Question 1

The widespread sense of social malaise in late 2000s Japan was NOT motivated by which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining birth-rates 
B)  The lack of long- term work opportunities 
C)  Economic stagnation 
D)  Large-scale immigration 
A)  Declining birth-rates 
B)  The lack of long- term work opportunities 
C)  Economic stagnation 
D)  Large-scale immigration D

Question 2

When did Japan and South Korea came to what the two governments called a 'final' agreement on the comfort women issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  1965 
B)  1991 
C)  2015 
D)  None such agreement was reached 
A)  1965 
B)  1991 
C)  2015 
D)  None such agreement was reached C

Question 3

Who was the LDP's coalition partner after the 2012 elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Clean Government Party 
B)  The Japan Restoration Party 
C)  The DPJ 
D)  The LDP did not rule with a coalition partner after the 2012 election 
A)  The Clean Government Party 
B)  The Japan Restoration Party 
C)  The DPJ 
D)  The LDP did not rule with a coalition partner after the 2012 election A

Question 4

What is notable about the new Japanese era name?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is derived from ancient Chinese literature 
B)  It was selected by a public poll 
C)  It was suggested by the new emperor 
D)  It is derived from Japanese classical poetry 
A)  It is derived from ancient Chinese literature 
B)  It was selected by a public poll 
C)  It was suggested by the new emperor 
D)  It is derived from Japanese classical poetry

Question 5

Which of the following was not one of the 'arrows' of Abenomics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large-scale foreign investment 
B)  Negative interest rates 
C)  Spending on infrastructure 
D)  Neoliberal reforms to the economy 
A)  Large-scale foreign investment 
B)  Negative interest rates 
C)  Spending on infrastructure 
D)  Neoliberal reforms to the economy

Question 6

Compared to Europe during the financial crisis, Japan...

Accepted Answer

A)  Had relatively high levels of consumer confidence 
B)  Recovered more swiftly. 
C)  Had relatively lower levels of unemployment 
D)  Had lower public debt. 
A)  Had relatively high levels of consumer confidence 
B)  Recovered more swiftly. 
C)  Had relatively lower levels of unemployment 
D)  Had lower public debt.

Question 7

Which of the following was a sharply reduced part of Japan's long-term energy plan of 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural gas 
B)  Renewable energy 
C)  Nuclear power 
D)  Oil 
A)  Natural gas 
B)  Renewable energy 
C)  Nuclear power 
D)  Oil

Question 8

What was NOT true of Emperor Akihito's address in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first imperial broadcast in over sixty years 
B)  It took place in response to the March 11th earthquake 
C)  Its call for endurance lightly echoed his father's surrender speech in 1945 
D)  It was the first imperial speech to ever mention Japan's Self Defense Forces 
A)  It was the first imperial broadcast in over sixty years 
B)  It took place in response to the March 11th earthquake 
C)  Its call for endurance lightly echoed his father's surrender speech in 1945 
D)  It was the first imperial speech to ever mention Japan's Self Defense Forces

Question 9

What effect did Donald Trump's steel tariffs have on the Japanese economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They dramatically increased unemployment 
B)  They had little effect, as Japan is no longer a major exporter of steel to the US 
C)  They undermined Japan's exports of vehicles to the US 
D)  They caused the collapse of Abe Shinzo's government 
A)  They dramatically increased unemployment 
B)  They had little effect, as Japan is no longer a major exporter of steel to the US 
C)  They undermined Japan's exports of vehicles to the US 
D)  They caused the collapse of Abe Shinzo's government

Question 10

Which of the following politicians was NOT a DPJ Prime Minister of Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kan Naoto 
B)  Hatoyama Yukio 
C)  Ozawa Ichiro 
D)  Noda Yoshihiko 
A)  Kan Naoto 
B)  Hatoyama Yukio 
C)  Ozawa Ichiro 
D)  Noda Yoshihiko

Question 11

How long did it take TEPCO to achieve 'cold shutdown' status at the Fukushima nuclear plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  One month 
B)  Three months 
C)  Six months 
D)  Nine months 
A)  One month 
B)  Three months 
C)  Six months 
D)  Nine months

Question 12

Which of the following did NOT take place during the Lehman Shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exports declined 
B)  Unemployment increased 
C)  Interest rates decreased 
D)  Japan's economy contracted 
A)  Exports declined 
B)  Unemployment increased 
C)  Interest rates decreased 
D)  Japan's economy contracted

Question 13

Which of the following social trends did not take place in Japan between 1970 and 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining life expectancy 
B)  Smaller families 
C)  Declining rates of marriage 
D)  All of these trends took place 
A)  Declining life expectancy 
B)  Smaller families 
C)  Declining rates of marriage 
D)  All of these trends took place

Question 14

Why did the DPJ in a compromise with the LDP agree to double the consumption tax in 2011/2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  To pay off the national debt which expanded during the Lehman Shock 
B)  To provide funds for new nuclear power stations 
C)  To cover the costs of Japan's recovery from 3/11 without increasing government debt 
D)  To expand investment in infrastructure 
A)  To pay off the national debt which expanded during the Lehman Shock 
B)  To provide funds for new nuclear power stations 
C)  To cover the costs of Japan's recovery from 3/11 without increasing government debt 
D)  To expand investment in infrastructure

Question 15

What significant change occurred in the female workforce in Japan in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  More women were supporting their families alone 
B)  More women were becoming senior managers 
C)  Women were on average being paid equally to men 
D)  Women were sent for training abroad in greater numbers 
A)  More women were supporting their families alone 
B)  More women were becoming senior managers 
C)  Women were on average being paid equally to men 
D)  Women were sent for training abroad in greater numbers

Question 16

The 2009 election results revealed that Japan's new single-member parliamentary constituencies...

Accepted Answer

A)  Made it harder for smaller parties to win seats 
B)  Inevitably favored the LDP 
C)  Could turn small swings of votes into large changes in the Diet 
D)  Tended to produce coalition governments 
A)  Made it harder for smaller parties to win seats 
B)  Inevitably favored the LDP 
C)  Could turn small swings of votes into large changes in the Diet 
D)  Tended to produce coalition governments

Question 17

The letter written by a junior high school student in Kyushu reflected which broadly held sentiment in the Japanese populace in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A)  That companies should not abandon their employees 
B)  That the US was to blame for Japan's economic woes 
C)  That young people were bearing the brunt of the Lehman Shock 
D)  That the government should reverse its austerity measures. 
A)  That companies should not abandon their employees 
B)  That the US was to blame for Japan's economic woes 
C)  That young people were bearing the brunt of the Lehman Shock 
D)  That the government should reverse its austerity measures.

Question 18

The agenda of the Nippon Kaigi (Japan Council) includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Opposing apologies for Japan's role in World War II 
B)  Denying the extent of the Nanjing Massacre 
C)  Denying that the government was responsible for the 'comfort women' system 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Opposing apologies for Japan's role in World War II 
B)  Denying the extent of the Nanjing Massacre 
C)  Denying that the government was responsible for the 'comfort women' system 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT an LDP successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the period 2006-2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kan Naoto 
B)  Aso Taro 
C)  Fukuda Yasuo 
D)  Abe Shinzo 
A)  Kan Naoto 
B)  Aso Taro 
C)  Fukuda Yasuo 
D)  Abe Shinzo

Question 20

Abe Shinzo's style of politicking is best described as...

Accepted Answer

A)  Charismatic and ultranationalist 
B)  Populist 
C)  Pragmatic, nationalistic and conservative 
D)  Low key and reticent 
A)  Charismatic and ultranationalist 
B)  Populist 
C)  Pragmatic, nationalistic and conservative 
D)  Low key and reticent

The widespread sense of social malaise in late 2000s Japan was NOT motivated by which of the following factors?

When did Japan and South Korea came to what the two governments called a 'final' agreement on the comfort women issue?

Who was the LDP's coalition partner after the 2012 elections?

What is notable about the new Japanese era name?

Which of the following was not one of the 'arrows' of Abenomics?

Compared to Europe during the financial crisis, Japan...

Which of the following was a sharply reduced part of Japan's long-term energy plan of 2018?

What was NOT true of Emperor Akihito's address in 2011?

What effect did Donald Trump's steel tariffs have on the Japanese economy?

Which of the following politicians was NOT a DPJ Prime Minister of Japan?

How long did it take TEPCO to achieve 'cold shutdown' status at the Fukushima nuclear plant?

Which of the following did NOT take place during the Lehman Shock?

Which of the following social trends did not take place in Japan between 1970 and 2012?

Why did the DPJ in a compromise with the LDP agree to double the consumption tax in 2011/2012?

What significant change occurred in the female workforce in Japan in the 2000s?

The 2009 election results revealed that Japan's new single-member parliamentary constituencies...

The letter written by a junior high school student in Kyushu reflected which broadly held sentiment in the Japanese populace in 2009?

The agenda of the Nippon Kaigi (Japan Council) includes:

Which of the following was NOT an LDP successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the period 2006-2008?

Abe Shinzo's style of politicking is best described as...

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Exam 18: Shock, Disaster, and the End of the Hesei Era: Beyond the Lost Decades

The widespread sense of social malaise in late 2000s Japan was NOT motivated by which of the following factors?

When did Japan and South Korea came to what the two governments called a 'final' agreement on the comfort women issue?

Who was the LDP's coalition partner after the 2012 elections?

What is notable about the new Japanese era name?

Which of the following was not one of the 'arrows' of Abenomics?

Compared to Europe during the financial crisis, Japan...

Which of the following was a sharply reduced part of Japan's long-term energy plan of 2018?

What was NOT true of Emperor Akihito's address in 2011?

What effect did Donald Trump's steel tariffs have on the Japanese economy?

Which of the following politicians was NOT a DPJ Prime Minister of Japan?

How long did it take TEPCO to achieve 'cold shutdown' status at the Fukushima nuclear plant?

Which of the following did NOT take place during the Lehman Shock?

Which of the following social trends did not take place in Japan between 1970 and 2012?

Why did the DPJ in a compromise with the LDP agree to double the consumption tax in 2011/2012?

What significant change occurred in the female workforce in Japan in the 2000s?

The 2009 election results revealed that Japan's new single-member parliamentary constituencies...

The letter written by a junior high school student in Kyushu reflected which broadly held sentiment in the Japanese populace in 2009?

The agenda of the Nippon Kaigi (Japan Council) includes:

Which of the following was NOT an LDP successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the period 2006-2008?

Abe Shinzo's style of politicking is best described as...

The Tokugawa Polity

Social and Economic Transformations

The Intellectual World of Late Tokugawa

The Overthrow of the Tokugawa

The Samurai Revolution

Participation and Protest

Social, Economic, Environmental, and Cultural Transformations

Empire and Domestic Order

Economy and Society

Democracy and Empire Between the World Wars

The Depression Crisis and Responses

Japan in Wartime

Occupied Japan: New Departures and Durable Structures

Economic and Social Transformations

Political Struggles and Settlements of the High-Growth Era

Global Power in a Polarized World: Japan in the 1980s

Japans Lost Decades: 1990s-2000s

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