Lesson 14: Natural Disasters, Lost Decades and Advanced Civilization in Japan

March 7, 2019

Review:

• Asian Century
• Contemporary China
• Exam 3 on Thu Mar 14
• US-China Trade War discussion on Tue Mar 12 (write a question – see below)

Presentation:

Japan

1. Natural Disasters
2. Lost Decades
3. Advanced Civilization

1. Natural Disasters – National Geographic

• Japan Tsunami (National Geographic)

Supply Chain Impacts:

• NY Times Article
• Harvard Business School
• Supply Chain Digest

2. Lost Decades

3. Advanced Civilization

• Infrastructure/Technology
  • Public Transportation
  • Internet
• Life Expectancy
  • Health Care
• Living Standards
  • http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/japan/
  • Myth of Japan’s Failure (NYTimes)

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 

• TPP Explained

Activity:

• Write a question you have about the US-China Trade War

Assignment:

• Prepare for a discussion about the TPP and the US-China Trade War on Tue
  • CPTPP: What on earth is the CPTPP_ – The Economist explains
  • Trump Tariffs: The looming global trade war – A tariffically bad idea
  • Xi Jinping consolidates power in China: How the West got China wrong – Geopolitics
• Be prepared to introduce an article/video or other informational material you found on the web to better understand the trade dispute. Dig deep for something unique.