...Japanese Cultural Evaluation XBCOM 275 Mr. Abel March 05, 2014 Japan is a country full of cultural differences, some of which are long practiced traditions that affect the business aspects of the country’s economy. Taking the practiced traditions into consideration means that business presentations or arguments must be changed and conveyed accordingly. First we look at some of the culture differences within the country and then we will look at the different ways that presentations or arguments would need to be changed based on those differences. The people of Japan still practice traditions in such a way that may appear unfamiliar to most. Most of the country holds value dimensions, in this order, to be very important to their survival in the country. The first and foremost important aspect of the value of the Japanese is power distance. This is simply a well respected superior who looks out for his company and his employees (Onken, 2014). The second aspect of value in the Japanese culture is uncertainty avoidance. The Japanese people must know what is going to happen next, at all times. There are even specific laws and procedures in place to help keep a sense of nationalism. The country is very important to the people. Thirdly, there is collectivism. The people have a very strong sense of dependence and a very strong sense of belonging to “the organization” (Onken, 2014). According to a Japanese culture website, due to the social pressures and fear of humiliation, most...
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...Cultural Evaluation Paper XBCOM/275 12/6/13 Rene Cintron Cultural is the characteristics of a particular group of people. The group of people can be defined by language, religion, cuisine, or social habits. The cultural in the US is called the western culture and was heavily influenced by European immigration. This culture’s roots come from the classical period of the Greco-Roman era and the rise of Christianity. The culture in Japan is called the eastern culture. The eastern culture and the western culture were both heavily influenced by religion during its early development. The culture in Japan has not changed much since its development in 660 BC. Japanese people are still extremely protective of their culture and their society. “One good way to make yourself unpopular in Japan is to quote studies that indicate the Japanese are descendants from immigrants from mainland Asia” (Morrison & Conway, 2006, p. 280). In Japan their government is a parliamentary democracy under a constitution monarch. This means that there is an emperor who rules the country. The current emperor of Japan is Akihito. Akihito has been on the throne since 1989. Akihito is extremely respected because in Japan people respect their elders to the highest degree. Therefore younger members of a team should remain quite during meetings. Younger members of the team are on the team to go out to social events at night and build relationships with other younger members of the opposite team. During...
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...many people are unaware that a peer, family member, or friend is homosexual. With that being said, why should gay marriage be so controversial? Supporters of gay marriage as well as the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender) community agree that gay marriage should be legalized without stipulations. Those in civil unions are allowed to legally adopt children, but they cannot be in the hospital room when their partner passes away. It is unjust. Marriage should exist between two people who love each other, despite gender. To state one of the reasons against gay marriage is procreation is absurd. If that is the case, ‘traditional’ couples should not be allowed to marry if they cannot procreate or choose not to. Many people have changed their minds about gay marriage over the last decade. In 2003, 58% of adult Americans were opposed to gay marriage while 33% were in favor. Then in 2013, 44% of adult Americans are still opposed, but 49%...
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...Case Study: Panasonic and Japan’s Changing Culture Summary This case study focuses on the globalization and change in culture of Panasonic established in Japan in 1920. Japanese culture hasn’t changed but the world around Japan has changed. Panasonic tried very hard to adhere to the values that were already in motion but as the times changed so did Panasonic. Although this was a drastic change it allowed Panasonic to grow. “As the decade progressed, one Japanese firm after another was forced to change its traditional ways of doing business” (Global Business Today, 2011, pp. 126). Globalization played a huge role in the outcome of the Japanese businesses. Questions 1. The triggers of cultural change in Japan during the 1990s were that the generation born after 1964 wasn’t as motivated and grew up in a much richer and prosperous Japan. Another trigger was that the Japanese economy was sucked into a slump. Due to the fact that the companies in Japan were trying to keep their traditions and values, keep their employees happy and maintain good and efficient business caused the companies to suffer. Cultural change is starting to affect traditional values in Japan because it is causing companies to change their values. Companies are no longer following the set of values and folkways from previous years. They are beginning to follow the same rules and regulations of the society. Panasonic was also letting go of employees and modifying the social structure to better...
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...Google in Asia | | [Type the document subtitle] | | Humber College | [Pick the date] | 寿司 寿司 | Sushi Summary Every country has created something which went has gone global. Some creations are sports, food, clothing, etc. Sushi is the creation of Tokyo Japan which has gone global shortly after its creation and is known as a big dish in the USA. Japan has been known since the 1970’s of making healthy dishes and for its food design. Another factor in why sushi went global is the marketing of its product in cuisines and all sorts of various sushi dishes. Everything is about trade, one country has oil, one country has vegetables and etc, and in order for other countries to obtain these resources they need to trade, so in this case, Japan Is the world’s primary market for fresh tuna for sushi. Sushi has gone global with some countries involved such as New England for its Bluefin, which was traded to Tokyo and Spain for capturing its fish from their nets. Many countries and local farms have developed this global mechanism for sushi which has made it so popular and delicious product for consumers. How did Sushi become Global? Like some cuisines in Japan, the sushi incorporated many foreign influences. The history of sushi is much like the food itself simple, adaptable enough to satisfy consumer budgets ranging from fast-food to stratospheric levels. We can trace sushi's origin back to the 4th century in Southeast Asia. As a preserved food, the...
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...Cultural Evaluation Paper June 7, 2014 Business Communications and Critical Thinking Kris Dunn Abstract This paper will discuss identify the ways that arguments or a presentation of the arguments would need to be changed as the result of cultural differences in Japan. Cultural Evaluation Paper Having a good understanding of a particular culture before beginning an argument or a presentation is crucial. One should take the time to learn about the audience’s culture as well as the way that certain things, such as humor, can be perceived as offensive. Failing to do these simple tasks can result in a failed argument or presentation. In the case of the Japanese, it is important to understand and educate oneself in their strict customs. The better prepared one is the more likely their message will be received as intended. One of the most important things to know prior to meeting with someone from Japan is their traditional greeting technique. It is customary in Japan for someone who is of lower seniority to bow to their superior first. This is considered much more important than a handshake and is a sign of respect. Similarly, when gathering for a casual meeting, one should never introduce themselves. It is customary in Japan for the host to introduce their guests. In order to ensure that a good first impression is made, it is critical that one remember these points. According to the cultural training firm Roland & Associates, there are...
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...In order to achieve success in global business, it’s critical to know cultural differences between target countries and our native country. National culture is the set of shared values and beliefs that affects the perceptions, decisions, and behavior of the people from a particular country. Even two countries whose geographic distance is close, their cultural differences may vary a lot, for example, China and Japan. From the graph I get on the website, the biggest cultural difference between China and Japan is on uncertainty avoidance, which is the degree to which people in a country are uncomfortable with unstructured, ambiguous, unpredictable situations. The fact that China has a comparatively low score on this dimension reflects that Chinese are adaptable and entrepreneurial, and comfortable with ambiguity. On the contrary, at 92 Japan is one of the most uncertainty avoiding countries on earth. Japanese learned to prepare themselves for any uncertain situation. This goes not only for the emergency plan and precautions for sudden natural disasters but also for every other aspects of society. On long term orientation, both China and Japan have relatively high scores. This dimension describes how every society has to maintain some links with its own past while dealing with the challenges of the present and future. Therefore, these two countries show an ability to adapt traditions easily to changed conditions, a strong propensity to save and invest, thriftiness, and perseverance...
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...Different cultural practices affect every area of life, the family dynamic, labor force, education, cultural economics, death, reproduction, religion etc. The cultural practices in the United States are eclectic in many ways considering all the different ethnicities that reside in the U.S. In Japan, the religious views tend to lend towards liberal views on the family dynamic and sexual expression. I intend to compare the differences between the two countries as it relates to sex and gender roles in the family. In terms of comparative cultural characteristics at the cultural map of the world according to the World Value Survey describes Japan as average-high in Self Expression Values. The gender roles in Japanese homes are reverse in comparison to some traditional gender roles in America. Typically the wife handles and completely controls the household finances. She gives her husband a monthly allowance and has total control over the rest of the family’s income. Half of the husbands in one survey reported they were unhappy with the amount of the allowance but could do little if anything about it. Traditionally, in past times, American household income was predominately earned and controlled by the husband in the home. But according to the U.S Department of Labor women comprise 46.5% of the total U.S labor force and are projected to account for 47% of the labor force in 2016. That being said, the traditional roles in the American home have changed considerably. Women are indeed...
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...Economic Stagnation: 2020 Tokyo Olympic, Establishment of Foreign Companies and Cultural Reform/Cultural Ramification Before Japan was globalized it was secluded from the rest of the world for nearly two centuries from1603 to 1868. This time period was called the Tokugawa Period. Even though Japan closed its ports to foreign trade, it was self sustainable and independent. This self sustainable society was maintained through its unique producer-consumer relationship and the "reuse recycle" practice in commerce due to the island's limited resources. Repair merchants such as tinker, ceramics repairers and truss hoop repairers supported a society where nothing was thrown away but instead carefully repaired and reused until the products were truly un-amendable. For example, tinkers used special techniques and charcoal heat to weld holes in pots and kettles with other metals; ceramic repairers glue broken ceramic pieces together with sticky rice and applied heat; paper makers buy used papers and blend them to make a variety of paper from writing paper to toilet paper (Staff). The Tokugawa Period served as a model of a flourishing sustainable society to the Japanese. After Japan was introduced to globalization during the Second World War, the nation benefited from becoming a export driven economy, business policies such as the lifetime employment policy promoted the efficiency of the company, and the cultural influences on business management such as respect for authority and reserved...
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...Emül 1 Recep Emül Miyouki Aoki Girardelli HIST 48G 08.04.2008 TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN Technology is one of the most important elements that a country must have. It makes life easier and leads people to a modern age. In history, there had been some countries which were more advanced in technology than the others. Japan was not one of these countries. Today, however, it is the leader of the world in technology and science. Japan was not a leader country in technology; it borrowed the knowledge and the machinery of the western world during the middle ages. For example, while developing optics the Western World provided many innovations for Japan. The arrival of the ‘peeping box’ is one of them. Those innovations were modified when they came into Japan because there were cultural differences. Usually the names of the foreign inventions were adapted to the Japan and their technical specifications also changed due to the fact that the Japanese’s use of them different from the others. When ‘peeping box’ became known in Japan, its name did not stay the same for the Japanese too. Timon Screech gives a clear example in his book: “The VOC register goes on the note that the Japanese referred to the novel box as a gocracqbaco, presumably gokuraku-bako, or ‘paradise box’ (119). Apart from optics there are also more serious subjects taken from the Western world; “In the latter half of Tokugawa period learning of Western natural science and medicine through Dutch books spread Emül 2 among...
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...American Economics and Death in Japan Jacob K. Donlan ANT 101: Cultural Anthropology Instructor James Turner September 7, 2015 Introduction This paper will show an overview of the American economic system today from an etic (outsider’s) point of view as well as examine how the Japanese culture treats death from an introspective view to show readers how areas where they may already have an opinion on can be seen from other perspectives. In Part I, readers will be shown from an etic perspective how Americans have, over time, developed an addiction to indebtedness and live in abundance on credit, not caring of growing deficits and interest burdens. In his 2013 book, “Cultural Anthropology,” Crapo describes an etic analysis as “an outsider’s or observer’s allegedly “objective” account.” In Part II, the Japanese culture surrounding death will be described as how an insider would understand it. Crap described an emic analysis as “an insider’s or native’s meaningful account.” (Ch. 1.1). For various cultures around the world to truly understand and empathize with one another, it is important to be able to see things from each other’s perspective. Being able to understand an issue in America as an outsider would see it, and likewise to look at something that might seem strange to us as an insider would will help us grow beyond our preconceived notions and ignorance. Part I This...
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...Executive Summary This report tells how BONIA Corporation Bhd expands its market into Japan market. In this research we know that Japan economy is growing and getting a job is getting easier. Even their social cultural is quite conservative due to certain festival they will wear their cultural apparel also they are up to date about latest fashion. So BONIA Corporation Bhd should know their capabilities when doing business in Japan fashion industry. 2.0 Introduction BONIA Group is a high-end retailer which founded in 1974 by Mr. S.S Chiang and was the leading local leatherwear manufacturers and leading company of the quality leatherwear fashion house in Malaysia. The company converted into public limited company and changed its name to BONIA Corporation Berhad and being listed in Second Board of KLSE on 18 September 1994 and transferred to Main Board of Bursa Saham on 23 April 2007. BONIA Corporation had 700 sales outlet and 70 boutiques throughout the world. 3.0 Environmental Analysis Regarding Japan 3.1 Economic Factors Japan had a great economy since Japan GDP growth rate had increased from -6.3% in 2009 to 3.0% in 2010 which Japan became the 3rd largest economy in the world. This indicates that Japan economy growth is increasing. This means that Japan standard of living also had increased to a better standard where their GDP per capita had increase from RM32, 600 to RM34, 000. Japan unemployment rate had been decreased about 0.30% in 2010 which is 4.90% unemployment...
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...Cross Cultural Communications between Canada and Japan Management 340 December 2, 2010 Executive Summary Japan witch is located off the eastern edge of Asia has a current population of 127 million people. Japan witch operates as a free market has the 3rd largest economy in the world and has a labour force of over 65 million people. In Japanese culture is expected that employees have lifetime commitment to their employers. The Japanese people recognize responsibility and work as extremely important characteristics of their culture. The responsibilities are divided into very small details and are incorporated into a family-style working environment. Business leaders and management participate in all activities. The employees in Japan are motivated by private recognition, the corporate missions of the company, stability, and most importantly being part of a winning team. Formal meetings are considered times for employee to share ideas and visions. In Japanese culture employees can contribute regardless of status. Furthermore informal meetings are seen as occasions to build personal relationships and should contain no direct business discussions. Since Japan has one of the most indirect languages, and many messages are metaphorical it is important to refrain from saying terms such as “No” and “You”; these terms can be seen as rude and should be placed with appropriate terms. Instead of saying “You”, refer to contact by their last name...
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...CHAPTER 2 Europeans on the Margin: Missionaries and Indigenous Response in East Asia QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION 1. Describe the approach of the Jesuit missionaries in China and Japan to convert these peoples to Christianity. When the Portuguese sea-captain, Vasco da Gama, introduced a new route to East Asia rounded the Cape of Good Hope, he marked the entrance of early modern Europeans in the maritime world of Asia. The Europeans were interested in spice trades and other luxury goods such as silk and textiles. The Portuguese, Spaniards and Italian people also brought Christian missionaries through this famous sea route. The Jesuit missionaries remade their own religion and cultural habits to suit the needs of the Japanese and Chinese. They hoped that this would increase the number of East Asian converts. In China the missionaries approached by emulate Chinese Confucian elite. They were also dressing and wearing their hair in the Confucian style, but there were few converts. The Jesuit missionaries used a similar method to convert the Japanese. They dressed in kimonos and took the Japanese cultural to other factors, which led to several more conventions than China. 2. How were the Jesuit missionaries in making Christian converts in Japan and China? The Jesuit missionaries were impacted as much of not more than the cultures they entered. They came to identify with the culture and way of the life of their hosts, but were themselves converted to the host culture. Some...
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...Kayla Bartz Professor Franks GLS December 7, 2012 The Rise and Influence of Castle Cities Each country, town, city or area has a symbol of power that represents their history and governmental authority. Between 1570 and 1870, Japan experienced a dramatic changed economically, politically, militarily and religiously. During the Tokugawa period, “castles towns” sprung up throughout Japan. The castles towns became the heart and core representation of Japanese feudal authority. The castles marked the beginning of change in Japan to show the “central shogunal authority” (Hall 44). Hikeno Castle built in the Edo period in the Shiga Prefecture is a prime example of a castle town. Castles changed the dynamics of Japan’s economy, military, government and politics. The design of the castle towns closely resemble that of an imperial city, giving it even more legitimacy of power because of its mimicking of imperial design. Castle towns greatly affected Japan and some of those affects can be seen today. Castle towns have several characteristics that make them stand out from all the other towns. One characteristic and an obvious one is that they are home to castles. The castle is known as the Castle Tower or donjon it is the most prominent and well-defended structure in the keep. Most castles have between two to five stories. The castle towns also have several rings of moats and walls that are used in defense. The towns also include Watch Towers, also known as Turrets, which...
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