Japanese culture

This document will describe two minority cultural populations living within Washington State, Japanese and Hispanic or Latino, embracing three conventional characteristics, family, arts, and holidays; in addition to similarities and differences, finally, application in the classroom. Japanese Japanese culture is abundant and diverse, dating back to 10,000BC when the Jomon immigrate originally colonized in Japan; it is universally recognized for its traditional arts in addition to its contemporary pop culture. Asian lineages consist of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Indonesian descendants. There is significant diversity amongst and surrounding the group’s history, language, and demographic including, education, population, income, religion, and occupation. (Ethnic Variation/Ethnicity - Asian Families, n.d.) Family Familiarity of a culture 's family orderliness is prerequisite to appreciation of a society; in the instance of Japan, it is particularly significant since the family, rather than the individual, is considered to be the fundamental component of the culture. According to Japan Powered, (2014), Japan, like China and Korea, is profoundly subjective by Confucian ideals; a civilization concentrating on the family. Customarily gender responsibilities in Japan are distinguished by a concentrated…

A staggering twenty percent of the Japanese population exceeds the age of 65 (Panda)! In comparison to the United States with an average age of 38, Japan’s median age surpasses that by 9 years (Find the Data). As a result, not many women give birth each year; only about 1.39 births per woman (Panda). In examining the long, distinguished history, social, and economic status of Japan, one discovers the ongoing struggle for Japan to raise its birthrate in order to save its economy. Although Japan…

Japanese Culture Lives in Hawaiian Business The Japanese archipelago sits to the east of the Eurasian mainland. The land area is about 378,000km², making it the sixtieth largest country in the world by land mass. It is about one twenty-fifth the size of the U.S. Japan also has extraordinary business sense based on their customs which gathers the interest of other countries. With the progress of globalization, Japanese people and Japanese concepts spread across national borders and are a huge…

How much do you know about what influences our culture? Did you know Japan is one of the biggest influences on our culture? Everything from furniture, entertainment, and even our own homes are influenced by Japanese culture. We wouldn’t have most of the things we have today if it wasn’t for Japan. We often forget to stop and think about all the things we wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for other countries bringing their culture into America. Japanese culture first came to America when Japan agreed…

what do they all have in common? Japanese culture. Japanese culture combines influences from Asia, Europe, and North America. In my opinion, Japanese culture is more unique than the others. They have similar interest as the United States. Geisha’s, sports, Anime, and music are the defining elements when one thinks about Japanese culture. A geisha is a traditional Japanese entertainer. The appearance of a geisha is a white base with red lipstick and red and black accents around the eyes and…

Brief Description of Japanese Culture Both Japan’s unique geographical conditions and its long history, created today’s unique Japanese culture. The Japanese culture is a complex and sophisticated system that has been developing within itself and under the influences of neighbor countries for thousands of years. Geisha, Samurai, sakura, tea ceremony, Japanese gardens, kimonos, Japanese characters and language and Shinto constitute the traditional Japanese culture. Japan has received foreign…

Comparing two cultures there will always be obvious differences, this couldn’t be any more true when you compeer the United States of America to Japan. On one end of the spectrum you have Japan that has thousands of years of history and deep sense of tradition. Then you have America when put into comparison to Japan. When it comes to age is like a child and American culture is consistently changing and being influenced. I am not saying that Japanese culture has not changed over the years, but…

Shinto Shrine, the Witness of Japanese Religion, Culture and Art Japan is very famous for both its traditional culture and its modern culture. Talking about traditional Japanese culture, shrine is one of the things that people would think of the most; and talking about modern Japanese culture, people would usually think about anime, games, etc. but even in these modern culture, there is still a high rate that shrine would exist. When people walk in Japan, they could find a lot of shrines. The…

The Japanese culture Japan well-known as the country that obviously has a unique cultural in the world. In fact, Japanese have been taught by generations that how good their culture is and something it is only they can understand or it can call ‘’nationalism’’. The Japanese culture (customs and communication) is so involve, it is very importance to understand about their culture, their attitudes and some basic values before doing business in Japan. Owing to the Japanese culture, it is…

Aliza Joy C. Estioko 2015-00628 Soc Anth 101 September 14, 2016 The Nonverbal Communication System of the Japanese Culture in Comparison to Some Asian Cultures INTRODUCTION Understanding various cultures requires a huge appreciation of cultural diversities. It is very essential to have at least, a background of a certain cultural society to avoid misunderstandings which might occur between you and another person or a group which practices a different way of thinking and actuations than you…