Japanese history questions! Help!?
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most lords wore this, i think...\nhttp://image.blog.livedoor.jp/nobunaga_1534/7d3046d3.jpg\n\n\nelegant clothing\nhttp://www.u-can.jp/course/data/in_html/28/images/about_pic_0005.jpg\n\nthey lived in "bukeyashiki"\nhttp://www.geocities.jp/tugukeiko12/fhoto1/asakura.jpg\nhttp://www.bukeyashiki.com/gazou/title_photo_buke.jpg
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♡You already got some good answers but you can also find some info and "chart" (scroll down halfway please) at this site:\nhttp://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=359&pID=329&cName=Japanese%20Culture&pName=culture-blood-types\nI live in Japan and get asked about my blood type (*^o^*)often! Blood Type A is the most common Japanese blood type. Hope this helps!♡
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There is no doubt that the interment of Japanese during World War II is not a stellar event in the rights of individuals.  It should be kept in mind that such government instigated intrusive acts had happened here many times in prior years.  \n\nIt should also be understood that this happened over a period of time (mostly during War Time) and was not supported by all Americans.  A short summary of events, as they occurred, might help to understand how this all came about.\n\n1939\nLists of "dangerous" enemy aliens and citizens began to be compiled in various government departments, such as the FBI, special intelligence agencies of the Justice Department, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the army's Military Intelligence Division.8 \n1940\nThe census found 126,947 Japanese Americans; 62.7% were citizens by birth. In addition, 157,905 were in the Territory of Hawaii, and 263 in the Territory of Alaska.2 \nSummer, 1941\nThe Hawaiian National Guard (made up largely of Nisei) was federalized and later became the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team.1 \nNovember 1, 1941\nThe Japanese Language School at the Presidio of San Francisco was formed. In the first class were 45 Nisei and Kibei and 15 others. It was moved to Camp Savage, Minnesota, renamed the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) and later moved to Fort Snelling, Minnesota.1 \nNovember 7, 1941\nCurtis Munson issued his report on the Japanese Americans living on the coast.12 \nNovember 26, 1941\nGrace Tully (Roosevelt's secretary) told Henry Field (anthropologist and aide to Roosevelt) that the President was ordering him to produce, in the shortest time possible, the full names and addresses of each American-born and foreign-born Japanese listed by locality within each state. She told him to use the 1930 and 1940 census.13 \nDecember 7, 1941\nJapan bombed Pearl Harbor.\nA blanket presidential warrant authorized U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle to have the FBI arrest a predetermined number of "dangerous enemy aliens," including German, Italian, and Japanese nationals. 737 Japanese Americans arrested by the end of the day.2 \n\nDecember 8, 1941\nU.S. entered World War II. \nDecember 11, 1941\nFBI detained 1370 Japanese Americans classified as "dangerous enemy aliens."2 \nDecember 22, 1941\nThe Agriculture Committee of the L.A. Chamber of Commerce recommended that all Japanese nationals be put under "absolute Federal control."2 \nDecember 29, 1941\nAll enemy aliens in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada were ordered to surrender contraband.2 \nJanuary 5, 1942\nJapanese American selective service registrants classified as enemy aliens (IV-C). Many Japanese American soldiers discharged or assigned to menial labor such as "kitchen police."2 \nJanuary 6, 1942\n"I do not believe that we could be any too strict in our consideration of the Japanese in the face of the treacherous way in which they do things," wrote Leland Ford, L.A. Congressman, in a telegram to Secretary of State Cordell Hull, asking that all Japanese Americans be removed from the West Coast.2 \nJanuary 28, 1942\nThe California State Personnel Board voted to bar all "descendants of natives with whom the United States [is] at war" from all civil service positions. This was only enforced against Japanese Americans.2\nJanuary 29, 1942\nAttorney General Francis Biddle began the establishment of prohibited zones forbidden to all enemy aliens. German, Italian, and Japanese aliens were ordered to leave San Francisco waterfront areas.2 \nJanuary 30, 1942\n"Unless something is done it may bring about a repetition of Pearl Harbor," said Earl Warren, California Attorney General, calling Japanese Californians the "Achilles heel of the entire civilian defense effort."2 \nFebruary 4, 1942\nThe U.S. Army established 12 "restricted areas" in which enemy a
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Why are so many stupid Americans trying to somehow bring themselves into a question that is clearly about the "structural" governments of China and Japan???\n\nBoth Japan and China were initially very similar in that they were under imperial rule although Japan did have more of a functional parliament and was definitely more advanced, progressive and shall we say, ah, "expansive". The chinese emperor feared he would not be able to challenge Japan's military superiority and thus sought to appease/ally with them but the Japs had other ideas and invaded them and pretty much ruled the place. This is where the Chinese lost all faith in their emperor. As soon as China was liberated from Japanese occupation they decided that people power was the only way, deposed the emperor and the communist party took over. After WW2 Japan's emperor was relegated to the role of mere figurehead and full political power given to a democratic parliament.
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http://japanese.about.com/bl50kanji_meiyo.htm\n\nHere is a link - hope its what you are looking for.
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The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolulu Harbor as indentured laborers of the many sugarcane and pineapple plantations. This event leads to several phases of Japanese American history: anti-alien period of the west coast in the early twentieth century, internment period during World War II, and finally political empowerment period of the late 1960s leading into the present day. Here are some key events for Japanese Americans:\n\n1869, A group of Japanese people arrive at Gold Hills, California and build the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony and Okei becomes the first recorded Japanese woman to die and be buried in the US. \n1890, First wave of Japanese immigrants to provide labor in Hawai'i sugarcane and pineapple plantations, California fruit and produce farms \n1900s, Japanese begin to lease land and sharecrop \n1902, Yone Noguchi publishes the The American Diary of a Japanese Girl, the first Japanese-American novel \n1907, Gentlemen's Agreement between United States and Japan that Japan would stop issuing passports for new laborers \n1908, Japanese picture brides enter the United States \n1913, California Alien Land Law of 1913 ban Japanese from purchasing land; whites threatened by Japanese success in independent farming ventures \n1924, United States Immigration Act of 1924 banned immigration from Japan \n1930s, Issei become economically stable for the first time in California and Hawai'i \n1941, Japanese attack Honolulu; federal government arrest Japanese community leaders \n1942, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 on February 19 uprooting Japanese Americans, except in Hawai'i, to be sent to concentration camps (euphemized by the government as "internment camps") \n1943, Japanese American soldiers from Hawai'i forming the 100th U.S. Army Battalion arrive in Europe \n1944, U.S. Army 100th Batallion merges with the all-volunteer Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team \n1945, 442nd Regimental Combat team awarded 18,143 Medal of Valor decorations and 9,486 Purple Heart decorations becoming the highest decorated military unit in United States history \n1959, Daniel K. Inouye becomes the first Japanese American in Congress \n1965, Patsy T. Mink becomes the first woman of color in Congress \n1971, Norman Y. Mineta elected mayor of San Jose, California; becomes first Asian American mayor of a major US city \n1974, George R. Ariyoshi becomes the first Japanese American state governor \n1978, Ellison S. Onizuka becomes the first Asian American astronaut \n1980, Congress creates Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate World War II policies over Japanese Americans \n1983, Commission reports Japanese American internment was not a national security necessity \n1988, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs Civil Liberties Act of 1988 apologizing for Japanese American internment and provide reparations of $20,000 to each victim \n1994, Mazie K. Hirono becomes the first Japanese immigrant elected state lieutenant governor \n1999, Gen. Eric Shinseki becomes the first Asian American U.S. military chief of staff \n2000, Norman Y. Mineta becomes the first Asian American appointed to the U.S. Cabinet; worked as Commerce Secretary (2000-2001), Transportation Secretary (2001-present) \n[edit]\nImmigration\nPeople from Japan began migrating to the U.S. in significant numbers following the political, cultural, and social changes stemming from the 1868 Meiji Restoration. Particularly after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigrants were sought by industrialists to replace the Chinese immigrants. In 1907, the "Gentlemen's Agreement" between the governments of Japan and the U.S. ended immigration of Japanese workers (i.e., men), but permitted the immigration of spouses of Japanese immigrants already in the U.S. The Immigration Act of 1
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try http://www.yourdictionary.com/ there should be a Finish learning program there. I have used thet site to get to a japanesse learning program...
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1.) The Japanese Shogun, who led from Edo (now Tokyo), wanted European trade to flow through Edo. Europeans wanted to trade through Kyushu (the southernmost island). Additionally, China rejected his overtures for additional trade. The Shogun then moved to restrict trade in his favor (remember, at this point, Japan was a feudal state).\n\n2.) Christianity was starting to flourish in parts of Japan, and the Shogun began to get worried. Christianity was seen as a destabilizing factor, so the Shogun moved to purge it from Japan, by restricting the religion, massacring Christians, expelling Europeans, and forcing subjects to register at temples.\n\nThe period of no contact was between 1641 and 1854, although the Chinese and Dutch were allowed limited contact at Nagasaki.
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You need to download "Japanese Language Pack"... go to\nhttp://www.kanjistep.com/en/misc/howto.html
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♡This question gets asked often and most of the sites given in reply are those listed. Please check them all and find the one or ones that work BEST for YOU! Hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy learning Japanese!♡ \nThe best site seems to be:\nhttp://yesjapan.com/.\nBut these sites may be useful as well:\nhttp://www.freejapaneselessons.com/\nhttp://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html\nhttp://www.learn-japanese.info/\nhttp://genki.yousei-ziploc.com/main.php\nhttp://www.learn-japanese.net/webpages/1/\nhttp://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/nihongo/contents.html\nhttp://www.japaneselearning.com/index.php?option=content&task=category&sectionid=2&id=8&Itemid=27\nhttp://www.japanippon.com/japanese/classroom.htm\nhttp://www.kanachart.com/\nhttp://www.kanjisite.com/\nhttp://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/\nhttp://home.inter.net/kenbutler/cyber.html\nhttp://www.ajalt.org/sj/\nhttp://kana.gerke-preussner.de/\nhttp://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html\n\nCheck the language exchange Network:\nhttp://www.sharedtalk.com/
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This is a bit of an awkward question!!\n\nMy first thought was "why doesn't he ask his wife?!" but depending on circumstances it's possible she might not know...?!\n\nA lot of it depends on her circumstances - for example, you don't say how old she is, but Tatsue is a VERY old name, so IF she's old then she probably hasn't GOT a kanji ... in those days (the days of my mother-in-law!) women's names didn't have kanji, only hiragana - たつえ.\n\nAlso, as you already know, there could be loads of different combinations of kanji to make that name! Was she born outside of Japan? And not registered with the Japanese embassy? That would explain the lack of a kanji...\nWas she named after a Japanese grandmother perhaps?\n\nIf her parents are still around, ask them what her name means - that will be the best clue as to which kanji she's supposed to have! Or maybe they told her about it when she was younger.\n\nIf no-one knows, or if she was just given hiragana, let HER choose her own kanji!!!! That would be a nice touch!!\n\nBut PLEASE!! Make sure she's happy with the thought of you getting a tattoo before you do it!! Some women get very upset about things like that - especially if they're not warned about it in advance!!!!!\n\nAnyway, I'll add this to my watch list, so that I can check to see if you've added more information! If you do, maybe we can help you find a suitable kanji - my husband's Japanese, and of course there's always the online dictionaries...!
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Try asking this question under Travel-South East Asia-Japan\n\nI think you will find a more intellegent answer there.\n\nThere many wonderful Japanese people always willing to help.
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Try \n\nhttp://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/world/global_trivia.html\n\nI linked to 'global trivia', but they have LOTS of categories and quizzes just on this one site.  You can easily find a good assortment of questions there.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nPolly
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Even during the seclusion, Japan had some trade going on, but exclusively with a few peoples.\n\nAnyways, I think you should mention something about it giving Japan a strong sense of unity or nationalism that other countries don't necessarily have. Or say something about how it allowed them to preserve their own culture longer than other countries that began extensive trading with other countries earlier.
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Try wikipedia.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudal_Japan
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I miss Okinawa!  I saw your photo album. It helped me to remember a bit of Okinawa.  That was the nicest thing I've seen in months.  I never got to go to mainland or the PI.  Check my profile.  You would make an interesting friend!\n\n\nAaarrdaaaGaatO\nAragato?\nThank you.
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ok, let me say that 10 year olds should not be allowed to ask questions. \n\nbut here goes.\nIf you knew your history the leaders of japan cared nothing for their people.  when we dropped the first bomb, they did not care.  after the second bomb they did not care.  they DID NOT care about their people.  they believed they were gods.  and their people should die for them.  just look at the Kamikaze.  \n\nsecond.\nthe bombs did not end the war.  it was after the second bomb the russa signed their declaration of war.  (they signed it because they knew we would win.  before that they were too scared to sign one.)\n\nJapan knew they could not win a 2 front war.  they were worried that both would invade and kill Hirohito.  he  did not care how many bombs were dropped on their people.\n\nOK, last\ndid you know that japan dropped anthrax on china durring ww2.  no you did not, did you.\n\nUnit 731 was a secret military medical unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that researched biological warfare and other topics through human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and World War II era. For information on its origin see Kempeitai Political Department and Epidemic Prevention Research Laboratory.\n\nThe unit was disguised as a water purification unit. It was based in Pingfang, near the city of Harbin in northeastern China, the region which was then part of the puppet state of Manchukuo. Various Eastern and Western sources estimate anywhere from 3,000 to 200,000 Chinese, Korean, Mongolians, Allied civilians and POWs (especially Russian POWs) were directly or indirectly killed by Unit 731's experiments.\n\n\nso before you go and point your finger at the USA why dont you get your facts straight.\nDAMN I HATE THESE 10 YEAR olds who are stuped.