With an adult literacy rate exceeding 99 percent‚ Japan ranks among the top nations in the world in educational attainment. Schooling generally begins before grade one in preschool and is free and compulsory for elementary and junior high school (grades 1 through 9). More than 99 percent of elementary school-aged children attend school. Most students who finish junior high school continue on to senior high school (grades 10 through 12) about 95precent. Approximately one-third of senior high school
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The cold war is over – and Japan won. ‘ (US presidential candidate campaign slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction
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Levi Strauss Japan K.K. 1993 Marketing Strategy Levi Strauss Japan’s marketing strategy in 1993 had served the company well to gain market share up to this point in time. LSJ focused on the young male consumers of Japan. The company portrayed the jeans as fashion-forward American wear through TV commercials and men’s magazines. The distribution channels were also increasing‚ including urban specialty jean shops and suburban national chain stores. LSJ also sold vintage American jeans as well as
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everything else.” This week’s discussion topic may not be about the price of tea in China but instead may I lead in my response to this week’s discussion topic with some background concerning the price of fresh salmon in Japan? In the 1980’s‚ the price of fresh salmon in Japan was around 1‚600 yen/kilogram. 98% of Japan’s supply of fresh salmon in the 80’s was from wild sources. By 2001‚ 62% of the Japanese demand for salmon was being supplied from aquaculture or salmon farms. The significant
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office of JETRO (Atlanta‚ Chicago‚ Denver‚ Houston‚ Los Angeles‚ New York‚ and San Francisco) on behalf of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice‚ Washington‚ D.C. Misunderstandings caused by different communication styles often lead to lost business opportunities for foreign businesspeople dealing with Japan. This booklet is intended to fill such gaps. We asked Dr. Ernest Gundling‚ an intercultual specialist‚ to
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Shinto in Modern Japan Religion is a constant variable in today’s world as well as the past. In order to understand Shinto in modern Japan first Shinto must be looked at from the past. Native Japanese religion states Shinto is the way of the gods. Going into depth of Shinto history and the modern view of Shinto now will bring up where Shinto originated from‚ it’s comparison to other religions‚ and Shinto’s role in modern Japan. Like many main religions‚ Shinto originated from prehistoric times
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transcribing of religious writing was a spiritual thing. The characters are written in a same style which is balanced. Every strokes are clearly displayed. interpretation: This is an evidence that buddhism was spread in Japan during Nara period. This may also imply the kanji’s development in Japan. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1981.75 B) Biography Fujiwara no Michinaga 966 – January 3‚ 1028 During the heian period‚ he was the highlight of the Fujiwara clan’ ‚ a family which controlled
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Business Cultural Analysis: Japan A Cultural Study of Japan Kellye Wright BUSI604-D08 Liberty University Dr. Roshawrn Thomas December 2014 Table of Contents: A. Abstract - 3 B. Introduction - 3 1. The Major Elements and Dimensions of Culture in Japan - 4 1.1 Culture - 4 1.2 Communication - 6 1.3 Education - 7 1.4 Family - 9 1.5 Employment - 11 2. The Integration of Culture into the Japanese Business Market - 13 2.1 Business Organization - 13 2.2 Management - 16 2.3 Workforce - 16 2.4 Business
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by Char4U.com The Chinese civilization was a much older civilization than the Japanese civilization. The Chinese and the Japanese had cultural and commercial relations that date back to 200 A.D. Chinese culture flowed out of China and into Japan to influence Japanese culture in several waves. The degree to which the Japanese adopted Chinese cultural influences depended on the receptivity of the latter at that particular historical juncture. Chinese influence on Japanese culture is readily
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Purpose of doing this topic: I like Japanese culture food so much and I would like to share some of the type of foods that are famous in Japan. Introduction of Japanese culture food Japanese food is very varied. I introduce the food and the cooking method from all over the world and introduce the typical Japanese food here. The characteristics of Japanese food - Value on the appearance - Light seasoning basically by soy sauce - Use chopsticks when you eat Beautiful and delicate
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