Buddhism had an important role in the development of Japanese art between the sixth and the sixteenth centuries. Buddhist art and religion came to Japan from China‚ with the arrival of a bronze Buddhist sculpture alongside the sutras. Buddhist art was encouraged by Crown Prince Taishi in the Suiko period in the sixth century and Emperor Shomu in the Nara period in the eighth century. In the early Heian period Buddhist art and architecture greatly influenced the traditional Shinto arts‚ and Buddhist
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Summary: Kelly‚ a program manager of a startup internet service company‚ had accepted the offer of heading up the sales and marketing department in Tokyo. However‚ the problem was her husband‚ Joe‚ had to find a new job in Tokyo. Their apartment in Tokyo is tiny than their expected. When Kelly got to the office at the first time‚ Americans and Germen were ready for the presentations‚ but Japanese always kept silent and did not like to give individual presentations. She was very confused. Meanwhile
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Economic Crash Creates an Amazing Upbringing Recently our country has experienced some extremely rough economic recessions which has caused countless Americans to change their everyday lives and their spending habits. This recession has affected mass amounts of people in a gigantic way‚ with my family being one of several. However‚ being in my first year of college and my family reorganizing our expenditures‚ it puts into perspective exactly what “pinching your penny” means. Especially with
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on their voyage. Therefore‚ the same can be said for industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both ascended to become great modern industrialization nation‚ although both took different paths to get there. What sets Great Britain apart from Japan was it did not have a role model to follow since it was the first industrial nation. Therefore the cause of its industrialization must have much contrast with Japans. Britain’s industrialization must pay tribute to its growing population‚ political stability
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APPLE 02/12/2014 13:25:24 Page 1 APPLE iPHONE IN JAPAN: WIRE-LESS‚ CULTURE-FULL* r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r INTRODUCTION It was the evening of January 15‚ 2009. Eric Miller‚ Apple Inc.’s Senior Vice President Worldwide Product Marketing is standing‚ waiting for the train on a subway station platform. Eric was sent to Japan by Apple CEO Steve Jobs to oversee the launch of the eagerly awaited iPhone 3GS‚ a newer‚ more powerful iteration of Apple’s revolutionary
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Japan Cultural Profile: Japan Alejandra Valencia-Gomez Student ID: 958609 Cross Cultural Communication‚ Section B Professor Gibson Tuesday 15 November‚ 2011 When entering a guest country‚ customs are not exactly‚ or nowhere near‚ the same as what they are back home. However‚ there are always general guidelines to aid your time in your welcoming country. For example‚ in Japan avoiding confrontation is essential. The Japanese will often withhold from expressing their true feelings in order
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satisfied when travel in Japan. Ten socio-psychological motivations will be explained with an example of how tourists can satisfied their motivation with purchase the tourism product. Japan is an island nation which located in East Asia with a total area of 377‚915 square kilometres. It is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands and it covers by four major islands which are Kyushu‚ Honshu‚ Hokkaido and Shikoku. The meaning of the country name is ‘sun-origin’ and it makes Japan always referred to as the
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Doing business in Japan. Konnichiwa! Today I’m going to cover a very interesting topic – Doing business in Japan. At first let me introduce myself – I am Linda-san. And it would be a great pleasure to present this mini-guide of doing business in this unique country. So let’s start. Japan’s cultural identity is as strong as that of any nation in the world. Her closed door policy‚ which existed from the early 1600s to the middle of the nineteenth century‚ created an isolated society. Much of the
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Culture guide to Japan Japan is located in the continent of Asia. Japan is the English name for the country where Japanese uses the word “Nippon” to address their country in their native language. The capital of japan is Tokyo where it used to be called “Edo”‚ Tokyo is a very modern city‚ it is very busy everyday and it is extremely crowded. Japan is a very special country with its unique cultural which has attracted many people from all around the world. Living with a Japanese may be hard for
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JOHN HIGGINS – AN AMERICAN GOES NATIVE IN JAPAN In the fall of 1962‚ Mr. Leonard Prescott‚ vice-president and general manager of the Weaver-Yamazaki Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. of Japan‚ was considering what action‚ if any‚ to take regarding his executive assistant‚ Mr. John Higgins. In Mr. Prescott’s opinion‚ Mr. Higgins had been losing his effectiveness as one who was to represent the U.S. parent company because of his extraordinary identification with the Japanese culture. The Weaver Pharmaceutical
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