Japanese popular culture

between pre-WW2 Japan and post-WW2 Japan, the author constructs the novel with characters whose lives are pulled into conflicting directions that portray the changing culture of Japan during that era. In the novel Fusako, the mother of Noboru and the girlfriend of Ryuji, is a woman who is caught up by conflicts, that many post-WWII Japanese women would face, which take place in her life and are direct cause of her actions throughout the novel. Fusako’s conflicts symbolize the issues faced by post-WWII

Young Japanese women and girls are suffering from the Yaeba Complex. Unlike their counterparts in many other developed nations who view straight teeth as perfection, the Japanese are instead opting to undergo the expensive and painful procedure of creating crooked teeth. In this essay, through the lenses of the growing Yaeba trend, I will account for the reasons that contribute to this seemingly weird Japanese obsession of a preference for an imperfect smile, and study the possible societal issues

Godzilla Godzilla’s appearance has changed gradually over the years, but its general shape and iconic figure. Godzilla was actually inspired by the Rhedosaurus which is a fictional being created by Ray Harryhausen from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Godzilla’s design was interpreted as an amphibious reptile. Godzilla is a bipedal creature in which Akira Watanabe combined aspects of the T-Rex, Iguanodon, Stegosaurus, and alligator. Godzilla’s specific origins vary, but the common theme is that it

The United States business culture is based on a direct and informal approach. This means that “rolling your sleeves up” and getting down to business is respected and expected when working in the United States. (Executive Planet) On the other hand, the Japanese culture is a complex and multi-layered system, which developed over thousands of years. This is very much apparent when analyzing the business culture. The Japanese put a lot of focus on having a hierarchical, group-oriented society, and aim

guest country, customs are not exactly, or nowhere near, the same as what they are back home. However, there are always general guidelines to aid your time in your welcoming country. For example, in Japan avoiding confrontation is essential. The Japanese will often withhold from expressing their true feelings in order to maintain harmony. Secondly, relationships are vital, although they may take years to develop. The foundation of relationships, mainly in business, is trust. When doing business,

motifs and themes of Bending Adversity by David Pilling is the effect of culture and perception on individuals, and in his focus of this theme, he places the lens on Japan. There are numerous eccentricities that he focuses on and catalogs in the book itself, and the way that he highlights these specific aspects breathes life into representations of the culture of Japan. As an outsider, Pilling’s interpretation of the culture and viewpoints of the country are compelling in the sense that he has an

Description: Akiko is a thirty-three-year-old Japanese female, who works in a Japanese mega bank in New York. I watched her yelling loudly at her American colleague, Bernard, twenty-eight-year-old male. She complained him that he had left his assignments undone frequently. As a result, she received complaints from other departments/branches, which ended up that she must complete his works in addition to her works. As her tolerance was running out, her voice was getting louder as if she was humiliating

describe children of half-Japanese descent. This term is derived from the English “ Half “ which, when used in the Japanese language, indicates that a person is only half of the Japanese culture. According to “ Hafu Japanese “ the term Hafu originated in the 1970s and is now the most commonly used label for half-Japanese children (Hafu Japanese, 2010). Being called half might seem like an insult to some people, in Japan it is not really meant this way. In a YouTube video Japanese got asked about what

Takashi Murakami, a contemporary artist best known for his monumental movement, “Superflat”. Murakami is a Japanese artist who was born and raised in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, on February 1, 1962. He studied Nihonga, a traditional Japanese painting method thousands of years old, at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1986. He continued his education until he received his Ph.D in 1993, becoming the first to achieve this in

to do our homework and research Japan. Japan is a country with a rich history and culture. The lack of knowledge about their culture can make doing business very different. We will look at the Japanese culture and how it differs from U.S. culture and the proper way to communicate in a business meeting in Japan. Japan is strongly collectivistic versus the United States being individualist. (textbook) Japanese culture focuses more on family and their community around them.