According to Japanese mythology‚ the world begins with the birth of seven deities. These seven deities arise and then pass away in what the Japanese call the‚ "plain of high heaven." After this‚ five more couples were born‚ the last named‚ Izanagi and Izanami‚ who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the earth‚ which at this point was a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the bridge of high heaven‚ thought to be the rainbow‚ and dipped their jeweled spear in the murky water
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What are major characteristics of traditional Japanese food‚ and how has it been influenced by geography and religion? Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes throughout Japan. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food‚ quality of ingredients and presentation. Japanese food is well known all over the world for its low fat and nutritional values. The Japanese food might appear bland and less spicy because they don’t
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8 Tips to learn to speak Japanese effectively Tip 1: Attend Japanese classes If you are just starting out learning Japanese‚ I suggest that it is best you attend some basic Japanese courses at a local language school in your country. That is because the foundation of the language is so important that if you screw up in the beginning‚ it will drag you down when you move forward to the intermediate or advanced classes. You will always have to refer back the materials in the basic classes. I have
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TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARTS Ceramics One of the country’s oldest art forms. In the Neolithic period‚ the earliest soft earthenware was made. Famous artist-potters Honami Koetsu‚ Ogata Kenzan‚ and Aoki Mokubei. Lacquer Ware is a broad category of fine and decorative arts. lacquer has been used in paintings‚ prints‚ and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food. Doll are known by the name ningyō (人形?) in Japan‚ which literally means human shape. Hinamatsuri
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JAPANESE OCCUPATION & the SECOND REPUBLIC JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION 1. Japanese Military Administration established on Jan. 03‚ 1942 by the Japanese High Command. a. First Director-General – Maj. Gen Yoshihide Hayashi; succeeded by Maj. Gen. Takazi Wachi. 2. Military rule by the Japanese conquerors. a. All government officials and employees were ordered to returned to their post. b. Military proclamation declared that for one Japanese killed by the population ten prominent Filipino
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In the spring of 1942‚ we in the United States placed some 110‚000 persons of Japanese descent in protective custody. Two out of every three of these were American citizens by birth; one-third were aliens forbidden by law to be citizens. Included were three generations: Issei‚ or first-generation immigrants (aliens); Nisei‚ or second-generation (American-born citizens); and Sansei‚ or third-generation (American-born children of American-born parents). Within three months after removal from the
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Abstract It is important to understand that an individual ’s perspective of death and dying is greatly impacted by their culture. In this paper I will discuss how the Japanese culture approaches death and dying. I will also discuss the unique concept of organ transplantation that surrounds that Japanese culture. This paper presents the law of organ transplantation in Japan‚ which allows people to decide whether brain death can be used to determine their death in agreement with their family. Japan
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gestures and customs. Some may resemble more to the other and certain may be unique as the Japanese culture. As Team C we have decided to study the Japanese culture as we find it exciting and the most unknown from our personal experience. Ishin-Denshin stands for “what the mind thinks‚ the heart transmits” which is proving on how non-verbal communication is essential in Japanese everyday communication. Japanese are believed to use words only as part of message; they consider silence‚ mood‚ pauses in-between
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to its innovations. The lifestyle of the Japanese is deeply affected by its modernization. But even though the Japanese has greatly adapted to these kind of life‚ they still have in their systems a trace of their own culture and tradition. The Japanese practice these customs and display their culture and tradition in several ways. They hold festivals‚ perform tea ceremonies and protective rites at temples‚ wear kimonos‚ prepares refined traditional Japanese cuisines such as sushi and sashimi‚ and
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Japanese Surrender The Japanese surrender marks the end of World War II. Though the Japanese believed there is more honor in death than surrendering‚ the Allies (Great Britain‚ the Soviet Union and the United States) gave them no choice. “By the end of World War Two‚ Japan had endured 14 years of war‚ and lay in ruins - with over three million dead (David Powers‚ 2011). The major defining factor in the Japanese defeat was the United States’ use of the atomic bomb. The United
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