Japan did something kind of tricky about industrializing. When the British were worried about their territories being lost in Asia if they pulled their battleships away to protect England from Germany‚ they asked the Japanese to help protect their land instead. The Japanese agreed but on one condition‚ they must have British naval technology. This accelerated Japanese technology pretty much from 0 to 100 in no time! More than that‚ they had a rock hard discipline about making Japan a super
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The European arrival had an effect on both China and Japan. China and Japan had some similar and different reactions to the arrival of the Europeans. In China and Japan‚ the European arrival affected the technologies and economies of both societies similarly‚ whereas the reason of isolation differed in these societies. The technology of the European’s following their arrival penetrated both the Japanese and Chinese societies. In China‚ in order to gain the elites interest in the Christian religion
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1.How did Japan perform until 1991? How do you explain this performance? The stimulus of Japanese economic miracle was the sorrow and revenge of the Japanese after surrender in World War II that had severely affected Japanese way of living. Likewise‚ it pushed the Japanese together to work harder for economic reform. Japan experienced tremendous economic growth and becomes the second largest economy in the world in 1968[1]. There are several underlying mechanisms behind the success of economic
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Japan: Past‚ Present‚ and Future After World War II‚ Japan was completely destroyed. The war cost Japan and many islands in the Pacific millions of lives and left much of the country’s industry and infrastructure in ruins. In 1947‚ Japan adopted a new pacifist constitution that emphasized more liberal democratic practices. After the Treaty of San Francisco was signed the Allied forces left the country and gave Japan the chance to rebuild itself. In 1956‚ Japan was granted access to the United
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Zen Buddhism in Japan Culture The two main religions of the Japanese people are Shintoism and Zen Buddhism. While they both play major roles in Japanese culture today‚ Shintoism is as old as the Japanese culture itself while Zen Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the sixth century. Zen Buddhism teaches that everyone is an enlightened being‚ but we have yet to comprehend that. It also teaches to take away anything that is unnecessary in our life and leave only the bare essentials. The main
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The Human Geography of Japan By Kieran McLaughlin‚ M.S. Ed. Physical Geography Land area – 145‚882 square miles‚ smaller than Montana Four Main Islands: Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku Japan is mostly mountainous and the cities are located on the coast Mount Fuji is the highest point – elevation 12‚388 ft. Mild earthquakes are common and severe earthquakes occur every few years The Japanese experience all four seasons. The Location of Tokyo - 35 40 N 139 45 E •
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: Japan A Cultural Study of Japan Kellye Wright BUSI604-D08 Liberty University Dr. Roshawrn Thomas December 2014 Table of Contents: A. Abstract - 3 B. Introduction - 3 1. The Major Elements and Dimensions of Culture in Japan - 4 1.1 Culture - 4 1.2 Communication - 6 1.3 Education - 7 1.4 Family - 9 1.5 Employment - 11 2. The Integration of Culture into the Japanese Business Market - 13 2.1 Business Organization - 13 2.2 Management - 16 2.3 Workforce - 16
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Panasonic and Japans Changing Culture In Japan in 1918 Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric a consumer electronics company which is known today as Panasonic. Panasonic has offices in 58 different countries and is regarded as one of the world’s largest electronics companies. (Panasonic‚ 2013) Panasonic alike many other Japanese companies was established on a Confucian value system. The Confucian value system consists of three main elements; reciprocal obligations‚ honesty and loyalty
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Tows matrix Strengths 1)opening new outlets in different cities. 2) marketing and advertising their products. 3) distribution channels are well maintained 4)no compromise on product quality like lab tests of the products. 5)acquired value chain and reduced the cost Weakness 1)less concentration towards rural areas 2)high operating expenses 3)little access to international market 4)lack of promotions like large discounts 5)little diversification in products Opportunities 1)Sales are
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Atomic bomb on Japan. On August 1945‚ the U.S had already taken possession outside of the homelands of Japan. The U.S now had to invade Japan directly face to face. Clearly‚ taking this action would result in a bloody bath. For an outsider‚ the Japanese already looked defeated. Their military size was shrinking and it was obvious that they had no chance in coming back to victory. However the imperialist Japan had a different mindset. Their mindset was to fight until the very last man standing. Civilians
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