1. Discuss the reasons for the initial failure of P&G in Japan. In the year of 1973 Procter and Gamble (P&G) entered the Japanese market‚ until the 1987 P&G was losing a lot of money. Why? Mostly because they didn’t thought about cultural differences. A company just can’t apply everywhere in the world the same products‚ managers‚ sales methods and strategies. Companies have to adjust their ‘working culture’ to the country where they are cooperating. In the case of P&G the following
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movies and literature. Infamous for being able to cut down an enemy in one fell swoop‚ Katana swords are one of the most sought after historical weapons in the world. Katanas‚ also referred to as samurai swords‚ are traditionally made from hand. Japanese blacksmith makers would mold metal in a hot forge with fine precision to make battle ready swords. Katana enthusiasts have kept up the age old blacksmithing process in the face of technological metallurgy advances. Making these swords is not easy
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work attitude between Japanese and American. Three scenes from the movie where the cultural differences are shown distinctly‚ are given below- 1. At work‚ Japanese production supervisors make the point that individual worker has to use the Japanese process and technique as to work as a team; so they do not allow workers to smoke‚ read a newspaper and listen music in the work place. This incident shows the different preferences for work structure between Americans and Japanese. 2. There is
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message very effectively to an in-group "Hear One‚ Understand Ten" (ichi ieba ju wo shiru) is a Japanese phrase that sums up the Japanese approach to communication. The idea is that two people working together should be so in tune with each other that wordy explanations are not necessary. Ideally‚ a concise statement of “one” should enable the other person to figure out the other nine. In Japanese culture‚ by contrast‚ conversations tend to be about seeking areas of common ground. Expression of
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and is not particularly evangelical. It is an ethnic religion which is almost exclusively associated with the land and people of Japan; it is the essence of what is means to be Japanese as its beliefs and characteristics have had a significant role in shaping Japanese culture. It also resonates with a veneration for Japanese tradition and the invisible presence of innumerable spiritual powers‚ or kami. Shinto is essentially a body of ritual to relate with kami in a way that is respectful and positive
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hundred thousand people‚ even if they were "enemies"’. Hersey portrays the six characters not as enemies‚ but as normal people‚ with real values and attitudes which elicits resentment towards the Americans and encourages readers to sympathise with the Japanese
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cultural epicenter‚ which was a very disappointing trip. Little Tokyo proved to be quite the opposite‚ as I was able to ascertain a much deeper understanding of the Japanese culture because of it‚ and at the same time was able to reflect on the differences and similarities of my Filipino heritage. From what I was able to gather‚ the Japanese and Filipino cultures have quite a few significant differences‚ but have more similarities than I originally anticipated. As the name would suggest‚ Little Tokyo
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Yukio Mishima was born in January 14 1925 in Tokyo. This Japanese novelist‚ playwright‚ actor‚ film director‚ model and poet is now considered one of Japan’s greatest modern writers. In his lifetime he produced over 100 works‚ including novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ literary essays‚ and screenplays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize three times. His books tend to have themes such as death‚ spiritual barrenness‚ beauty‚ sexuality‚ cultural norms and changes‚ and the tensions between mind and body
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specific Asia Pacific ethnic group. I admire the lifestyle of Japanese people and like their foods like sushi or ramen. For these reasons‚ I decide to choose Little Tokyo to visit. I asked Tri Tran and Tram Do to drive to Little Tokyo to discover the Japanese American space. The visit satisfied my expectations in exploring about Japanese’s culinary tradition‚ religion‚ and cultural activities. I visited three places at Little Tokyo. Japanese American National Museum is the first place that I visited
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hedged/not hedged are discussed in this report as well as a sensitivity analysis reviewing the effect on GM’s sales and market value should the yen depreciate any further. 2.0 Competitive Exposure GM’s exposure to the Japanese yen arose because of competing against Japanese automakers who had large parts of their cost structure denominated in yen. As these direct competitors derived roughly 43% of their revenue form the US market‚ a depreciation of the Yen could allow for greater incentives and
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