Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?‚ [nihõŋgo]‚ [nihõŋŋo] ( listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers‚ primarily in Japan‚ where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family‚ whose relation to other language groups is debated‚ particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family. Little is known of the language’s prehistory‚ or when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words
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Studies of Japanese culture and history have always pointed to Shinto as the defining element of Japanese religion‚ having continually existed from prehistoric to modern times. There are those who go so far as to say that Shinto is even more than a religion‚ that it is and has always been the very nature and spirit of the Japanese people. Shinto is argued to be the unifying force among the Japanese people‚ bringing together the heterogeneity of rituals and practices and thus defining Japanese religion
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to its innovations. The lifestyle of the Japanese is deeply affected by its modernization. But even though the Japanese has greatly adapted to these kind of life‚ they still have in their systems a trace of their own culture and tradition. The Japanese practice these customs and display their culture and tradition in several ways. They hold festivals‚ perform tea ceremonies and protective rites at temples‚ wear kimonos‚ prepares refined traditional Japanese cuisines such as sushi and sashimi‚ and
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The relationship between the Japanese culture and macaques: what this reveals about their cultural meanings The monkey plays a special role in the social structure of the Japanese people‚ by being remarkably close to humans. The Monkey‚ to the Japanese has come to be symbolic of the Japanese culture‚ yet in literature it exhibits characteristics which are human but flawed. In this essay I will explore how the monkey can be both similar to‚ and distinct from humans; and how‚ though the macaque is
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4. Assess the impact of the Japanese Occupation on nationalism in Indonesia “Nationalism” is generally defined as the increasing desire in people to determine their identity‚ existence and destiny for themselves. For the Netherland Indies‚ nationalism movement can be traced back to around 1900‚ which finally led and gave rise to a new nation‚ Indonesia. Nonetheless‚ it is important to acknowledge that nationalism movement existed prior to the Japanese occupation and therefore should not be consider
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Japanese Language for Children (Interactive CD) Nampu Kawamoto April 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Project Description Rationale Project Objectives Communication Objectives Theoretical Framework Project Brief Technical Description Content Outline Components Audience Beneficiary and Market Profile Sample Audiences Scope and Limitations Review of Related Literature and Works Proposed Methodology References Background Visual arts are art forms that create works that are primarily visual in
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religions are obviously going to be different from the religions in Japan but there are quite a few similarities. Many people follow a certain belief system because of what they were taught as a child and by the things they have come to know as adults. Even with the many differences the one thing that japan and china have in common is the importance of religion in their everyday life. Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Dongba and Protestant are a few of China’s major religions or beleifs
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|E-commerce | | |Webb-Pomerene Export Association (WPEA) |Complementary marketing | 2. Discuss the distinguishing features of the Japanese
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The way in which discrimination plays a part in the ’the merchant of Venice’ is very evident throughout the entire play. The view over the ’ Jews’ throughout the play is generally negative‚ this bias nature found throughout the play may influence the villainous and immoral actions performed by Shylock and his decisions which lead to him lawfully having the right to take one pound of Antonio’s flesh‚ which Shylock immorally accepted. The situation arose when Antonio’s great friend bassiano fell in
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Japan’s cultural history has always had close ties to religion. From China and Korea came Buddhism‚ which to Japan brought not only new religion‚ but also new culture. Buddhist ideas‚ such as karma‚ impermanence‚ and simplicity were extremely influential in forming the contents and aesthetic ideals of Japanese poetry and art in general. Buddhist art‚ paintings and sculpture‚ as well as its architecture helped shape Japanese arts and architecture in general. However‚ Japanese culture is unique from
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