Culture of Japan

throughout the Chushingura, and the samurai, culture, it is a picked over ideology. Important parts that put a “human touch” to Confucianism were put to the wayside. For example the ren, a virtue that looks at humanity and kindness, the civil service exam to make sure those in power are competent, and the more intellectual side of Confucian thought, were ignored.…

There is a lot of misconception about the Okinawan culture. To most individuals, it is lumped in with the mainland Japanese culture. However, there is so much more to this little island that meets the eye. During World War II, it served as a crucial strategic location for the United States during the War in the Pacific. This small island also held the bloodiest battle in the war, lasting almost 100 days. It is hard to imagine that since then, the Okinawans were once deemed the healthiest…

There is a chance that I would buy the Skecher Company. They have made a name for themselves. It has become one of the most popular shoe brands. The shoes are being sold all over the world. Skecher’s did not start out as the brand it is today. It went through change after change. The company leader has built a stronger well known. Each company faces set back that they have to get through. Skecher has built a company based on it shoes. It took off when Skechers made shoe laces with E.T. on them…

There are many contrary opinions when people mention the Japanese-American Internment Camp. Many people allegedly claim that this action was imperative, others held a differing opinion. In this essay I will be explaining why I believe this extrinsic and racist act was not essential. I agree with the article we read that was against the act of the internment camps because it was really unnecessary and racist. This should have never happened. Additionally, the Japanese-American Internment camp was…

In the 18th and 19th centuries many western artists, both in Europe and America, were influenced by the influx of Japanese design and ukiyo-e prints. Considering this phenomenon, an artwork I chose to write about that you can see this in is Vincent van Gogh’s canvas painting Bridge in the Rain. In 1886 Van Gogh moved to Paris and was introduced to Japonism and ukiyo-e because his brother ran an art gallery and he lived next to one. He was fascinated with the designs, colors, and compositions of…

Beginning their collection in the 1880s, the Met now carries an extensive compilation of the Japanese arts. With over 200 works of various compositions including folding screens, ceramics, scrolls, and clothing, this ten-room exhibit explores ancient Japan to the 21st century. Housed in the Eastern Asian section of the Met, the Japanese installation is nestled in a very long but smaller gallery, in comparison to the larger ones of this museum. Upon entering the gallery from the American wing,…

Overview A 9.0 magnitude earthquake began on March 11th, 2011 at 2:46 PM and lasted 3 minutes (World Nuclear Association, 2016). The earthquake was centered 130 km off the shore of Sendai Myagi on the east coast of Honshu Island. Consequentially, the island to move four meters to the east and surrounding coastlines were subsided by up to one meter. The earthquake also created a tsunami reaching as high as 40 meters. At the time of the earthquake, there were 11 nuclear reactors operating in the…

magnitude of the earthquake beforehand was an 8.3, a very high marking on the Richter scale. Fortunately, no damage was reported from the tsunami in Chile (The Weather Channel, 2015). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that a 31 inch high wave had been seen off the coast of Iwate, a district of Japan, and ultimately got to be 1.3 feet high (The Weather Channel, 2015). Usually, Tsunamis will corrode bridges and seawalls. Similarly, debris caused by the tsunami can become projectiles…

Jonathan Soble’s article in the New York Times details the Japanese government first officially acknowledging radiation exposure following a tsunami strike against the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a cause of cancer. It provided worker’s compensation to one of the clean-up workers assigned to the plant. It appears other compensations are on the horizon. A significant portion of the 40,000 clean-up workers assigned to the power plant following the crisis seek compensation for cancer…

Japan, 1963, the city of Sayama, Saitama prefecture; a gruesome murder is committed involving two sisters. Japan, 1988, the city of Tokorozawa, Saitama prefecture; the setting of a beloved children’s film starring two sisters. There have been several instances of speculation regarding the movie, many viewers wondering if there were any correlations between the murder case and the movie. Fan theories spread like wildfire through the internet, calling Totoro a ‘God of Death’ and a ‘grim reaper’.…