interpreter within one of the most important Japanese company: Yumimoto. She always admired the Japanese refinement‚ sophistication and their art of living and her dream has always been to go back and live there as a real Japanese. But when she gets there‚ it’s a whole different reality that appears to her‚ Japan’s system is rigid‚ and she’s a lot of trouble getting used to it. Her adaptation is hard and everything she does is bad and looks rude for her Japanese fellows. This is the story of a cruel and
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examine the film Gung Ho through a cultural eye. We will try to show how Michael Keaton’s character Hunt‚ fails to understand Japanese culture. At the same the goal will be to show the variation in the behavior displayed compared to how it should have taken place. It is clear from the onset of the movie that Hunt has not been schooled in Japanese business etiquette and culture. From the time he arrives in Japan‚ he disrupts a management disciplinary session in which certain management personnel are
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contribution to Japanese society was in introducing new ideas and innovations. Whereas‚ Higgins on the other hand is more tied up to the Japanese culture. This due to his admiration towards the Japanese culture. The symptom to this problem is that Higgins strongly objected Prescott’s decision to lay off a manager in the company. Other than that‚ Prescott also hesitate to ask for any opinion from Higgins because Higgins will constantly objects to changes that were contrary to the Japanese norm.
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president and general manager of Weaver-Yamazaki Pharmaceutical of Japan‚ believed that John Higgins‚ his executive assistant‚ was losing effectiveness in representing the U.S. parent company because of an extraordinary identification with the Japanese culture‚ (Japan is shown in Map 2.5.) The parent company‚ Weaver Pharmaceutical‚ had extensive international operations and was one of the largest U.S. drug firms. Its competitive position depended heavily on research and development (R&D). Sales
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Teaching Material for Production Management Used at a trainers’ training for Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Centre of Armenia: SMEDNC July 2006 Written by Kazuchika SATO JICA Expert in Production Management Preface of the training course Production management includes all aspects of management techniques in manufacturing‚ which is necessary to understand for any engineers working in any enterprises. It is closely related with business and has been become
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U.S. personnel policies in the Japanese operations? Higgins and Prescott both have different opinions toward implementing U.S. personnel policies in the Japanese operations. I would describe Higgins’s attitude more against the U.S. personnel policies and more toward the Japanese ways of doing things‚ considering he would rather spend his time in Japan. I would describe Prescott’s attitude more for the U.S. way of implementing the personnel policies in the Japanese operations‚ since he really did
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A Report on Japanese Culture Folkways: While most countries have business cards‚ Japan has taken it to a higher level. For in Japan everyone has at least one. Known as ‘Meishi’‚ these cards are an important part of social interactions. They are used for starting conversations‚ for if you know what the other person you are talking with does for a living you have an idea on what to talk about. It also allows you to be remembered after you both part company. You should always be
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Religions And Japanese Culture Many religions are popular within the Japanese culture. Two of the most influential religions‚ Shinto and Buddhism that help shaped a lot of Japanese values are Shinto and Buddhism‚ played a large role in shaping Japanese values. Numerous similarities and differences run between these two religions; nonetheless‚ the Japanese often believe in more than one religion at the same time. This is possible due to the polytheistic nature of most popular religions in Japan
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The Tengu or “Demon Gods” are well respected throughout Japanese culture‚ and for good reason. These goblin-like creatures were said to watch over the mountains of Japan‚ but they wouldn’t be called demons if they didn’t strike fear into the people. Old stories suggest that random voices‚ unexplained rock falls‚ abductions‚ uncontrollable laughter and rage‚ and even suicides were caused by the Tengu. The most mysterious and unpredictable of the Tengu‚ was Karasu. Known as the Crow Demon‚ who controlled
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Title: Anime and Manga‚ Japanese Foreign Language Students‚ Authors: Spindler‚ William Jay Pub.Date: October 2011 Source: Japanese Foreign Language & Literature;2011‚ Vol. 45 Issue 2‚ p408 Source Type: Academic Journal Doc. Type: Abstract
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