Canadian And Japanese Culture: Personal Statement

The average point differential between Japan and Canada on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions is 35.6. The largest differentials between the two cultures are pragmatism (52), uncertainty avoidance (43), and masculinity (42). Given that individualism has the largest differential in favor of Canada, as well as being Canada’s highest scoring dimension, it will be included for analysis as well. (The Hofstede Centre)

Japan has a very rich and unique culture, unlike any other culture in the world. The Japanese are close and united, and willing to help each other, to the point that they would even risk their lives for one another. Their culture has certain aspects of it that every nation should have. In his book, John Hersey explores the effects that culture and environment have on an individual’s views and belief through analyzing a stereotypical Japanese man, an Americanized Japanese priest, and a widowed Japanese woman and how they react similarly to the bombing of Hiroshima. The influence of Japanese culture has an astounding impact on the reactions of Hersey’s characters.

Culture can be defined as the behaviours and belief characteristics of a particular social, ethnic,

To communicate the contributions of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, I invented a character named Akira to illustrate the experiences of an average Japanese person growing up in Canada.

The government had interfered with their legal rights and did not give them equal protection under the law. Simply, the decision of putting the Japanese Canadians into these camps where they were racially discriminated, which negatively impacted on the Japanese Canadians. The Japanese Canadians cannot simply change the color of their skin or who they are due to something others are responsible for, and not the responsibility of them individually. The discrimination that Japanese Canadians faced psychologically damaged the brains and had isolated them from the rest of the world because they were categorized as inadequate individuals. Japanese Canadians were being stereotyped as “enemy aliens” even though they had not done anything which would harm anyone. According to (Marsh, 2012), during 1943, Alberta needed workers, but refused to hire the Japanese, some of the Alberta farmers that did hire Japanese workers crowded them into small shacks, and cheated them of their wages. This negatively impacted the money of the Japanese Canadians earned for survival, and it also interfered with their well-being and health. According to the National Museum of American History in 1943 every resident in the internment camps were required to complete one of two questionnaires misleadingly entitled “Application for Leave Clearance” to distinguish whether they were “loyal” or “disloyal”. After Pearl Harbour all of the citizens of Japanese ancestry had been classified 4-C “enemy aliens”. This

Numerous Japanese workers have depended on plantations owned by big corporations, they learned that they could not “advance themselves” through individualism and small business,” as on the mainland. Rather, as laborers, they adopted a strategy of “unionization, politics, and collective action.” Between the 1880s and the so-called Gentlemen’s Agreement in 1908, more than 150,000 Japanese came to the mainland. Those who immigrated to the mainland settled into a greater range of diverse economic positions, from farm labor and mining to shop-keeping and truck farming, than did those who immigrated to Hawaii. Some came under contract to employers, some under the auspices of relatives, and others on their

People no longer use the term “Japanese American” in today's society. Instead, they are no longer thought as a separate group and are incorrectly categorized as “Asian American”, along with Vietnamese American, Chinese American, etc. Japanese Americans have an extremely unique background in terms of their origins, history, and struggle with racialization. Like many ethnic groups, Japanese Americans have been subjected to many different portrayals throughout American history. Even though cultural separation and suspicion are deemed as immoral, such practices toward them were thought to be necessary by the American Government. For a good amount of time, they suffered from racial hostility and violence. Now, in an age where cultural diversity

Through the Geography 101 course, I have become increasingly familiar with certain concepts that are easily applicable to cities and countries that I am familiar with. These concepts help me fully understand the geographic situation occurring in these locations. One location that has been brought up many times throughout the semester and I have increased with familiarity is Japan. This location is constantly changing and growing. It exports many different vehicle and machinery parts, and is at the forefront of technology and the revolution that follows. Though I do not have any personal connections to the country of Japan, I know that has important geographical traits and occurrences that affect the population and cultural geographies, the agricultural and economic geographies, and the political and urban geographies of the country.

I agree with you, that the in the U.S. sports and fraternities plays a big role in our cultural because our society sees as part of something you will experience once in college. Our culture also puts emphasis on living life to the fullest while you are young which is many cases is misunderstood in college. On the flipside many Canadians do not see the importance of having school spirit or making a big deal over athletic games in college. The Canadian culture focuses more on fairness and the opportunity to have equal access to learning. The U.S. does give out more scholarships because in part of the grades/ sports but I think the main reason is that the cost to attend college here is way more than in Canada. I do not like the idea that college

This is not the first time that Canada fights against America in order to protect Canadian culture. Canada 's protective measures were mainly to protect the national or domestic culture in that the local magazine outlets were being overshadowed by their International rival which is America.(Globalization 101). Should Canada not have taken these measures probably 100% of its local markets would have been monopolized by America. International product and service providers like America have the advantage of having all the production material from the primary phase to the tertiary phase and they can easily overtake any market they decide to outlet their services. Justice is served when the local governments step in to defend the periodicals. It

Nowadays, different governments meet with the problem of “Americanization” of their countries’ cultures and lifestyle and they try their best to mitigate this tendency and prevent future “invasions” of American culture. The aim of this essay is to identify main problems and possible solutions over protecting local cultures from the impacts of globalization through The Canadian Magazine Dispute.

Culture is something that distinguishes one national or ethnic group from another, it is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular society, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

In 1929, Canada opened a legation in Tokyo called Tokyo legation. This action was the inception of diplomatic relationship between Canada and Japan. The Tokyo legation was significant because it was the first legation Canada had in Asia and it was a hub that connected Canada and Asia in terms of diplomatic and trading activities. After World War II, Japan restored its diplomatic relationship with Canada in 1952 by signing Treaty of San Francisco. The two countries then sealed bilateral Agreement on Commerce in 1954 to restore economic relationship. Afterwards, in 1976, the Canada-Japan Framework for Economic Cooperation was signed. The framework created the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) which was the first major bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. In 1996, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Mrs. Chrétien and the Minister for International Trade Arthur C. Eggleton visited Japan to expand trading business between the two countries. They made deals in these fields: high technology sector, which includes aircraft, software, telecommunication equipment, and resource and

Traditional Japanese cultural values are influenced by Confucian values and ideology, this held standards determine what is acceptable or unacceptable and thus, define what is expected and respected in Japan (Miles, 2006). Confucian ideology asserts that social order is achieved and maintained through principles developed through human wisdom (Miles, 2006). Furthermore, emphasizes the importance of human relationships; to the Japanese it is important to respect, be faithful, and have consideration for the needs of others (Miles, 2006). Thus the Japanese, appear to follow the platinum rule, which promotes awareness of general and specific differences, implying that one should treat others the way they want to be treated (Johnson, 2017). In order

Japan has a history of formality and of family, The United States has a history of expansion and individualism. These two cultures are both similar and different as expected, but which one is better? Taking a look at what makes them different would decide that. We will look at different aspects of life that differ such as food, housing, societal culture, and the economies of these two cultures. One look at the typical diets of these two shows an obvious difference, Japan is all about the freshness of their food, while The United States are care more about convenience, this comes down to the type of food eaten by both cultures.