cultural epicenter‚ which was a very disappointing trip. Little Tokyo proved to be quite the opposite‚ as I was able to ascertain a much deeper understanding of the Japanese culture because of it‚ and at the same time was able to reflect on the differences and similarities of my Filipino heritage. From what I was able to gather‚ the Japanese and Filipino cultures have quite a few significant differences‚ but have more similarities than I originally anticipated. As the name would suggest‚ Little Tokyo
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Yukio Mishima was born in January 14 1925 in Tokyo. This Japanese novelist‚ playwright‚ actor‚ film director‚ model and poet is now considered one of Japan’s greatest modern writers. In his lifetime he produced over 100 works‚ including novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ literary essays‚ and screenplays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize three times. His books tend to have themes such as death‚ spiritual barrenness‚ beauty‚ sexuality‚ cultural norms and changes‚ and the tensions between mind and body
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specific Asia Pacific ethnic group. I admire the lifestyle of Japanese people and like their foods like sushi or ramen. For these reasons‚ I decide to choose Little Tokyo to visit. I asked Tri Tran and Tram Do to drive to Little Tokyo to discover the Japanese American space. The visit satisfied my expectations in exploring about Japanese’s culinary tradition‚ religion‚ and cultural activities. I visited three places at Little Tokyo. Japanese American National Museum is the first place that I visited
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hedged/not hedged are discussed in this report as well as a sensitivity analysis reviewing the effect on GM’s sales and market value should the yen depreciate any further. 2.0 Competitive Exposure GM’s exposure to the Japanese yen arose because of competing against Japanese automakers who had large parts of their cost structure denominated in yen. As these direct competitors derived roughly 43% of their revenue form the US market‚ a depreciation of the Yen could allow for greater incentives and
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half a page in size. 1. Executive Summary. Briefly describe the history and business of Tiffany’s Co. What type of decision did the company have to make in 1993? Why was the decision important? 2. History of Japanese Yen. Describe the historical exchange rates between Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar over time. Focus on the big changes and what was the exchange rate in (and years before) July 1993. 3. To Hedge or Not? Do you think Tiffany should actively manage its yen-dollar exchange rate
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as extreme as Germany’s actions‚ the US was also guilty of this act‚ having targeted the Japanese American people after Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. Arresting potential ‘spies‚’ forcing people to move‚ and putting them all in camps were the main things the US had done to the Japanese people. In the book When the Emperor Was Divine written by Julie Otsuka‚ this event is shown through the eyes of the Japanese people as they go through this. Though many themes are most likely prevalent in the story
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Chinese New Year‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are traditional holidays‚ while National Day is a holiday of the People’s Republic of China. In Japan‚ Japanese New Year‚ National Foundation Day‚ Children’s Day‚ O-bon‚ The Emperor’s Birthday‚ and Christmas are popular. According to Japanese syncretism‚ most Japanese celebrate Buddhism’s O-bon in midsummer‚ Shinto’s Shichi-Go-San in November‚ and Christmas and Hatsumoude in winter together. The Philippines is also tagged as the "Fiesta
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interpretation of the two spiders can be seen as the dehumanization which is set upon the Japanese-Canadians by the white Canadians. The second spider appears to be "lighter in colour‚ its legs more muscular‚ striped and tapered" (25) and seems to be aggressive with the first‚ darker spider. This suggests dominance of the second spider‚ which is viewed as the white Canadian‚ over the first spider which is viewed as the Japanese-Canadian. And just like these spiders in the attic‚ these memories will doubtlessly
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Enviromental Globalization BOOTS PLC: JAPAN MARKET ENTRY 1. Would Mitsubishi be able to help Boots manage the Japanese regulations? Boots needs to reformulate more than 2‚000 products in order to meet with the regulations and import restriccions of Japanese market‚ wich is a huge investment and after reformulation‚ these product have to be registered with the Japanese authorities whin had considerable leeway in how they applied such regulation. Nevertheless‚ Mitsubishi Corporation belong
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Sushi is a restaurant chain based in Singapore serving Japanese cuisine‚ and is the flagship brand of Apex-Pal International Ltd. Aimed at the low to mid-level pricing market‚ it offers sushi‚ sashimi‚ teppanyaki‚ yakimono‚ nabemono‚ tempura‚ agemono‚ ramen‚ udon‚ soba and donburi served either à la carte or via a sushi conveyor belt. Sakae Sushi – the flagship brand of Sakae Holdings Ltd. is the first name that will come to mind when Japanese food is mentioned. The chain has 40 outlets in Singapore
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