Culture of Japan

The rise of non-arranged marriage is a positive event; it is helping Japan progress towards a freer nation which is not tied down by it’s past. Marriages have undergone several changes throughout the history of Japan. Muko-iri was the original form of marriage practiced in Japan. The marriage was arranged by older relatives and parents, and the man would

How could food, such an inanimate object, have so much value in many different cultures? I am going to write about Tampopo because food has a strong presence in it. I want to show that food in Tampopo has cultural value and demonstrates the blending of different cultures through the food. Others have written about the obsession of food that is shown in the film and the aesthetics of preparing and capturing the beauty of ramen. But, I want to continue proving that the food in Tampopo has cultural

[Name of the Writer] [Name of Instructor] [Subject] [Date] Ainu of Japan Introduction The indigenous people of Japan and Russia are called Ainu. Ainu is also referred as Aino, Aynu and Ezo in ancient text. The history showed that they spoke Ainu language and other varieties of languages. They lived mostly in Hokkaido, the Kuril Islands, and Sakhalin. The people who still called them Ainu live in those regions. The exact number of the population of Ainu is still unknown. There are

Individual Reflection-Japan Immersion Benjamin Franklin said once, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” This summer I had the opportunity to invest in my professional knowledge as an international business woman, and I agree that such investment will pay the best interest. I participated in the Japan immersion program from the College of Business which allowed me to grow as a professional by expanding my perspective on the difficult process of starting a business in a foreign country

rise of the Empire of Japan, and their effects created the ways in which Japan interacted with its people and the world around it. Politically, the Meiji Restoration of the mid-1800s to the early 1900s set the stage for the growth that took place to make Japan an Empire, including the transformation of the views on the emperor. These views on the emperor helped to create a social change: the anger of the Japanese government and people about the lack of representation for Japan in world treaties and

powerful warrior class in Japan, and were very skilled with a sword. Samurai used swords and were trained very well to do many things such as fire a bow while on horseback. The samurai practiced Buddhism, which is a religion that taught people to respect the world to reach enlightenment. When the samurai disobeyed The Bushido Code, they committed Seppuku, which is ritual suicide for the samurai. Japanese culture was influenced by the samurai warrior class. In Feudal Japan, people were influenced by

to Hofstede’s Masculinity Dimension Culture is a very powerful concept that influences all aspects of a society’s values. Every country holds different cultural views pertaining to each of these aspects and they include symbols, perspectives, and social interactions (Banks 35). As globalization integrates itself deeper into a culture, it begins to transform the norms of that culture. This is exactly what is, and has been happening in many different cultures all over the world. The view on a woman’s

Throughout history cultures have come and gone. Cultures from many distinct civilizations and empires were able to be conceived but yet most became utterly ruined. However certain societies and cultures were able to thrive for longer periods of times and outlast others. The more sophisticated a culture was, the greater the influence it had over smaller ones eventually merging together to establish a strong society; therefore creating a longer lasting culture. How do these cultures develop and “outperform”

Ainu people who lived in Hokkaido to adapt Ainu people as Japanese people (Kazushi 22). This nihonka simply led to a cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is a concept that is an imposition of a politically or economically dominant society’s culture onto another less dominant society. For example, the Ainu group was known for hunting, fishing, and gathering, but the Meiji government prohibited hunting and fishing most of area in Hokkaido. It made huge impact on the Ainu society because it made

Japan in my mind is a world of imagination. I imagine that everything is possible in Japan, from advance technology to pop culture and fashion; there is not one aspect that I don’t appreciate. Aside from all the endless wonderful things that I can think of, Japanese people and culture are what cultivate my interest in visiting the country. Even without visiting the country, I’ve heard from friends and witness kind acts between people in Japan on social media. I value the tradition of respecting elders