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Yuichiro Miura: On top of the World

On this past May, Yuichiro Miura, eighty-years-old, and became the oldest alpinist who conquered Mountain Everest. He has done to stand top of the world three times since turning 70. He is also pro a professional skier since twenties, and He is famous for skiing down the slopes of Mount Everest in 1970, as well as skiing down the highest peaks on all seven continents. He has entry in the Guinness Book for ”The man who skied down Everest." In truth, when he turned 80, he had four times operations for arrhythmia. However, after he took it, he had been training hard until to go to top of Mt. Everest. When he climb to there, he took time about double to usual course for take care his heart. He overcome a lot of difficult courses and reached top. He says he would to try to ski down Mount Cho Oyu (8201m) in the Himalayas when he become 85. He has always tried to push the boundaries himself.

Japan record highest Carbon dioxide emission

The last year, Japanese carbon dioxide emission record high. One of the reason is depend on fossil fuels following the nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture was damaged with the earthquake that happened on March 2011. Japanese carbon dioxide emissions reached 1224 million tons. It means that increased to 9% in compare with 2010 which is before the earthquake. According to the report in 2014, amount of world carbon dioxide emission is 31.8 billion tons, and Japan is the fifth-highest in the world. However, Japanese companies have began to develop new technologies for the issue. The feature is that using carbon dioxide and producing the fuel. These companies have began to develop artificial photosynthesis with light of the sun, carbon dioxide and water, and also produce the car which generated electricity with hydrogen.

Toyota produced Mirai fuel-cell vehicles

Toyota Motor Corporation produced and start selling new fuel-cell

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Yoder AP World History Mar 23 2024 The Tokugawa Shogunate enters into the time of Feudal Japan where honor means everything, history is changed, and the Tokugawa Shogunate reigns supreme over all. Before the Tokugawa Shogunate took control over Japan in 1603, Japan was fractured; ruled by the wealthy feudal clans in the country. This led to a period of civil unrest and conflict that ravaged throughout Japan, reeking havoc and causing countless deaths. Although the Tokugawa Shogunate’s use of militaristic…

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centuries. Its roots in Japan date back as far as 538 C.E., and it has played a large role in Japanese society and culture since its introduction in the 6th century. At the beginning of Buddhism’s arrival in Japan it provided the nation with ethical means of unification. So, not only was Buddhism a force of religious transformation in Japan, but it was also a contributor of cultural, social, and technological change in Japan. Due to its ability to consolidate the clans of Japan after a time of separation…

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After the Potsdam Declaration, atomic bombings, and their “unconditional” surrender, Japan was left in terrible shape. With at least 2.7 million military and civilian deaths after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan was in need of military, political, economic, and social reforms. Life during post-war was nothing but a challenge for the Japanese citizens. Food prices increased by an unbelievable 539% in 1946, which made it hard for people to spend their income on anything other than food, and because…

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Japan, like other third-wave civilizations, borrowed a lot from one of the old and big civilizations as it was starting to develop and making its place in the new world. But however, Japan was very unique and different from other small and new civilizations since it adopted many things from China but changed and mingled those things with its own native beliefs. Most of the new civilizations after 600 CE adopted a lot from old civilizations; but however, they just copied their different systems to…

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Japan is a small country located in East Asia. It has been a country since the third century and despite its downfalls it has survived and flourished. Japan has a unique geography, a government similar to the UK and the USA, a very complex economy, and an ancient but interesting history. First off, Japan has an extensive physical geography. Japan is made up of four main islands ( Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku) and thousands of small islands, which are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Philippine…

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