Japanese Culture Vs American Culture Research Paper

For those who have never been to Asian countries, is invaluable to understand different areas of the world so they can work more effectively with other cultures. Japan is located in East Asia on the Pacific Sea. The currency in Japan is the Yen (JPY). It has four main islands, and a large number of active volcanoes that cause the country to have frequent earthquakes. Japan’s Prime Minister is working hard to not only preserve his nation’s landscape but also modernize his government. Foreign trade is Japan’s main economic source, which brings many different people from all over the world coming in and out of the country. Even though Japan does not have a military, they do have a self-defense force, and its devotion is to protect Japan from any attacks. Japan has many differences from the United States as well as other countries, therefore it is important to know the culture and capabilities of potential adversaries. Japan has a land surface area of …show more content…
Much of the music, education, science, recreation and ideology that the Japanese have now are based on American and European influences. As a result, there are a couple different ethnic groups in Japan. Most of the residents of Japan are Japanese, but there are also Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Brazilian and other races. The main language in this country is Japanese and Ainu, but Ainu does not get used much anymore. Japanese is divided into two major dialects, Hondo and Nantō. Hondo is then divided into three sub dialects, which are Eastern, Western, and Kyushu. These sub dialects were created in the 7th and 8th centuries. The Okinawa islanders, which are long outside the mainstream of dialect change, only use the Nantō dialect and they still retain their ancient forms (Gottlieb,