Japanese Language : Japanese And Japanese Culture

Currently, Japan is known for having a very distinct culture, cultivated due to their isolation as an island nation. However, while Japanese civilization is a highly distinctive society, it also has strong ties to Chinese culture. In fact, as early as the first century A.D., the people of Japan were sending missions to China; they established a trade and tribute based relationship. This initial relationship gave way to the later Chinese influence that would shape Japan. From these encounters, and maybe even from before, the Japanese developed a writing system similar to Chinese. In fact, according to Vogler, the earliest known examples of Japanese writing are proper names inscribed in Chinese characters. Nevertheless, Chinese influence didn’t just stop with language; it extended to art, literature, and even government. Eventually, these influences from China, often referred to as the ‘Sinification’ of Japan, would give rise to the newly civilized Japanese nation. Especially during the T’ang dynasty of China, “Both Korea and Japan were profoundly influenced by China and underwent broad centralizing reforms on the Chinese model” (Varley 19). Indeed, through religion, bureaucracy, and the arts, Chinese culture began to permeate Japanese civilization throughout the seventh and eighth centuries A.D.

Japans society is a culture that is highly resistant to change; a society that places a high value on each member’s conformity within highly structured layers of Japanese society. Japan is an island nation, consisting of the four large islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Together they are approximately the size of Germany or the State of California, and it has a population of approximately 126 million people Japan has a large population in relation to its land mass and as a consequence most Japanese people live crowded together in an urban corridor squeezed along the eastern edge of the Japanese islands. A result of this crowding is that Japanese place a high value on public harmony and the avoidance of any conflict, especially in public. Japanese norms require people to be willing to apologize and humble themselves, so much so that even after a minor auto accident each driver will jump out of their vehicle and bow to each other and apologize, instead of risking a very public confrontation. Frequently, Japanese will also employ the use of a go-between to negotiate a possible marriage. In this way, an individual can turn down a bride or groom without rejecting them to their face, thereby avoiding open disagreement or embarrassment of an individual. The Japanese culture is one that is rich within an historical and traditional context. Many of the traditional practices established hundreds of years ago can be seen today in modern Japan and are a direct reflection

Belonging to the Japonic language family, the Japanese language exclusively belongs to the Japanese people. Unlike languages such as English and Spanish, where their languages have been adopted by other countries such as New Zealand and Mexico and therefore isn’t just spoken in their home countries of England and Spain. Japanese is a unique and distinct Asian language used only in Japan. Japanese language is also a prime example for discourse analysis because it is a refined and complex language. Discourse analysis studies the overall larger aspect of language and how the language flows and connects. In some aspects of discourse analysis, it studies how the language is understood and how the meaning of sentences is affected.

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

Japanese Americans practice a wide range of religions. Those religions are Buddhism, Shinto, and Christianity. Many Japanese tradition has been influenced by practices of Shinto and Buddhist. Massive amounts of Japanese Americans that continue to practice Buddhism. Many traditions and festivals revolve around Buddhist Institutions. For example, the Obon Festival, Which occurs in the summer, provides a chance for them to reconnect with their traditions and customs, and to eventually pass those traditions to the young. Those type of festivals are common when there are large populations of Japanese Americans. A reasonable number of Japanese people in and out are secular. Shinto and Buddhism are most often practiced by funerals or marriages, not

During the Kamakura period of Japan, the decline of the Buddhist law had become a problem for the Buddhist priests. The people of Japan called this the “Age of Mappo,” which literally translates as the “Age of the Decline,” or the “Age of the Decline in Law.” Buddhism had become increasingly popular during the 6th century of Japan, after being introduced from the Chinese. One of the greatest supporters of Buddhism at the time was Prince Shotoku, who created the seventeen article constitution, as well as his Three Sutra Commentary. Many changes happened during this period of Japanese history.

Paxsper has two official languages, Japanese and English because the island is populated heavily by Japanese and American people. Foods that the people commonly eat are mostly healthy food that can be grown on farms and seafood. Typically, they import food from other countries because they don’t have all of the resources yet to create “mock dishes”. Most of the food is of Japanese and European origin. Favorite dishes include salmon, burgers, and sushi because they are favorites from their homelands that can be made with the resources they DO have. The typical clothes that the people wear in Paxsper would be considered of western culture. Usually, clothes are light and airy because of the typically warm and humid climate. Clothes traditional

In today’s modern, fast-paced, technology driven world it is all too easy to misinterpret and misunderstand situations, both personal and professional, that could easily be solved by taking a look into the cultural concepts and norms of a group or society. In cultures with a long history of social customs, it would be beneficial for those involved to examine the special features and norms that make up this culture in an effort to better the communication and understanding of personal and professional relationships. This area can be especially favorable in working with those of the Japanese decent as this culture is deeply intricate with many traditions and standards that have been passed on from generation to generation. Some of theses cultural

Our group has selected Northern Japanese (Hokkaido) society as our target culture. Japan is a country that known for having a highly homogeneous society, but different region has their own significance in social and cultural patterns. Indigenous Ainu people and their cultural has been home in this region for a long time. They keep their own ways of life and did not assimilate into other regional culture pattern in Japan. Ainu defined as human. They used to pray and perform ceremonies for their gods include nature god, animal god, and more. The Fishing is one of the activity they do for their living and most of the villages were located near the sea or river.

Culture is defined in different ways throughout the region of the world, with different characteristics that define culture. In this paper I will define the meaning of Japan’s culture and describe Japan’s common culture characteristics throughout their nation’s physical geography, military conflict history, and weather analysis. Culture is by the beliefs, customs, arts, a particular society, group, place or time such as music, theater, painting, their habits, and traditions. Like ways of life for their way of thinking, behaving, or working.

Japan is a high context culture. Mainly considered a homogenous society, there are still significant variations in the regional social and cultural patterns. Personality traits are attributed to certain regions. Local culture such as cuisine and dialects express the regional identities of the Japanese who take pride in their place of birth.

Many religions are popular within the Japanese culture. Two of the most influential religions, Shinto and Buddhism that help shaped a lot of Japanese values are Shinto and Buddhism, played a large role in shaping Japanese values. Numerous similarities and differences run between these two religions; nonetheless, the Japanese often believe in more than one religion at the same time. This is possible due to the polytheistic nature of most popular religions in Japan. It is not hard to say that religion is a big part of Japanese culture because a lot of religious beliefs can still be seen in their everyday lives.

Japanese people are just normal people, they can love and laugh, they can hate and cry, they can be moral and can be immoral, they have their own culture though, but it doesn’t make them any more or less “human” than people like “us” (whoever you are).

Progress in east Asia has seen many phases and inspirations but as in any sort of progress of one group, there is exploitation of another. Japan, specifically, began as a very isolated and nationalistic country but gradually opened up to western trade and developed as a country through international interactions. Japan progressed as a country through trading and conflict between themselves and outside countries from North America, Europe and other parts of East Asia.

Japan and the United States have been allies for years. Our two countries have overcome many obstacles to achieve the alliance we currently maintain. Even though there has been some challenges and differences over the years, our two countries have some similarities. There are differences between Japanese and American cultures as well. Japan is a successful country, and continues to thrive, due to its operational environment and rich culture. The operational environment categories we share common ground are politics, military, and economic.