Since opening its “doors” in 1852‚ Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West
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From the Warring States Period and throughout the Edo Period‚ Japan has remained an isolationist country that wouldn’t tolerate any and all outside influence on their society if they deemed it as “morally corruptible”. To that extent‚ Japan went to great lengths to preserve their culture and expel Chinese influence on their faiths for almost two centuries; as well as being able to thrive even while being aware of the West. But it wouldn’t be long until the arrival of shipwrecked Portuguese sailors
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Japan and its economic development: Japan is one of the most studied economies in the world‚ due to its spectacular growth in three different periods. The three periods have huge gaps between themselves. At first we will see the foundation of Edo (1603) with the whole inland economical developments‚ secondly we will see the Prewar period(1868-1945) and thirdly we will see Japan after the defeat of World War II (1945) (postwar period)when the island nation rose to become the world’s second largest
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R314632 Japan – China ‚ Their Modernization and the comparison China and Japan both came under pressure from the West in the 19th century. The West wanted to open up foreign trade and relations‚ during this period in time neither Japan or China had the means to stand up against the West. This due to the fact that both the United states of America and Europe went through an industrial revolution‚ hence they had superior technology and weaponry for this time period. Japan and China basically
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During the whole time studying Western Culture‚ individuals like Luther‚ Columbus‚ Gutenberg‚ and Copernicus influenced western cultures in many ways. Although all of these men had a significate influenced on the western culture‚ this learner believes that Johannes Gutenberg had one of the greatest impacts that change the way individuals communicate. In today’s society individuals may think or look at this invention as neither here nor there‚ but it is one of the greatest inventions of all times
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Influence on Western Culture The traditional starting point for what we sometimes refer to as “the west” is in Ancient Greece. As one of the western civilization sources‚ Greek civilization is primarily an idealized view of one group of Greeks based in and around the city state of Athens which has come to symbolize the development of rationality‚ ethics and logic. Splendid achievements created by Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture served as
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nation. Some historians view the Tokugawa as the first stage in the rise of an indigenous form of capitalism based loosely on the Western model. Eventually the increased pace of industrial activity spread beyond the cities into rural areas. As in Great Britain‚ cotton was a major factor. Cotton had been introduced to china during the Song dynasty and had spread to Korea and Japan shortly thereafter. Traditionally cotton cloth had been too expensive to common people‚ who instead wore clothing made of hemp
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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Western Culture Cultural diversity is all around us. Each culture identifies with unique characters. And while much of behavior may be thought to be innate‚ there are also external factors that can impact an individual ’s behavior. What is thought to be culturally accepted behavior or norms in one area of the country may be offensive and unacceptable in others. There are many examples of this practice. For instance‚ the legal drinking age in the United States is 21‚ while in Austria; an individual
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Definition of western culture The term "Western culture" is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ religious beliefs‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts and technologies. The concept of western culture is generally linked to the classical definition of the Western world. In this definition‚ Western culture is the set of literary‚ scientific‚ political‚ artistic and philosophical principles which set it apart from other cultural spheres
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