Japan

GROUP MEMBERS:

GROUP MEMBERS Manjiri Sathe Vibhuti Pai Pratik Gohil Ninad Vedpathak Nikhil Kabre Sameer Sawant Nirmay Shah

JAPAN:

JAPAN

INTRODUCTION:

INTRODUCTION Japan is an island nation. Nippon and Nihon are written in Japanese using the “ Kanji 日本 ”. Japan is referred to as the “Land Of The Rising Sun". Japanese people refer to themselves as Nihonjin and they call their language Nihongo. Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands.

HISTORY:

HISTORY Monarchy: According to mythology, Japan's first Emperor was Jimmu. The emperors have reigned for more than 1500 years. The power of the emperors was limited or purely symbolic. Meji Restoration of 1868. In 1989,Emperor Akihito became Japan's 125th emperor.

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Samurai: The samurai (or bushi) were the members of the military class, the Japanese warriors. Samurai employed a range of weapons. Samurai were supposed to lead their lives according to the ethic code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"). Strongly Confucian in nature.

CLIMATE:

CLIMATE Spring (March-May) It is the best time to be in Japan. The temperatures are warm but not hot, there's not too much rain. Summer (June –August) Starts with a dreary rainy season in June and turns into a steam bath in July-August. The temperature heading as high as 40°C. It is the worst possible time to visit Japan. Autumn (September –November) Temperatures become more tolerable. Colorful leaves (koyo) are to the Japanese autumn what cherry blossoms are to spring. Winter (December –February) It is a good time to go skiing or hot-spring hopping.

DEMOGRAPHICS:

DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 127,078,679 (July 2009 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 13.5%. 15-64 years: 64.3%. 65 years and over: 22.2% Median age : total: 44.2 years male: 42.4 years female: 46.1 years (2009 est.)

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Population growth rate: -0.191%. Birth rate: 7.64 births/1,000 population. Life expectancy at birth : total population: 82.12 years male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 . Death rate: 9.54 deaths/1,000 population.

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Ethnic groups: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%. Languages: Japanese . Literacy:total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99%.

APPEARANCE:

APPEARANCE Dress to impress Men should wear dark conservative attire. Women’s dress should be conservative. A kimono should be wrapped left over right to do otherwise symbolizes death. Avoid using large hand gestures, unusual facial expressions and any dramatic movements. Avoid the "OK" sign; in Japan it means money.

DRESSING STYLE:

DRESSING STYLE KIMONO Women Furisode Homongi Iromuji Men Jin-Haori

HOSPITALITY:

HOSPITALITY Bowing style

JAPANESE FOOD:

JAPANESE FOOD Sushi Noodles Rice

FACTS:

FACTS Being extremely earthquake prone Japan has an average of 1500 earthquakes every year. The number of volcanoes in Japan is approximately 200. Haiku is Japanese poetry consisting of only 3 lines. Kendo, meaning "the way of the sword’, is Japan’s oldest form of martial arts.

CULTURE:

CULTURE Harmony Non verbal communication Meeting Etiquette Gift giving Etiquette Dining Etiquette Language

BUSINESS CULTURE:

BUSINESS CULTURE Relationship & Communication Business Meeting Etiquette Business Negotiation Dress Etiquette Business Card

SUPERSTITION:

SUPERSTITION Linguistic Death and Supernaturals. Animals Others.

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION..:

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION .. Frowning Usually Impassive Stares Eye Contacts

LANGUAGE:

LANGUAGE Writing Grammar Pronunciation Levels of speech

JAPANESE ECONOMY:

JAPANESE ECONOMY Industry Exports Imports

JAPANESE POLITICS:

JAPANESE POLITICS Legislature Executive Judiciary Elections

TECHNOLOGY:

TECHNOLOGY Earthquake engineering Automobile sector Sky city.

Pendulum Technology:

Pendulum Technology

Moving Base Technology :

Moving Base Technology Liquid weight technology

Automobiles and Trains:

Automobiles and Trains Fastest bullet train N700. One of the largest manufacturers of automobiles. Famous Japanese companies are Honda , Mitsubishi, Toyota , Kawasaki and Yamaha.

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Sky City Design proposed in 1989. Situated in Tokyo Height 1000m and 400 m wide base. Floor area is 8 sq.km Can accommodate 35,000 residents and 1,00,000 workers .

LEGAL:

LEGAL Modern Japanese Legal System-Six Codes Contemporary Japanese System Precedent Strange Japanese Laws

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