COMMENTS THE TRANSNATIONAL APPLICATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWS: A CULTURAL BARRIER IN JAPAN JACQUELINE M. EFRON* 1. INTRODUCTION Globalization is shaping the world in which we live.’ Although globalization began as an economic process‚ it has turned into a cultural‚ political‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and humanistic event.2 Globalization has forced corporations to expand their operations across geographical borders‚’ and has resulted in an increase in the number of multinational
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been a growing health concerns for the United States for many years. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic issue worldwide and some Asian countries are seeing an increase among childhood obesity for instance‚ country like Japan. Before discussing the obesity issues in Japan there are cultural differences that needs to be taken into consideration in order to fully understand the reason for the increase of childhood obesity among the Japanese There are numerous connotations to describe and point
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I observed in the preschool class for two hours‚ there were a total of 12 children in the class Most of the kids that are in the preschool class were four years old‚ but there was one five year old. When I first arrived at the preschool‚ the kids seemed very shy towards me and they did not seem like they were very sociable. I was a stranger to them‚ and I would have to guess that all of the children were experiencing a little bit of stranger anxiety. I talked to the teacher about how the children
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case Summary Levi Strauss & Co.’s Women’s wear Division markets several lines of products but their recent introduction of the Women’s 501® jeans have been particularly successful. The marketing strategy for the new product launch was based on studies identifying two consumers Clusters as primary targets. The first consumer group consisted of women whose median age was 25‚ who had sophisticated tastes and were appreciative of the latest styles‚ the second group consisted of Women whose median
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Q1.Why do consumers buy jeans? What is the buying decision based on? - Jeans were invented in 1873 by Levy Strauss. Consumers’ perceptions about jeans are following: 1. Durable and extra strong-In terms of durability Jeans are considered more durable than other fabric pants .This extra strong image attracts customers for the feel of rough and tough personality. 2. Symbol of rebellion :Blue jeans were adopted as a workers’ jeans and in the 1950 they became a symbol of rebellion when stars such
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in an effort to determine the causes or correlates of these high or low rates‚ answering the questions below (citing any data you find in these sources): a. Is there any consistent relationship between levels of education and homicide rates? I did Japan and there was no relationship with education and crimes. b. Is there any consistent relationship between economic indicators and homicide rates? If so‚ which ones? They had a low homicide rates because of the high surveillance of the Japanese population
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Unit: 1450 – 1750 Lesson: Modern Japan Core Content: SS-HS-1.1.1 Students will compare and contrast (purposes‚ sources of power) various forms of government in the world (e.g.‚ monarchy‚ democracy‚ republic‚ dictatorship) and evaluate how effective they have been in establishing order‚ providing security and accomplishing common goals. DOK 3 SS-HS-2.1.1 Students will explain how belief systems‚ knowledge‚ technology and behavior patterns define cultures and help to explain historical perspectives
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of inventory‚ but increases the cost of replenishment and receiving. 2. The main risk for Seven-Eleven is the potentially high cost of transportation and receiving at stores. 3. 4. Seven-Eleven does not allow direct store delivery in Japan but has all products flow through its distribution center to reduce the number of vehicles required for daily delivery service to each store‚ even though the delivery frequency of each item was quite high. At the distribution center‚ delivery of like
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This paper explores the strategy and decisions that had to be made when a man named Toshifumi Suzuki‚ decided to try to bring the Seven Eleven convenience store concept to Japan‚ having to convince possible shareholders of the franchise in Japan (in this case the father of Tochifumi Suzuki) to take part in the endeavour. 2. Background 2.1. Seven Eleven USA The Seven Eleven convenience store company was founded in 1927 in Dallas‚ USA‚ by the Southland Corporation. It had been very successful
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aggragate demand and aggregate supply. This story is about Japans changes in economy. At the beginning of this story‚ Japan was really good place for living. Even small-business owners were able to live luxuriously. They could afford themselves good cars‚ expensive homes abroad‚ vacations all over the world‚ rich weddings and good night-life. But at all of a sudden‚ everything changed. All of these things vanished. It was unexpected because Japan was the first Asian country which was competition to the
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