Culture of Japan The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia‚ from the country’s prehistoric Jōmon period‚ to its contemporary hybrid culture‚ which combines influences from Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America. The inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world during the Tokugawa shogunate‚ until the arrival of "The Black Ships" and the Meiji period. Fūjin and Raijin‚ Tawaraya Sōtatsu‚ 17th century. Pine Trees‚ Hasegawa Tōhaku Japanese
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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developed within multi-cultural countries. Both Malaysia Chinese and Japanese calligraphy are originated and developed from China. Chinese has had a major influence upon Japanese culture and language‚ and over 60% of all Japanese words are drawn from Chinese (Tanaka‚ 1985‚ p.57). The local name for calligraphy in Malaysia Chinese society is called Shūfǎ while as Shodō in Japan which both of them carry almost the same meanings as"the way/ method/ law of writing". There is a way of calligraphy‚ a way
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México and Japan‚ two countries rich in culture and tradition‚ are well known for their trade agreements and business relations. Mexico is located in North America‚ the primary language is Spanish‚ the currency is known as “PESO” and the capital city is Mexico City. On the other side Japan is located in Asia‚ their primary language is Japanese and there currency is known as “YEN”. The capital city of japan is Tokyo‚ which is one of the leading cities in technology and innovation. It is important
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Westernization of China and Japan Non Western countries such as China and Japan dealing with the pressure from the West to modernize‚ industrialize‚ and westernize. Japan and China both had significant differences in terms of how both parties dealt and responded to the pressure of West expanding throughout their lands. Although both countries had remarkable differences‚ there were definitely similarities. The differences and similarities on how China and Japan reacted to the western
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STRANGERS: KOREA‚ CHINA AND JAPAN For more than 200 countries in the world‚ neighboring countries have the most compassionate ties above all. They may have some things viewed differently‚ but at least they share some basic traits and culture. However‚ this is not the case of the countries Korea‚ China and Japan. These three countries are so close yet so far. The prominent endurance of the civilization of the Chinese along with its phenomenal technological and economic progress‚ other cultures began to
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The differences between two cultures There are so many countries in the world. As my grandmother taught me that each country has its own tradition and culture for example Japanese has kimono for its special festival‚ Kungfu is significant symbol of China or Pizza and Spaghetti are the characteristic food of Italia. Therefore when I came to America‚ I decided to search everything about this country. Then after 5 months in there‚ I found that Vietnam and The USA are very different from living style
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Global 2 Imperialism in China and Japan In the 19th century European countries were asserting their power by adopting a new form of imperialism‚ and colonizing many areas. Asia‚ in particular‚ China and Japan‚ became very enticing areas to colonize. While China and Japan were both isolated‚ feudal states‚ they reacted differently such as Japan accepting imperialism and becoming a world power and China rejecting Western ways and being used by Europe. A few Chinese welcomed Western ideas but
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Comparison Essay 3: China and Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have very different histories of their beginnings and how they became the countries they are today. For hundreds of years‚ there was very little contact or influence the countries share with one another‚ for both shared the desire to keep all foreign influences away. While this has certainly created many historical differences in art between these countries‚ as influence from one another was allowed ideas and techniques were
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There are some similarities between the USA‚ Japan‚ Guatemala and China. Both of Americans and Japanese do not have time to rest. Americans set their schedules fully and even book their free time. Similarly‚ Japanese rarely take vacations. Moreover‚ in the USA‚ people have too many choices such as going out with friends‚ playing sports or taking classes‚ but everyone has only 24 hours a day. Likewise‚ individuals try to do many works at the same time in China. In addition‚ technology‚ which supports
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