no boundaries or age limit‚ and it is a universally popular phenomenon. In doing research‚ the fashion choices of the Japanese culture was really intriguing; from the unique shape and intricate designs of their kimonos‚ to the more modern and outrageous fashion style of the Japanese youth. Traditional Japanese fashion is timeless‚ and many time unchanging. Although the Japanese have taken to fashion quite a bit in the last few centuries‚ they are still very traditional and continue to wear their
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Japanese Animation While some people think Anime is a genre‚ it is in fact‚ actually an art form that incorporates all genres found in television and books. The plots range from romantic comedies to science fiction and even action adventures. Anime is released in three forms: TV shows‚ Movies‚ and OVA. What is an OVA you may wonder‚ OVA stands for Original Video Animation. An OVA is an anime released straight to video because of financial or social circumstances. What is it about Anime
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9066. Under the terms of the order‚ people of Japanese descent were placed in internment camps. The United States’ justification for this abominable action was that the Japanese American’s may spy for their Homeland. Over 62% of the Japanese that were held in these camps were American Citizens. The United States’ internment of the Japanese was a poor and cowardly method of ‘keeping the peace.’ The United States was not justified in stowing away Japanese Americans into almost concentration camps.
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1. Introduction Think about exaggerated physical features such as large eyes‚ big hair and varied facial expressions and almost immediately‚ Japanese anime pops into our minds. A very distinct industry different from its American cartoon counterpart‚ anime has been a very economically lucrative industry within Japan and of recent times‚ has gained tremendous popularity and commercial viability worldwide in countries such as the United States‚ Europe and Latin America ‚ further expanding its market
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ARTS1630 Course Outline School of Humanities and Languages ARTS1630‚ Introductory Japanese A Semester 1‚ 2014 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Course Staff and Contact Details Course Details Learning and Teaching Rationale Teaching Strategies Course Assessment Attendance/Class Clash Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Course Schedule Course Resources Course Evaluation and Development Student Support Grievances Other Information Page 1 of 10 CRICOS Provider
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“The Tokugawa period‚ also called the Edo period‚ (1603–1867)‚ was the final period of traditional Japan and a time of internal peace‚ political stability‚ and economic growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa leyasu (Saldasis‚ 2011‚p.214-215). Feudal Japan was a hierarchy with the Emperors and Shoguns settled at the top and the rest of the classes below‚ such as the Daimyo‚ Samurai‚ Peasants‚ Artisans and Merchants. During the Edo Era‚ Shoguns held and gained the most power over other social classes
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the 20th century‚ Japanese whaling got a slight boost with the introduction of steam ships and grenade-tipped harpoons. However‚ it wasn’t until 1934 that Japan expanded its whaling to Antarctica that the boost really started to show light. Whales helped keep Japanese citizens fed both during and after World War 2. In 1947 whale meat made up almost half of all animal protein consumed by the country. Nearly 20 years later‚ whales continued to make up nearly one-quarter of the Japanese diet. The Meiji
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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 that of China’s and Korea’s. This comes in part from a mixed religious atmosphere. Another significant religion in Japanese history‚ Shinto‚ has also had a great influence on Japanese culture‚ especially in performing arts. The two most famous forms of Japanese theatre today‚ Noh
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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066‚ which permitted the military to circumvent the constitutional safeguards of American citizens in the name of national defense. The order set into motion the exclusion from certain areas‚ and the evacuation and mass incarceration of 120‚000 persons of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast‚ most of whom were U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. These
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The kimono is a traditional form of clothing worn by Japanese women and men. There are many different forms of Japanese kimono. The word kimono literally as known as "clothing"‚ and up until the mid 19th century it was the form of dress worn by everyone in Japan. Between 30 and 100 days after a child is born‚ the parents‚ siblings‚ and grandparents visit a shrine together to report the child’s birth. The baby is dressed in a white under-kimono. On top of that kimono‚ the baby wears a brightly coloured
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