Religion in Japan

In Chapter 94 of Moby-Dick, “A Squeeze of the Hand,” Melville exposes the reader to the bizarre and coveted substance that catalyzed the rapid expansion of the whaling industry. Spermaceti is a waxy, oil-like substance produced in the spermaceti organ in the skull of the sperm whale. Originating from the spermaceti-organ, the fluid is located in the cranial cavity of the sperm whale and occupies a major part of the skull, holding up to 1,900 litres of spermaceti. Since the spermaceti organ, a…

Samoan 2009 tsunami report: What caused the earthquake and tsunami? On Tuesday the 29th of September 2009, a huge tsunami hit Samoa – as well as several other islands – and impacted many, leaving a path of destruction. Tsunamis are big waves that are generated from earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions that occur in the ocean. When the waves move inland they gradually gain height as the ocean gets shallow. So, the speed of the tsunami is related to the depth of the ocean. Tsunamis travel very fast…

trucks before embarking to passage vehicles, which currently take approximately 65% o its production. The growth of the automotive industry in China surpassed the production rate of Korea, Germany, France and United States only closely followed by Japan (Tang,…

3.0 Assessment of corporate reputation on two companies 3.1 Kia Motor Corporation (KMC) Kia Motor Corporation the oldest Korean automobile manufacturer whose headquarters are based in South Korea was founded in 1944 as Hyungsung Precision Industry, a manufacturer of bicycle parts and steel tubing. In 1951, it was named “Kia industries”. The Kia name is derived from Chinese characters: ‘Ki’ meaning “rise up” and ‘A’ meaning Asia interpreted as “Rising out of Asia”. Kia had humble beginnings…

The origins of Japan 's shrinking population and its repercussions The population of advanced countries is known to be growing at a lower rate than those of developping countries. But more than a low growth, some countries actually experience a decline of their population. Japan became one of those countries in 2009, and as of 2016, has a negative growth rate of 0.19% according to the CIA. There are several factors that account for this situation, and challenges that Japan will face in the…

useful tool in understanding a country’s culture and communication nature. Japan comes across as a country with high context culture. The context is stronger than the reason. They value interpersonal relationships, collectivist by nature and form stable and long-lasting relationships. The problem solving and decision making usually happens in groups. Also, the power distance dimension in the model is above average for Japan. Hence, it can be interpreted that Japanese people expect and believe…

company in Japan and has expanded its global network among more than 40 countries in the world. Mitsui is one of the Japanese huge financial clique (which is famous as "Zaibatsu") and MSI is one of the main companies of the Mitsui clique. MSI basically offers property insurance for the companies and individuals. It has around fifteen thousand permanent staffs and a thousand offices all over the world. Nearly half of the sales are from car insurance service, which is mostly sold in Japan. When it…

choosing Japan for a holiday is because I personally like their culture, savoury food and their beautiful scenery of the country. Japan is an island in the Pacific in which is divided by the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. Japan consists of four main islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo is one of a prefecture of Honshu and other largest cities that include Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai. The total population of Japan…

Global Feasibility Analysis: Ford The automotive industry has been producing new models and introducing new car styles year after year. As one of the leading manufacturers in the industry, Ford Motor Company has had to confront issues of capacity utilization in each market where it operates. Capacity utilization occurs when production exceeds the number of products than can be sold in a given market. To further exacerbate the problem, a new automotive manufacturer enters the market every few…

Sony is a japan based big corporation which mainly involve in the manufacturing of electric and electronic devices or product such as Walkman, laptop, television, camera, smartphone, PlayStation, and so on. There are a lot of external environment factors that strong enough to strike down the giant Sony from different aspects such as increase in production and administration cost, shrink of electric and electronic market demand, and others. The alternation of government and the modification or…