Abstract
In this paper the author starts with an in-depth description of what a tsunami is and how it is caused. The author clearly defines that a tsunami is not a tidal wave. He then goes on to focus on the tsunamis that have occurred off the coast of Japan and what devastation they have brought to the local population. The paper concludes with a look at modern geology and how it can be used to try and prevent further tsunami disasters or at least how populations can be pre-warned.

From the Paper
"The Okushiri tsunami demonstrates how Japan, and many other nations threatened by tsunamis, have started to try to deal with these potent natural phenomena. Survey teams, including experts from Japan and the United States, were on the scene within hours of the quake and tsunami. The American scientists were part of the U.S-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR). They took measurements and eyewitness testimony to document the exact nature and extent of the disaster"

Tags:seismic, earthquakes, powerful, shore, water, harbour, coastal

Abstract
This paper describes the work of the Tsunami Club, which specializes in karate, Japanese judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for children aged 3-17 of both sexes.The program is seen to be holistic since it focuses on all of the child. It also tells how the founder of the program has incorporated aspects of Japanese culture, such as development of respect for elders, friendship and mutual understanding, into this program.

From the Paper
"The Tsunami Club, located on Glen Cameron Road in Thornhill, specializes in karate, Japanese judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for children aged 3-17 of both sexes. Intensive judo training is combined with personal and life skills development. This program was chosen because comprehensive programs involving judo have been developed coast to coast, and children's entire physical activity centers on them. The founder and president of this program, Viktor Sokolovski, has utilized aspects of Japanese culture such as development of respect for elders, as well as all age groups, along..."

Tags:judo, exercise, training

Abstract
This paper critiques a program of the Tsunami Club, which specializes in karate, Japanese judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for children aged 3-17 of both sexes. The paper focuses on this club because of its comprehensive programs involving judo that has been developed coast to coast and because the children's entire physical activity centers on them. The paper describes the program and concludes with recommendations for its improvement. a copy of an advertisement for the Tsunami Club is appended to the paper.

Table of Contents:
Introduction/Description
Program Critique
Recommendations

From the Paper
"Judo can be used effectively with children who have emotional, developmental and behavioral problems because they learn the power of concentration. The program should be expanded over the Toronto area as a teaching strategy for such children. Mannion (5) states that "the kicks, stances, punches and grappling of martial arts are a good way for children with behavioral problems to channel their aggression". At the same time, judo is not about the external so that teachers need to ensure that students are internalizing the lessons."

Tags:judo karate, physical activity, motor concentration

Abstract
The paper discusses how females have had a major impact on Japanese literature. The paper focuses on two women in particular, Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu, who were attendants in the court of the Empress in the Heian Period, and wrote influential and widely read books that reflected the society they lived in, yet are relevant in today's world as well. The paper notes that an ancient Japanese proverb called Onna-Taki, or Woman Hill, named for the area's tradition of female-headed clans, says, "If a man from any other place weds a woman from this place, he will die and wither immediately" ("Catalog"). The paper highlights how this proverb represents the strength of ancient Japanese women writers, and the influence they exerted over Japanese literature and society.

From the Paper
"Females have had a major impact on Japanese literature. Two women in particular, Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu, who were attendant's in the court of the Empress in the Heian Period, wrote influential and widely read books that reflected the society they lived in, yet are relative in..."

Tags:japanese, females, literature

Abstract
This paper focuses on two chapters from Brett De Bary's translation of 'Origins of Modern Japanese Literature' by Karatani Kojin. This paper introduces a distinctively Japanese regard for landscape in relation to literature, and discusses what Kojin referred to as the `discovery of Interiority'. The paper reviews these chapters as they are a helpful introduction to other trends in modern Japanese literature before the rise of militarism.The rise in militarism heralded the War in the Pacific that brought the destruction of the Japanese`modern' order as it is known.

From the Paper
"Foreign influence of the later 19th century inspired reflection on Japanese literature hitherto shaped by Confucian/Chinese literary culture. Several reformers appeared, esp. Soseki of early 20th century to inspire a strongly Japanese expression; focus on landscape as background for human activity, and conveying of human psychology. Expression then delayed by rise of Japanese militarism in 1920s and 1930s; much of what we understand, now, did not surface strongly till after 1949. Mainly course material references."

Tags:19th/20thc, japanese, lit/theory

Abstract
In this essay, a father writes a letter to his son who died while they were in a Japanese Internment camp during World War II. Although this is a fictional account, the emotions and events depicted are vivid and based on truth. This story touches on events such as Roosevelt's order to inter Japanese citizens during the war, as well as describing the lives Japanese-Americans had made for themselves on the West Coast following their immigration to the US. The narrator also discusses the reparations the US government offered to pay Japanese-Americans following the war, questioning whether the money was worth the loss of his only son.

From the Paper
"I was so wrapped up in my own feelings that I barely realized that you were coming down with an awful cold. The cold must have lasted for weeks before I even realized that you were under the weather. Please don't get the idea that I did not care about you. I cared about you deeply but I didn't understand how badly the camp was ruining my perception of the world around me. The look in your face was becoming pale everyday yet I did nothing to help you. I was stuck in my own fear of what would happen if I would actually go and face reality. Writing this letter to you today has made me open up the wounds that will allow me to deal with the scars that were created such a long time ago."

Tags:Japanese Internment Camp, World War II, reparations, creative writing

Abstract
This paper looks at the factors related to the group orientedness of Japanese culture. It describes how the attributes of collectivism, the concept of Amae, and the kinship family structure of the Japanese extends itself to become attributes of the larger social structure. The paper explains how because of this, Japanese culture has developed a culture of group orientedness.

From the Paper
"An interesting phenomenon about Asian culture is its collective nature. This phenomenon found in so many Asian cultures is developed from projecting attributes of family life into the greater cultural system. Unlike the individualism of western cultures, Asian cultures tend to place individuality second to the family and community values and structures. Particular attributes of the Asian culture's social structure include this innate disposition to promote social and family goals over individual goals. Families are more hierarchical in nature and are authoritative with older children, however parenting is more relaxed with children younger..."

Tags:amae, collectivism, japanese

Abstract
The paper discusses Impressionism, Japanese woodblock prints and how Impressionism was affected by the Japanese. The paper explains how Impressionism began as a rebellion by four students who were tired of the conventional art strategies. The paper relates that many art critics believed the artists were crazy with their designs, but today these paintings are considered art. The paper explains that different artists and Japanese prints and artists have made Impressionism become a recognized art.

From the Paper
"Impressionism Begins as a Rebellion. Four art friends rebel against contemporary art to create an artist style called Impressionism. Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Brazille were friends who had attended painting classes together. The conventional art at that time was centered on history and Greek mythology with dark colors, which many young artists thought was quite boring. These four artists went into the forest of Fortainbleau and started painting outside."

Tags:impressionism, japanese, monet

Abstract
This paper discusses how three Japanese poems reflect the values of traditional Japanese culture. The poems under consideration are: "Crafty Fox," "Yellow Earth," and "My Poetry."

From the Paper
"No account of Japanese art whether visual or textual can be complete without reference to the highly traditional and highly honored value system of historic Japan. Contemporary values of Japan can be traced as far back as the..."

Tags:Japanese, values, Bushido, serenity, poetry

Abstract
This paper discusses Americans playing for Japanese leagues, and Japanese playing for American leagues. Through the years there has been a great deal of cultural tension, yet, through baseball these tensions are beginning to change. The paper shows that Japanese players in the American baseball leagues are making a significant cultural impact. Americans playing in Japan are affecting the culture as well.

From the Paper
"Research indicates that in 1934 Babe Ruth led a group of professional American players to tour Japan. During that visit the Japanese were so impressed by the players, and the game, that they began to form their own leagues within a few years. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese baseball was not considered seriously by professional athletes. Furthermore, there were no suggestions that Americans play for Japanese teams. Yet, as time progressed, and tensions eased between the two countries, some American players began to consider that the Japanese leagues might be where they belonged in the sport. It was also true that American managers decided to take a chance at working in the realm of Japanese baseball. And, as the world has begun to change, Japanese players have been enticed to attempt to play in the American baseball leagues."

Tags:japanese, american, baseball