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While Japanese photojournalists were influenced by foreign colleagues visiting Japan between coverage of the Korean and Indo-China wars (Capa arrived in April 1954, just before his death), other photographers travelled abroad. Yasuhiro Ishimoto, born (1921) in the USA but raised in Japan, studied in Chicago with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. In 1955-6 Ihei Kimura published books on visits to Europe, and in 1958 Hiroshi Hamaya's book on his trip to China appeared. Natori ... photographed abroad and published collections of this work.
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Japan is a group of islands in the Western Pacific, off the coast of China. The four biggest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and there are about 3,000 smaller islands there. Japan is separated from the Asian continent by the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Honshu, which means 'Mainland' in Japanese language is the biggest island. Hokkaido is the island north of Honshu. Kyushu is the island west of Honshu.
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Japan quickly made the transition from a medieval to a modern power. An imperial army was established with conscription, and parliamentary government was formed in 1889. The Japanese began to take steps to extend their empire. After a brief war with China in 1894–1895, Japan acquired Formosa (Taiwan), the Pescadores Islands, and part of southern Manchuria. China ... recognized the independence of Korea (Chosen), which Japan later annexed (1910).
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The 70th anniversary of the fall of Nanjing to Japanese imperial troops has inspired a riot of new films from China, Japan, the US and Europe. The Nanjing Massacre was oneof the most galvanizing events of post-1949 China andnow enters popular culture with more at stake than ticket sales. Tokyo is leery of another bashing for its war legacy, and Beijing, while eager to ensure the event isn't forgotten, must avoid damaging a critical trade relationship. (Dec 10, '07)
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Japan is engaged in several territorial disputes with its neighbors: with Russia over the South Kuril Islands, with South Korea over the Liancourt Rocks, with the People's Republic of China and Taiwan over the Senkaku Islands and the EEZ around Okinotorishima. Japan ... faces an ongoing dispute with North Korea over its abduction of Japanese citizens and its nuclear weapons and missile program (see also Six-party talks). As a result of the Kuril Islands dispute, Japan is technically still at war with Russia since no treaty resolving the issue was ever signed.[35]
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Japan was first introduced to Buddhism from Baekje of the Korean Peninsula, but the subsequent development of Japanese Buddhism and Buddhist sculptures were primarily influenced by China. Despite early resistance, Buddhism was promoted by the ruling class and eventually gained growing acceptance since the Asuka period.
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