Added: Jan 4, 2008
From: Siavashian
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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Following the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
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heavyganger Says:
Jul 19, 2008 - Get out of WWII!!!
Felicemiceli Says:
Jul 19, 2008 - 私のようにメロディー
DPKFOUR7 Says:
Jul 19, 2008 - Long live Japan, from America!
PoweredByNamahage Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - Arigatou
PoweredByNamahage Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - I'm angry to the japan government, which despises ASEAN and India by the command of P.R.China.
PoweredByNamahage Says:
Jul 20, 2008 - ×Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ○Tokugawa shogunate (National socialism)
amy0421 Says:
Jul 22, 2008 - how come can you say Jap, evil to us i do not understand you at all. I am a Japanese in America. I'm proud of Japan.
cncra3 Says:
Jul 22, 2008 - I'm swedish and i love japan. わたし日本だいすき！
kloratis Says:
Jul 23, 2008 - Long live Japan!
EastEnderssocdisney Says:
Jul 23, 2008 - Japaniese kills Whales so they are cruel burn Japan
MelodyMussolini Says:
Jul 23, 2008 - 小日本鬼子豈是我大中華的敵手? 我老爺子是熱血的中國軍人, 在偉大的八年衛國戰爭中可不知殺了多少鬼子呢!
MissArithe Says:
Jul 23, 2008 - Your country kills horses, cows, foxes, deer and just about everything else in between, so shut the fuck up.
Renagade70 Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - Nippon!!
koreaAncestorofAll Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - Koreans are the purest race in the world Smelly Chinks and japanese pigs Thai and Malay monkeys Indian and paki curry smelly gorillas
AIAHeadQuarters Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - suck cocks whore
AIAHeadQuarters Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - gorgeous
ac3b1s Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - cool Anthem !!IS it true that he is the oldest in the world ? greetings from germany
giantstar08 Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - Beautiful anthem... Love from Turkey...
verrynice001 Says:
Jul 25, 2008 - Nous sommes tous citoyens du monde...
icebluerose Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - When Japan occupied my country Malaysia, they forced all schoolgoing children to sing their national anthem every morning to "build loyalty." I think their anthem is horrible!
mantater Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - I know some of you have your opinions regarding these anthems and of each other, but PLEASE try to keep the incendiary comments to yourselves, if you dont like the song fine you can say that, like in the preceding post. But for the love of all that is pre-shrunk and cottony, dont start a flame war on an anthem page. Sheesh, of all places O.o
Siavashian Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - The Japanese anthem, "Kimi ga Yo", has its lyrics taken from a Kamakura period poem, yet it was not set to music until 1880.[1] "God Save the Queen", the national anthem of England, was first performed in 1745 under the title "God Save the King". Spain's national anthem, the "Marcha Real" (The Royal March), dates from 1770. "La Marseillaise", the French anthem, was written in 1792 and adopted in 1795.
Siavashian Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Anthems rose to prominence in Europe during the nineteenth century; the oldest national anthem is "Het Wilhelmus", the Dutch national anthem, written between 1568 and 1572 during the Dutch Revolt. refer to wikipedia.
Siavashian Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - or just refer to w w w n a tio na l a n t h em s o r g
Imhornydadcomeinside Says:
Jul 18, 2008 - They may be evil, but no glory will ever come with multiculturalism.