History of Japan

Yes, Hirohito had real power in World War 2. Historians such as Akira Fujiwara and Peter Wetzler, based on the primary sources and the monumental work of Shiro Hara have produced evidence suggesting that the Emperor worked through intermediaries to exercise a great deal of control over the military and was neither bellicose nor a pacifist, but an opportunist who governed in a pluralistic decision-making process. American historian Herbert P. Bix argues that Emperor Shōwa might have been the prime mover of most of the events of the two wars.

The modernization of Japan during the Meiji restoration resulted in the rise of japan as an imperialistic nation.

good fortune.

Yes but the firearms were extremely poor against the very modern guns and ammo,

they were using old tech not even new during our civil war,,smooth bore

long arms didn't even have a shoulder stock on them..they also did not engage

well against the new tactics..untill it turned into close combat hand fighting they were just target practice...

Japan definitely won at sea; destroying 2 out of 3 Russian battleship fleets. But it should be said that the Russian battleship fleet under the command of Admiral Z. Rozhestvensky, conducted a charge into Admiral Togo's battleline in the same manner as did the British Charge of their Light Brigade in 1854 at Balaklava, during the Crimean War. At least Rozhestvensky charged, instead of turning their tails to the enemy...as two fleets would later do in a later war. On land, Japan was feeling the strain, running low on both manpower and funds. On land, Russia was in it's element, and it was only time that Russia needed to gain the strength needed to win. But Revolution at home also took it's toll on the Russians, and Japan & Russia both called it quits, Russia accepting a Japanese victory.

There was no emperor, the last emporer, Puyi, was desposed in 1911. Just in case you're wondering, Mao wasn't the emperor either. The communists weren't even in power then.

An obvious answer is the fact that Japan has not been isolated from foreign influences except for a series of very select historical periods throughout the nation's history. Much of Japanese culture and, indeed, a majority of the genetic stock that makes up the modern Japanese ethnic group came from East and North Asia. China and Korea are the most obvious donors with the Kanji writing system, Buddhism, rice cultivation, ironworking, tea, and so on being introduced from these areas.

What I am assuming what you are referring to is the isolation period that coincided with the Edo Period or the Tokugawa Shogunate of the 17th to 19th centuries. In this instance, Japan was isolated from Western culture by it's geography in several ways.

First, Japan is one of the furthest areas from Europe to reach by sea travel. To get there at that period in time, one must have gone around the entirety of Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, then gone around and up the coast of Southeast Asia and China. The alternative would have been to cross the Atlantic to go through the dangerous Straits of Magellan at the southern tip of South America and then cross the entire Pacific Ocean. Either way, the journey was quite dangerous and very long.

Secondly, the presence of other, more lucrative targets allowed Japan to remain generally isolated for as long as it did. China was, of course, for the longest time the main interest of the Western trading nations in East Asia. Portugual originally started trading with Japan after finding the islands by accident because an embargo between Japan and China allowed the Portuguese to act as an intermediary, increasing their profits in trading with China. Then, when the European powers began colonizing Asia, Japan received mainly peripheral attention (ex. the Dutch on Dejima Island) because Europe was occupied absorbing their own gains in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and later Chinese concessions. By the time the West and it's cultural influence in the form of the US, UK, and France (Russia in the north) began seriously intruding in Japanese society in limited geographic areas, Japan was beginning to voluntarily Westernize on it's own, especially after the Meiji Restoration.

The first step is knowledge. Knowing that you can run with the speed of your ancestor's will and the quickness of the native tiger.

The second step is training. Western tennis shoes are the worst footwear to be worn during training. Running in bare feet is ideal. This is conducive to your body connecting with the earth's momentum.

The third step. Real life training. Try poking a large, short-tempered animal with a stick; or slapping a muscular man at a bar in the face...then practice.

Caste system on top of which samurai comes.

Akihito Tsugonimaya, born in 1933, was the fourth child and first son of Hirohito.

Isolated from the world

It was a time of great beauty and many pieces of literature that are considered the most famous in the world were wrote during that period. Art was also greatly popular.

These tattoos have deep cultural and ethnic connotations, which should definitely be known before you get them. You should not just get them because they look cool and all your friends have one such tattoo. In fact, the Chinese and Japanese cherry blossoms have quite different implications when considered individually. According to the Chinese traditions, the cherry blossom is a symbol of power along with the feminine etiquette and delicacy. They symbolize the petite beauty and sexuality of women along with their dominance natures. The cherry blossoms symbolize freshness and hence are a language of love said by the herbs and flowers.

The Japanese, however, say that since the cherry blossom lasts only for a short time, it represents the transitory phase of life. This concept is related to the roots of Buddhism and means that nothing in life is permanent. Change is the only constant and so, we should not be too depressed with anything in life. The fallen cherry blossom is considered as the life of a warrior who passed away before his time in a war.

Yes, Japan is one of the richest countries in the world.

Yes. In fact, Mexico is one of the original founding members of the United Nations Charter signed on June 26, 1945

Japan saw foreigners as a threat after Spain seized the Philippines.

25 December 1926 - 7 January 1989

one of the most bloodiest battles that took place was the battle of the Somme AKA the bloodiest day in military history. the British lead by sir Douglas haig. on the first day the British lost 20,000 men in one day between 7am and 10am

* anyone that follows the samirai code wich iscalled Bushido which means the way of the warrior. It was their way of life. The Samurai's loyalty to the emperor were unsurpassed. They were trustworthy and honest. They lived simple lives with no interest in riches and material things, but rather in honor and pride. They were men of true strength. Samurai had no fear of death.

Well, its government is a lot more complicated than ours. First of all, they are a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. Just to let you know, they still have branches and congress like ours. Although, Japan has an emperor, which is like a king or dictator is the only thing that is different. Japan Emperor right now is Emperor Akihito, commonly referred to as the Mikado?

Heian society equated beauty with goodness.

No, because although the world thought the Japanese Emperor held complete power it was in fact the nationalist government and the prime minister (Hideki Tojo) who had the real power and were responsible for everything Japan did during the war for example the ministers would plan an invasion and then show it to the emperor to see if he would say yes or no but unfortunately the emperor would not know what an invasion entailed so he was unwillingly saying yes to actions that would cause the deaths of thousands of people, but in the end Tojo was held responsible and executed at the International Military Tribunal for the far East.

Samurai were soldiers, as a group they had no enemies of their own.

the question might be clearer that way: "who are the enemies of soldiers?"

the answer is, the current enemies of whom they happen to serve.

Other samurai. The Samurai were soldiers that worked for war lords and rulers throughout Japan.

The samurai were hired by Shoguns so their enemies were the enemies of their Shogun. Or anyone who attacked their homes.

To improve discipline, the samurai followed bushido (the way of the warrior) the seven virtues of bushido are Rectitude, Courage, Benevolence, Respect, Honesty, Honour and loyalty