Whaling has been an aspect of Japanese culture since the 16th century (Takahashi et al. 1989). Japanese have had a hard time dealing with the International Whaling Commission‚ which has banned commercial whale hunting since 1986. Japanese use the whales they hunt for numerous purposes in their culture. Japanese have used whales to make food‚ oil‚ handicrafts‚ and meats. The teeth of whales and their baleen are used to make crafts and traditional bunraku puppets. Whale jaw bones are used to make shamisen
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Japanese and Indian Cultures Sample Student ANT 101 November 16‚ 2009 Japanese and India Cultures All countries in the world are unique and differ greatly from one another. Even though‚ they have many differences‚ they still have many things in common. When one thinks of Japan and India‚ not many similarities come to mind. They may come up with similarities such as‚ Japan and India are both Asian countries and both have
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How is culture defined? You may think culture is based off of your heritage and background‚ family traditions‚ or the accent you have when you speak. However‚ this is not necessarily the case. Culture has much more to do with what you identify with‚ what you have grown up around‚ and what experiences you have encountered in your life. You may look Asian on the outside‚ but you were only born there and have very little knowledge of the daily life typical Asians live in because you moved to America
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Japan’s culture is rich in history that dates back as far as 100‚000 years ago by historians‚ however official studies dating back to 8‚000 years ago. Roughly the size of California‚ located in the Pacific Ocean‚ Japan consists of four major islands; Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku as well as thousands of much smaller islands. The general landscape of Japan’s four main islands are mountainous that are sometimes snow covered‚ the largest being MT. Fuji located on the island of Honshu. In all
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Hello Kitty is a marketing phenomenon from the Japanese Company Sanrio. The Little white cat with no mouth was initially aimed at young girls but Hello kitty has found a much wider audience. I think Hello Kitty appeal unquestionably both Asia and the Western economies. A Google search for “Hello Kitty” yields more than 1.5 million results. It’s means Hello kitty popular in all over the world. Although drawing distinction between collectivist cultures like Japan and Asian countries‚ where group behaviour
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Ancient Japan had many interesting places and customs. It also had samurai to defend Japanese citizens and festivals to attend to celebrate. It even had beautiful cherry blossom trees‚ it still does to this day. Ancient Japan had the beautiful side and the dark side. With earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and volcanoes‚ oh my! Japan is about 377‚915 square kilometers‚ about the size of California. There are four main islands. Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu. There are also thousands of smaller islands
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American Popular Culture The difference between Americans and people from all over the world is that Americans work for a living‚ that strive that American society has to buy and consume everything that is need it and sometime not need it‚ has make the United States of America the top economy of the world‚ every company looking to expand their market through globalization has to reach the United States of America market to maximize financial gain. This privilege position the America has comes from
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need to gather extensive information about the Japanese business culture as the peculiar characteristics of this particular trading company with whom we are meeting. It is extremely important in international business that one should pay attention to prevailing business culture‚ customs and peculiarities of the companies from other countries in order to conclude a successful business deal. Therefore‚ I need to peep into material describing the Japanese way of doing businesses‚ their negotiation styles
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Popular culture is a vital component in the story of humanity where history warrants exploration. Human experience is hard to define without the many facets of human behaviour‚ revealed from popular culture‚ throughout history. “Having a fair go” and the great outdoors are pivotal aspects in the formation of what is define as Australian popular culture. Australia also defines itself by its Aboriginal heritage‚ innovative ideas and a thriving arts scene. But it is never mentioned or included how the
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Popular culture is everywhere‚ making it’s way into the everyday lives of individuals across the world. It is something that can hardly be ignored. Popular culture can be fun and bring enjoyment to a lot of people‚ however there is a downside. Popular culture is wide and varied‚ it contains a lot of information and ideas‚ and therefore should be looked at critically. The analysis of popular culture is useful and informative. Popular culture‚ or pop culture‚ is the general taste of the masses: the
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