Japan - Culture

1. Japan - Culture

2. Japan – Hofstede’s 5 Cultural Dimensions PDI – Power Distance IDV – Individuality MAS – Masculinity UAI – Uncertainty Avoidance LTO – Long Term Orientation To go to Hofstede’s website click here.

3. Japan – Hofstede’s 5 Cultural Dimensions PDI – Power Distance IDV – Individuality MAS – Masculinity UAI – Uncertainty Avoidance LTO – Long Term Orientation To go to Hofstede’s website click here.

4. Japan – Hofstede’s 5 Cultural Dimensions PDI – Power Distance IDV – Individuality MAS – Masculinity UAI – Uncertainty Avoidance LTO – Long Term Orientation To go to Hofstede’s website click here.

5. Religions Japan – Shared Beliefs Shintoism Buddhism Christianity Other Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion. Starting about 500 BCE (or earlier) it was originally "an amorphous mix of nature worship, fertility cults, divination techniques, hero worship, and shamanism."4 Its name was derived from the Chinese words "shin tao" ("The Way of the Gods") in the 8th Century CE. For more details … http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm

6. Japan – Symbols, Stories, and Rituals Japan is known around the world as "Land of the Rising Sun," and its flag depicts this sentiment.  The disk in the center of the flag is called Hinomaru, which means disk of the sun.  This symbol has been an imperial badge since the 14th century. To read more about the Japanese flag click here. Click on a picture to learn more about its importance in Japanese culture.

7. Japan – Symbols, Stories, and Rituals Folk tales give some insight into the lives and values of Japanese people. The Mirror of Matsuyama In ancient days there lived in a remote part of Japan a man and his wife, and they were blessed with a little girl, who was the pet and idol of her parents. On one occasion the man was called away on business in distant Kyoto. Before he went he told his daughter that if she were good and dutiful to her mother he would bring her back a present she would prize very highly. Then the good man took his departure, mother and daughter watching him go. At last he returned to his home, and after his wife and child had taken off his large hat and sandals he sat down upon the white mats and opened a bamboo basket, watching the eager gaze of his little child. He took out a …. Click here for the rest of the story and more.

8. wedding Japan – Symbols, Stories, and Rituals New Year Celebration Click on one of the pictures to see a video of each event. Baseball game Shinto purification ritual

9. Japan – Impact of Social Institutions