and Contrast Japanese and Western European Feudal Systems Both Western Europe and Japan used the feudal system from the 800s to the 1700s. The two regions show economic similarities‚ but differ greatly with respect to politics and society. Economically‚ Western Europe and Japan were similar. Both economies had systems which regulated trade. The Guild Regulations for Sharers of Arras details the rules and regulations of the shearing trade in the Holy Roman Empire in 1236. Japanese governments also
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Japanese calligraphy (書道 shodō?) is a form of calligraphy‚ or artistic writing‚ of the Japanese language. For a long time‚ the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi‚ a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana‚ the Japanese unique syllabaries‚ the distinctive Japanese writing system developed and calligraphers produced styles intrinsic to Japan. Who practices Japanese calligraphy? In Japanese‚ calligraphy is called shodou‚ or “the
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World Resources Institute ble Enterprise Program Sustaina A program of the World Resources Institute . Eastman Kodak Case Implementation of TQEM at Kodak Parks Utilities Division Our vision is to be a world class company and the leading imaging company in protecting the quality of the environment and the health and safety of our employees‚ customers‚ and communities in which we operate. For more than a decade‚ WRI’s Sustainable Enterprise Program (SEP) has harnessed the power of business
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Getting started to be great “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” is a quotation of Lao Tzu‚ a Chinese philosopher. This is one of the famous inspirational words ever‚ used for getting started. However challenging and difficult any goal it seems‚ you get there by just beginning. It is applicable to a wide range of various types of situations‚ not only for actual trips or travels‚ but also tasks‚ goals or actions where something needs to be done. Somebody who dreams big but never
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of Hokkaido Univ.‚ Vol pp Japanese Management Practices Past and Present Peter Firkola This paper introduces key aspects of personnel management practices in Japanese companies. Japanese management is first discussed from a historical and cultural perspective. The main characteristics of traditional personnel management practices are then looked at. Finally‚ recent trends and changes in these personnel management practices are examined. It was found that Japanese companies have adapted their
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------------------------------------------------- The global context of Japan outside Japan – Harumi Befu Since 1980s – globalization buzzword in Japanese media Japan is said to be “globalizing” in all respects‚ but above all‚ in its economic sphere While Japan’s globalization in the economic sense had been widely discussed -> social and cultural globalization has not been a topic of much discussion so far Globalization <-> Internalization Internalization implies a relationship between
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Culture and the Dominant Ideology Functionalist and conflict theorists agree that culture and society are mutually supportive‚ but for different reasons. Functionalists maintain that social stability requires a consensus and the support of society’s members; strong central values and common norms provide that support. This view of culture became popular in sociology beginning in the 1950s. It was borrowed from British anthropologists who saw cultural traits as a stabilizing element in a culture
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Japanese Militarism The recent spat between Japan and China is the latest in a series of outbursts between the two nations. What started as a Chinese objection to Japanese interpretation of history especially with reference to the latter’s acts against China during the fourth quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century‚ has now snowballed into a major controversy which could threaten the fragile relationship between them. The current episode started simmering when
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cultural history has always had close ties to religion. From China and Korea came Buddhism‚ which to Japan brought not only new religion‚ but also new culture. Buddhist ideas‚ such as karma‚ impermanence‚ and simplicity were extremely influential in forming the contents and aesthetic ideals of Japanese poetry and art in general. Buddhist art‚ paintings and sculpture‚ as well as its architecture helped shape Japanese arts and architecture in general. However‚ Japanese culture is unique from that
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What we already knew about the prewar 1930s comes from Barkai (1990) and Abelshauser (1998)‚ among others‚ and on the big questions‚ Tooze reaches the same conclusions. The German recovery from 25 percent unemployment in 1932 to less than 5 percent by 1936/7 was achieved by a money‐financed fiscal 3 expansion. These authors ask how and when the Nazis “became Keynesians before Keynes‚” when during the same period the Roosevelt New Deal was failing to bring the US unemployment rate down to single
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