Essays on Japanese

The movie “Gung Ho” is about a Japanese automobile company called the “Assan Motors” beginning to do business in the United States where cultural problem occurs between the Japanese managers and American employees. In the start of the movie, Hunt Stevenson goes to Japan and asks the firm owners to re-open the auto plant. After…

Part one The rise of Japanese militarism The Japanese militarism was a movement spurred by the ideology that was wide spread in the empire of Japan stating that dominance of the social and political life of the nation should be left to the militarism, and the strength of the nation should be equal to the…

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America was at last forced to officially enter World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially declared war on the Japanese and in his famous radio address to the American people, he professed that December 7 was a day that would live in infamy. Americans…

Is the success of Japanese anime in countries such as the US indicative of the emergence of a global youth culture?             The success of Japanese anime around the world had led to the spawning of a subculture among the youth called “otaku.” Japanese anime in the United States has now become an $80-million industry. …

Was the decision to go ahead with system 360 a responsible one? I my opinion the decision to go ahead with system 360 was a responsible one. It current computer architecture was not flexible enough to accommodate customer needs. Eventhoigh when it decided to invest in system 360, it was in a strong competitive position…

Japanese final particles are a gendered, optional linguistic feature that is added to a word in a sentence or to the end of a sentence to express subtle nuances commonly in the spoken language. In terms of frequency of use, final particles such as zo, ze, and na are strongly masculine, that is, they are…

In “The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen” we read about a young beautiful woman who has just written her first novel. At first glance she looks very sophisticated. She seems intelligent, ambitious and convinced that she will have a bright future as a writer. Later on we understand that the young woman is very self-centered. She only…

100,000 people gathered in front of hide’s house on May 2nd. “His sudden death suprised me. I still can’t believe it. He now sleeps with an beautiful face. I tried waking him up, but, he still lays still,” says Yoshiki, the leader of hide’s earlier band, X-Japan. On May 2nd, he was found dead. It…

Louis Vuitton bags. Prada billfolds. Burberry coats. one-year holidaies abroad. Gap jeans. Armani ties. monumental nest eggs – these are all portion of the presently enviable Nipponese life style. For many people who are watching from the exterior. the Japanese may look to hold it all. As the world’s 2nd most robust economic system. Japan…

The article “Japanese Spirit, Western Things” discusses establishment of close relations between the USA and Japan. The article stresses important role of Japan in the world economy and politics and provides perspective on future. The author underlines that America and Japan are two the world’s greatest powers. And over the 150 years of relations, conflicts…