Housing There are currently two major types of housing in Japan: the single-family detached homes and multi-family dwellings. According to the 2008 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications housing statistics‚ most people in Japan live in single-family home. Of the total home count‚ 55.4% are single-family homes‚ 41.7% are multi-family dwellings and remaining 2.7% are single-family houses clustered together sharing walls. (pie graph) The single-family detached home is more traditional and
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Essay 31.03.2011 Fashion & Franchising Data of franchising in fashion industry testifies that over 60 % networks of known trademarks are organized by a franchise principle. In nonfood trade the greatest share of franchise market in 2008 was occupied with clothes and footwear franchises (51 %). In comparison with 2007‚ there was registered a strong jump in development of clothes trade which made 40.5 %‚ and footwear trade – 84.6 %[1]. Let’s consider experience of large and all known franchising
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Greek Influence on Western Culture The traditional starting point for what we sometimes refer to as “the west” is in Ancient Greece. As one of the western civilization sources‚ Greek civilization is primarily an idealized view of one group of Greeks based in and around the city state of Athens which has come to symbolize the development of rationality‚ ethics and logic. Splendid achievements created by Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture
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The final year of World War One was ample with American triumph and superior tactics. Such is the case with the Hundred Days Offensive‚ the biggest U.S. Military Operation during World War One. The most well-known Offensive during this massive push was the Battle of the Argonne Forest‚ which involved over 1.2 million U.S. Soldiers‚ 2 well known Field Marshals‚ and 2 well known Generals. American and French pride getting the better of the allies and delays allowing countless German regrouping. The
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1. How would you describe Zara’s financial performance? Since only Inditex historical financials are shown in the case‚ we took the financials of Inditex to describe Zara’s financial performance. It is reasonable to take Inditex financial data because Zara made up 76% of Inditex’s sales in 2001. Zara (Inditex) Financial Performance in 1996-2001 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Liquidity Ratio (current ratio) 0.81 1.00 0.88 0.87 0.90 1.02 Leverage Ratio (debt/ equity) 1.98 1.84 1
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Kenzo Takada (known as Kenzo)‚ who origin from Japan but famed in Paris. Choosing him as the target is mainly because his design is unique; the cutting is different but also not too distant‚ very practical‚ can be worn in daily life; the pattern is vivid and colourful‚ mix with elements from the nature and also contains the delight of global combination. As a Taiwanese‚ whose land had been occupied and dominated by Japanese‚ the culture in Taiwan and Japan are very similar‚ therefore‚ those traditional
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Fashion as Art: Is fashion today considered a high art form worthy of being exhibited in museums? What is fashion? Is it art? Is it high art? In the world of fashion and art today‚ this is a contested question. Many art critics do not see fashion as an equal to the fine arts such as painting and sculpture. Critics have made remarks that fashion design should be “under the heading of vanity for its intent is of no inner value” (Miller 25-40). Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant both
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definition of fashion‚the meaning of fashion and the interaction of this meaning with cultural values and finally he discusses the communication of fashion. Then author emphasizes the ways fashion uses to communicate and discussion of communication models that fashion uses by examining whether fashion is the meaning of an interaction between cultural values and visual culture or fashion is a reflection of an identity‚ a way to convey messages. Author mainly asks the question that fashion by itself can
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For me‚ when I think of the 1950’s fashion I visualize the traditional poodle skirt‚ white crew socks and black and white saddle shoes. In the 50’s‚ times were changing. This was the era when television was gaining immense popularity . Television brought the fashion world into Americans living rooms‚ with show like‚ Leave it to Beaver‚ Ossie and Harriet‚ and debatably most famous “I love Lucy.” These shows had television moms who had style. First lets start with the hair. There were many different
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Starbucks in Japan 00Case Study – Starbucks in Japan 2775585164592000 Executive Summary Thirty years ago‚ Starbucks was a single store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market selling premium-roasted coffee. Today it is a global roaster and retailer of coffee with some 17‚000 stores‚ 40% of which are in 50 countries outside the United States. In 1995‚ with 700 stores across the US‚ Starbucks began exploring foreign opportunities. The first target market was Japan. The potential for coffee sales in Japan is significant
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