Amway Japan Limited Executive Summary In 1996 Amway Japan Limited (AJL) was the leader in direct selling market‚ and the most successful company within the entire Amway group. In the first half of 1997‚ AJL experienced a net sales decline of 11.6% and net income to 27.6% from the first half of the previous year. The Japanese economy and declining value of the Yen relative to the U.S. Dollar has decreased AJL’s sales volume and profit margin. The Japanese government
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Aya Kamikawa- Reformation in the land of conformity Scholars have suggested that in the modern Japanese society‚ transgendered individuals (transgendered individuals and transsexuals are interchangeable and are referred to in the context of the Japanese society) are only valuable to the entertainment industry (Mackie 412‚ McLelland 167-168). In a country where mainstream conformity is promoted and preferred‚ any career outside of the entertainment and sex industries would seem impossible to
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some of the world’s greatest countries. However‚ it is Japan who is most famous for being a suicide-prone nation. While only being ranked ninth for deaths by suicide‚ Japan boasts some of the more disturbing stories behind its suicide victims‚ as well as a long history of this gruesome act. However unheard of it seems to outsiders‚ the methods and reasons behind suicide have become all too common amongst native Japanese. Suicide in Japan began with the samurais who chose ’seppuku’ (the disembowlment
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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Despite the nuclear catastrophes of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan is one of the world’s foremost leaders economically‚ because of their continued peace with other countries which provided great trade benefits. In Hiroshima the characters learned from their past by helping others in similar predicaments as they were‚ which enabled the community to grow. Mr. Tanimoto had been stripped of his land‚ personal items‚ and and home but he still continued to help in the nuclear war. In order to grow
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BANK OF JAPAN’S MEETING IN MARCH 2006: AN END TO THE QUANTITATIVE EASING POLICY? Japan underwent a decade-long odyssey with deflation and the zero-bound problem. Economic activity in Japan slowed precipitously following the collapse of the socalled bubble economy in December 1989‚ and Japan began to experience deflation by early 1995. During this initial period‚ while the economy was slowing‚ forecasters and policymakers consistently underestimated the extent of Japan’s economic malaise. Consequently
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Japan expansion evolved by unification where Japan regained their islands. Tokugawa Shogunate unified Japan by consolidating with islands near Japan’s territory. With all of Japan’s territory being under his rule‚ japan expanded. A cultural continuities in Japan would be feudalism. Japan became decentralized‚ where all people in Japan was under the rule of Tokugawa shogun or their emperor at that time. The 46 Ronin were also a continuities. The 46 Ronin was a story about the importance of the
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the Asian countries. This had a large impact upon Japanese society and its position in the Asian region. Japan managed to adopt modern ways whilst also being able to keep its unique culture and traditions. Modernisation in religion‚ education‚ the military‚ economics‚ and politics had a significant effect on society in Japan and its position in the Asian region. To begin with‚ education in Japan was modernised during the Meiji period to help adopt Western technology and philosophies‚ but at the same
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A chapter “Iitiko-Dori” in this book says that the Japanese are willing to accept foreign cultures and Japan has developed it’s economy with using technologies and systems that are imported from foreign countries. However‚ the Japanese have also excluded foreigners or foreign cultures. In Edo era‚ Tokugawa government forbade trading with almost all the countries. In one sense‚ that helped Japan improve it’s unique culture‚ such as kabuki‚ ennichi‚ and so on. The Japanese can enjoy it’s specific culture
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Japan and WWII One can say that Imperialism played a huge role for the happening of the Second World War. Japan wanted to become the one and only ruling power in Asia was a good example of imperialism excellence. In Europe it was the same thing also- The Nazi called themselves as socialists and it was their goal to gain control and accomplish all European countries and instill their theories and ideologies everywhere. This type of imperialism led to the events of the Second World War so much so
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