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Political Culture in India and Japan. Introduction. Both India and Japan have majestic and unique cultures of their own kind. Both countries have a vast culture whose roots are dated back to centuries. Both the countries are well known for their culture. They have gained utmost respect from other parts of the countries due to their awe-inspiring culture. One can see culture as a baroque phenomenon which features morals, laws, knowledge, art, beliefs and all those other credentials that a man may…

affair. My interest in Japan was aroused in 2014 when a friend introduced me to a YouTube channel focused on Japanese culture. The channel’s presenter was a JET programme participant who still lives in Japan. From that point onwards, I developed a curiosity towards Japan, which has consequently led to an admiration for Japanese…

during the 1950’s, after the Japanese bombed pearl harbour, causing tension between the Japanese and Americans, instigating severe racial discrimination against the American Japanese descents. David Guterson exemplifies these encounters through the characterisation of Hatsue who is faced with dilemma of her identity being either Japanese or American. Hatsue’s relationship with Ishmael and the existing racial tension plays a key role in Hatsue’s detachment from her Japanese culture. Guterson uses…

Geishas, Anime, Manga, J-Pop, 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…

Kochiyama was relocated to an internment camp with other Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Kochiyama's time at the internment camp inspired a life of activism, fighting for various causes including reparations for Japanese-American internees, equal rights for African-Americans, and Puerto Rican independence. "Kochiyama left a legacy of advocacy: for peace, U.S. political prisoners, nuclear disarmament, and reparations for Japanese-Americans interned during the war," said…

Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that allowed for the relocation of all those living in coastal Washington, Oregon, and California with Japanese ancestry. Those living on the West coast were relocated to desolate places far away from the Pacific Ocean and placed in camps with other Japanese Americans. There were a few reasons for the relocation of Japanese Americans in the middle of February of 1942 and up until 1945 when some were just barely beginning to be released. The reasons for their…

and carries their own thoughts and beliefs onto others, prejudice or acceptance is the result. In three selected short stories: Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler, Hands by Sherwood Anderson, and In Response to Executive Order 9066 All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers by Dwight Okita relay important messages that prejudice knows no boundaries, has not changed, and acceptance occurs in both those who judge and are being judged. Prejudice beliefs and actions have been…

Is Japan immune to social change? An essay on similarities and differences in the: society, culture and economy of the home islands, across Doctor Akagi and Akira. In this essay I will compare and contrast the Doctor Akagi and Akira. These two films, produced respectively 1988 (Akira) and 1998 (Doctor Akagi), show Japan in a time of crises, with destruction on the horizon. Throughout both the plot each film ventures in all aspects of society, from neo-slums to tech villas in Akira; to country…

“But when we came out of camp, that's when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful”(Takei). When the Emperor Was Divine a novel written by Julie Otsuka. The author tells a story of when a Japanese-American family was sent to a desert internment camp on the orders of the President. Living the American Dream is not possible for all nationalities as exemplified in When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, shown from before, during, and after the…

Malachi Wise in 500 Words On on Jan 18, 2016 With the current presidential debates taking place, it seems that many questions and arguments have been raised concerning Syria and its refugees, especially in terms of whether or not we should provide shelter to them. Many have raised concerns that by allowing refugees into our borders we would be allowing potential terrorists into our homeland, claiming it presents a clear and imminent danger to us as citizens and our country as a whole. The…