Taming of the Samurai. Romanticized samurai are ever-present in western conceptions of foreign Japan. Katana wielding warriors in elaborate armor have been featured endlessly in American and Japanese entertainment alike. Are the samurai‚ as we know them‚ simply a vestige of a now dead culture? Are the Japanese clinging to an outdated old mascot from their past? Ikagami doesn’t think so. The development of the samurai class is one of the most important features of Japanese History. The Samurai were not
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Samurai and knights‚ millions of miles away and still almost identical. Knights were warriors in Medieval Europe and samurai lived in Japan. Samurai lived by the Bushido Code‚ which focused on loyalty and devoting himself to his duty. Knights lived by the Code of Chivalry‚ which focused on loyalty and courtesy. They were also sworn to loyalty to their lord or daimyo. A daimyo is a type of lord that gives land to samurais in exchange for military service. Lords did the same. Samurai and knights were
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to maximize business efficiency) to be value-driven (where the retailer offers good value to the customer and has prices appropriate for the level of products and customer service) and to be goal-oriented (the retailer sets goals and then uses its strategy to attain them). I have joined Pure Yoga for over a year and a half and it is one of my favourite retailers in Hong Kong. For the application of retailing concept‚ to be customer-oriented‚ Pure Yoga is trying to offer students the most-rewarding
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Last week we applied the marketing process to a given company which was Jetstar. Firstly we sought to understand the marketplace and the customer needs and wants. We decided that Jetstar’s market was the low cost airline offering very low cost flights in Australia and abroad. The customers in that market are really after the cheapest flight possible while realising that they are sacrificing the comforts provided by a full service airline. Their basic needs and wants ultimately come down to the
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Throughout history there has been many strong warrior classes but the strongest of all was the samurai‚ physically and mentally. These Japanese warrior fought with honor and were very tough warriors.The samurai had advanced weapons‚ powerful armor‚and intense training. First‚ the samurai created and used many different types of weapons. The samurai owned two main types of swords. Their main sword was the katana‚ a curved longsword . The curve on the sword was so when you draw it‚ you can slash
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were warriors. The warriors of Europe were called knights. The warriors of Japan were called samurai’s.Historians would argue that the knights and Samurai are more different‚ but evidence shows they are actually more similar.Samurai and knights both had a lot of training and shared similar ideas about loyalty to their masters. First of all‚the samurai and the knights both
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In doing so samurai (Japan’s warriors) and knights (Europe’s warriors) arose. Their positions were created so they could protect and conquer land for their master in exchange for a piece of that land. Although‚ samurai and knights were similar the differences outweigh the similarities. Some of the reasons they are different is because they follow different codes of conduct‚ armor‚ and have different relationships with their lord/daimyo. To start off‚ one difference between samurai and knights is
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• 4 million dollars cheaper to go direct. • What are the subjective (qualitative issues) • What is the overall risk involved? (Establish relationships with retailers‚ another risk is can they sell to the retailers carpet at the same price as the wholesalers? Financials: Wholesaler = of something Dealing with 7 wholesalers so need 7 distribution centers. How much it costs to lease those? (4) Total sales calls / how much one person can do = how many sales reps needed? Sales
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Role for Humor? Journal of Services Marketing‚ 12(6): 453-472 Kumar‚ R. 1996. Research Methodology A Step-By Step Guide for Beginners. London: Sage Publications Olsson‚ Veronica and Asa Larsson. 2005. Humor in Advertising. Bachelor’s Thesis‚ Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences‚ Lulea University of Technology. ISSN: 1404-5508 Stern‚ B.B. 1996. Advertising Comedy in Electronic Drama: The Construct‚ Theory and Taxonomy. European Journal of Marketing‚ 30(9):37 -60 ***** Advertising
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soldiers‚ which were knights in the west and Samurai in Japan but both followed a similar code of honor and loyalty. The real question is how did this class of aristocratic warriors rise out of nothing to become the ruling class of Japan. The Samurai are one of Japan’s most iconic cultural symbol that has drawn interest from both Japan and the West and has been used to create many novels and movies for people to enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the Samurai. When Nara became the capital of Japan
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