Essays on Japan

The history of Christianity in Japan is commonly believed to have begun with the arrival of the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier in 1549.Roman Catholic missionary activities in Japan began in 1549, carried out by Portuguese-sponsored Jesuits and later by Spanish-sponsored mendicant orders, such as the...

Anime is the Japanese term for animation. Outside Japan, anime refers specifically to animation style from Japan, that’s often represented using flashy art styles, colorful characters and bizzare themes. In order to differentiate it from other animations, anime is strictly viewed as a Japanese animation...

Japan is composed of several islands. The four biggest islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Hokkaido. The closest countries to Japan are Russia, China, and Korea. The majority of Japan is at sea level, so it allows it to heavy a steady and rather warmer...

Tesco is a renowned brand in the groceries and general merchandise retailers hailing from United Kingdom. Tesco has many outlets around the world, mainly to name a few such as United Kingdom, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia. Headquartered in Welwyn...

Wool mark is an Australian based company and its culture and way of working is very different from Japan. Japanese culture has a high-power distance rate which interprets that Japanese community promotes higher role and superiority. Their opinion on position and ranking hierarchy is common...

In Japan’s early culture, including language and art, Confucianism and Buddhism was derived by China and, over the years, has become Japanese. During a period of civil wars in the fifteenth and sixteenth a feudal system, there were many medieval Europe developed in these wars....

Introduction Japan is one of developed countries in East Asia and be habituated by 128 million of people. Those people are very uphold toward many aspects related with their identity as Japanese people such as culture, politeness, discipline, dedicated, hardworking, and etc. However, Japan also...

High ceilings, incredible decor, world class wine-list and over-the-top service are, to some extent, some of the things you can enjoy in just about any city with a high-end hotel. But you aren’t in “just about any city”, are you? You are in a city...

What is Kamikaze? Kamikaze is a Japanese word that directly translates to ‘Divine Wind’. In 1281, when Mongol fleets were attacking Japan, a mysterious typhoon appeared out of nowhere and completely eradicated the Mongol fleets. [Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016] The Japanese saw this typhoon as a...

Who formed the shape of Japan as we know Japan today? One man, no three men leading different armies of at least ten thousand men. The three warriors names are as the following Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Heres some background info on...

A Pale View of Hills, is set in the context of post-war Japan after the country’s defeat in WWII. As a result of the war, the country had entered a stage of transition, moving away from its traditional ideals towards western ideals. It is during...

Japan to most, conjures up images of Mont Fuji, but what if I told you that the coffers of your memory would be replete with more images only after a visit to Japan’s hidden gems—hidden, because Mount Fuji’s looming picture has in a way, overshadowed...

Basic Information Country Established: February 11 660 BC Native Language: Japanese Current Population: There are 126,700,000 Japanese Citizens as of December 1, 2017 Statistics. Gross Domestic Product: 4,383.6 US Trillion Dollars (GDP as of 2015’s World Bank) What is the Military Age? Is Service Mandatory...

Founded in Japan during 1916, NSK first started its operation with the manufacture of ball bearings. As on date NSK manufactures full range of bearings and offers them worldwide. Apart from bearings, NSK has also diversified themselves to automotive products, precision machinery and mechatronics products....

Japan is located in the continent of Asia and known as the world’s third-largest economy (“Japan Country Profile”, 2018). Unlike most countries in the Asian region, Japan has four distinct seasons. The historical background of japan is quite interesting as a country that has been...

Throughout all of time and society in medieval japan, women have never had the option in what they wanted to proceed in their future life they had to do what the emperor wanted. The women in medieval japan were all brought up being a home...

The problems of racism are often inextricable from the capitalism and colonialism throughout the entire world. One of the best examples to illustrate this phenomenon is the exploitation and discrimination Japan exerted on Korea during the early twentieth century, as illustrated by Kawashima’s arguments on...

Japan is one of the largest media markets in the world. Well known for its typical TV shows, Japan is also known for its manufacturing of electronic equipment and appliances, used all around the world. Japan has an image of heavily-regulated society. In Media’s cases,...

There are some business etiquette that must be followed when doing business with the Japanese people, especially related to politeness and good manners which is more formal than South Korea. For example, exchanging the business card is an essential ritual after someone being introduced and...