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... possession of which would transform it from a rather uncomfort- able place of abode into an excellent one . As a matter of fact , the Imperial Hotel was estab- lished by the Japanese for the purpose of affording a place where official ...
... possession of which would transform it from a rather uncomfort- able place of abode into an excellent one . As a matter of fact , the Imperial Hotel was estab- lished by the Japanese for the purpose of affording a place where official ...
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... possessed of the above amount of knowledge of the Japanese language , ac- companied by a boy who does not understand Eng lish , and armed with his passport , should set out on his travels in the interior , he need have no very seri- ous ...
... possessed of the above amount of knowledge of the Japanese language , ac- companied by a boy who does not understand Eng lish , and armed with his passport , should set out on his travels in the interior , he need have no very seri- ous ...
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... possessed a " foreign " quarter of a sort , and I elected to keep with my friends on the Japanese side . On leaving , I asked one of this gentleman's friends whether it would be the right thing for me to offer some gratuity to the house ...
... possessed a " foreign " quarter of a sort , and I elected to keep with my friends on the Japanese side . On leaving , I asked one of this gentleman's friends whether it would be the right thing for me to offer some gratuity to the house ...
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... possession of a knowledge of Western methods the Japanese nation would be de- clining in power , or perhaps might years ago have been absorbed by Russia or some other State . Therefore it may be taken that the benefits so lavishly ...
... possession of a knowledge of Western methods the Japanese nation would be de- clining in power , or perhaps might years ago have been absorbed by Russia or some other State . Therefore it may be taken that the benefits so lavishly ...
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... possession of a foreign book was punishable by death , there were Japanese to be found not only ready to risk death in procuring such books , but who backed up their eagerness in a practical manner by paying enormous sums of money for ...
... possession of a foreign book was punishable by death , there were Japanese to be found not only ready to risk death in procuring such books , but who backed up their eagerness in a practical manner by paying enormous sums of money for ...
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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.