Work: The Ministry of Labor in Korea has implemented a system in which all workers who do not miss a day of work in one week receive one paid holiday. Employees who do not miss a day of work in a full year are entitled to a 15-day paid vacation. Those who do miss days of work should expect a reduction in paid leave time. After the first year of work with a company‚ every two subsequent years translates into another paid holiday. Koreans use both the Solar and Lunar calendar which results in a
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Soju is one of the most famous alcoholic beverage in Korea. Though other competitors are present in abundance but soju as has its advantage because of the alcohol content which is 25% and the most important is its pricing‚ lowest in the market. Moreover soju was very popular among the youngsters in Korea and was from a very long time back. The reason of its low pricing was basically cultural‚ relationship between them above everything else‚ soju is a medium of culture and that is why Soju has been
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O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson’s song “Black Korea” was released when tension in the African-American and Korean-American community was building‚ which leads to the question of whether Ice Cube carries any responsibility for the 1992 Los Angeles riots where Korean owned stores were burned down. Although the song’s lyrics were violent and hateful towards the Korean-American community‚ Ice Cube is not responsible for any of the happenings during the riots because his song is the voice for the Black community
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There are multiple reasons why and how Buddhism spread in China. I feel that factors like‚ religion‚ politics‚ and social‚ played a major part in spreading Buddhism throughout China. The factors mentioned are usually a contributor in global changes and has definitely played its part in China’s adapting a new belief. Of course there were other reasons‚ like economic‚ that caused the people of China to gravitate to the Buddhist ways. People reconsidering their faith‚ due to many of life downfalls or
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CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON JAPAN. Cultural influences are geographical‚ historical as well as familiar features that have an effect on the assessment and intercession processes. These influences are always reflected in the society. In this case‚ cultural influences on Japan come from the ambitious Han dynasty in China‚ Korean customs‚ the spread of the Mongols‚ and the birth of Islamic advancement. All those events are reflected in Japan’s culture today which makes Japan a complicate country to develop
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It is quite interesting how sudden a particular dynasty gets replaced by another in a blink of an eye. It is also quite interesting to sit back and view the various changes being taken place‚ whether it calls for drastic measures or simply leaving things the way they are. Perhaps changes will allow for improvement and create a better society for all. But‚ if things are done one way and results are satisfactory‚ why change a good thing? Koryo‚ a dynasty founded and ruled by a military commander named
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Japan is a place where people work together for the group rather than themselves. The concept of individualism would seem foreign to Japanese natives; however‚ Tomoyuki Iwashita abides by this concept. Tomoyuki Iwashita is a Japanese native who worked for a well-known company‚ but later decided to quit because he felt like his job was ruining his lifestyle. While the vast majority of Japanese workers would embrace the idea of collectivism‚ Iwashita decided to act on his own and to not conform
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Nara has been Japan’s capital for less than a century when the new enthroned Emperor Kammu decided to move it to Nagaoka. Less than a decade after the capital has been moved to Nagaoka‚ the Emperor decided to relocate the capital again. This time Nagaoka was Japan’s capital for less than a decade. The new capital was relocated in Uda village‚ later called Heian. Throughout the history‚ scholars had given different reasons explaining these two relocations. Some reasons seem more plausible than others
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Beginning in 1950 the United States joined a war in Korea forcing working men and women to leave their jobs. This war run our country down for Two years until the working class was tired. Although the United States was fighting a war with Korea‚ the work force back home was establishing a war of their own by striking for higher wages‚ nevertheless‚ the President had a plan of his own‚ because someone had to support the war. Ever since steel was produced it has been an essential part of everyday
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This paper is a review of the book Japan’s Comfort Women-Sexual slavery and prostitution during WWII and the US occupation by Yuki Tanaka. This book was published in 2002 by Routledge. The book deals with the thousands of Japanese‚ Korean‚ Chinese and other Asian and European women who were victims of organized sexual violence and prostitution by means of "comfort stations" setup by the Japanese military during World War II. As we first get into the book‚ we find out that the origins of comfort
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