Birds use their tail feathers for steering. Fish and sea mammals use their tail fins for steering and to propel them through the water. (Fish tails move side to side; the tails of sea mammals move up and down.) Grazing animals such as elephants, zebras and giraffes have long, thin tails with a tuft of hair on the end. These tails function like built-in fly swatters that enable the animals to protect themselves from biting insects.
The current position of women in Japanese society can be attributed to the vestiges of two old philosophies - Confucianism, and Samurai based feudalism. These influences are still strong, however in spite of these influences the public role of women has changed markedly since the beginning of World War II.
Many women served in the resistances of France, Italy, and Poland, and in the British SOE and American OSS which aided these. Other women, called comfort women, were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.omfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. The name comfort women is a translation of the Japanese euphemism ianfu (æ°å®å©¦) and the similar Korean term wianbu (ììë¶). Ianfu is a euphemism for shÅfu (å¨¼å©¦) whose meaning is prostitute(s).