...United States vs Japanese Government In. 1788 the United States government outline is laid out in the Constitution, making the United States one of the first modern national constitutional republic, with the principle that all people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. One hundred and fifty nine later in 1947, the Japanese Constitution was formed, following closely in the form of the United States government; with the three principles of sovereignty of the people, respect for fundamental human rights, and renunciation of war. Both of these unique governments are separated into three different powerful branches; the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. However, the way that three branches are ran within these two nations differ. The purpose of this essay is to examine these branches, and identify the differences between the two governments. The executive branch of the United States, is the over seer of the United States. As commander in chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, the president is the leader of the country. The president has the power to convene Congress, appoint ambassadors to other nations; appoint Supreme Court justices and other federal judges, and is expected to carry out and enforce laws of the United States. Meanwhile in Japan, the Executive power falls in the hands of a prime minister. The prime minister is designated by the National Diet, Japan’s legislative branch. The prime minister has the power to present bills to the Diet...
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...The Japanese Experience: Pre and Post Internment Camp The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 caused the United States to not only declare war against Japan, but also to demand internment for anyone persons living in the United States that would be considered a national security threat, most of those people being Japanese-Americans. The Japanese experience has been altered by the policies and narrative of United States history. As waves of immigrants began to populate more of the West Coast, the growing frustration of California citizens allowed for the legal discrimination of most Asian Americans. Throughout their time in the U.S, there is a rich history attached to the Japanese experience. Among World War II, internment camps,...
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...explore the cultural determinants of both Japan and United States. The report elucidates the differences between the two countries in terms of leadership styles as influenced by their respective different cultures. The reason in selecting Japan as one of the research countries is because of its deep rooted strong cultural beliefs and group centered style in a business perspective. It is well known to the world that Japan is a closed economy but at the same time, extremely competitive. On the other hand, United States make a good contrast in terms of its open culture and individualistic style of doing business. Despite the differences, both are amongst the most competitive and successful nations in the world. The compromising Japanese and confrontational Americans do make this research journey an exciting and interesting one. Different cultures exist in the world and their impact on leadership styles in their respective countries is significant. As defined by Luthans and Doh (2009, p96), “Culture is the acquired knowledge that people use to interpret experience and generate social behaviour.” And culture is gained through transmissions between individuals in forms of symbols, rituals, languages, stories told and etc. It will be interesting to find out that the countries’ cultures do in fact influence their leadership styles to quite a great extent. In this report, two entirely different cultures; Japan and United States will be explored in depth to provide a better understanding...
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...International Management (Fall Semester) Individual Case Write Up 1: Amazon Goes Global 1. Why did Amazon choose the United Kingdom as its first entry location? Why not other countries such as Canada and Austrlia? With the emergence of a global marketplace, Amazon has since ridden on the waves of the opportunities that comes with globalisation. After more than a decade of expansion, Amazon’s international operations accounted for about 43 per cent of its revenue, bringing in $26.28 billion in 2012. This shows the significance of targeting the international markets. However, entry into foreign market does not come without risks and costs that resulted from barriers created by distance. The CAGE Framework of distance by Ghemawat explained distance as 4 main attributes – Cultural, Administrative, Geographic, Economic.1 To address these risks and costs, it is crucial to first assess the extent and type of differences between the USA market and the United Kingdom market. Amazon’s entry into United Kingdom (UK) can be attributed to minimal distance and various similarities, which allowed Amazon to significantly reduce risks and costs. Primarily, the UK market has a lot of similarities to the US market in terms of cultural, administrative and economic distance. UK has the second most number of native English speakers (60 million), after US (231 million), and is also the place where English was first spoken. Since books were the primary products sold by Amazon, the similarity...
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...the United States government decided to relocate all Japanese American citizens and relocate them to an internment camp. The U.S. began to worry about America’s safety and security. During the war, many decisions were made, however, the U.S. never realized what this would do to the lives of the Japanese people. Interning the Japanese American citizens put their lives through much different and much more difficult ways of living. The Japanese relocation greatly affected the lives of Japanese American citizens in a negative way. In 1942, The U.S. government began relocating approximately one-hundred twenty-two thousand Japanese-American citizens into internment camps. Doing this cut the Japanese American citizen's jobs, let alone...
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...academicpositions.se/content/uploads/sites/8/2013/07/lesundLogo.png Table of Contents Introduction3 How does a search engine work and make money?3 What is the exportability of search engine’s technology and business model?4 Why did many governments appear thretened by google? How did they counter this threat?4 Global leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE)4 Hofstede’s five dimensions:4 Google (USA) to France - focus dimensions: PDI & UAE (appendix 1: figure 1)4 Google (USA) to Germany - focus dimensions: UAI & IDV (appendix 1: figure 2)6 Google (USA) to Japan - focus dimensions: UAI, MAS, IDV and LTO (appendix 1: figure 3)7 Is the threat, from the government-sponsored search engines, real or imagined?8 What can Google do to secure dominance in those countries?8 What can Google learn from those experiences to guide its entry strategy for other countries?9 The negotiation process (appendix 2: figure 1)9 Stage One: Preparation9 Stage two: Relationship Building9 Stage Three: Exchange of task-related Information10 Stage Four: Persuasion10 Stage Five: Concession and Agreement10 Sources:11 Websites:11 Appendix 112 Figure 1: Hofstede, USA vs. France12 Figure 2: Hofstede, USA vs. Germany12 Figure 3: Hofstede, USA vs. Japan13 Appendix 2:14 Figure 1: The Negotiation Process14 Introduction In this assignment we will take a closer look at how technology, and Internet in particular, is changing the “rules of game” when it comes to cultural exchange...
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...SAT1 Task 3 Cherilyn Moser Healthcare is an ever growing concern around the world today. Populations continue to grow and people are living longer than ever. Nations have different systems for healthcare. The United States and Japan are two healthcare systems that are have different coverages for their citizens. United States: The United States has multiple opportunities for insurance coverage for people. There are many private insurance companies to insure Americans. There are also government assistant agencies such as: Medicare, Medicaid and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (Commonwealth Fund, 2013). Persons must apply and qualify for any government assisted programs for healthcare. Medicaid: is offered to those who qualify with low income. (Families, individuals, and children) Medicare: is offered to those over the age of 65 years (retired) CHIP: is offered for children of modest level income families that do not qualify for Medicaid. Medications are covered by these groups with potential out-of-pocket expenses. Co-pays for medications are required. The type of medication may also be a factor. Some medications may not be covered by Medicaid, Medicare or CHIPS. There are times when a generic brand or alternate medication is encouraged to avoid a costly out-of-pocket expense to the patient. Social workers and physicians work together to find the most economical alternative to a medication. Specialists and/or physician referrals depends on the...
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...Japan vs. United States: Ethical Norms Japan vs. United States: Ethical Norms This paper is about the ethical norms of Japan and the United States. The Japanese culture is very complex as well as their corporate culture. Japan’s government us unitary state, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary system. The United States culture is primarily western and corporate culture is considerably fragmented. The different factors within both cultures have an impact on both countries’ ethical norms. Japanese corporations can be contrasted to American corporations which stress the interests of stockholders and are more likely to emphasize short term goals. Leadership is a term that emphasizes three characteristics which are the human trait requited, to coordinate interests of the group, and towards the group’s goals (Taka & Foglia, 1994). Effective leaders maintain integrity and trust by communicating clearly, leading by example and fostering positive relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, suppliers and employees. When leaders establish a strong commitment to ethical behavior and demand that all employees adhere to a high standard of business conduct, confidence in the company tends to be high. When leaders show disregard for the rules, morale, productivity, and overall success suffer in the long-run. The problem of when and how to adapt to different ethical standards is best approached by examining two sets of issues: those faced by Americans doing business in Japan, and...
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...1.This part of the assignment pertains to the following reading found in the Constitutional Law Stories text: The Story of Korematsu: The Japanese-American Cases (pp. 231-270) Complete ONE of these tasks: (1a; 1b; 1c) 1a) After the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced to live in detention camps and leave the west coast.There are four constitutional cases that connect: Yasui B U.S, Hirabayashi V. United States, Korematsu V United States and Ex parte Endo. When examining these cases the judges did not examine separation but rather examined: curfew, exclusion, detention and indefinite incarceration. In Hirabayashi V. United States Hirabayashi was convicted of violating curfew and not reporting to an...
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...1. What is the name of the primary source? Flyers distributed by trade unions for a boycott of Chinese and Japanese-run businesses, 1898. 2. How does the source tie into the Chinese Exclusion Act? To truly understand the connection between the Chinese exclusion Act and the expulsions of Chinese and Asian in and around Tacoma in late 19885, one must understand the economic situation between the years of 1870-1885. Recession after recession and unstable economic conditions created fear and anxiety for all concerned. The influx of highly needed Chinese workers was crucial for the completion of several of the United States railroad divisions. Many looked at Chinese cheap labor as a conflict of interest, as immigrants took away from American born citizens....
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...Diplomacy. Some frustrated folk like Senator Gerald Nye led a senator committee which sensationalized news items from World War I and put the blame on the United States economic instability. Even with so much pressure, the US was only more adamant and refused to enter the war. They even went as far as to establish Neutrality Acts which while claiming to remain neutral also hinted at the fact that if the President...
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...to trade against US dollar includes Euro, Japanese Yen and Pound Sterling. The reason I chose Japanese yen to trade in is due to the drop in Asian stocks that signals the global economic recovery is slowing down. When the global economic recovery is slowing down, investors and traders will option for safer assets and currency (Associated Source, 2012). Throughout the years, yen is stable and it is bought by investors who wants to reduce currency risk. Moreover, there has been an appreciation of euro against dollar due to the news that European Central Bank announcement that it will keep its benchmark interest rate at 1% and it is raising the inflation projection. Moreover, the private bondholders are expected to agree to Greek debt swaps that should keep the country from a hard default. Another reason for the selection of euro is the latest decision by the Bank of England not to increase the bond purchases as bond purchases means outflow of money that leads to trade deficit and depreciation of Euro (TopForexNews.com, 2012). Furthermore, the reason I chose Great Britain pound was due to the appreciation of UK pound against the US dollar based on the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of England to keep it the same as well as to keep its debt-purchase program on hold for the time being (TopForexNews.com, 2012 ). Discussion 14 March 2012 For the first week of trading, I am only allowed to buy the currencies. The Japanese yen is expected to fall when the European finance...
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...top global brands that represent some of today's fastest-growing companies. Among Japan's world-leading brands are Toyota, Honda, Sony and Canon. Read more at Suite101: Japan's Trade Buddies: Top 15 Japanese Export & Import Partners http://www.suite101.com/content/japan-s-trade-buddies-a10157#ixzz1DEYGoPBY The Land of the Rising Sun is famous for top global brands that represent some of today's fastest-growing companies. Among Japan's world-leading brands are Toyota, Honda, Sony and Canon. Read more at Suite101: Japan's Trade Buddies: Top 15 Japanese Export & Import Partners http://www.suite101.com/content/japan-s-trade-buddies-a10157#ixzz1DEYGoPBY USA vs. Japan - Economics & Intercultural Communication Table of contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................1 2 The economy of Japan..................................................................1 3 The economy of the USA...............................................................2 4 Intercultural Communication..........................................................3 5 Conclusion.....................................................................................3 1 Introduction In my paper I want to write about the United States of America and Japan. I will write about the economic backgrounds of the two countries and also write about some typical behaviors that must be mentioned when somebody talks about intercultural communication...
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...Environmental Analysis Hofstede’s Dimensions of cultural values | | Japan | USA | Individualism Vs. Collectivism | Collectivism | Individualism | Power Distances | Large power distance | Small power distance | Uncertainty avoidance | Strong uncertainty avoidance | Weak uncertainty avoidance | Masculinity Vs. Femininity | Masculinity | Masculinity | Confucian work dynamism | Long-term oriented | Short-term oriented | *Retrieved from: http://www.geert-hofstede.com Individualism Vs Collectivism: * Japan: it is really important for people in Japan to be a part of a group and to behave as a part of a group. * USA: people in the USA are more concerned about themselves and not that group oriented. They honor more the individual achievement also when they work within a group. Power Distance: * Japan: people in Japan are treated differently because of their different positions in an organization, but anyhow with dignity. Managers for example have to make decisions on their own. * USA: it is usual to treat people in a lower-level as equals. Decision making for example is not only a manager’s exercise. Uncertainty avoidance: * Japan: Japan has more explicit rules and strict laws. People are working more correct and stay in the same company for a long time. * USA: people in the USA are more easy going and flexible, but anyhow competent. Masculinity Vs Femininity: * Japan: is to be said the most masculine country in the world; men have more...
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...PROF Mark 26 November 2015 Japanese Internment Camps during World War II: Sports in the Camps. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941 resulted in President Roosevelt to issue Executive Order 0966 on February 19th 1942, which effected all Japanese ancestry, both citizens and aliens living in America or outside of the Pacific zone. The Executive Order's primary objective were to prevent any espionage and to protect the Japanese people from any harm against Americans who slowly began to become very strong anti-Japanese people who were growing their hate and racial discrimination to the Japanese due to the bombing. With the Executive Order in act, if affected “117,000 people of Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were native-born citizens of the United States” (as stated through the National Archives.) Evacuation orders were posted in Japanese American communities giving them instructions on what they were to do. This included the Issei who were the first generation Japanese to immigrate to American and also the Nisei who were the second generation Japanese in America. The Japanese were allotted a few days to pack whatever they could and bring it with them. Many families had to sell off their homes, businesses and their belongings at a much lower price they had purchased it for. The 117,000 people of Japanese decent living in the U.S were later removed from their homes and moved to internment camps to prove their loyalty to the United States. During moving process they...
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