sub categories are: gothic Lolita‚ sweet Lolita and the punk Lolita. Lolita has popularized by the more feminine visual kei or "visual style" artists. Visual kei is a fashion among Japanese musicians‚ who are usually male‚ featuring make-up‚ elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes Gyaru fashion is a type of Japanese street fashion that was popular in the 1990s‚ but shortly died out in the early 2000s. It is often portrayed as a sign of youth rebellion as it is the opposite of the traditional
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Useful Japanese phrases A collection of useful phrases in Japanese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages. Key to abbreviations: frm = formal‚ inf = informal‚ f = said by women‚ >f = said to women English 日本語 (Japanese) Welcome ようこそ (yōkoso) Hello 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends もしもし (moshi moshi) - on phone How are you? I’m fine‚ thanks. And you? お元気ですか？ (o genki desu ka) はい、元気です。あなたは？ (hai‚ genki desu. anata wa?) お蔭様で元気です
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The art of Japanese gardens dates back to at least 592 AD‚ during the reign of Empress Suiko. There is documented evidence that suggests the art had actually been progressing long before then‚ because these early gardens were very well-developed. Early gardens contained artificial hills‚ ornamental pools‚ and many other features of Japanese gardens today. The first major development in the history of Japanese gardens came in the Nara period (646-794 AD)‚ when trade with China began in earnest
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Japanese Negotiation When Japanese companies negotiatie‚ there are barriers in their cultural understanding. Conversely‚ when the negotiations are with someone who have really different cultural background‚ cultural misunderstanding certainly exist. To understand the Japanese negotiation style‚ some knowledge of Japanese cultural tradition is necessary. Japanese society is ethnically homogenous and high-context. Order and harmony are highly respected and regarded as prime virtues of the society
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order 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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Japanese Literature Reporters: Afable‚ Carlo Manasis‚ Fahra Afro-Asian Literature MTh 09:00 – 10:30 Japanese Literature I. Introduction Facts about Japan * Also known as “Land of the Rising Sun” * An archipelago made up of 6‚852 islands * Its capital is Tokyo * Japanese is its national language * The government is Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy II. History of Japanese Literature Japanese Literature can be divided into four main periods: ancient‚
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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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Japanese cuisine has developed over two hundred years and influenced by both China and Korea. In Asia‚ rice has been the major staple food in many countries. However‚ in Japan‚ rice has also been used to brew sake‚ a traditional alcohol drink which always appears in every kinds of Japanese restaurant today‚ such as Izakaya. Traditionally‚ a meal contains a bowl of rice and seasoned side dishes for each one person. (Naomichi Ishige 2000) However‚ in Izakaya type restaurant‚ people sharing food is
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the Japanese army on Pearl Harbor in 1941‚ Canada and the United States felt very threatened. The two countries were unsure about what the enemy was planning‚ and they wanted to protect their citizens from any future attacks. As a result of this‚ the Canadian government started to view their Japanese citizens as a threat to national security. As the war progressed‚ the government eventually decided to confine all Japanese-Canadians to British Columbia until the fighting was over. The Japanese had
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Japanese Occupation Filipino war veterans would describe it life under the Japanese was anything but peaceful. Thousands of them stood witness to oppression and suffering through the years of colonial occupation under Japan. All their stories were spoken against a backdrop of violent subjugations‚ each one bringing back old wounds and reliving some of their worst nightmares. For most Filipinos‚ it was a harsh and fearsome reality filled with terror and abuse. Never in the history of the Philippines
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