The art of Japanese gardens dates back to at least 592 AD‚ during the reign of Empress Suiko. There is documented evidence that suggests the art had actually been progressing long before then‚ because these early gardens were very well-developed. Early gardens contained artificial hills‚ ornamental pools‚ and many other features of Japanese gardens today. The first major development in the history of Japanese gardens came in the Nara period (646-794 AD)‚ when trade with China began in earnest
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The core of the Japanese experience in Canada lies in the shameful and almost undemocratic suspension of human rights that the Canadian government committed during World War II. As a result‚ thousands of Japanese were uprooted to be imprisoned in internment camps miles away from their homes. While only a small percentage of the Japanese living in Canada were actually nationals of Japan‚ those who were Canadian born were‚ without any concrete evidence‚ continuously being associated with a country
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Difference between American and Japanese Culture In class we have recently just finished the movie Gung-Ho that illustrates to us the many difference between American and Japanese cultures. Although this movie focused on the difference between the work cultures‚ we still learn about the difference in way of life. In the movie Gung-Ho‚ a Japanese motor company comes to America to manufacture cars for the U.S. With in the first day of operations we see that the Japanese have a very different way
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Hancock U.S. History 1302 Wednesday 1800-2100 15 October 2008 After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941‚ the United States was filled with panic. Along the Pacific coast of the U.S.‚ where residents feared more Japanese attacks on their cities‚ homes‚ and businesses‚ this feeling was especially great. During the time preceding World War II‚ there were approximately 112‚000 persons of Japanese descent living in California‚ Arizona‚ and coastal Oregon and Washington. These
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corporate cultures: main problems There are some problems that appear when American expantriates come to Japan or Japanese firms enter American market - most of them nothing else but cultural approaches that make differences in how these two nations understand see corporate culture and business in general: Employment system. Comparing to the U.S. labor market‚ the Japanese market is very different because of the lifetime employment system in Japan. As a result‚ Americans and Japanese have different
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Treatment of the Japanese Canadians During the 1930’s and 1940’s the Japanese Canadians were treated with prejudice and racism. Before the war‚ Japanese Canadians were successful business owners operating prosperous fishing and farming enterprises. They created hardworking and stable communities. They were known for having the lowest crime rates. Japanese Canadians neighbours became jealous and resentful and viewed them as inferior “foreigners”. Some Japanese families were harassed by the Royal
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TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARTS Ceramics One of the country’s oldest art forms. In the Neolithic period‚ the earliest soft earthenware was made. Famous artist-potters Honami Koetsu‚ Ogata Kenzan‚ and Aoki Mokubei. Lacquer Ware is a broad category of fine and decorative arts. lacquer has been used in paintings‚ prints‚ and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food. Doll are known by the name ningyō (人形?) in Japan‚ which literally means human shape. Hinamatsuri
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Hashi - chopsticks. Hijiki - kelp. Hiyamugi - type of thin noodles. I Ikura - salty poppy salmon caviar. Itigo - strawberry. Ichiziku - fig. K Kabochya - deep-green pumpkin with yellow flesh and nut taste. Kaiware - daikon sprouts. Kaki - Japanese persimmon. Kaki - oysters. Kamaboko or tikuwa - boiled fish sticks‚ made of whitefish. Kampyo - finely cut dried pumpkin; used in sushi. Kanten (agar-agar) - gelling agent‚ made of algae. Kashiwa - oak leaves.
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In the spring of 1942‚ we in the United States placed some 110‚000 persons of Japanese descent in protective custody. Two out of every three of these were American citizens by birth; one-third were aliens forbidden by law to be citizens. Included were three generations: Issei‚ or first-generation immigrants (aliens); Nisei‚ or second-generation (American-born citizens); and Sansei‚ or third-generation (American-born children of American-born parents). Within three months after removal from the
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Noodles are a popular item and one of the main staples in Japanese cuisine. Many types are either served chilled with dipping sauces in the hot summer months and in soups or hot dishes during the cooler and winter months.[1] Varieties include: * Ramen - thin‚ wheat-based noodles made from wheat flour‚ salt‚ water‚ and Kansui (a type of mineral water) or eggs. The dough is set to rise before being pulled. These Japanese noodles were originally imported from China‚ as a noodle soup‚ during the Meiji
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