imperialism - a country’s desire to extend its borders by taking over land in order to gain more power, archipelago - a chain of islands, typhoon - a tropical hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific, the Diet - Japan's legislative branch of government, kami - spirits that Shinto followers believe live in nature, demilitarization - to breakdown or disband the military in order to reduce a country’s ability to declare war, Shintoism - a religion unique to Japan whose name means “the way of the gods”; its main belief is the worship of the kami , MacArthur Constitution - the constitution written under the supervision of Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II, occupation - the control of a country by another country through the stationing of military troops and government within their borders , tsunami - a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, Ring of Fire - the area around the Pacific Ocean where there are frequent volcanic eruptions due to plate tectonic movements, democratization - the introduction of a democratic system, or the changing of a country’s government to a democracy, constitutional monarchy - a government in which there is a king, queen, or emperor, who is limited to the power granted to him or her by the constitution or laws of the nation, terraces - flat areas of land carved into the sides of hills or mountains by farmers so that they can grow crops, war reparations - damages paid by the losing side after a war,

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