Chapter 17 Self Quiz

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. What major global event occurred around the time of emperor Hirohito's death?

The US invasion of Afghanistan correct incorrect

A crisis Japanese relations with China and South Korea correct incorrect

The global financial crisis correct incorrect

The end of the Cold War correct incorrect

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. What was major criticism leveled at the ceremonies marking the accession of the Heisei Emperor, Akihito in 1990?
Correct/Incorrect

That Japan should replace its monarchy with a republic
Correct/Incorrect correct incorrect

That state subsidy of the ceremony was an unconstitutional form of state support for religion
Correct/Incorrect correct incorrect

That pressure to observe the ceremonies in person or on TV constituted a sort of 'coercive consensus'
Correct/Incorrect correct incorrect

That there were few alternatives for those who did not want to watch the ceremonies correct incorrect

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. Which of the following has NOT been a major issue Japan faces as a result of its declining and aging population?

A shrinking domestic workforce correct incorrect

High cost of pensions for increasing numbers of older citizens correct incorrect

Pressures to invest in measures to encourage people to have children correct incorrect

All of these have been major issues correct incorrect

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. What was controversial about Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro?

He claimed that Korean residents in Japan were often criminals correct incorrect

He attacked the behavior of foreigners after the Kobe earthquake, reminiscent of attacks on Koreans after the 1923 earthquake correct incorrect

He used tax revenues for a palatial private home correct incorrect

He called for Japan to impose tariffs on imports from China correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by Japan's education system in the 1990s?

A major gap in quality between elite and other universities correct incorrect

Frequent incidents bullying in schools correct incorrect

Collapse in discipline in many public school classes correct incorrect

Decreased funding for elementary education due to state budget cuts correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was the most prominent criticism levelled against the 2006 revision of the Fundamental Law of Education?

That the elements of the new law harkened back to the authoritarian ethos of the Meiji period. correct incorrect

That the law violated constitutional provisions for freedom of conscience correct incorrect

That in fact the amendment was did not sufficiently promote patriotic education correct incorrect

There was very little criticism of the Fundamental Law correct incorrect

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. The resignation of the former comedian Yokoyama Knock as governor of Osaka reflected of what trend in Japan in the 1990s?

Growing intolerance of sexual harassment correct incorrect

Increasing public attention toward the private lives of politicians correct incorrect

Decreasing tolerance of entertainers in public office correct incorrect

Growing intolerance of political corruption correct incorrect

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. Which major realignment in the relationship between state and religion occurred after the sarin gas attacks in Tokyo?

The state acquired significant new power to ban suspect religious movements correct incorrect

All new religious movements had to register with and be licensed by the state correct incorrect

The state was now expected to protect its citizens against harm from religious groups correct incorrect

The Ministry of Education implemented religious education in public schools correct incorrect

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. The GATT agreement of 1993 most dramatically influenced which group in the Japanese economy?

Rural producers correct incorrect

Factory workers correct incorrect

Freelance workers correct incorrect

Japanese working abroad correct incorrect

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. What was the 'bad loan problem', partly responsible for low Japanese economy growth in the 1990s?

Depositors took their assets elsewhere, leaving banks without funds to loan to promising ventures correct incorrect

Banks were too aggressive in pursuing delinquent loans, making companies reluctant to borrow cash correct incorrect

Interest rates were so low there was no incentive for banks to lend money to anyone correct incorrect

Frightened by bad investments, banks were reluctant to offer new loans to even reliable customers. correct incorrect

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. What was the primary reason Japan could not rely on exports to the US to remedy the economic slump of the 'lost decade'?

The dollar weakened against the yen, making exports more expensive correct incorrect

Production declined to the point there was little left to export correct incorrect

Export producers required a bailout to boost productivity, which they did not receive correct incorrect

The Japanese government abandoned its famous system known as "industrial policy" correct incorrect

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. What happened to the LDP following Tanaka Kakuei's stroke in 1985?

LDP leaders began fighting amongst themselves correct incorrect

The party split into two warring factions correct incorrect

LDP leaders in Tokyo lost control of local branches correct incorrect

Party policy shifted decisively to the left correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT an opposition party in Japan in the last decade of the 20th century

The Japan Renewal Party correct incorrect

The Japan New Party correct incorrect

The New Deal Party correct incorrect

The Social Democratic Party correct incorrect

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. Which Japanese prime minister in the 1990s issued a clear apology for Japan's war responsibility

Maruyama Tomiichi correct incorrect

Hashimoto Ryutaro correct incorrect

Ishihara Shintaro correct incorrect

Konoe Fumimaro correct incorrect

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. What was the political outcome of the JSP-LDP alliance?

The JSP lost support and credibility correct incorrect

The LDP political agenda tacked to the left correct incorrect

LDP hegemony was broken for over a decade correct incorrect

The JSP expanded its base of support correct incorrect

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. Which of the following did NOT occur under the Prime Ministership of Junichiro Koizumi?

Renewal of moderate economic growth correct incorrect

Souring of relations with China and Korea correct incorrect

The privatization of the post office correct incorrect

An end to visits to Yasukuni Shrine correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a factor involved in Japan's economic recovery of the early 2000s

The growth of the Chinese economy correct incorrect

The reduction of interest rates to 0% correct incorrect

The ability of banks to write off bad loans correct incorrect

Increased spending by the growing numbers of elderly Japanese with high savings correct incorrect

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. What three countries were party to a 1994 agreement to cooperate on the construction of nuclear power facilities in North Korea?

South Korea, Japan, US correct incorrect

South Korea, People's Republic of China, Japan correct incorrect

People's Republic of China, Japan, US correct incorrect

There was no such agreement correct incorrect

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. What did Kim Jong Il confess to during Junichiro Koizumi's visit to North Korea in 2002?

That North Korean operatives had kidnapped young Japanese citizens in the past correct incorrect

That North Korea possessed of nuclear weapons correct incorrect

That he would soon retire in favor of his son Kim Jong Un correct incorrect

That North Korea was willing to cede Takeshima to Japan correct incorrect

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. Which of the following issues did NOT continue to play a role in Japan's relations with its east Asian neighbours through the early 2000s?

Elderly former "comfort women" seeking redress correct incorrect

Disputes over claims to islands claimed correct incorrect

Denial that the Nanjing Massacre ever took place correct incorrect

Politicians claiming Japan and Korea should be reunited under Japanese hegemony correct incorrect