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Asian countries are known for their rich culture and traditions. They are still very much connected with their customs that are passed on from previous generations. Although there have been various modern technologies and other development, some traditions are still maintained. Japan is a first...
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Globalization of the popular culture entails the examination of the ongoing evolution from a new and challenging perspective, through taking a keen observation of the movements of the popular culture into and out of Japan. From a multidisciplinary approach, scholars have noted that the changing...
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This is a piece of information showing how important the research and development that is required for Japan to continuously rise as a country in their economy. Just as early as in 1980, the Science and Technology Agency, a component of the Kantei (the office...
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Japan’s first capital city, Nara, was directly modeled after the Tang capital city, Chang’an. Out of the total Japanese population of about 5-6 million residents, Nara constituted for some 20,000 of them. Within that time period (710-784 C.E.), land was nationalized in the name of...
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It is widely accepted that first humans in the Japanese archipelago can be traced back to prehistoric times. The Jomon period, named after its “cord-marked” pottery, was followed by the Yayoi in the first millennium BC when new technologies were introduced from continental Asia. During...
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In Japanese the term “Yukiguni”, or in English “Snow Country”, is used to describe those areas between the mountains of western Honshu and the Sea of Japan, which receive huge amounts of snow during the winter months. It is within this area where this novel...
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Gojira, Hello Kitty, and other forms of Japanese culture have been integrated through popular culture in such things as movies and toys. The aspects that can make these mediums fun and interesting can make them popular which gives a lot of credit to the culture...
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Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, who won an Oscar for his 2001 animated film Spirited Away, is set to retire. The 72-year-old’s animation studio announced the news at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. Koju Hoshino, president of Studio Ghibli, said Miyazaki’s latest project, The Wind...
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Kamagasaki, Japan’s biggest slum, cannot be found on official maps, and city festival organizers have been accused of censorship. Osaka officials asked Shingo Ota, a film director, to remove scenes that identified the slum, on the grounds that it was insensitive to residents. “To me,...
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The Japanese culture has allowed for very little diversity. This started very early in their history. The social controls used to eliminate diversity are the family, the power of gender, the poor treatment of minority groups, the corporate Japanese mentality, and the respect required by...
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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...
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Theater has been apart of history for many years and has had big influences. It is obvious that American and Japanese culture are very different. Where there are differences there are also some similarities that might be surprising. The one thing about theater that is...
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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...
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Otaku is one of the most prominent Japanese subcultures. It leaves observers puzzled, although people might think it is not a substantial part of the Japanese culture; however, it is seen as a huge part of the Japanese subcultures. This essay will discuss the emergence...
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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...
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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....
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The preparations being made by the Commonwealth Government for the independence of the country were interrupted when the country was drawn into World War II. The Japanese treacherously invaded the country. For the next three and one-half years, they imposed their sovereignty over the Philippines....
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Sometimes I wish that I could go back in time and be a kid once again. Life would be much easier without adult responsibilities and I wouldnt do anything else besides having fun. Growing up I would see my mother knitting small hats, purses and...
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One may have heard the word samurai, one thinks of a skillful warrior dressed in heavy armour and fighting their battles with the famous Katana or possibly the ultimate battle of skill between the samurai and his brother-in-arms the ninja or simply the warrior one...
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Art has existed for a long time and has influenced us in many ways. It helps us understand who we are, it tells us stories from centuries and give us the details of the life of the past. Back in the ancient times, art was...
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The concept of writing and designing a cinematic production that is even loosely based on a real-life period in history can be an extremely difficult task. This kind of production comes with the expectations and responsibility that history should be retold in a respectful manner,...
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As one of the few surviving autobiographical writings from early Japan, in Musui’s Story, Katsu Kokichi narrates his life as a late Tokugawa-period samurai. Amid the Tokugawa period, also known as the Edo period, grand wars and conflicts slowly dwindled in number and size. The...
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Hagakure Hagakure, also known as the samurai bible, is a book that represents the attitude that goes beyond the modern pragmatism or the love for materialism to the overall spiritual development of individuals. Despite the interpretations that people have had on this book, Hagakure applies...
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We examine three characteristics of Seven Samurai, the magnum opus of Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Kurosawa’s works are foundational to a wide variety of film techniques and tropes. While Kurosawa himself considered Ran to be his best film, Seven...
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Shinto The oldest faith in Japan is Shinto, which means ‘the way of the Gods’. There is neither a founder nor prophets and there is no major text that outlines its principal beliefs. Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion, beginning about five hundred BCE. Its name was derived from...
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From 7 century, the Buddhism Culture spread in Japan and it came from China. Temples were built in throughout of Japan for hoping Japan’s peace and quiet. This time was called the Tenpyo Culture and it is a gorgeous aristocratic and Buddhistic culture. In that...
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During the late 1950s and leading to the 1960s radical politics created shifts worldwide. This affected many aspects of society, including cinema. Like the French cinematic movement, La Nouvelle Vague (French New Wave) Japanese cinema underwent its own changes. This latest generation of filmmakers worked...
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In The Sound of Waves, Yukio Mishima conveys the loss of traditional values in Japan due to Westernization in after the Second World War. Through powerful symbols and juxtaposition, Mishima effectively expresses his anger towards the devastating effects of the war, such as a corrupted...
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Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity by Eric C. Rath is a scholarly book that reveals the great diversity of Japanese cuisine and explains how Japan’s modern food culture arose through the direction of private and public institutions. Rath argues that by focusing on ceremonial...
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This essay attempts to examine and reflect upon how politeness strategies are channelled in British and Japanese culture in an eatery. My linguistic fieldwork was a participant observation conducted at Starbucks. The first distinction to be made in the way politeness is conveyed between British...
