Doing Business in Japan Abstract This report will highlight the various aspects of Japanese culture important to understanding how the average Japanese man or woman goes about his or her day. This report will also analyze various aspects of Japanese culture which would be useful for a Canadian business person to have a successful and safe business stay in Canada‚ and very briefly highlight some differences between the Canadian and Japanese culture. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
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and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West. Thus‚ following in their footsteps‚ Japan began its efforts in creating a national identity while imitating Western imperialism and modernity. Despite the efforts to consolidate a Japanese modern nation-state‚ different positions on the
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MKT 321 International Marketing Management Case Study 2: Louis Vuitton in Japan 1. What are the key success factors of LV in Japan? Since Louis Vuitton entered the Japan market in 1968‚ it became the most popular luxury brand in Japan by having 28 percent share in Japan’s market. The key success of LV in Japan is mainly contributed by the appropriate balance in keeping the brand globalized while localized at certain areas for the Japanese. To achieve this outcome‚ the consistency in product
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Post-war Japan benefited greatly from the United States. Once the U.S. occupied Japan it took sole responsibility to make the country a “self-sustaining nation” capable of resisting Soviet pressure from abroad and major political agitation from within (Brower 2006). General MacArthur‚ U.S. Army commander-in-chief‚ held absolute power and answered only to the U.S president during his occupation of Japan (Brower 2006). The social reforms MacArthur implemented during this time included a new constitution
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Feudalism in Europe and Japan Throughout history‚ the system of feudalism is used several times in different areas in the world. Because of this form of government‚ the European lifestyle changed dramatically as the Japanese culture began to form. Although feudalism in Europe had started earlier‚ the feudal systems of Japan and Europe are somewhat alike. However‚ they are much more different than they are comparable. It is surprising that the feudal system in Japan is similar to the feudalism
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CHANGING VALUES AND THE LEGAL CUl.TURE IN JAPAN FUJIKURA Koichiro 1. THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF MODERN JAPAN Since the Meiji Restoration in 1868‚Japan has pursued a path of modernization‚ using the industrialized nations of the West as its model. In this way‚ modernization in Japan meant westernization and industrialization; it led to the transformation of the traditional governing structure into a highly centralized one and turned the agricultural society into a technologically modern and industrially
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have been used on Japan? The bomb should have been used on Japan because they would not surrender even after the Soviet Union declared war on them. They also attacked Pearl Harbor killing 2‚335 U.S. servicemen were killed and wounding 1‚143. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. During war just fighting with Japan 106‚ 207 American Heroes were lost; we could not let their deaths be in vein. 2. What were the reasons the bomb should not have been used on Japan? The atomic bomb
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. The Haniwa of Ancient Japan . Mark Morin Foxsparrow 10/12/2013 The burial statuettes of the Kofun culture of ancient Japan known as Haniwa‚ which is Japanese for “clay cylinders‚”(Noma 1960‚ 3) are especially significant for learning about the ancient secular life and spiritual belief systems of the time period from 200600CE. To quote Seiroku Noma‚ author of the introduction section of Haniwa as shown in four American museums published by The Asia Society in 1960‚ “Several thousand
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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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EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Investing and localizing in Japan An analysis based on interviews of European investors and investment facilitators Tokyo‚ October 2011 0 Disclaimer Neither the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation‚ nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for any consequences which may arise from the use by third parties‚ whether individuals or organizations‚ of the information contained in this report‚ or any possible errors which‚ despite
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