• Japan• Capital: Tokyo

•Their currency is Japenes Yen

• Japan is the only country in the world that has an emperor

• In 1635 the shogun was the government party. Foreigners were not allowed into Japan and Japenese people were not allowed out

• During WWI Japan fought with the US but in 1941 they bombed Pearl harbour and WWII began

• In August 1945, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing about 115,000 people.

Japan surrendered a few days later.

•The Samurai

• Samurai lived according to the way of the warrior (Bushido), an

• unwritten samurai code of conduct

• Make the right decision

• Consider all decisions

• Courage

• ‘Never hide like a turtle in a shell’

• Compassion

• They always help others when they can

• Politeness and respect

• ‘True warriors have no reason to be cruel. They have no need to prove their strength’

•Warriors are polite even to

their enemies

Honesty• They always tell the truth

• Honor

• Live and fight for

the honor of their people and for

their own honor.

Make their family proud

• Loyalty

• Supporting their friends and family and always being there for them when they most need you

• A discipline of self control

• Do not allow anger to take over. Control your emptions. Don’t strike for no reason.

Let it go.