exam terms Flashcards
AMAKUDARI
Japanese executives retire to another position in private or public sector
REIWA Era
Current era in Japan
Started May 2019 when emperior Akihito’s eldest son Narhito took the thrown
The Yoshida Doctrine
The strategy adopted after Japans defeat in 1945 by Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida
this helped rebuild the economoy
Emperor in Constitution
head of the empire
presently Narhito is empire, taking the thrown May 1st 2019
HIRAGANA
phonetic lettering system
translates to ordinary/ simple
HIKIKOMORI
adults clinging to adolescence, becoming recluses from society, and living with their parents into adulthood
The 1955 system
The LDP holds a majority government (exceptions include 1993-1994 & 2009-2012)
The LDP
The Liberal Democratic Party
SHINTO
Japan’s religion
shinto has no god, believes in the power of all things (holistic view)
Senkaku Islands
islands owned by Japan
located east of china, near taiwan
great fishing spot
located near gas and oil reserves
& along shipping line
YAMATO
name of the dynasty/ ruling empire
used to refer to the area surrounding Sakurai City
March 11th 2011
HUGE RECORDING BREAKING EARTHQUAKE/ Tsunaimi. Called TOHOKU - broke records , huge deal
The JAPAN THAT CAN SAY NO
an essay co-written by one of sonys founders and the LDP minister of transport Shintara Ishihara in 1989
Shinatara Ishihara became governer of tokyo in 1999
The Meiji Restoration
A 1868 event that restored empire rule
The San Francisco Treaty
signed in 1951 ending the state of war in wapan with the allied powers
Abe Shinzo
longest serving prime minster in Japans history
led the LDP from 06-07 and again 2012-2020
August 15th 1945
day japan surrendered ending ww2
hokkaido
2nd largest island in japan, known for hot springs, volcanos and skiing
mikudarihan
letter of divorce given from husband to a wife
ANPO
american and us treaty, became a subject of many protests from 1959-60 and again in the 70s
The Dodge Line
a financial policy drafted by Joseph Dodge allowing Japan to gain economic independence after ww2
the spring offensive
translated into japanese = shontu , this began in 1940 and is the renegotiation
of labor wages
keiretsu
umbrella company : business network made up of different companies
Sōkaiya
associated with the yakuza, white collar mobsters who for a fee prevent corporate embarrassment
endaka
when the japanese yen is high in the global economy
this is tricky as japan relies on exporting so sudden change can lead to a recession
Beate Sirota Gordon
womens rights activist, helped to write the constitution of japan - one of the only caccausian japanese speakers in japan during ww2
karoshi
Karoshi = overwork death
death from stroke, heart attack or suicide from the pressures of work
cptpp
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership = a trade agreement among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.
The Nixon Shocks
freeze on prices and wages and the imposition of a 10% surcharge on imports.
HONNE/ TATEMAE
Honne = ones true feelings
TATEMAE = how one presents themselves in public
Nihonjinron
a genre of texts that focus on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity.
the income doubling policy
December 1960 = The plan called for doubling the size of Japan’s economy in ten years through a combination of tax breaks, targeted investment, an expanded social safety net, and incentives to increase exports and industrial development.
japan’s parliment
Imperial Diet, was established in 1890 as a result of the 1889 Meiji Constitution
the northern terriotories
The Kuril Islands (point of contention with russia)
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
contains “No war” clause.
