Cul & Soc Env

Week 1

Video 2:

Japan & Asian Cultures

Japan: The Basics

• About the size of California

• Third largest economy in the world

• Few natural resources

• Mountainous and rugged; arable land at a premium

• Climate from tropical to snow

• Internet penetration of about 80%

• 15.7% live below the poverty line

• Workforce: 70% service; 26% industrial; 4% agricultural

“Being” Japanese

An Island Nation

Religion

Japanese Values

• Imitative

Japanese Values

• Imitative

• Pragmatic

Japanese Values

• Imitative

• Pragmatic

• Preventive

Japanese Values

• Imitative

• Pragmatic

• Preventive

• Obligative

Japanese Values

• Imitative

• Pragmatic

• Preventive

• Obligative

• Inquisitive