US Involvement

US Involvement in Japan

Pearl Harbor

The United States naval base, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. This started the war between the United States and Japan.

Atomic Bomb

The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which caused devastation and many causalities. This was the end of World War II after people saw how much damage nuclear weapons could cause.

Post-War

The Allied forces gained control of Japan and attempted to reconstruct Japan. "By the end of 1945, approximately 350,000 US servicemen were in Japan working on wade variety of projects."

Japan had a large overall change after the war. There was democratic, educational, and economic reform and eventually demilitarization. The Treaty of Sanfransico allowed Japan to take their control back in 1952 and now the US and Japan have a close relationship.

Cooperation

The Japanese government has invited 47,000 military servicemen from the US. The US helped Japan when they became involved in the Cold War. Now Japan has a very strong economy.

http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/countryprofile1/p/usjapan.htm

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https://busienomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/japan_economy.jpg

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Okinawa

The Longest Living People

Okinawans have the most people who live past the age of 100. They also have the least number of people who die from heart disease, cancer, and strokes, which are the most prevalent US killers. Genetics, environment, and lifestyle choices increase their health and longevity.

Diet

There are key differences between the Okinawa and American diets. American diets consist of more grains than any other food group and there is very little fish. In an Okinawa diet, vegetables and grains have the same amount of servings. Fish is also much more valued and it is more readily available.

Okinawans eat fewer calories so they have lower levels of free radials. 

They also have healthier bone

health, and their bone density decreases much more slowly than other people.

Okinawans have higher levels of estrogen and testosterone. This helps with maintaining muscle mass and the prevention of diseases.

Women

Women deal with menopause differently than here in the US. They use exercise and a high soy diet instead of estrogen replacement therapy. 

Positivity

Okinawans tend to have a  better attitude about life which leaves them less stressed. Less stress benefits overall health.

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http://www.okinawa-diet.com/okinawa_diet/okinawa_diet_food_pyramid.html

http://longevity.about.com/od/healthyagingandlongevity/a/okinawan_aging.htm

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http://slimarea.com/diet-plans/okinawa-diet-longest-living-people-diet

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Thematic maps

Thematic maps are maps that portray a specific theme. Some of these maps include cartogram, choropleth maps, and dot maps.

Cartogram
Certain parts of the map are exaggerated in size based on what is being represented in the map. This cartogram map is based on the weather of japan.

http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Japan_PopulationCartogram_tn.png

Choropleth map

This is based on the population in japan, the numerical data of the population is represented by colors.

http://rgm3.lab.nig.ac.jp/RGM-files/R_CC/result/Nippon/JapanPrefecturesMap.Rd_001_large.png

Dot maps

Represents the occurrence of an event. This map represents the aftershock of a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in 2011. 

http://www.brucesussman.com/tag/japan-aftershock-map/