Facts & Figures Nihon and Nippon are the two names used in Japanese to refer to Japan. The latter is usually prefered in formal situations, probably because it can be pronounced with more forcefulness. The kanji characters used are "nichi" meaning sun, and "hon" meaning origin, and the com...
Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the USA and China. The country however, has no natural energy resources and is the world's largest importer of oil, coal and liquefied natural gas. Japan was was badly affected by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011, there are...
FACTS AND STATISTICSLocation: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Capital: Tokyo Flag: The national flag of Japan has a red circle in the centre of a white rectangular field and although it is officially called Nisshō...
From religion to the meaning of the Japanese flag InBuddhismtoo, the solar star holds a special place. It is thus attached to the figure of Sakyamuni, thehistorical Buddha, transfigured into a glorious and luminous being. The Buddhist tradition centers on this glorified Buddha transformed i...
During theAmerican occupation of Japanfrom 1945, GHQGeneral Headquarters, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powerstotally banned the日の丸Hinomaru(“the circle of the sun” meaning the Japanese national flag) hoisting and banned singingKimigayo, and singing ofKimigayohad been removed from the ...
These regions are divided based on geography and history (each with its own dialect, customs, and unique culture): Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu-Okinawa. Japan is an island country comprising what is known as a “stratovolcanic archipelago,” meaning that...
But I shall apply the facts equally. If Japan wants Korea to just up and give Dokdo to Japan, then Japan should up and give the Senkakus to China. It would be nice because it show a rejection of taking land via military might. Japan, a country which claims to have renounced w...
Even those who are wise enough to escape the grip of a cult find themselves suspicious of any other “religious” group, and perhaps rightly so. As Japanese people are not well aware of the facts of Christianity, cults which claim to be Christian can be very dangerous to them. For ...
though it will lead me into a lifestyle of dialogue with strangers. Once one is able to express and receive meaning, strangers have the ability to transform into friends. Building community is not a simple task but it is where I shall endeavor, and find it the most worthwhile, to expend...
Wartime Flag Sun imagery is still very prominent in modern Japan. Japan’s national flag, the Hinomaru 日の丸 (literally sun circle; also known as Nisshōki 日章旗 or sun flag), symbolizes the sun, and was officially adopted by the Japanese Diet in August 1999, when the National Flag ...