the small island nation of Japan and is now widely distributed across the globe, influencing large animation companies across many different countries. A large amount of movies, T.V. shows, and comic books Americans read are heavily influenced by Japanese animation. Despite starting out as a propaganda film, many people would find it surprising how popular anime is today. Anime started as black and white propaganda films for WWII. Today anime is in color, often using CGI animation. New…
After World War 2 a practice and ceremony developed among Japanese women called Mizuko Kuyo. Mizuko Kuyo or “water child memorial service” is a Japanese ceremony honoring fetuses that were aborted, stillborn, or lost during pregnancy; the Mizuko jizo. The Japanese ceremony originated from Japanese belief of liquid life. Liquid life is the idea that aborted or lost fetus return to the water and wait to rejoin the Earth. During the ceremony people, especially women, pray to and adorn small…
Japanese food and sushi have become very popular in America. You may appreciate yummy Japanese food, but do you know about Japanese dining culture? Kyoto Steakhouse of Japan serves up delicious and authentic Japanese food to St. Peter’s, MO, residents, and they’re explaining four interesting facts about dining in Japan: Sushi Has Been Around For A Long Time: Sushi has been a hit in America for a few decades, but it’s been in Japan since at least the 8th century. It began as a way to preserve…
games? For some of us, that maybe all we know about the Japanese besides the fact that they speak a different language, and have dark hair and slanted eyes. So when it comes to healthcare, how do we treat them? Although many people think it is hard to give medical care to a Japanese person, I believe it is easy as long as you know about the Japanese family structure and about Japanese religion. The Structure of Japanese Family The Japanese family structure has changed since World War II,…
The Berkeley Coat Company is a Japan developing company that focuses on developing suitable solutions to the Japanese people. The areas of the development allows consumers to purchase coats of their choosing. As far as our business plan goes, we plan on licensing/franchising the company This report was commissioned to examine why the sales volume of the Berkeley Coat Company has decreased over the past three years, since reaching its peak and recommending ways of increasing demands for coats.…
the same type of atmosphere indoors. Both the buildings share the same type of casual dining. Any attire can fit the occasion for visiting Bamboo. Bamboo’s theme consists of sports memorabilia and traditional Japanese décor, such as posters and signs with Japanese writing. Along with the Japanese décor, there are many sports teams merchandise plastered along the walls.…
Summary Chinese-Americans found themselves in the middle of racism even though they weren 't considered the enemy. The enemy being the Japanese. Many Chinese-Americans, found work hard to come by. Many Chinese-Americans even contemplated returning to their home country after being schooled so they would not have to face the racial discrimination. However, Chinese-Americans found the opportunity to find work and fight against the enemy. While the Chinese-American men and women went off to fight…
Although exports have risen to the United States, they have fallen to the other main trading partners, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong [10]. When Shinzo Abe took office in 2012, exports were at a low, roughly 4500 billion Japanese yen and while there is a lot of movement, the numbers, over time, have continued to rise. The highest ever recorded sales in Japan was 7582 billion JPY and occurred in 2008, just prior to the recession. Since that time, and especially since 2012…
culture, for example: arts, gastronomy, celebrations, and performing arts etc. Gastronomy is a study between food and culture. There are a lot of cuisine from different country or from the specific races such as French cuisine, Italian cuisine or Japanese cuisine while in China they can differentiate to regional cuisines such as…
understanding or guideline on their collection of works. With the field trips into Los Angeles the two museums, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) both play an important role in the city. MOCA is a Museum for contemporary art, or a institutional major artwork and JANM an ethnical museum for Japanese Americans located in Little Tokyo. MOCA is a Museum set to question…