...Dayra Cerda Extra Credit Assignment Comparing Japan with USA The United States and Japan differ in many things, such as power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence. Power distance refers to how power is distributed and the extent to which the person who is less powerful accept that power is distributed unequally. The power distance in the United States is a 40 on the scale, compared to Japan with a 54. Japan exhibits a more unequal distribution of wealth compared to the USA. US's wealth is distributed more evenly and decisions are more democratic than in Japan. Individualism people believe in taking care of themselves and immediate family only. The scale of individualism in the US is 91. Americans are comfortable with doing business and interacting with those they do not know well. Japanese scale is at 46 which indicates they are oriented more toward collectivism. Japanese are more concerned with groups, family and areas of interest that pertain to many individuals. A masculine society means they enjoy competition, success and achievement. In the United States, the score for masculinity is at 62, which means they strive to be the best. Many Americans display their...
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...When comparing two different cultures, art may be used to bridge gaps as well as solidify separation between the two cultures. Cultures express themselves through the art they produce. In specific, Japan and South America share many similarities and differences in the historical context, symbolism, form, and content of their artworks. The Japanese respected nature, disciplined themselves mentally and religiously, and practiced a specific religion, Shinto, collectively as a country, and their art displays those things. The South Americans were made up of several different subcultural societies, who practiced their own religions and were very rhythmic with the natural and supernatural worlds. The forms of art used by these two cultures shed light...
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...barriers affect human interactions through our perspective of one another, credibility, time frames, as well as through communication. The success of international business depends upon the ability to set aside our differences, unite and strengthen one another. Many of these challenges can be seen throughout the movie Gung Ho. The movie portrays the relationship between the Japanese and Americans in a lightly comically point of view through an auto factory. However, when comparing and contrasting the interactions of these two cultures, both in and out of the film, they’re dynamics of become more apparent. The connections and exchanges between the Japanese management team and the American workers throughout the film present examples for each of the five dimensions in Geert Hofstede’s cultural dynamics analysis: Individualism/Collectivism, Uncertainty Avoidance, Power Distance, Masculinity/Femininity, and the later added Long-term Orientation. I. Hofstede’s Cultural Dynamics The results from Hofstede’s analysis for the United States and Japan are in the following table. When comparing the two we see that the Americans have a highly individualistic, male reinforced, ambiguous, society with a slight hierarchy with a weak connection to tradition. Japan is highly male reinforced, high structure, hierarchy with a strong connection to tradition. The two are on opposite ends of the scale in each category, except for the Power Distance where they differ slightly. Hofstede’s Cultural Dynamics...
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...Cultural Evaluation - Japan Andrea Midy, LaToya Young, Megan Masini, Walter Overton, Mona Laventure BCOM/275 March 3, 2013 Robert Balcerzak Cultural Evaluation - Japan Japanese culture is very diverse from that of American culture. Japan is a country with approximately 125 million people packed very tightly in a small area. By nature they are an introverted people and are generally not receptive to people outside of their culture. Much like in India, Japanese business relies heavily on loyalty and established relationships. Comparing Japan to that of the United States and how we interact culturally is like comparing apples to oranges. One of the biggest differences culturally is how we conduct business. In Japan, business cannot be conducted until after business cards, called meishi, have been exchanged. By contrast in the United States we often give business cards either at the start or end of a business meeting with no prescribed time frame. We often will make notes on our business cards, such as where or when we received and some important fact that we wish to remember about the giver. In Japan, it is unconscionable, to even think of writing on a card handed to you. Culturally, it is an offense to the giver. You must commit the name and title of the individual to memory in order to show good face and respect to the owner of the card. I wanted to show in the above comparison how different we are from Japan in our business dealings. They are very formidable...
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...on the tale of the 47 Ronin. It will examine all aspects of the film based on the Japanese Culture such as everything from clothing to the ceremonies. It will show how foreigners see Japanese culture as being something dramatically else. The Legend of the Goruku Chushingura: The Retellings Lorenzell Terry * This research paper will compare and contrast the two films based on the tale of the 47 Ronin. It will examine all aspects of the film based on the Japanese Culture such as everything from clothing to the ceremonies. It will show how foreigners see Japanese culture as being something dramatically else. 08 Fall 08 Fall Lorenzell Terry William Hedberg JPN 211 17 April 2014 The Legend of the Goruku Chushingura: The Retellings Throughout Japanese history and most of the world, Samurai were seen as being the mightiest and loyalist warriors to have existed. Many years ago, started a story based on true events called the Goruku Chushingura or 47 Ronin. The story takes place in 1701 during the Edo period when most of the power was to the Shogun. Director by Japanese native; Kenji Mizoguchi made the first version of Goruku Chushingura in 1941. He has created credibility for himself by producing an arsenal of films before Goruku Chushingura, such films like The Woman of Osaka, Oyuki The Virgin, and The Downfall of Osen. The latest version of the 47 Ronin was made into an American Film produce by an upcoming British director named Carl Rinsch in 2013. The two stories...
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...of symbolism. Indeed, in Japanese culture when conducting a business meeting, it is customary to offer a gift to show they want to build a good relationship. More specifically, for Japanese it's a friendly way to start a discussion, get to know the contact, from there, they can establish a relationship of trust before deciding to go ahead with business. The initiation phase of the negotiation process that the Japanese follow when they doing business is a foreign concept to Crowell. When Crowell received the gift he did not show his gratitude and was very discourteous from Moto. This no creates relationship between the two protagonists but rather put a cold. Moto expecting a word of thanks and wanted added some precisions on the subject but Crowell reacts very actively by offending Moto. In addition, Crowell said: "They look like Russian dolls. Hey thanks a lot, my daughter will love them”. This response was probably pretty insulting to Moto. Finally, cultural differences are the cause of controversy. They haven’t found a common ground regarding their views on courtesy. Crowell represented a very typical American business objective man, who rushes. By its reaction to the gift, we can observe that American doesn’t have the gift culture. Crowell seems uncomfortable and destabilized to the arrival of this gift. In contrast, Moto had the role of negotiator calm and patient. There is a culture gap with American socialization and the Japanese one, because it is evident...
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...Konomi. Konomi is a Japanese restaurant located in Coralville that is known for its sushi and teppanyaki-style food. For as long as I can remember, Chinese and Japanese foods have been my favorite thing in the world to eat. I love the taste of teriyaki sauce and enjoy sushi, so when it came down to choosing what type of ethnic food to eat for this essay I immediately went searching for a unique Japanese or Chinese restaurant. After a little bit of research online, I found that Konomi had the best reviews in the area so I went to their website and checked out their menu to make sure it seemed ethnic. Along with having a long list of sushi, Konomi has the option of preparing your food teppanyaki style. This means that the food is cooked in front of your table on a hot iron plate by a Japanese chef. I figured that watching the chef’s techniques for preparing the food could be a valuable tool in searching for ethnicity so I decided that I would go to Konomi. Taking a look at what the menu had to offer was my first step at uncovering what made this restaurant ethnic or authentic. As I pulled up the menu online, I looked for clues as to what categorized this menu as ethnic compared to restaurants in the area. The first thing I saw on the menu was the drink section. This page was a collection of various types of sake drinks such as “Sho Chiku Bai Ginjo” along with Japanese beers. I honestly had no idea what sake was so I looked into it and found that sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage...
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...American and Japanese anime or animation in general have consumed over two billion fans but that's not that start of our conversation. Our conversation today is centered around the main differences between American and Japanese anime. A lot of controversy today in the anime community is centered around the two powerhouse “brands” of animation and which country does it better. It's much more than who does it better it's more of who has the better fan base.That being said, then why do fans differentiate the two and why do the have such a harsh rivalry. Well the big fight is over the style of which how both countries make their anime. Fans are actually divide like Republicans and Democrats over how certain aspects of how the anime is supposed to look. Anime is very popular today because people attend anime conventions. In anime conventions many people of different ethnicities can enjoy the view of what's going on. They can buy a number of merchandise that usually appears to be manga, figurines, dvds, and etc. People can participate in various events such as panels, art shows and video screenings. There is more than a handful to choose from. Anime Expo known in America is the biggest convention to date and all sorts of ethnicities are always welcome to...
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...Ievgeniia Sapa_BU_598 Cases summaries The case” Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 2002” It begins with the praise of Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., his successful work and prosperous contribution to company that had reached amazing results in 2002 comparing with the last three years of almost bankruptcy. Its operating profits and net profit raised 68% and 12,4% and operating margin raised from 4.75% to 7.9% from the previous year. From the case we can follow the development of the company. It was founded in 1933 and it was one of the first Japanese company to manufacture automobiles. It began to increase in 1950s and in 1970s it was the second company after Toyota but after that the company began to lose their market position, staying far behind its rivals Honda and Toyota. In 1987 Nissan tried to double their sales by investing almost $4,5 billion into development of their domestic network and $1,8 billion into manufacturing facilities. By1992 they increased their dept in three times to $32,7 billion. This was decade of losses and declines. Yutaka Kume on the last year of being president began to restructure the company and Nissan had a loss in recurring profit. The next president of the company was Yoshifumi Tsuji and he had another plan of expanses reducing to $2 billion, in three years. After him was Yoshikazu Hanawa with his restructuring plan. In that period Honda took the second market place in Japan. Nissan company kept...
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...reasons for this large number. Most tourists go to Paris to visit and wander in the streets of the city and not to visit theme parks. Moreover, the climate in Paris is unsuitable for a theme park thus the off-season attendance was way below target. The French government offered Euro Disney generous incentives that they chose to overlook cultural and weather barriers. * Pricing – Unlike the Japanese, Europeans are not willing to spend much to enjoy the attractions in the park. Euro Disney was confident that Europeans would come flocking to the park despite the premium price. * Euro Disney Marketing Strategy – Euro Disney’s advertising focused on the size of the park rather than the Disney experience. They were trying to sell an alluring bit of American which the European do not particularly like. Europeans do not care that the theme park had cost over $4 billion or that it is 4,800 acres wide. They should have emphasized the benefit one could get from visiting the park. * Over-confidence – Overwhelmed by the success of Tokyo Disney Land, Euro Disney overlooked many factors like culture and the weather. They thought that their marketing strategy in other countries would still work in Europe. * European’s view of America – According to survey done to 16 countries in...
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...《跨文化传播》课程论文 题目：Japanese System of Bilingual Education: Connecting Intercultural Communication with Bilingualism (跨文化传播、双语形象与多元文化主义：以日本双语教学为例) 研 究 生： 阿夏 指导教师： 安然 学 号： 201122800213 学 院： 新闻与传播学院 专 业： 传播学 华南理工大学研究生院 二〇一二年七月 Abstract The concept of "bilingualism" (two-, multilingualism) has become a symbol of the XXI century. Bilingualism is a way of thinking, perception of the world, self-identity. Open borders within the Schengen Zone, simplified procedure of obtaining temporary visas due to lack of human resources within the countries, etc. caused the significant increase of the immigration processes. Moving from one country to another, people are introducing traditions, lifestyle and language of the country of origin to the new ground. (Intensive processes of integration taking place in modern global community, could be characterized as comprehensive and multifaceted, and can be analyzed from different perspectives, theoretical frameworks and approaches. It should be noted that these processes determine the complex, multifaceted problems, among which there is a multilingualism, the most common variant of it - bilingualism. ) Bilingual education is a form of education in which information is presented to the students in two (or more) language (Bilingual education). English has been playing a central role in the cross-cultural communication as the common international language...
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...Topic: Comparing High Context (Asian) and Low Context (Western/American) cultures' emphasis on family. The word 'family' holds a different meaning for everyone and depending on how they were raised, some people may put more of an emphasis on family than others. Another factor that contributes to how people feel about family and how much emphasis they place on things such as respect, familial roles, and family duties is their culture. Different cultures emphasize the importance of different things in society, family matters, and personal affairs. The purpose of this research paper is to compare the idea of family between a high context and a low context culture, particularly the Asian Cultures and Western Culture. Topics that will be covered include a brief overview of family, the types of family systems, family roles, parent-children relationships, and communication in between family members. Family is defined in the course textbook as "the fundamental communication system in all cultures"(Ting-Toomey & Chung, 2005, p. 87). From a very early age, children learn to look up to their adult role models (ie. Parents, Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents), and in doing so they learn what to value and appreciate. The course textbook briefly describes a "family socialization process" (Ting-Toomey & Chung, 2005, p. 88) through which children learn to understand issues such as boundaries, power dynamics, and authority issues. In the high context culture (ie. Asian cultures such as...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |Group of people whose members are identified through common traits. | |Anti-Semitism |Is a suspicion of hatred toward or discrimination against Jews for reason connected to Jewish heritage.| |Islamophobia |Is a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or | | |Muslims. | |Xenophobia |The fear of hatred of strangers or foreigners. | |Persecution |Is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group, most common are religious, | | |perecution¸and ethnic persecution. | |Religious group |The term religious group means “as set of individuals whose identity as | | |such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals. | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your...
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...Management as a critical element in economic growth In the light of the increasing concern for economic growth, it is natural for social scientists to look for underlying causes of that growth. Why does one country have a higher per capita national income than another? Or why do productivity increases differ in various countries? Concern for productivity and economic growth. Because of the disparity in national incomes and the problems caused in much of the world by incomes that do not allow for adequate subsistence, let alone the raising of cultural standards, the attention of world leaders and development economists has naturally turned to the need for increasing productivity. The necessities of economic development were thought to be the transfer of technology, education, and capital. But as important as these are, it is now recognized that advanced managerial know-how is essential and often overlooked as an element responsible for growth and improved productivity. Although one must grant that pure technical knowledge is necessary for economic growth, such knowledge is fairly easy to transfer between countries, and no nation holds a monopoly on it for very long. Even a technological development as sophisticated as that of the atomic bomb, whose secrecy was closely protected by the US, became known in Russia, France, China, and elsewhere in less than two decades. Most advances in technology are neither as complex nor as well guarded, and so their transfer...
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...HOW TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION WITH THE JAPANESE I. OVERVIEW OF JAPAN Japan is an Eastern Asia country, located in the North Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by the sea, and it is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The word “Japan” is characterized with “sun-origin”, and then the country is also referred to the name “Land of Rising Sun”. Japan has the tenth largest population in the world, and in worldwide, no others possess the population per square root which is as dense as Japan‟s. Due to a large population as well as the highest density of population in the world, Japanese society is known as the most homogeneous one because Japanese people live with too many other people in the same area, then they have to deal with each other in order to maintain the community balance. Eventually, through hundreds and thousands of years of development, the nation becomes the most homogeneous in the world. Japan is also the 3rd strongest economy in the world, only ranked after China and the US. The nation is also famous for its determination and discipline. After World War II, Japan belonged to the Defeated with Germany and Italy, the country was seriously damaged. However, with the support from the world community (mainly from the US), Japanese economy has risen and developed rapidly during the 70s and 80s. In the 90s of 20th century, Japan became the 2nd strongest economy in the world, but the global economic crisis and the rise of China have made the economy fall behind the two giants...
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