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Page xii
... work . In Japan in Transition I have naturally had to go over a great deal of the ground covered by my former articles ; and , by the courtesy of the Editor of the Morning Post , I have been allowed to xii INTRODUCTION.
... work . In Japan in Transition I have naturally had to go over a great deal of the ground covered by my former articles ; and , by the courtesy of the Editor of the Morning Post , I have been allowed to xii INTRODUCTION.
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... the existing conditions of that country render the task of giving a satisfactory account of it especially arduous . As the chapters in this book deal with so wide a range of subjects , and as all sorts of side xiii INTRODUCTION.
... the existing conditions of that country render the task of giving a satisfactory account of it especially arduous . As the chapters in this book deal with so wide a range of subjects , and as all sorts of side xiii INTRODUCTION.
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... deal more space per man than has the Londoner in his native city . The Japanese houses look small to us because they do not run into many stories as a rule , and because the rooms are not nearly so high as ours . But if Japanese rooms ...
... deal more space per man than has the Londoner in his native city . The Japanese houses look small to us because they do not run into many stories as a rule , and because the rooms are not nearly so high as ours . But if Japanese rooms ...
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... deal at greater length with the stereotyped resorts of the tourist , my object in this chapter being to point out to the foreigner , in view of the forthcoming opening up of the country , a few of the features of travel and ...
... deal at greater length with the stereotyped resorts of the tourist , my object in this chapter being to point out to the foreigner , in view of the forthcoming opening up of the country , a few of the features of travel and ...
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... deal of the length of the words in his book is due to the fact that we are obliged , when trying to convey their sound by Roman characters , to use a great many letters . The nature of the practical smattering of Japanese that one may ...
... deal of the length of the words in his book is due to the fact that we are obliged , when trying to convey their sound by Roman characters , to use a great many letters . The nature of the practical smattering of Japanese that one may ...
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Page 64 - Japan, published in 1872, he directed that "henceforth Education shall be so diffused that there may not be a village with an ignorant family, nor a family with an ignorant member.
Page xi - Ransome, Stafford. Japan in transition: a comparative study of the progress, policy and methods of the Japanese since their war with China, 277 pp., 1899.
Page 72 - Elementary schools are designed to give children the rudiments of moral education specially adapted to make of them good members of the community, together with such general knowledge and skill as are necessary for the practical duties of life, due attention being paid to their bodily development.
Page 75 - As regards the length of the courses of study, it should be mentioned here that the course of medicine extends over four years, while in the College of Law, no definite term of study is fixed, but three examination periods are specially prescribed for each course.
Page 74 - Engineering includes the nine courses of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Technology of Arms, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Applied Chemistry, Technology of Explosives, and Mining and Metallurgy, with 29 professorial chairs.