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JAPAN
Yes, another day,
Indira 
A quick overview…
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Population: 126,475,664
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Urban population: 67%
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TOKYO 36.507 million
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Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million
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Nagoya 3.257 million
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Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 13.1%
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15-64 years: 64%
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65 years and over: 22.9%
Life expectancy of total population: 82.25 years
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Males – 78.96 years
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Females – 85.72 years
Yep, more facts…
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Ethnic Groups:
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Japanese 98.5%
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Koreans 0.5%
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Chinese 0.4%
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Other 0.6%
Religion:
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Shintoism 83.9%
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Buddhism 71.4%
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Christianity 2%
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Other 7.8%
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Note: Total exceeds 100% because many people
belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
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99% of population – male and female
The Yakuza: “Society’s misfits”
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Yakuza: Japanese Mafia
Name comes from the worst possible score
in a Japanese card game.
Other things by the same name:
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Restaurants
Video games
Influenced gambling and prostitution rackets
to the halls of high-level political and
financial power.
Who were they? What did they do?
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Gamblers, peddlers, renegade warriors and roving
bandits.
Served shoguns and municipalities
Have a Robin Hood quality to them…
 Assisted the Kobe earthquake victims before the
government acted
Seen as the people's rescuer and helper
Trace their origins to at least the 17th century
 Older than the Sicilian Mafia
80,000 – 110,000 members from 1945 – 1996
(possibly more unaccounted for)
Let’s all join!!!
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Anyone can join regardless of class, social status,
age, etc.
 Youth that been abandoned by their parents
 Youths seeking refuge from the high pressures
of school
 Refugees from Korea, China etc.
Why join?
 Money
 Status
 Authority
Any takers?
Structure of Yakuza…
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Families
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Oyabun - Kobun (father role - child role) relationship,
between Yakuza chiefs and their underlings
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The boss becomes their father and their comrades as
brothers
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Once a member, strict obedience is required
Yakuza existed before courts in Japan
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People turned to the Yakuza to settle disputes if local clan
chiefs could/would not
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Yakuza resolved disputes for money
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The solution? Much more brutal than if decided by the
police.
Two type structure: clan yakuza and freelance yakuza
Anime / Manga
Sanrio
Japanese Military of Defense
(MOD)
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Branches:
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Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF)
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Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF)
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Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF)
Fit for service:
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Males age 16-49: 22,390,431
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Females age 16-49: 21,540,322 (2010 est.)
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U.S.  60 million males and females = 120 million total
Military expenditures:
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Japan  0.8% of GDP (149th in the world)
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U.S.  4.06% of GDP (24th in the world)
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#1 to #23  Mid East countries (Oman is #1)
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TIMELINE OF JAPAN
Geishas
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Video
Becoming a Geisha
Geisha Dance
Sports
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Martial arts:
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Judo “the gentle way”
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Olympic sport since 1964
Kendo (Japanese fencing)
 Karate-do (came from China)
 Aikido
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Surfing & scuba diving (summer)
Skiing & snow boarding (winter)
More sports…
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Sumo wrestling
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Video
For girls: tennis and volleyball
For boys: baseball and soccer
Baseball
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12 professional baseball teams (separated into 2
leagues)
Play about 140 games each during the season,
at the end of which the two league winners meet
in the Japan Series
And more sports…
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Soccer
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Professional league founded in 1993
Japan and the Republic of Korea cohosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup
In the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South
Africa, Japan made it to the Round of 16.
Many Japanese players have joined
overseas teams and play in the top
European leagues.
Language
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Thank you, YouTube!
How does the U.S. compare to
Japan?
How have we influenced the
Japanese?
Tips for traveling to Japan…
The almighty YouTube!