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"Tokyo Story" by Ozu Yasujiro, 2000.
An examinatin of the director's techniques in establishing relationships, themes and environment in the 1953 Japanese film.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 79.95
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"Ozu Yasujiro's Tokyo Story (Tokyo Monogatari 1953) tells the story of an elderly couple's visit to their children in Tokyo. The disappointments of the parents' visit are related, somewhat obliquely, to their son's and daughter's immersion in their busy city lives and their, seemingly related, lapses in manners, respect, and consideration toward their parents. The only true affection and respect they receive comes from their widowed daughter-in-law, a woman in whom conflicts between tradition and modernity are embodied. Ozu's distinctive approach to filmmaking--a combination of highly individual technique and traditional aesthetics--may be peculiarly suited to telling such a story and expressing its meanings. While many of the film's details raise questions that cannot always be answered from a Westerner's perspective it seems productive to look at Ozu's..."
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"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Memphis Bell", 2002.
A comparative analysis of the two war films "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Memphis Bell".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper compares the World War II bomber movies, "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo", and "Memphis Belle". Though both films center on a single bomber crew flying a particularly dangerous mission, they are quite divergent in their emotional impact. This paper examines these differences.
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Post World War II - The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials, 2000.
Looks at the effect these trials had on international law.
9,010 words (approx. 36.0 pages), 46 sources, $ 187.95
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This paper examines both the Nuremberg and Tokyo War Crimes Trials following World War II and it?s impact on international law. It begins with a history of the development of international law up until World War II. It then recounts the events that led up to both trials followed by a description of the charter of both trials. Next is a recount of the three top defendants in both trials followed by the general argument put forth by the defense attorneys. After this there is a section on the impact of the trials on international law followed by a argumentative section on why the trials were ?victor?s justice?. The concluding section focuses on the Rwanda and Yugoslavia tribunals and an outlook for the future.
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Mobile Phone Comparison, 2006.
A comparative report on three mobile phones for use on a business trip to Tokyo.
4,257 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 113.95
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This report evaluates three mobile phones: the Motorola A780, the Samsung SGH D500 and the Sony Ericsson K750i. The phones are evaluated according to price, battery life, memory capacity, weight and size. The report is prepared for the purpose of recommending the best mobile phone for the business trip of David & Sisters Corp.'s 20 head managers to the 2007 Tokyo IT Expo. The report concludes that the Samsung SGH D500 is the best choice for David & Sisters Corp. (DSC).
Memorandum of Transmittal
List of Tables
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose
Scope
Background
Methods of Investigation
Conclusion and Recommendation
Evaluation of Mobile Phones
Price
Battery
Memory Capacity
Weight and Size
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"According to the latest analyst report, LCD's are to overtake tube TV's in 2009. LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display and is the newest technology at this moment. LCD TV's are getting increasingly popular as they are easier to watch, are significantly brighter and feature higher contrasts. David & Sisters Corp. is determined to be the first to introduce the latest LCD TV's primarily in Berlin, and to be able to satisfy the rising customer demand for this new technology as early as mid-2007. Therefore, DSC is sending 20 of its head managers to the 2007 Tokyo IT Expo which will revolve around the latest LCD TVs."
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"Nightwork: Sexuality Pleasure and Corporate Masculinity", 2002.
A sociological analysis of the book " Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club" by Anne Allison.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper looks at the book " Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club" by anthropologist Anne Allison. It discusses the sociological approaches to how women are treated in the clubs and also how men are looked upon after they retire from work. Allison has used her own unique research method of using hands on experience rather than textual research and relying on others views.
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Frank Llloyd Wright, 2001.
Discusses his design and aesthetic philosophy for building the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (1916-1922).
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 39.95
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"Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) was the friend, disciple, and one-time partner of Louis Sullivan, but it was Wright who moved modern architecture toward what he thought of as an ?organic? orientation (Hamilton, 1992). Wright rejected the conventionally symmetrical plan of rooms arranged along either side of the hall for one in which the principal rooms were placed on cross-axes extending from a central space. In both his public and private structures, Wright employed a specific philosophy of how man and his environment were two halves of the same coin, sharing a common identity and reinforcing the existence of each other (Hamilton, 1992). Wright was influenced not only by the ideas of Sullivan and other ?modern? architects of the so-called Chicago school. He was also enormously influenced by Japanese architecture. It is this influence..."
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Japanese War Times Tribunal, 2002.
A study of the Women?s International War Crimes Tribunal, convened in December 2000, to attempt to bring accountability to those who enslaved thousands of women through the Japanese Military?s Sexual Slavery scheme, during World War II.
5,110 words (approx. 20.4 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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This paper explores and discusses the impediments to the implementation of the 2000 Tokyo Tribunal. It investigates how the Women?s International War Crimes Tribunal came to be and what it hoped to accomplish. To gain a full appreciation of the background to the issue that gave rise to the December 2000 Tribunal, this paper reviews the Japanese Imperialist Army practice, justification and affects of the system of sexual slavery. Following the historical review, it looks at how the Japanese and other government?s attitudes towards the comfort women program has hampered justice for victims. Finally, an overview of the follow-up meeting in The Hague in 2001 highlights what the efforts of these survivors and others have accomplished.
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Comfort Women, a Background
Legal Issues
Impediments to Justice
Events Leading to the Tokyo Tribunal
December 2000 Tokyo Tribunal on Sexual Slavery
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"The Women?s International War Crimes Tribunal did not happen overnight. Rather it was a product of years of effort by individuals and organizations in nine countries throughout Asia and the West. Until the early 1990?s the Japanese government refused to even acknowledge the fact of the enslavement of women into their comfort women scheme during the war. This hearing did not become a reality overnight. It took years of effort and scholarship for the Tribunal to become reality.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo war crimes trials, neglected to punish a single Japanese leader for the slavery, subsequent abuse, and destruction of women?s lives who were forced into becoming sexual slaves for the Japanese government. (Soh 2001) Documents kept at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. revealed U.S. military intelligence units had gathered important information on the comfort women program. (Soh) Some writers feel that the Tokyo tribunal?s absence of addressing this human rights violation reflects a pervasive racism of Western nations toward non-white people but also that fact that no American women were victimized. (Soh) (Llewellyn 2001) Rough estimates by scholars believe that the number of comfort women ranged between 50,000 and 200,000 and that most were believed to be Korean."
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Walt Disney?s Theme Parks, 2002.
A discussion of the history and operations behind the Walt Disney Theme Parks with an emphasis on Paris.
1,188 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines Walt Disney's amusement parks which began in the middle of some Southern California orange groves in 1955 and which changed the way that Americans and the world viewed such entertainment. It analyzes how Disney successfully marketed Disneyland as a unique entertainment experience and made his theme park world-famous which led to other theme parks opening in Florida, Tokyo and Paris. It looks at how the company also operates resorts at each of the theme park sites (with the exception of Tokyo) and is a major supplier of entertainment content (television programs, filmed entertainment, audio/video tapes and Internet content). The paper considers the international theme park operations of the company, with a particular emphasis on the company's operations in Paris.
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"Walt Disney recognized the power of television and began using tie-ins between television programs and his theme park from the beginning. The Wonderful World of Disney provided television audiences not only with entertainment programs, but also with a direct link to the company that produced them. The company also benefits from its studio operations since it is able to provide promotions for its theme parks on videos and in its productions. Movies can also be run on television, adding to the high presence and brand recognition that is associated with the organization and its products."
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Olympic Games Documentary Films, 2005.
This paper contrasts the 1936 Olympic Games documentary film by Leni Riefenstahl and the 1964 Olympic Games documentary film by Ton Ichikawa.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that that Leni Riefenstahl's film of the 1936 Olympic documentary is propaganda, focusing more on German and German-sympathetic athletes and the ambiance of the Berlin stadium, seen in its new Nazi grandeur; whereas, in the most stunning photography, Ton Ichikawa's film of the 1964 Tokyo Olympiad is a salute of the exertion of the athletes regardless of race, nationality or ethnic background. The author points out that "Tokyo Olympiad 1964" is not a "sports documentary" in the traditional sense of showing races, winners and celebrating crowds but rather a technically and emotionally gripping documentary about the effort of preparation and the Olympic spirit. The paper concludes that, in a sense, this film is just as much a propaganda piece about Japan's new maturity as was Olympia 1936 but in a way that the glorification politics do not interfere with the presentation of the athletics.
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"There is no real story line easy to follow, even though this nearly three-hour film opens with buildings being demolished to make way for the Olympic stadiums and arenas, and training areas as well as housing. As we see this, there is a voice-over which gives the other previous Olympic locations and dates. One of the next scenes is the obligatory Olympic documentary one of the torch reaching Japan, and the following thew various runners in the countryside, running to bring the torch to Tokyo and its new Olympic stadium. For Americans, the win of the Native American, Billy Mills, in the 10,000 meter race is a highlight. But, interestingly enough, the camera stays at the finish line until every racer has finished. There is also a somewhat poignant story line about the single athlete from Chad, who shares no common language with any other athlete, and trains alone. When he loses in the semi-final heat, Ahmed Isa is ignored by the crowd, but not Ichikawa. Here is loneliness amid the shouts of tens of thousands."
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Master Ukiyo-E Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro, 2005.
This paper discusses the Tokugawa society and its master ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro.
2,585 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper explains that Kitagawa Utamaro, a master of portraying beautiful women in the pleasure quarters of Edo (modern Tokyo), was a significant contributor to the ukiyo-e arts and was a great influence to future artists such as Monet, van Gogh and Gauguin. The author points out that Kitagawa Utamaro's artwork flourished under the highly restrictive and moralistic Tokugawa government; nonetheless, his wood block prints were highly regarded. The paper relates that ukiyo-e artists always concerned themselves with pictorial themes, which emphasize the popular, the familiar or the erotic, at times exceeding the limits of morality.
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"Financial security took on the form of a national market economy as well. The Tokugawa government implemented a widespread and lasting expansion of domestic commerce and manufacturing that heavily relied on money and credit, "This monetization of the economy made possible nation-wide transactions of a long-term nature, and caused the disappearance of barter and sporadic fairs." The social and political stability helped with the development of trade and credit facilities in Nagasaki, Kyoto, Osaka and Edo. Under Tokugawa rule, the townspeople enjoyed more opportunities and greater security in these places than in the average castletown. Due to these developments, more people were able to engage in trade and there was a creation of occupational skills, pride and integrity."
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Buddhist Art, 2005.
This paper establishes a timeline for the period of Buddhist Art and discusses two Buddhist artists and their works.
865 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that Buddhist Art sprang from the religion Buddhism; dragons, flowers, as well as Buddha himself are portrayed in paintings, statues, shrines, tapestry and many various forms and textures across many centuries of art. The author points out that not much is known about the ancient Buddhist artists, but two 19th century Buddhist artists are Utagawa Hiroshige, born in Tokyo and sometimes known as Ando Tokytaro, and Katsushika Hokusai, a master and genius of the Japanese art of woodblock printing. The paper relates that Buddhist Art continues to influence world art today; Cuiun Matsuda is a modern day Buddhist artist and a Buddhist priest. Chart.
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Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Aniconic Phase (5th Century - 1st Century BCE)
Iconic Phase (1st Century CE to Present)
Ancient Artists
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Buddhist Artist
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Buddhist Artist
Conclusion
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"Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan era which was from 322 BCE to 180 BCE is defined by the first clear manifestations of Buddhist art. It was during the first and second centuries BCE that sculptures gained a characteristic of being explicit in representation of Buddha, his life and his teachings. India's representations of the Buddha were the bodhi tree, the footprint, the empty throne, the lions, the columns or the lotus. The lotus was a symbol of purity."
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Doing Business in Japan, 2005.
This paper discusses the recommendation that businesses wishing to do business in Japan should find a Japanese partner for a joint venture.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper explains that Japanese companies keep their subsidiaries very tightly controlled by the parent company than most other multi-national firms; even when decision-making is delegated to other managers, the Japanese practice of consensus results in consultation with the head office in Tokyo. The author points out that, having learned some tough lessons from the financial problems of the last several years, there is now a "liberalization" of the traditional Japanese ultra-conservative and xenophobic economic policies, which makes it easier for foreign companies to invest in joint ventures. The paper relates that Japanese companies are making an effort to go global, which means they are not merely sending expatriate Japanese managers, as in recent years, but are opening up more to the cultures and practices of other countries.
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"There are now several valuable books on the subject of doing business in Japan. It would be wise for our top executives to become familiar with many of the "do's and don'ts" for Japanese communication. However, at the same time, Japanese firms are now under constraints from the international business community, including the U.S. "We feel it is perfectly legitimate to insist that Japanese companies doing business globally adhere to fair practices, both at home and abroad." In other words, for our company to penetrate Japanese markets, we need to be aware of several factors tilting in favor of local companies visa vie outsiders. This is one more reason for initiating a joint venture with a well-situated Japanese firm. It would save our company valuable time and money. Instead of starting from scratch as a "foreigner" and "outsider" we would have an entree with a "local" (i.e. Japanese) firm."
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Japanese Modernization, 2007.
This paper discuses the modernization of Japan between the period of the Meiji restoration and the end of the Taisho period in 1927.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that the restoration of the Emperor to the throne, which began the Meiji period, led to a series of official policies, such as a centralized government and moving the capitol to Tokyo, which were conducive to the process of technology and cultural modernity. The author points out that, in the Meiji period, acceptance of Western influences were shown in the cultural milieus. The paper stresses that, during the Taisho period, western influences brought about democratization as demonstrated in a two party political system and calls for universal suffrage. The author argues that Japan's failure in World War II began during the Taisho period with Japan's policy of the colonization of Taiwan in 1895 and Korea in 1910.
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"The Meiji restoration refers to the fact that the traditional emperor of Japan was essentially returned to power in 1868 following an extended period of Shogunate rule led by the Tokugawa clan. The Tokugawa clan ruled Japan from the early 1600s until 1867 and was largely responsible for Japan's increasing isolation from surrounding countries as well as fierce resistance to intrusion by the Western powers seeking access to its markets. Perhaps the single most pivotal point, vis-a-vis opening up and accepting the reality of the forces of modernization, was a series of visits by Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy beginning in 1852."
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Disneyland, 2006.
This paper examines the historical success of Walt Disney's world-wide phenomenon Disneyland.
2,747 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper details Walt Disney's utopian vision which resulted in the world-wide phenomenon of Disneyland. While Disney was already well-known for his success in film and animation, his creation of Disneyland, at the time a new and unique medium, was his all time dream, despite the critics who said it would never make a profit. This paper details Walt Disney's vision for the theme park as well as the costs. The writer of this paper describes the monumental financial success of the original theme park which eventually spawned similar parks around the world including Paris and Tokyo. This paper examines how the all American, apple-pie image of Disneyland has adapted to the times by hosting an annual gay weekend. The paper also discusses what goes on behind the scenes at the famed theme park. While Disneyland may seem like a Utopia to the paying guests, it is run like a boot camp for employees. There are strict rules about no facial hair and haircuts are approved only if they do not go below the collar. The aim of the staff is to get families into the spending mode, without ever overtly suggesting that Disneyland is a charitable enterprise.
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"Costs aside, there is a reason why Disney's theme parks are so popular. They are "clean", the employees are highly trained, the various rides and attractions are both fun and educational, even though on the busiest days this means standing in long lines. Disney's dream of creating an enterprise that can attract all types of families has come true. What is especially valuable to parents is the opportunity for their children to participate and learn about today, yesterday, and tomorrow without having to read text books or sit on class. The ultra hi-tech Tomorrowland is an experience most children could never experience otherwise. Frontierland certainly exposes them to what it took to build America more than a century ago, some of the content available to kids only in TV shows and films about cowboys and Indians and pioneers."
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The Bombing of Japan.
This paper discusses the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 8, 1945, which led to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that, although more than half a century has passed since the atomic bombing of Japan, it is still arguable whether such actions by the Allied forces were justified. The author points out that the atomic bomb was used just like any other weapon war and that the United States military did not see the atomic bomb as anything other than an instrument of war; there is little difference between the conventional destruction of Tokyo by conventional American saturation bombing, which killed some 100,000 people, and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which also killed 100,000 people. The paper relates that former President Herbert Hoover had expressed that use of the bomb had besmirched America's reputation and that its potential disastrous effects should have been described in graphic terms before the United States decided to bomb Japan.
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"President Harry S. Truman stated on August 9, 1945, "We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan's power to make war." The Allied forces believed that the use of the atomic bomb was justified due to Japan's relentless denial to surrender. Japan had demonstrated fanatical resistance by fighting to almost the last man on Pacific islands and committing mass suicide on Saipan. Moreover, by the summer of 1944, the Japanese had resorted to one major asset they still possessed, the willingness of their pilots to meet certain death, hence they developed the Kamikaze technique whereby a pilot would fly his plane directly into a ship or target."
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