, and just not fair.
The people should care about this problem and the other small issues in the country because it can affect their children in the future.
History: In Traditional Japanese legend says that Japan was founded in 600 BC by the Emperor Jimmu.
The first recorded contact with the West occurred about 1542, when a Portuguese ship, blown off its course to China, landed in Japan. During the next century, traders from Portugal, the Netherlands, England, and Spain arrived, as did Jesuit, Dominican, and Franciscan missionaries. During the early part of the 17th century, Japan's shogunate suspected that the traders and missionaries were actually forerunners of a military conquest by European powers. This caused the shogunate to place foreigners under progressively tighter restrictions.
Ultimately, Japan forced all foreigners to leave and barred all relations with the outside world except for severely restricted commercial contacts with Dutch and Chinese merchants at Nagasaki. This isolation lasted for 200 years, until Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy forced the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. This made a great change in Japan beacause Japan was a independent island that didn't want contact with other countries.
Wars with China and Russia
World War 1 in 1952
Leaders:
Emperor Hirohito- Prime minister of Japan (October 1941 - July 1944).
Natural Disasters:
The most common natural disasters in Japan are earthquakes. Japan can have up to 5000 earthquakes each year. Earthquakes can also form tsunamis, which are deadly.
One other disaster is a volcanic eruption. There are many volcanoes in Japan that are still live.
I will also be talking about typhoons. Typhoons can bring wind and rain that causes much damage, including landslides and floods.
Poverty:
Japan's relative poverty rate as of 2007 stood at 15.7 percent, this was announced by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Many of the middle and upper classes weren't aware of how high the poverty percentage was in Japan, they were shock to see it. The government was hidding this from the peole. In Japan their are many peole living in the streets of this rural and advanced country.
“The government knew about the poverty problem, but was hiding it”
Also one big disaster that change, and affected Japan in a high level and it was the Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the United States used its massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20000 tons of TNT.first use of the atomic bomb against humans that left several hundred thousand people dead. The magnitude of destruction that this bombing left cannot be described only by the numbers.
The effect of a nuclear explosion on humans is extreme. Any life form close enough to the point of detonation, within a radius of 4 to 6 miles, is certain to perish.The damage caused by radiation poisoning is the worst atomic bombing effect, reported rampant cases of cancer, tumors and cysts. This was just one of the worlds biggest disasters, and caused by man.
The Americans attacted Japan for the following reasons :
Testing of Atomic Bomb
To try to end the war
For bayback for the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
Health Issues in Japan :
The health and the welfare system of Japan are important factors to consider before moving into this fast-growing nation. The general health care in Japan is not only provided free for every Japanese citizen but also for foreigners.Japan offers wide varieties of options when you need medical help. Although there are numerous public and private hospitals as well as clinics, there are no ‘family-doctor’ systems.
A lot of Japanese are more focused on their family business so it is normal to see smaller numbers of Japanese doctors. Additionally, medical ethics and bedside manners are not taught in Japan.
Religion: Shintoism and Buddhism are the the two main religions.
Cultural Traditions:
Geisha are famous traditional Japanese artist-entertainers.
Samurai is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan. Samurai were expected to be cultured and literate, and over time, they lost their military function.
Kimono is a traditional form of clothing worn by Japanese women and men. There are many different kimono styles. For example Wedding, Furisode, Yukata, Houmongi, Tomesoda, and Hadajuban.
Sports :Sumo and Martial Arts: Perhaps no other sport on earth is as little known about, laden in mystery, or as misunderstood as the sport of Sumo. Fortunately though, it seems like there is now a better appreciation of Japan's old world culture even outside of Japan. This includes the traditional sports and now more than ever sumo, among other traditional sports- in particular the martial arts such as judo and karate, which have been popularized the world over, long before now.
Food: Buddhism in Japan led to the ban of meat. Because meat was banned, sushi was created. Two important dishes for Japanese culture are Sushi, which is fresh raw seafood with rice and Sashimi, which is fresh raw seafood with soy sauce. flavorful sauces.Rice,soy sauce, and noodles are part of every diet. foods consumed. The Japanese have a cooking method of dividing their food by color and taste. The Japanese are also known for using very fresh ingredients in their cooking and they have a way of arranging the food so the dish looks beautiful.
Etiquette: A person should ever enter a house with their shoes on. When going to visit another person's house you must bring a gist (preferably food). Japanese people eat sitting down. It is not appropriate to eat while walking. Saying "itadakimasu" before eating or drinking and "gochisousama deshita" after eating or when leaving the place is considered polite.
Clothes: As you may already know, the kimono is the traditional Japanese garment. The colors used in the kimonos have meaning. Black was associated with wisdom. Purple represented elegance. Browns and grays were the traditional colors for commoners.
Art: Many Japanese paintings have beautiful back-rounds of mountains and valleys with flowers, streams and rivers while other paintings have backgrounds that are just plain white.To some people the painting look unrealistic, but still dreamlike. Origami or the use of paper to make figure is another form of art traditional to Japanese people.
Dance: The Bon Ondori is Japan's traditional dance. Every summer the Bon Festival is held and people dance the Bon Ondori in the streets. The dances are done in the night because Japanese people believe their ancestor's souls come out at night. This festival is done to honor their ancestors. The Bon Ondori dance is supposed to be joyful. It consists of drum beats and many hand movements.
Music Rephrase! Gagaku: Ancient court music from China and Korea. It is the oldest type of Japanese, traditional music.
Biwagaku: Music played with the Biwa, a kind of guitar with four strings.
Nohgaku: Music played during Noh performances. It basically consists of a chorus, the Hayashi flute, theTsuzumi drum, and other instruments.
Sokyoku: Music played with the Koto, a type of zither with 13 strings.
Shakuhachi: Music played with the Shakuhachi, a bamboo flute that is about 55 cm long. The name of the flute is its length expressed in shaku an old Japanese unit of length.
Shamisenongaku: Music played with the Shamisen, a kind of guitar with only three strings. Kabuki and Bunrakuperformances are accompanied by the shamisen.
Location: Island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Eastern Peninsula
Geography: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. Japan is an island with a coastline ranging from long, sandy beaches to areas with steep cliffs. The country forms an arc and contains four large islands and many smaller ones.
Population: 126,475,664
Government Type: a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Education: 15 years
Literacy rates: 99%
Languages: Japanese
Religion: Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
Birth rates: 7.31 births/1,000 population
Death rates: 10.09 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy: 0-14 years: 13.1%
15-64 years: 64%
65 years and over: 22.9%
Ethnic groups: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
Legal system: modeled after European civil law systems with English-American influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage: 20 years of age;
Unemployment rate: 5.1%
Population below poverty line: 15.7%
Industries: among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
Communications: Television, Mobile Phones, Internet
Military Service: 18 years of age for voluntary military service
Transnational issues: Japan fights for lands with neighboring countries.
