Confucian temples in Japan Confucian temples in Japan aren’t numerous‚ all of them are connected with a cult of the great Chinese thinker Confucius (Kun-tszy) who was living in 551 – 479 BC. After his death in Qufu (Цюйфу) near his grave was built the first temple in his memory‚ which became pilgrimage place and Chinese shrine. In the VI century according to Emperor order in honor of Confucius in every city of the country were built temples‚ where are done ritual and sacrifice. With the spread of
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NEIGHBORS BUT STRANGERS: KOREA‚ CHINA AND JAPAN For more than 200 countries in the world‚ neighboring countries have the most compassionate ties above all. They may have some things viewed differently‚ but at least they share some basic traits and culture. However‚ this is not the case of the countries Korea‚ China and Japan. These three countries are so close yet so far. The prominent endurance of the civilization of the Chinese along with its phenomenal technological and economic progress
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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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History of Japan Ancient mythology holds that Japan’s history is tied to the sun goddess‚ called Amterasu. Legend has it that Amaterasu sent one of her descendants to unify people on the island of Kyushu. At the core of this unification was Shintoism a religion that is native to Japan. In the 6th century Buddhism‚ was introduced to Japan by the virtue of China and Korea. In the early 7th century Prince Regent Shotku‚ an adherent of Buddhism and a highly regarded figure to this day in Japan‚ carried
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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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Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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Introduction 1. Sexual gap in Japan 2 2. Background information in family gap and policies in Japan 2 3. Aim and objectives of the report 2 * Workplace 1 1. The difference on impersonal affair in dimension of political occupation 3 2. Employment status in career 3 * Workplace 2 1. The employment status of information technology in Japan 4 2. Differences on ability and
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spectacular. I will explain about some of the different aspects of the Japanese life style as well as take a cultural look into the life of the Japanese. Finding a place to live in Japan isn’t easy. Limited supply and high demand result in tiny‚ hutch size homes with high rent rates. On average‚ dwellings in Japan have 91.92 square meters (about 989 square feet) of floor space‚ which is not very much compared to the average house sold in the United States. By Western standards‚ the Japanese home
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The cold war is over – and Japan won. ‘ (US presidential candidate campaign slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction
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The Tokugawa Era of Japan Japan before the Tokugawa Era was a nation of warring states. The Tokugawa shoguns changed social class structures‚ agriculture‚ and manufacturing in the country by consolidating trends which had been in the making for some time (East Asia‚ p. 279) and brought Japan into a unified and productive state which lasted from about 1603 until 1800. Urbanization‚ economic growth‚ and social changes were natural and predictable outcomes of the shogunate philosophy.
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