POL SCI 2 Chapter Notes -Greater Tokyo Area, Attack On Pearl Harbor, Tokugawa Shogunate
12 Nov 2013
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First modern nation-state in asia and the first to industrialize in asia. The current political system was imposed by usa, but has been proven stable. It is a liberal democracy but one political party (ldp) has dominated politics. They"re isolated, both making them prone to invasion and easy defense. Highly dense population because only 12% of japan is inhabitable. 35 million people in tokyo metropolitan area. Religion: shintoism: 83. 9%, buddhism 71. 4%, christianity 2%, Ethnic composition is 98. 5%, koreans . 5%, chinese . 4%, other . 6% Demographic challenge: 24. 8% of people are +65. Premodern japan: adapting chinese institutions: influenced by tang china and adopted its imperial system, also adopted its civil system, 8-12h centuries: shift of power from imperial court to rural elite (daimyo/samurai) Revolution from above by an alliance of junior samurai. Took away class divisions and declared it all equal. The head of state: emperor akhito (1989)
