JAPAN And Ishigaki Rin By Micah J. Stevens Population:126,919,659 Urbanization: 93.5% Age Majority: 25–54 years 37.87% Sanitation: 100% of population Median Age/Gender: Life Expectancy: male: 45.2 years male: 81.4 years female: 47.9 years female: 88.26 year Demographics • Location: Eastern Asia • Slightly smaller than CA • Terrain: Mostly rugged and mountainous • Natural Resources: negligible mineral resources, fish • Religion: Shintoism 79.2%, Buddhism 66.8%, Christianity 1.5%, other 7.1% • Many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism • Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy • Language: Japanese Geography • 660 BCE: Founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU • 1633: Sakoku (Tokugawa Shogunate) • 1854: Ports Open • 29 November 1890: Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy • April 1942: Bombing of Tokyo 97,000 killed, 125,000 wounded, 286,358 buildings and homes destroyed • August 6 1945: Nuclear Bomb Hiroshima 90,000–146,000 • August 9 1945: Nuclear Bomb Nagasaki 39,000–80,000 • 3 May 1947: Current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution History • Manga: whimsical drawings • Anime: type of cartoon with detailed characters • Kawaii: Belief in aesthetic cuteness • Bushido: True warrior must hold that loyalty, courage, veracity, compassion, and honor as important, above all else • Imperial Seal of Japan • Tsukiji market in Tokyo is the world's largest fish market. Culture Imperial Seal of Japan Bushido • Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil • Coffee is very popular and Japan imports approximately 85% of Jamaica's annual coffee production. • Japan's literacy rate is almost 100%. Fun Facts • Early works influenced by Chinese literature • Influenced by Indian Literature • Ancient literature (until 794): Mythology and folk Songs • Classical literature (794–1185): golden era of art and literature Literary History • Medieval literature (1185–1603): development of a warrior class, and subsequent war tales, histories, and related stories • Early-modern literature (1603–1868): Many genres debut • Modern literature (1868–1945): Realism, Romanticism, Naturalism • Post-war literature: Stories of disaffection, loss of purpose, and the coping with defeat Literary History • Artist name: Ishigaki Rin • DOB: 21 February 1920 • (D. 26 December 2004) • Country/Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan • Relevant Literary or Philosophical movement: Marxism, Contemporary • Genres: Poetry, short stories • Main themes: gender construct, social inequality, social value of women, anti-environmental devastation, anti-war, anti-nuclear • Style: use of imagery, sly and gentle humor, power in diction, and • Examples: “now red carrots, now personal presence in each piece black seaweed, now crushed fish” Rap Sheet for Ishigaki Rin • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_popular_culture • http://facts-about-japan.com/interesting.html • http://www.japan-guide.com • http://www.infoplease.com/country/japan.html • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Seal_of_Japan • https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c9/90/ec/ c990ec79a83b45d68978936f24348447.jpg • http://educationcloset.com/2015/08/06/bushido-the-start-of-a-stronger-classroom-community/ • http://www.fr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/japan-banner-1920x1024.jpg • http://www.modelunitednations.it/en/programs/model-united-nations-japan/ • http://www.aikido-world.com/articles/Bushido-Code%20of%20the%20Warrior,%20the %20Samurai.htm • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sugihara/readings/bushido.html • http://www.britannica.com/topic/Bushido Sources.