Cuteness in Japanese culture

materialistic mindset that has grown from the cute movement. The childish mindset valued by kawaii naturally promotes the desires that children have for material things, for example toys, over less tangible but potentially more gratifying things like experiences and relationships. This makes those involved in a kawaii mindset vulnerable to impulse buys, something that companies have realized with the multitude of consumer goods produced to target the cute aesthetic so enjoyed by Japanese youth. This has been the subject of criticism, as this is a rebellion against the traditional, more conservative Japanese society. The critics focus their attacks on the childish nature of members of kawaii culture…

Japanese Kawaii: A Bibliographic Essay The focus of this bibliographic essay is the Japanese idea of kawaii. The term kawaii is generally translated as “cute” in English, but it’s actual meaning in Japan is far wider and more complex. In addition to exploring the extent of the kawaii phenomenon, my research revealed multiple questions or ideas for me to potentially address in my paper. These include the topic of kawaii on Japanese youth, specifically the effect on the identity and self-image of…

suicide issue in the Japanese society was due to their misconceptions of stress. The key to depression is the overwhelming stress that one can face; therefore the misconceptions of stress could very well lead to the general unawareness of depression that the Japanese society possessed. In “ The Nature of Stress” , Selye explained how stress is not necessarily a reaction…

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…

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Read the feedback you received for this section, update your part 1 – research section. When I first visited Japan, I crushed on that country. After I came back from Japan, I started to learn Japanese, and study Japanese culture. There are lots of things included in culture. There are languages, cuisines, music, art, even some small detail that every Japanese do, for example, the way Japanese greet each other. However, I would say, among those culture, Japanese animations is the one which…

Japanese Popular Culture Japanese culture, particularly traditional Japanese culture has plenty of roots in traditional Chinese culture. However, Japanese culture is rich and diverse, dating back to 10,000 BC when the Jomon people first settled in Japan. It is widely known for its traditional arts and its contemporary pop culture. Nowadays in Japan it is still possible to notice kimono-clad women shuffling down the street with umbrellas overhead and oversized sumo wrestlers battling competitors…

valued by Japanese, seems like a national ethos, but also the representation of Japan’s soft power. Its influence extended beyond the border of Japan and permeated into foreign countries due to consumerism, especially in the United States. Nevertheless, people seem to experience and embrace kawaii culture in a different manner and for different reasons from Japan because of the economic strategy adopted by businessmen and background of each country. Between 1970 and 1990, cuteness dominated…

Name: Faith Pompey Student ID: 1062741 Summarize what you learnt from the article The main focus of the article highlights, how cultures around the world have been influenced by cultural consumption of products and services. More specifically, how the Japanese culture over the years has seen their culture indivertibly consumed by Westernised cultures (Granot, Alejandro, & Russell, 2014, p. 66). In a consumer behaviour context, the diffusion of consumer culture is an important aspect throughout…