M. J Heale Japanese Culture Analysis

The United States of America and Japan have not always had the relationship that they share today. With deep rooted history of war and violence between the two nations, the trust we now share is the foundation of our relationship into the future. Political movements, cultural representations, and images that we have investigated in this unit have led to the stable relationship we share with Japan today. Today our relationship is built upon mutual respect and correlating interest for the betterment of our nation's. This once foe, is now a major key to the economic success of the United States for years to come.
This year is a momentous milestone between the Japanese and American people because it will mark the 70th anniversary of World War
Both allow the reader to interpret the potential relationship between the U.S. and Japanese Americans at the time. Anatomy of a Scare by M.J Heale emphasizes the hatred and racism towards Japanese Americans during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. “American consumers were conducting a passionate love affair with Japanese products. These influences indeed helped to contain anti-Japanese sentiment for a time” (Heale, 3). It explains how the hatred was fueled by fear of Japanese products being better and lasting longer. When americans get scared they find something to blame, and it just happened to be the Japanese, Japan, and anything to do with Japanese Americans. Themes in Japanese Culture by Geoffrey Gorer allows Americans to generate common stereotypes about the Japanese and develop hatred for the them because of their different upbringings and culture. Even with very little background knowledge of the Japanese, Japan, and Japanese Americans Gorer attempts these statements and claims. “I have never been to Japan; I cannot read Japanese; and I have no special qualifications for discussing Japanese culture” (Gorer, 2). Gorer tries to explain the common stereotypes of the Japanese and why they are so business oriented and very hard workers. Hinting at the fact that Americans should be weary of the Japanese because they might take their jobs. “Shows this constant urge to control the environment as completely as possible” (Gorer, 20). This examines why the Japanese are so good at what they do when they are working, because they are all about business. Both Gorer and Heale use fear of Japanese products and Japanese taking over the U.S. to strike fear and antagonism into the eyes of American