Maaya Fujita! 1M140049-9 Writing 2 1st Draft ! Bullying in Japan and the United States! ! Bullying occurs world-wide no matter where it is. The recent school bullying statistics show that 77 percent of American students have been bullied in some way (“School”). Also‚ a survey conducted by Japanese Ministry of Education tells that in 2012‚ six out of those cases of a total of 196 students who committed suicide were linked with bullying (Torres). Bullying has a lot of influence on the children
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difficult since most farms and fisheries in Japan are small‚ family-run operations that frequently offer better deals on smaller orders rather than on larger ones. The supermarkets in Japan are located in cities and town in every neighborhood‚ and the idea of a retail store was practically new because of the invasion of international retail stores. So many people would just keep on buying in there local store. Another aspect of the Japanese market was the need for local customization since something
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LIFESTYLE CHANGES IN JAPAN 1 Like many other countries‚ Japan is in the midst of major social change. The area of Japanese life that has changed the most since World War II is the family. The greatest shifts have been seen in women’s lives‚ but men’s lives have been altered as well. Changes in Women’s Lives 2 Two of the most significant changes in the lives of Japanese women are the extension of their average lifespan and the decrease in the average number of children they have. In 1935 the
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“Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east” Source: BBC 2‚ Horizon Special Professor Ian Stewart‚ Geologist Broadcast on 27th March 2011 In this programme‚ Ian Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that caused the devastating Japanese earthquake. 30% of all earthquakes across the world happen in Japan. Earthquakes are caused when the tectonic plates (giant slabs of rock) grind together causing the build up of huge forces. When the pressure gets too much‚ the edges of the plate suddenly
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Class Discussion Compare the business culture of the UK with that of Japan. How would business negotiations between delegations from the two countries be affected‚ and how would you advise a UK team to prepare for the negotiations? “Nihonjinron”‚ literally “the Theory of the Japanese”‚ has been of fascination for both Japanese and foreigners alike‚ and the industrialised world seems acutely aware that the Japanese are very different to Westerners‚ in ideology‚ religion‚ and business strategies
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with the accepted traditional patterns of the brushstroke. By the year 1644-1911 China was ruled by the Manchu ‘s of Mongolia. This reign was called Qing (“pure) dynasty. At this period‚ China enjoyed peace and prosperity. The Manchu rulers admired the Chinese culture and supported the advancement of its arts Japanese Art was copied from China. The Buddhist monks were responsible in introducing Chinese art to Japan in the 6th to 7th centuries. However‚ the Japanese added their own unique artistic ideas
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bring the Seven Eleven convenience store concept to Japan‚ having to convince possible shareholders of the franchise in Japan (in this case the father of Tochifumi Suzuki) to take part in the endeavour. 2. Background 2.1. Seven Eleven USA The Seven Eleven convenience store company was founded in 1927 in Dallas‚ USA‚ by the Southland Corporation. It had been very successful in the US. In 2007 it was the largest chain store in the world. It was however in 1973‚ some forty years after the first
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suicide rates increasing 60 percent in the last 45 years. (N.A‚ Suicide prevention‚ 2009) 2. Southeastern and the Western Pacific regions of Asia are disproportionately affected‚ representing 60% of the world ’s suicides (N.A‚ 2008) 3. The suicide epidemic is particularly devastating in Japan‚ a country that has seen at least 30‚000 deaths from suicide annually since 1998 (Hidaka Yasuharu‚ 2008) B. Cultural Context 1. One of the primary manifestations of suicide in Japanese culture‚ it is
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Development Strategy for Japan The country of Japan has many characteristics that indicate its high ranking of development. On a 1 to 10 scale of development‚ with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest‚ I would give Japan a ranking of 8. Japan deserves such a high ranking because of the following four reasons; 1) Human Development Index (HDI)‚ 2) Import/Export‚ 3) Industrial Sector‚ 4) Economic Activity. Japan has a respectably high account of progress for the overall population
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A chapter “Iitiko-Dori” in this book says that the Japanese are willing to accept foreign cultures and Japan has developed it’s economy with using technologies and systems that are imported from foreign countries. However‚ the Japanese have also excluded foreigners or foreign cultures. In Edo era‚ Tokugawa government forbade trading with almost all the countries. In one sense‚ that helped Japan improve it’s unique culture‚ such as kabuki‚ ennichi‚ and so on. The Japanese can enjoy it’s specific culture
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