Japan
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The Japanese archipelago has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic (30,000 BC). Between the fourth and ninth centuries AD, the kingdoms of the region became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in Heian-kyō. Beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators () and feudal lords (), and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (''samurai''). After a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy. In 1854, a United States fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period, the Empire of Japan adopted a Western-modeled constitution, and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization. Amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, Japan invaded China in 1937 and entered World War II as an Axis power in 1941. After suffering defeat in the Pacific War and two atomic bombings, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year Allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.
Under the 1947 constitution, Japan has maintained a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet. Japan is a highly developed country and a great power, with one of the largest economies by nominal GDP. Japan has renounced its right to declare war, though it maintains a self-defense force that ranks as one of the world's strongest militaries. A global leader in the automotive, robotics, and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology, and is one of the world's largest exporters and importers. It is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions. Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Japan has one of the world's longest life expectancies but is experiencing a population decline due to its very low birth rate.
Japan is a cultural superpower as its culture is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime, and video game industries. Provided by Wikipedia
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Kanban Just-in Time at Toyota : Management Begins at the Workplace / by JapanManagementAssociation
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Japan and its trade / by Morris, J., of Japan
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Makers of Japan / by Morris, J., of Japan
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Kanban Just-in Time at Toyota : Management Begins at the Workplace. by JapanManagementAssociation
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The Thames and I : a memoir by Prince Naruhito of two years at Oxford. by Naruhito, Emperor of Japan, 1960-
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The Thames and I : a memoir by Prince Naruhito of two years at Oxford. by Naruhito, Emperor of Japan, 1960-
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Fushimi Tennō gyoshū.
伏見天皇御集.by Fushimi, Emperor of Japan, 1265-1317Published 1979“…Japan. Kunaichō. Shoryōbu…”
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EVOLUTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM an east asian perspective. by JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR UNITED NATIONS STUDIES
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Gotoba-in gyoshū /
後鳥羽院御集 /by Gotoba, Emperor of Japan, 1180-1239Published 1997Call Number: Loading…
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Makers Of Japan / by Morris, J. (John) (Writer on Japan)
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Tomoshibi = Light : collected poetry / by Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan, 1933-
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Connecting East Asia : a New Framework for Infrastructure. by Japan Bank for International Cooperation, World Bank
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Shikishi Naishinnō shū, Shunzei-kyō no Musume shū, Kenrei Monʼin Ukyō no Daibu shū, Enshi /
式子內親王集, 俊成卿女集, 建礼門院右京大夫集, 艶詞 /by Shikishi, Princess, daughter of Goshirakawa, Emperor of Japan, -1201Published 2001Call Number: Loading…
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The Fukui earthquake of June 28, 1948 : report of the Special Committee for the Study of the Fukui Earthquake / by Japan Fukui Jishin Chōsa Kenkyū Tokubetsu Iinkai
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String of beads : complete poems of Princess Shikishi / by Shikishi, Princess, daughter of Goshirakawa, Emperor of Japan, -1201
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Maximizing u.s. interests in science and technology relations with japan. by Committee On Japan, National Research Council, National Academy Of Sciences
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Kanmon nikki.
看聞日記by Gosukō, Prince, grandson of Sukō, Emperor of Japan, 1372-1456Published 2002“…Japan. Kunaichō. Shoryōbu…”
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Learning to Request in a Second Language : a Study of Child Interlanguage Pragmatics. by Machiko Achiba (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Japan)
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A climb in the Japanese Alps / by Chichibu no Miya Yasuhito, Prince, son of Taishō, Emperor of Japan, 1902-1953
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Kabuki the classic theatre of Japan /
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