Japan & Korea -- Post War Japan, Korea, and the United States: Comparisons & Contrasts What will the be the role of the U.S. going into the future vis-a-vis Japan and Korea? Now that Kim Jong-il has died and his son is taking over in the highly secretive, communist North Korea, it adds a powerful degree of uncertainty as to what the relationship will be between South Korea, Japan, and North Korea.

Cross-Cultural relationships in Post-War Japan Each of the cross-cultural couples depicted in Joshua Logan's 1957 film Sayonara must contend with political, social, cultural, and personal barriers. The United States Army has strict and official policies that forbid relationships between American soldiers and Japanese women. Moreover, the American government will not permit the Japanese brides of soldiers to become U.S. citizens. Despite these laws, about 10,000 American soldiers have already married Japanese

At which point, they began to vigorously compete against American firms. Then, during the 1970's is when China and other nations throughout Asia began to focus on trading aggressively with: Europe, Japan and the United States. This meant that the overall amounts of competition facing American companies increased exponentially. Once this occurred, is when they began to become more competitive against foreign firms. (Frye, 1997, pp. 354 -- 358)

With the public pressure in the right places, regulations of application and procedures can be developed for precise procedures (Vosse 1996). Broadbent (1996) writes that the ecological consequences, from construction to removal of merchandise that are dangerous and poisonous ought to be considered in the rules. Elements ought to be assessed depending on the altitude of peril, and where prudent substitutes have become obtainable, limitations will be forced. Rules for

Mass Culture in Postwar Japan: As Seen Through the Films, Tokyo Drifter and Ohayo Post war Japan was flung into a mass market that was unlike any she had ever seen before. Old cultural ties and values were challenged and sometimes discarded. Everything from traditional gender roles and family standards to westernized dress and mass media. The challenges that people faced were enormous and included a generation gap that might have

War and Occupation: The Effects of the U.S. Occupation on Japan's Government and Politics The recent change in the American foreign policy direction which has seen the replacement of its traditional anti-colonialist tilt by the neo-conservative belief of guided nation building evokes a lot of interest in the history of United State's occupation of post world war II Japan. Although each such occupation is different -- the political, social and cultural