Japanese Culture


Japanese Culture
Comparing the Chinese and Japanese cultures by V. Kumar Japanese culture has been greatly influenced by the Chinese culture, and yet they are almost as different from each other as any two neighboring countries can ever be. The reason for that lie partly in the geography of Japan, which being an island, ... More> A guide to modern Japanese culture by Les Zsoldos I want to write about the Japanese culture that I experienced when I lived in Japan. Though I had read about Japanese culture prior to my arrival, there were many things about the culture that I did not know. My stay was truly a great learning exper... More>
	The role of the Chinese in the history of Japanese written culture by Jeremy Rutherfurd Chinese characters are an integral part of the Japanese language. This is because in ancient times Japan borrowed heavily from Chinese culture, and this had a major influence on the language and the arts in Japan. (The same is true for Korea.) Japan... More> How to learn etiquette from the Japanese culture by Joseph Wardy During the last 30 years, if the Dow Jones had increased in proportion to rudeness, we would all be billionaires. With the stresses of a lean and mean environment coupled with the need to be more efficient ( I didn't say effectiveness) we are b... More>
Takarazuka in Japanese culture and society by Dee Bee Takarazuka or Takarazuka Revue is an all women performance art group in Japan. This is a unique theatre troupe because they have a strict tradition and include only women in their group. The Takarazuka is a successful troupe that began in 1913, they... More> The acceptance of suicide as part of Japanese culture by Pete Sammich Near a waterfall in a bamboo forest a Samurai warrior in white robes places a knife in his abdomen and slides it across his belly. Just before he screams out in agony, another Samurai slices with a downward motion like death from above into the neck... More>
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