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Japanese Culture:     more books (100)

Murder Most Modern: Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture by Sari Kawana, 2008-05-30 An Absent Presence: Japanese Americans in Postwar American Culture, 1945-1960 (New Americanists) by Caroline Chung Simpson, Caroline Chung Simpson, 2001-11 Cherry Blossoms in Twilight: Memories of a Japanese Girl by Linda, E. Austin, 2007-08-15 Japanese Popular Music: Culture, Authenticity and Power (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia) by Carolyn Stevens, 2007-11-26 A to Zen: A Book of Japanese Culture by Ruth Wells, Yoshi, 1992-08-01 Appreciations of Japanese Culture by Donald Keene, 2003-03 Food Culture in Japan (Food Culture around the World) by Michael Ashkenazi, Jeanne Jacob, 2003-12-30 Snitch Culture (Japanese Language Edition) by Jim Redden, 2004 A Japanese Mirror: Heroes and Villains of Japanese Culture by Ian Buruma, 1984 Zen and Japanese Culture by Daisetz T. Suzuki, 1988 Japanese Art & Culture (World Art & Culture) by Kamini Khanduri, 2005-09 Dictionary of Japanese Culture by Setsuko Kojima, Gene A. Crane, 1991-03 The History and Culture of Japanese Food by Naomichi Ishige, 2001-02-15 Kinki Japanese: The Dialects & Culture of the Kansai Region by D. C. Palter, Kaoru Horiuchi, 1995-06

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61. Cycleboy :: Japanese Culture And More
    posted 0223 AM read more contact@cycleboy.com email post a comment.Japanese Pizza. japanese more. Japanese English. Japanese  
    http://www.cycleboy.com/
    
    Extractions: This is my chance to rant and rave, well, actually, rave mostly. Japan may be exotic to those who have never been there but to me, a guy who lived in Tokyo for many years, it's really, really exotic. No matter how long I lived in Tokyo it just kept getting more interesting. I've posted just a few of my experiences here... posted: 02:23 AM :: read more email post a comment Japanese Pizza

62. The Anime/Manga Web Essays Archive
    Scholarly and fanwritten essays including histories, reviews of conventions, and particular aspects of japanese culture.  
    http://www.corneredangel.com/amwess/
    
    Extractions: current site version is 3.32 What We Are The Anime Manga Web Essays Archive is a collection of essays, research papers, academic and media articles, character and series analyses, and all other writings on anime, manga, and fandom that are not fanfics. Its contents are primarily available on third-party sites, but some are hosted directly, and I am always open to hosting a particular piece. There are no stylistic restrictions; the only real one is that it must not be a newspaper-style review. For contributions, questions, comments, or suggestions, please send an e-mail to webmaster@corneredangel.com

63. Japanese Culture Program
    japanese culture Program 2002 was held on December 10 12. japanese culture Programssince '98. Dec. 10-12, 2002. Oct. 16-18, 2001. Oct. 17-19, 2000. Oct.  
    http://www.aist.go.jp/AIChomepage/JCP.html
    
    Extractions: Japanese Culture Program 2002 was held on December 10 - 12. To promote foreign researchers and their families' understanding of Japanese culture and society, Japanese culture programs are held a few times a year. Lectures(about Japanese history, language, traditional art etc.) are presented by select lecturers in English.

64. Japanese Culture, Non-verbal Communication
    It would be better to relax and appear patient with your Japanese counterpart. FACIALGESTURES. THE UNCOMMITTED FACE of the Japanese is very common.  
    http://www.shinnova.com/part/99-japa/abj17-e.htm
    
    Extractions: (from the series "Scribblings on the Wall of a Warehouse", c.1840's, by Kuniyoshi) Silence In Japan, silence is just as important as speaking. It is a designated moment to understand what has just been communicated. It is a moment to think and an opportunity to respond in a well thought out manner. In the West, silence is considered as an awkward moment and we try to mask this uncomfortable feeling with words. It is best not to try to break the silence as you might appear insincere. It would be better to relax and appear patient with your Japanese counterpart. You should be considering the value of what has been said. Silence or what is not said can be just as important as what is said. If one point is said, the listener is expected to understand the others points that are not said. You must read in between the lines or pick up on what has been implied. Often the subject of a sentence is not stated in so many words; it is just understood "who" or "what" is being referred to.

65. Japanese Culture, General Concepts
    based on Times Square Travel's A Guide to Japan. japanese culture General Concepts Flirtatious Woman. (c. early 1790's, by Utamaro).  
    http://www.shinnova.com/part/99-japa/abj13-e.htm
    
    Extractions: Flirtatious Woman. (c. early 1790's, by Utamaro) THE GROUP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INDIVIDUAL The Japanese believe that cooperation and harmony among all members of a group is more important than an individual's desire to put his or her interests above all others. In North America, there is an extreme form of individualism and an emphasis on one's rights. In Japan, each individual is important, however, he or she is not an isolated being. Each individual is a member of a team, whether a family, an office, a neighbourhood, a community, or the country. The Japanese believe that whatever they do or say, they must keep in mind the interests of others. Cooperation in a group takes precedence over individual responsibility, authority, or initiative. THE APPEARANCE OF HARMONY The Japanese believe that surface harmony must be maintained. In doing business with the Japanese, the relationship is just as (or may be more) important than the business itself is. Logic and facts alone reflect a coldness and insensitivity to human nature. For the Japanese, respect, sensitivity, and harmony are sometimes more important than the truth. From a Western perspective, it is like keeping the peace with "little white lies" if necessary. An example might be telling a host how delicious a terrible meal is.

66. Japanese Culture And Japanese Gardens
    Information on japanese culture, japanese gardens and japanese gardening.Featuring; japanese lanterns and paper lanterns.  
    http://www.cherryblossomgardens.com/culture.htm
    
    Extractions: about paper lanterns w Join our Guestbook If you have items in your shopping cart, you may want to complete your order before entering this section to avoid loosing the items entered in your shopping basket. Our shopping cart only holds items in your session for a limited time. After you completed your order there are links to return to this section of our site. Japanese Culture - A mix of interesting japanese culture, history, japanese gardening ideas and more! Cherry Blossom - Sakura - Info on the significance of the cherry blossom tree, cherry blossom flower and cherry blossom festival in Japan. Beautiful cherry blossom song "sakura" music in background and sing along to the cherry blossom song in Japanese.

67. Is Amae The Key To Understanding Japanese Culture?
    ISSN 1198 3655. Is Amae the Key to Understanding japanese culture? japanese culturestresses dependence while American culture underscores independence.  
    http://www.sociology.org/content/vol005.001/smith-nomi.html
    
    Extractions: UM-St. Louis *To be read at the Asia and Asian American Studies Section of the American Sociological Association for presentation at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco, August, 1998. Doi asserts that European languages lack an equivalent word to amae. His argument is that the lack of an equivalent word implies lack of social recognition and need of feelings of dependency and the desire to be loved in the West. The closest Western equivalents might be the classical Greek concepts of eros, which assumes the child's immature need to be loved, versus agape, deriving from the mother's need to give unqualified love (Tillich, 1957). When a human engages in culturally inappropriate behaviors, or with culturally inappropriate counter-identities, he or she experiences negative affect. Heise (1991) has empirically derived a measure he terms the Deflection Score, which measures the discomfort felt by a person who finds herself in an identity-disconfirming event. An event such as Mother Hugs Child is probably highly identity-confirming for both mother and child in any culture, leading to low deflections. Mother Scolds Child is likely to increase anxiety in both mother and child, but is typical enough that only mild increases in deflection should result. Mother Batters Child specifies a very high deflection score. The abnormality of such an event raises questions such as: What kind of mother would batter her child? What kind of child would cause a mother to child batter?

68. OSAKA CYBER MUSEUM
    Takeji Iwamiya's photos of the artifacts of traditional japanese culture.  
    http://www.kpn.nishi.osaka.jp/iwamiya/2.html
    
    Extractions: This book is an attempt to fix in photographs the forms of some of the objects that the Japanese people of the past devised from natural materials and passed on to us. Although the basic ideas for many of these objects came from China or elsewhere, Japanese hands re-worked and altered them to suit the geographic setting, the climate, the customs, and the ways of living our islands. Many of the things of the thing shown the book originated in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when the increasing wealth of the urban merchant class was undermining the ancient social structure. They therefore reflect the tastes and talents of a vigorously active level of urban society. Obviously a finished craft product or art object differs from the natural materials of which it is made. But the craftsman's attitude toward his material exerts a great influence on the result of his work. The Japanese craftsman traditionally believes that he and his materials work in cooperation. Unlike the Western craftsman, who works on his materials, the Japanese craftsman prefers to work with his materials. He loves to take advantage of the natural qualities and to reveal them. Sensing no duality between man and nature, he allows the colors and textures of his materials to find frank expression the completed work. The outcome of this attitude has been a multitude of ordinary objects of extraordinary beauty. In earlier books of mine I have presented photographs of some these things, but looking back on those books, I am not entirely satisfied with the selections I made for them. Still, in my preface to one of them I found a statement that it in complete harmony with the opinions I hold today: "In the rapidly developing modern society of Japan, demands for rationalism and functionalism together with advances in scientific technology, are steadily altering the forms of the things we use. Some of the things our forefathers made and used in time gone by are no longer popular, and some of the have already vanished. Perhaps their loss is an inevitable consequences of the changing times, but I do not want to standby idly by while much that is valuable is being lost."

69. CULTURE
    japanese culture. GENERAL. Regional Informations Very usefull to be informed withlocal events. japanese culture Guide for Role Playing Games By Genichi Nishio.  
    http://plaza.cypango.net/JackPlazaUk/japanfiles/jpculture.html

70. Randy Johnson's 'Favorite Getaways In Rural Japan' -- Travel Guide
    Randy Johnson's detailed guide to rural Japanese travel getaways, with comprehensive facts on using Japanese inns, transportation, and baths, plus insights on japanese culture, customs, and religion.  
    http://ease.com/~randyj/rjjapani.htm

71. Japanese Culture: Kimono Travel Japan Fashion Garden Food Recipes Sushi
    japanese culture including kimono, fashion, food, restaurants, recipes,shopping, gardens, pictures and more from Australian based site.  
    http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/default.htm

72. JAPANESE CULTURE
    Over 20 pages of japanese culture Clothing, New Year, tea ceremony, Christmasin Japan, music and more. japanese culture. japanese culture Kimono.  
    http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/culture.html
    
    Extractions: JAPANESE CULTURE The main topics of Japanese culture covered here include modern and traditional Japanese culture both in Japan and Australia. The kimono is a very famous traditional Japanese clothing. There are many different types of kimonos including Yukata Furisode Mofuku Uchikake and Houmongi A bit like a traditional Japanese fashion/beauty competition held during bon-odori festivals The koto is one of the most popular Japanese traditional musical instruments. To many, the character of koto music is evocative of traditional Japan with the attributes of the western harp, dulcimer and lute. Traditional Japanese summer festival with best in Japanese culture includes drum music and special summer food. Japanese Tea Ceremony The Japanese tea ceremony is a very formal event involving many exacting steps. Traditional Japanese weddings based on the Shinto religion are major occasion with wearing of the Japanese kimono including the wedding kimono.

73. Animals And Japanese Culture
    Animals and japanese culture, Animals figure importantly in the cultureof Japan. Chinese classical literature is the source of many  
    http://jin.jcic.or.jp/access/flora/culture.html
    
    Extractions: Introduction The Flora of Japan Typical Plants in Japan Flora in Everyday Life ... The Fauna of Japan Animals and Japanese Culture World Heritage Animals and Japanese Culture Animals figure importantly in the culture of Japan. Chinese classical literature is the source of many of the beliefs embraced by the Japanese about various animals. In the protohistoric and ancient periods, the Japanese elite adopted from the Chinese such traditional animal symbols as cranes (for happiness and longevity) and turtles (for a faithful return). Certain animals have special places in the folklore of Japan. The racoon dog, often seen near villages, has traditionally been thought of as a weird creature with supernatural powers. In stories of old it often bewitched people, although its tricks are more frightening than harmful. In fact, it is usually depicted in figurines as a rather comical animal with a big belly and huge testicles, carrying a sake bottle.

74. Association For Japanese Culture
    Specializes in doing school presentations on Japan.  
    http://www.ajc-japaneseculture.org

75. Japan, My Japan!
    Useful links on culture, society, mass media, travel, literature and language.Category Regional Asia Japan Society and Culture Directories Fuji has long been a religious practice. It has exerted a great influence uponjapanese culture. (Bates Hoffer, An English Dictionary of japanese culture).  
    http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Japan.html
    
    Extractions: Click here for a real-(local-)time view of Mt. Fuji. [ 24Hours Mt. FUJI Live Mt. Fuji Mt. Fuji or Fujiyama . It is the highest mountain (3,776m or 12,285ft) in Japan and is world-famous for its superb conical form. This symbol of the beautiful land is located on the border of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures. Although it has been dormant, it is classified by geologists as an active volcano. To the Japanese mind, Fujisan is much more than a single volcano. It is regarded as a sacred object, and the climbing of Mt. Fuji has long been a religious practice. It has exerted a great influence upon Japanese culture. Throughout the history of Japanese art and literature, this holy mountain has been the subject of uncountable poems and pictures. The yearning for greatness and beauty symbolized by Fujisan led the ancients to name many local mountains and towns after this beautiful mountain. Some sumo wrestlers and popular stars also have ring names or stage names associated with Fujisan . (Bates Hoffer

76. Japan Travel Books
    Free electronic and PDF editions of four japanese culture books by Boye Lafayette De Mente.  
    http://www.japantravelbooks.com/
    
    Extractions: Go to Amazon.Com, select Books and type in "Japan Travel Books" To see over 600 titles. J apan travel books published in PDF (Portable Document Format) for reading on screen, copying to your hard drive, or downloading to your Book Reader. Adobe's Acrobat Reader required. Exotic Japan How to meet and greet people, how to avoid being an "ugly foreigner," how to use and not use chopsticks, how to flag down a cruising taxi, etc. Japanese Secrets of Graceful Living A provocative explanation of the elements in Japan's traditional lifestyle that were based on the epitome of beauty and gracefulness. Japan Unmasked! Understanding the Japanese Mind-Set Why Japanese businessmen and politicians think and behave the way they do, and how to cope and cooperate with them.

77. Japanese Culture
    japanese culture Top. Fun News Here we explain japanese culture inshort and concise essays by young Japanese writers. Learn how  
    http://indo.to/english/netnihon/culture/
    
    Extractions: Fun News on Japan, Sneek-a-peek on things Japanese, Net of Nihon on the Net Home Newsletter Top Rie's Corner Chiaki Talky ... Fairy Tales and Legends Japanese Culture Japanese Tea Japanese Food Japanese Sports Netnihon: Japan Lite ... Contact Subscribe to the Netnihon Newsletter Netnihon Newsletters: Free in your Inbox. Join Netnihon Friends A growing community to make friends and discuss about Japan. Here we explain Japanese culture in short and concise essays by young Japanese writers. Learn how to sit properly for a tea ceremony or about the different styles of kimono. This section covers many of the traditional Japanese arts such as ikebana, calligraphy and shamisen. Culture: Top History of the Biwa Ikebana Shodo Shamisen ... Japanese New Year

78. Dale Furutani-Japanese Culture
    Learn more about aspects of japanese culture featured in Dale's books.Hanko. Hanko Personal Seals. Hanafuda - Japanese Card Game  
    http://members.aol.com/dfurutani/cult.html

79. Language As A Window Into Japanese Culture
    Language as a Window into japanese culture. by Steve McCarty. Professor, KagawaJunior College, Japan. disclose about japanese culture. Then crosscultural.  
    http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/Jpse_lang-cult.html
    
    Extractions: Originally published by Bismarck State College, North Dakota, in an electronic literary magazine: Webgeist, (1), 12 January 1997. "Notes from the Pacific Rim" column, second installment. Language is much more than the semantic meanings of a lexicon. This becomes clear when studying a foreign language and culture quite contrasting to one's own. Looking at the Japanese language from the vantage point of an English-speaking Western culture, many aspects of language are set in vivid relief, which helps us better understand language itself as well as our own culture. This essay will therefore outline some basic aspects of any language, with sometimes amusing examples where Japanese differs strikingly from English. Everyday Japanese words that have no equivalent in English will be featured for what they disclose about Japanese culture. Then cross-cultural communication problems will be touched upon, with the addition of biculturalism to bilingualism suggested as a challenging solution.

80. Japanese Culture Of Japan,Guide To Japan Travel Guide,Extensive Information Abou
    Links directory on Japan with a wide range of information.Category Regional Asia Japan Society and Culture DirectoriesExtensive information about Japan provided in English Japan at your fingertipsguide, offering information on japanese culture, reviews of places to eat in  
    http://www.japantips.com/
    
    Extractions: Submit an article to J@YF and perhaps you can be published! document.write(customDateString(oneDate)) This week, Ankara, a Turkish restaurant in Shibuya makes the spotlight. Check out @ the movies, a section dedicated to bringing you the latest cinematic reviews and schedules Make J@YF your homepage and/or add J@YF to your bookmarks! Join the people who know J@YF is a great resource!

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