121. Japan Information Network A fun approach to a guide. Lots of current information. http://www.jinjapan.org/

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122. The Japan Information Network (JIN) The japan Information Network (JIN) JIN FACTS have been renewed as Web japan as of April 1, 2004. You will be redirected to Web japan in 10 seconds. http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/

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123. Is Amae The Key To Understanding Japanese Culture? Japanese culture stresses dependence while American culture underscores independence. First, we start out by comparing the affective meanings of dependence http://www.sociology.org/content/vol005.001/smith-nomi.html

Electronic Journal of Sociology (2000) ISSN: 1198 3655 Is Amae the Key to Understanding Japanese Culture? Herman W Smith UM-St. Louis Takako Nomi 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. Abstract Introduction 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). Identity-Confirmation and Affect Control 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?

124. KATEIGAHO - Japanese Culture, Arts, Lifestyle Magazine Kateigaho International Edition is a magazine featuring Japanese culture, arts, and lifestyle. http://int.kateigaho.com/

Home Current Issue Back Issues Questionnaire ... Company Profile KATEIGAHO International Edition Kateigaho International Edition brings you the unique culture, art, and lifestyle of Japan. With 50 years of experience in portraying the spirit of Japan, KATEIGAHO is now launching Kateigaho International Edition in English. This richly illustrated magazine focuses both on traditions and contemporary life, transcending mere words to generate international understanding and appreciation. Sign up for KATEIGAHO International Edition email newsletter Answer the Spring issue questionnaire for a chance to win an original washi stationery set from Suzan-do. For subscriptions in North America We can now offer a special low price through our distribution partner at www.kgimagazine.com 2005 SUMMER Issue - Japanese Textiles for Today - New Wave of Aquariums by the Sea - New York Hails the Modern Way to Say Noh: Yukio Mishima's Vision of Ancient Tales - Takashi Sugimoto: The spirit of Japanese hospitality in design 2005 SPRING Issue Japan's Sacred Forests Ise Katagami Japan's Playful Robot Partners at Expo 2005 Aichi ... Chiaki Kuriyama, free spirit of Spring

125. ACE Japan Translate this page The summary for this Japanese page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set. http://www.acejapan.or.jp/

126. Japan National Tourist Organization Web Site Japanese government site providing information for online budget hotel reservations, regional guides, convention locations, museums, and important starting http://www.jnto.go.jp/

127. JCMU Japanese culture and Society. Instructor Dr. Jeffrey Johnson These elements form and demonstrate the fundamentals of Japanese culture even today and http://www.isp.msu.edu/JCMU/Culture_and_Society.htm

Home Academic Year Program Japanese Curriculum Summer Program ... Upcoming Events Japanese Culture and Society Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Johnson Associate Professor, Michigan State University/Resident Director, JCMU Course Description This course is an introduction to Japanese civilization with reference to important historical personae, events, and synopses of the historical periods. Special attention will be given to the plastic and literary arts. There will be two class field trips of about seven hours each. Upon completion of this course you will have greatly improved your knowledge of Japanese culture by reading from history texts, literary texts, exposure to various arts, and Buddhist dogma. These elements form and demonstrate the fundamentals of Japanese culture even today and constant reference will be made to modern manifestations of classical cultural elements. The quizzes are based on information that provides a broad framework and understanding, and you will do your own in depth research into areas presented in class that will provide depth in those areas of your chosen topics. Class Agenda: Session 1. 1/7/04

128. Japanese Rice Culture Essay on ancient rituals and peasant society practices that became part of Japanese traditional culture and still influence present day rural society. http://home.worldcom.ch/~negenter/473bTx_E01.html

JAPANESE RICE CULTURE The Misunderstood Philosophy of the Agrarian Past by Nold Egenter Rice culture? Do we mean culture, or merely cultivation? Rice, once a luxury for the few, is today Japan's staple food, the daily source of energy for over a hundred million people. The rice economy has become important. But because rice in Japan was long the mark of fine living, it has developed an aesthetic aura. Rice as an expression of refined eating habits? The definition would be too narrow. Those who venerate the arts of the steaming dish often forget that rice is also a plant. It has to be tended and cared for, which to the farmer means toil and travail. Yet here again there is an element of culture, embodied this time in coarse cloths, simple tools, unadorned vessels, such as are exhibited in the Museum of Japanese Folk Art (Nihon Mingeikan) in Tokyo. Many people find these things beautiful because they stand for the plain, genuine values of a peasant culture. Straw Culture The rice plant also produces green foliage which, when dry, becomes straw, Japanese wara.

129. Maples And Japanese Culture I recommend this book for learning the old Japanese culture. On the other hand, I asked my friend from Nara Prefecture how the lay of the land is in http://www.inh.co.jp/~hayasida/E-repo14.html

14. Maples and Japanese culture Japanese What has already been mentioned is related to, what we call culture and Japanese culture, and here I would like to make a few references to Japanese old literature on maples. ...... By "Kohjien", "Nihongo-daijiten" that are famous dictionaries in Japan, we can find the following words on "momiji". to turn red, to turn yellow, maple, meat of deer, bran of barley (or wheat) Momiji Buna: reddish crucian carp (a seasonal word showing autumn) Momijigasane: a kind of color pairs name for Japanese clothes of old days. Momijioroshi: radish grated with red toh-mustard Momijigasa: an umbrella of blue paper center and white paper around Momijiyama-Bunko: The library of the Tokugawa Shohgun Momijigari: excursion for admiring autumn color, ....................... name of Japanese Noh Play, ....................... one of Kabuki favorite subjects, ....................... name of nagauta, jiuta which are Japanese old songs Consequently, I chronologically arranged as follows.

130. Simon Fraser Univeristy (SFU): Japanese Culture And Communication Welcome to the Japanese culture and Communication Program website. The Japanese Program forms part of the David Lam Centre for International Communication http://www.cic.sfu.ca/japanese/

Courses Events Jetro Test Publications ... Contact Us Communication Program David Lam Centre, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre Welcome to the Japanese Culture and Communication Program website. The Japanese Program forms part of the David Lam Centre for International Communication at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre in Vancouver. With over 15 years experience in cross-cultural communication, our program offers a wide variety of courses, programs and customized workshops and seminars to fit the cross-cultural needs of any Japanese or North American organization or company. The program also organizes special events and conferences and administers the JETRO Business Japanese Proficiency Test From January to July 2004: Interactive Japanese - Elementary I Interactive Japanese - Elementary II Basic Immersion Japanese and Cross Cultural Communication Business Japanese for English Language Professionals ... JET Career Development Program Workshops and custom programs available. All our programs are guided by the principles of "Awareness, Knowledge, Sensitivity, Competence, and Empowerment

131. Rhode Island-Japan Society Home Page - Fall 1998 Rhode Islandjapan Society s Language and Cultural Center The Rhode Island japan Society sponsors various cultural events local to Rhode Island, http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/japsoc.html

Rhode Island-Japan Society's Language and Cultural Center Updated January, 1999 Welcome to the Home Page for the Rhode Island-Japan Society. This page features information on events both future and past, as well as information regarding the Japan Language and Cultural Center. General and Contact Information Winter 1999 Class Schedules Upcoming Events Weekly/Monthly Events ... Japan-Related Links General and Contact Information For over 13 years, the Japan Language and Cultural Center has been serving the needs and interests of the Rhode Island Japanese community as well as those with interest in learning more about Japanese language and culture. The Rhode Island Japan Society sponsors various cultural events local to Rhode Island, as well as participating in events all over New England. Language classes are offered regularly from basic levels up to intermediate and advanced. Cultural classes on Japanese sweets making, oragami, shiatsu and more are periodically offered as well as group trips and potluck dinners. Non-Japanese speaking people are always welcome at all events, interest is the only requirement!. The Japan Language and Cultural Center is located at 6 Braman Street, 2nd floor, Providence, RI 02906. The phone number is (401) 273-3266 (days) and (401) 421-5296 (nights).

132. Kabuki, Noh, Kyogen, Sumo-Japanese Culture-Tokyo Ryokan Kangetsu-Cheap Hotel Boo Tokyo Ryokan Kangetsu, backpacker hostel, budget hotel, Located in southern of metropolitan Tokyo. Japanese culture Kabuki, Washi, Bushido, samurai, http://www.kangetsu.com/sub10.htm

Room Types Hotel Facilities Internet Facilities Rental Service ... Resservations BUSHIDO ( SAMURAI SPIRIT = Chivalry ) is a flower no less indigenous to soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom. The conditions of society which brought it forth and nourished it have long disappeared; but as those far-off stars which once were and are not, still continue to shed their rays upon us, so the light of BUSHIDO which was a child of feudalism,still illuminates our moral path, surviving its mother institution. KABUKI Kabuki originated in the early Edo period, when a woman called Okuni of Izumo performed a Buddhist dance in an unusual costume in Kyoto. the dance was later deemed morally unacceptable,and woman were prohibited from performing it. Instead, only adult men were allowed to perform.This custom has been maintained in present-day kabuki. Noh (No) originated in the art of dengaku(ritual field music and dance) and sarugaku (mimic plays) in the kamakura era; which developed as music-plays incorporating beautiful music and dance in the Muromachi era. Kyogen, on the other hand, is comedic drama. UKIYO-E A genre painting popular among the common people during the Edo period (1600-1868). Ukiyu means "pleasure-seeking," or "sensual" in Japanese, and this world was actually the subject of paintings called Ukiyo-e.Most Ukiyo-e were prints that could be mass-produced. Drawings were rare.

133. The Epoch Times | Martial Arts And Japanese Culture Japanese martial arts, particularly those descended from classicalera ones, are a distinctive combination of art and science. http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-9/31032.html

Home Subscribe Print Edition Advertise ... Sports Features London Bombings About the Nine Commentaries Quitting the CCP ... The Real Story of Jiang Zemin Advertisement Home Life Printer version E-Mail article ... Give feedback Martial Arts and Japanese Culture By Jigme Daniels Special to The Epoch Times Aug 09, 2005 TRUE AIM: An archer dressed in traditional samurai garb displays Yabusame (archery while on horseback) during an annual demonstration of 13th century Japanese martial arts in Tokyo. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images) High-resolution image (1382 x 2048 px, 1 dpi) Japanese martial arts, particularly those descended from classical-era ones, are a distinctive combination of art and science. Borne of hundreds of years of internecine warfare, there were (at conservative estimates) over 1000 different systems of combative technique, each with their own peculiarities. What survives of these are fascinating artifacts of the time and place of their development that offer modern students a unique opportunity to practice an ancient form. According to a myth, the islands of Japan were formed by the two deities Izanagi and Izanami. They dipped their spear into the ocean, churned it, and created the first island, Onogoro, from the drops of salty water which fell from the spear. In those early myths, gods are described as partaking in ritual combat (wrestling, probably a very ancient forerunner to modern Sumo) and using weapons as tools for creation as well as destruction.

134. HOKKAIDO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (HIF) has offered an 8week intensive summer program (Japanese language and culture program) combined Japanese Language and Japanese culture Program http://www.hif.or.jp/en/program/summer00.html

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135. The Presence Of Chinese And Japanese Cultures In American Popular Culture@Everyt This seems to have made Japanese culture more widely reported in American culture Some of the most widely and deeply adopted ideas from Japanese culture http://everything2.com/?node_id=1739293

136. L;kl;kl; Event A fourprogram series on Japanese culture. Content Each program will be a combination of lecture and demonstration, focusing on a different topic. http://www.library.eku.edu/branches/music/LAYLJapan.htm

EKU Libraries Presents LIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY: A CELEBRATION OF JAPANESE CULTURE Event : A four-program series on Japanese culture. Content : Each program will be a combination of lecture and demonstration, focusing on a different topic. All programs are free and will include complimentary refreshments of Japanese cuisine. Date Wednesday, October 6: Program 1: Flower Arranging 1:00 – 2:30 pm Program 2: Tea Ceremony 7:00 – 8:30 pm Thursday, October 7: Program 3: Origami for Children 1:00 – 2:30 pm Program 4: Traditional Japanese Music 7:00 – 8:30 pm Location : Grand Reading Room, EKU Main Library : Twelve people from Japan will be the primary lecturers and performers for this event. Four of the visitors are musicians and play the Koto. One musician also plays the Shakuhachi and one plays the Shamisen . The other eight visitors will lead the tea ceremony, flower arranging and origami programs. Films www.library.eku.edu/staff/sica/filmweb.htm Sponsors Aisin Automotive Products ( USA ) Inc., American Library Association, Friends of EKU Libraries, EKU Department of Foreign Languages and Humanities, EKU Friends of Fine Arts, EKU International Education Office, EKU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, EKU University Diversity Office, Hitachi Automotive Products (USA) Inc., Japan Foundation, Japanese Programs – University of Kentucky, Tokiko USA, Wintech

137. Bioethics And Japanese Culture: Comparative Culture, Religion And Science, Philo Umehara held that Japanese culture is based on a kind of animism which tells Recent controversies on brain death and Japanese culture will be found in http://www.lifestudies.org/japanese.html

Home Essays and Papers Bioethics and Japanese Culture : Brain Death, Patients' Rights, and Cultural Factors Masahiro Morioka Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics This paper illustrates how modern medical technology and clash in the midst of an industrialized, high-tech society, such as Japan. Brain death and organ transplants debates in Japan are examined from the view point of comparative culture *The sign shows the page numbers of [Previous page / Next page] in the original journal/book. 1. Brain death and Japanese society The word "bioethics" appeared in the United States in the early 1970s, and spread to other advanced countries in the 1980s. Japan was no exception. Through powerful patients' rights movements and fierce debates on brain death in the 1980s, Japanese society has realized the importance of bioethical ideas and bioethical ways of thinking. Today, "informed consent" is a key concept among human rights activists in the field of medical care. At the same time, however, Japanese society seems to have showed reluctance to, for example, organ transplants from brain-dead donors. In this paper, I will illustrate how the Japanese have responded to newly imported bioethical ideas by examining their discourse on brain death and patients' rights. Through the analysis the reader will encounter a typical Asian response to modern "Western" medicine and culture.

138. VIZ: Welcome To VIZ! Six of the hottest shojo manga from japan Absolute Boyfriend (by superstar creator Yuu Watase!!), Baby Me, Crimson Hero, Godchild, Kaze Hikaru, http://store.viz.com/

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139. The Japan Foundation, Sydney 9/9/05, Japanese Language Proficiency Test applications close Friday 9 September. 17/8/05, Weekly Japanese Cinema Free Easy 3 (1991, G) http://www.jpf.org.au/

The 36th Annual State Final Japanese Language Speech Contest : A Great Success Japanese Language Proficiency Test : Applications close 9 September Weekly Japanese Cinema : Tora-san My Uncle (1990, G) - 28 September Contact Us Site Map Links

140. Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: The Pioneers NIHON BUNKA/ JAPANESE culture One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley. Chapter 1 This chapter is from a booklet titled, Nihon Bunka Japanese culture; http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/culdiv/nihon1.shtml

Issei: The first generation. The Issei were born in Japan. Most immigrated to the United States between 1890 and 1915. Nisei: The second generation, the children of the Issei. American citizens by birth, almost all Nisei were born before World War II Sansei: The third generation of Americans with Japanese ancestry, most Sansei were born during or after World War II Yonsei: The fourth generation, the children of the Sansei. Gosei: The fifth generation. NIHON BUNKA/ JAPANESE CULTURE One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley Chapter 1: Tradition Dictates Tomorrow: The Pioneers Written by Kathy McKenzie Nichols and Jane W. Borg N Those laborers were the start of the Japanese community in the Pajaro Valley, which would go on to influence every aspect of life here, even as its people fought discrimination and adversity to settle in this land. As these monumental projects were finished, the Chinese turned to agricultural work - again providing a vast labor force needed to support expanding California markets. Upon the 50th anniversary of the Watsonville Japanese American Citizens League in 1984, historian Sandy Lydon wrote: "After Japan relaxed laws prohibiting emigration in 1885, Japanese farm laborers began to replace the aging Chinese in the fields of Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington. The number of Japanese living in the Pajaro Valley grew from a handful in 1890 to over four hundred in 1900, and the young, energetic men soon filled the slots being vacated by Chinese in agriculture as well as finding employment as domestics, laundrymen, woodchoppers and railroad workers in the Monterey Bay region."

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