Japanese Katakana Origin The katakana syllabary was derived from abbreviated Chinese characters used by Buddhist monks to indicate the correct pronunciations of Chinese texts in the 9th century. At first there were many different symbols to represent one syllable of spoken Japanese‚ but over the years the system was streamlined. By the 14th century‚ there was a more or less one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written syllables. The word katakana "part (of kanji) syllabic script". The
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Japanese calligraphy (書道 shodō?) is a form of calligraphy‚ or artistic writing‚ of the Japanese language. For a long time‚ the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi‚ a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana‚ the Japanese unique syllabaries‚ the distinctive Japanese writing system developed and calligraphers produced styles intrinsic to Japan. Who practices Japanese calligraphy? In Japanese‚ calligraphy is called shodou‚ or “the
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Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Uterqüe‚Stradivarius and Bershka. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks[1] to develop a new product and get it to stores‚ compared to the six-month industry average‚ and launches around 10‚000 new designs each year. Zara has resisted the industry-wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production to low-cos -------------------------------------------------
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CASE 1: ZARA INTERNATIONAL: Fashion at the Speed of Light At the announcement of her engagement to Spain’s Crown Prince Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano wore a chic white pant suit. Within a few weeks‚ hundreds of European women sported the same look. Welcome to a fashion‚ a trend that sees clothing retailers frequently purchasing small quantities of merchandise to stay on top of emerging trends. In this world of "hot today‚ gauche tomorrow‚" no company does fast fashion better than Zara international
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Company Bio -Sunshine Fashion (sino-Japanese joint venture‚ founded in 1993‚ based in ShenZhen) -high end fashion brand selling sweaters -Manufacturer retailer -vertical integrated organization‚ product cycle within 20 days from producing and distributing -domestic sales made up to 2/3 of sunshine’s business‚ (rest in export) Factory | Located in ShenZhen‚ Shanghai‚ Taiyuan | Retail stores | 220 sales counters in departmental stores across country‚ managed by 14 branch offices‚ reported
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The decision to imprison Japanese Americans was a popular one in 1942. It was supported not only by the government‚ but it was also called for by the press and the people. In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ on December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan was the enemy. Many Americans believed that people of Japanese Ancestry were potential spies and saboteurs‚ intent on helping their mother country to win World War II. "The Japanese race is an enemy race‚" General John DeWitt‚ head of the Western
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Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century‚ has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when
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Japanese Government A Research Paper In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4 by Christian James D. Lee Zamboanga City High School English Department February‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter page Introduction……………………………………………………………….... 1 Outline……………………………………………………………………… 2-3 I. Japanese Government
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Fashion and its Sense of Place Landscape was the first photographic genre‚ but how influential is it in contemporary fashion? Photographic genres are forever blurring and more than ever we are seeing photographs from fashion shoots ending up in prestigious galleries. My own work is heavily influenced by the use of people within the landscape‚ and while I am starting to experiment with fashion within different landscapes. This essay gives me the chance to explore the history of people within landscapes
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With the advanced of technology in current Japan‚ the role of religion has change dramatically‚ it is not only a simply faith in Japanese heart but also a consuetude carry out in daily life. However‚ it is not easy for people to know all changes of religion from ancient time to nowadays. This paper endeavor to sort out the main changes of traditional religion to new religion and new new religion base on the convention‚ spirit‚ role of ancestor and the place of Japan. To do this‚ I will first briefly
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