Japan is a country with a great deal of influence on the world economy. Many other nations around the globe work closely with this country through international business. With the increasing global importance of Asia and Pacific Rim, and economic and strategic significance of the US-Japan relationship, it is important that more Americans will improve their levels of cultural awareness to increase their national level of understanding of Japan. When working in the global commercial environment, knowledge of the impact of cultural differences is one of the keys to international business success.
Japan is an island country located in East Asia and its capital is Tokyo. The country is sometimes identified as the land of the …show more content…
Unlike many other countries Japan has a development of science and technology and that is because the country has money. The Japanese are not just looking for good business they also believe that there must be a good relationship between the national government and the industrial division. Manufacturers, suppliers and distributors work very close together but in an informal manner with intimate support from financial institutions and government. Since the problems in the economy have affect countries all around the world Japan saw its first problems with inflation in 2008, not as bad as other countries but they were slightly affected. The Japanese government has acted fast on there inflation issues because of the crisis they previously suffered. To keep the Japanese economy growing and keep stability the government has created stimulus packages to manage the inflation and improved the tax system and labor market. Japan’s business sector has currently been going through its ups and downs right now but so has every other country because the recession has had an impact on everyone. The difference with Japan is that unlike America they are handling it the correct way and attempting to take care of the problems before it becomes worse. The American’s took too long to realize and admit that there was a problem, because the Japanese economy suffered for a decade they did …show more content…
They try and distinguish themselves from other countries. Their architecture has been around as long as their culture has and like many of the other things in Japan the architecture was some what influenced by China. Most of the work in Japan was influenced by Zen Buddhism. Gardens are also an important part of the architecture. It is influenced by the historical background and religious beliefs. Buddhism was originally found in India by Gautama Buddha and incorporated by many of the Asian countries and cultures. Buddhism is the belief that enlightenment can be obtained though right conduct and wisdom, meditation is done to release negativity. There are six schools of Buddhism in Japan and they are Ritsu, Jojitsu, Kusha, Sanron, Hosso and