styles both traditional and modern. The word for music in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku)‚ combining the kanji 音 ("on" sound) with the kanji 楽 ("gaku" music).[1] Japan is the second largest music market in the world‚ with a total retail value of 4‚096.7 million dollars[2] and most of the market is dominated by Japanese artists.[citation needed] Local music often appears at karaoke venues‚ which is on lease from the record labels. Traditional Japanese music is quite different from Western Music and is based
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industries which attracted traders from the western hemisphere such as Portugal and helped with the expansion of both economies (568). The Japanese would eventually ban all missionaries due to their success in converting the people. Missions in China were popular because they honored the Confusionist practice of ancestry worship. The Manchu dynasty of China and the Japanese both had powerful states grounded in the use of military and cultural advancement (572). Being that I am female neither of these areas
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and is a poly-theistic one venerating almost any natural objects ranging from mountains‚ rivers‚ water‚ rocks‚ trees. Shintoism is a purely Japanese religion‚ the origins of which are buried in the hazy mists of ancient Japanese history. It is one of the world’s oldest religions. The Japanese people have a fierce love for their land and believe that the Japanese islands were the very first divine creation. In fact‚ Shintoism teaches that no other land is divine‚ making Japan uniquely special in the
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Historical Background The Americans returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerrillas who fled to the mountain joined the liberating American Army. On July 4‚ 1946‚ the Philippines regained is freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken. Palanca awards Another inspiration for writers in Filipino was the launching of the Palanca Memorial Awards for literature headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. in 1950. (Until now‚ the awards are still being given although the man
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She leaves the restaurant without noticing the japanese gentlemen that has been sitting at the table next to her the whole time. This makes her seem like a bad observer which is an important tool to become a good writer. “He said‚ ‘I wonder what all those japanase are doing here’ ‘Japanese?’ she said. ‘What japanese‚ darling? Sometimes you are so evasive I think you don’t want to marry me at all.” (Streams in literature‚ p130) The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen By Graham Greene (Streams in literature
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What is Japanese dance and Japanese Parasol? There are many traditional dances in Japan‚ but the one of the most famous and common dances is the Bon dance‚ called "Bon Odori" in Japanese. People dance the Bon Dance during the Bon Festival‚ held every summer in districts and neighbourhoods in every city in Japan. Above you can see Ms Michiko Moriguchi in a bright red kimono. You can find out more about the different kimonos here. Bon week is held in August every year‚ and Obon‚ as it is often
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JAPANESE COLONISATION The Japanase invasion of Malaya and British Borneo in late 1941‚which culminated in the humiliating British surrender in Singapore two and a half month later shattered Western colonial supremacy and unleashed in the forces of incipent nationalism. INTRODUCTION Japan has a government that is guided by the rules and principles of a constitutional Monarchy and a Parliamentary Government. The government of Japan has the features and characteristic that a parliamentary Goverment
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Japanese Communication In the Japanese culture‚ most every kind of communication and action depends on hierarchy. Hierarchy and seniority are extremely important in Japan. When bowing to each other‚ the person of lower status bows more deeply. When in negotiations‚ the Japanese expect each side to send people of the same age and position‚ and they literally sit directly across the table from each other during discussions. In the order of speaking‚ the person with the highest status speaks
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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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