Bonsai: A Microcosm of the Japanese Character Bonsai basically means “a plant growing in a container” (Norman 8). Nevertheless‚ it’s not just a mere potted plant as it is concerned with growing miniature-scale forms of mature trees. Furthermore‚ the various developments it has undergone and is still going through as well as the forms it takes on are reflective of the Japanese character. The history of bonsai traces its roots back to China where it was originally known as penjing (Norman
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CBA-Japanese Relocation By:Kailey Olson Have you ever been taken away from your home? Japanese Relocation was a hard time for the Japanese Americans after the Pearl Harbor Attack.We thought that all the Japanese were informants or spies planning for another attack in the 1940’s.The internment camps were in Topaz‚Utah‚and Granada‚Colorado. Many Japanese Americans got taken away from their families. My opinion on that is that we shouldn’t have taken people away from their families and just worked
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CHANGE IN JAPANESE SOCIETY One specific aspect of change in traditional Japanese society came about through an increased acceptance and regard towards the right of girls to be educated. In the past‚ traditional Japanese culture saw this as a threat‚ believing that it was a purely western thought which would jeopardise the traditional culture of that society. This movement not only increased educational opportunities‚ but was also a means by which gender inequality was reduced in Japanese society as
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2012 Title: The Acquisition of Communicative Style in Japanese Author: Patricia M. Clancy Author’s Info: Associate professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of California‚ Santa Barbara. She’s interested in language acquisition because she thinks that if we could understand what grammar is for the very young children‚ we would gain insight into its true nature. Date Published: 1986 Key Points: 1. The Japanese communicate in an intuitive and indirect way when it’s
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The nature of Japanese business matters - the complex rules of social hierarchy and politeness - are like an impossibly complex maze that most Americans dread. In reality‚ however‚ Japanese business manners are a combination of cultural sensitivity and common sense that can be learned easily. Here are a few tips to use during travel to Japan. Basics of Polite Conduct Bowing: Japanese show respect to one another by bowing. The rule of thumb here is to meet your Japanese business partners halfway:
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Date: March 10‚ 2017 To: Prof. Jeffery Higgins From: Isebor Frank Subject: Research Proposal on Japanese- American Internment Introduction Most Americans know the story of Anne Frank; the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust who posthumously gained prominence through the publication of The Dairy of a young Girl‚ her experience in hiding during the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in World War II. It is one of the world’s most widely known books and has been the basis for several
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To what extent was the Japanese Invasion of China Unjust? During World War II‚ specifically the second Sino-Japanese war from 1937 to 1945‚ the Japanese empire was completely unjustified in the prosecution of the war. Whether or not the war was justified or unjustified can judged by the the Principles of Just War‚ the Geneva Convention‚ as well as the Hague convention. Unit 731 was a unit of the Japanese army used for lethal human experiments on prisoners of war during the years 1939-1945. The
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Animism and Supernatural Beings There are many aspects of Japanese culture that I like‚ but I think that interests me the most is the animist culture of Japan and all around it as its mythology and folklore. I find very interested to think that each object‚ each element of nature has a soul. I also think that the animist is very present in Japanese culture. Japan cultivates for a long time a narrow report with the nature‚ a nature strewed with religious references‚ animist‚ Buddhist and Shinto
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Keith Salenski Jen Stauss History 201 May 31‚ 2005 Japanese Internment Camps in WWII For over a century‚ the United States has been one of the most powerful and influential states on the globe. However‚ every nation has made mistakes in its past. Throughout our country’s history‚ certain groups have had to endure horrible injustices: the enslavement of African-Americans‚ the removal of Native Americans‚ and discrimination against immigrants‚ women‚ homosexuals‚ and every other minority.
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Japanese proverb‚ “Deru kui wa utareru” literally means “The stake that sticks up gets hammered down”. In other words‚ you should not stand out within the community in Japan. This proverb seems to imply Japanese collectivist society which is very different from Western countries’ more individualistic society. Japan has its own unique cultural history. Japan is an island nation and had been chosen to isolate themselves‚ even going so far as to shut their borders for any international trade and communication
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