Transcript World Domination: Japan

World Domination: Japan
By: Emily Yates
National Anthem
Clothing:
-children wear casual clothes
-adults (businessmen) wear suits and ties
-kimonos are long sleeved robes that are
secured with a sash around the waist called an
obi
-kimonos were once worn regularly but now are
only worn on special occasions
Food:
-commonly eaten
with chopsticks
(hashi)
-main foods are rice,
fresh vegetables
& small portions
of meat, seafood
and fruit
-rice and tea are
apart of most
meals
Music:
-symphonic and
ballet are
common music
types
-pop music is vastly
popular
-Gagaku is what
music concerts
are called that
play older types
of music
Lifestyle:
-education is a main focus for children
-jobs/careers are a main focus for adults
Leisure:
-comics called manga are read
-Japanese TV. shows called animes are watched
Manners:
-taking shoes off before entering the house
-being polite
Buddha statue in Japan
Religions:
-The Buddhism religion place Buddha statues on their homes
Art:
-haikus are poems about nature
-woodblock printing (ukiyoe) has been around
since the 17th century
Literature:
-calligraphy (shodo) is well respected
Gender Issues:
-in early Japan, women would stay and clean
the house
-now both men & women work
Woodblock printing
Truth
Family:
-foundation of society
-elder parents live in children’s homes
-father is the head of the house
God
Energy
Love
Language:
-bowing is said to show a lot of what the person is
saying
-nonverbal language is valued
-Kanji is related to Chinese character
Peace
Music
Sun
Structure:
-Constitutional monarchy:
monarch acts as head of
state within the
parameters of a written,
unwritten, or blended
constitution
-Japan’s legislature is called
Diet
-242 seat for councilors of
the upper house ;
councilors are elected for
6 terms
-480 house of
representatives (lower
house) ; elected for 4
terms
-voting age is 20
Diet Building of Japan
Political Parties:
-democratic party of Japan or
DPJ
-Japan communist party or
JCP
-liberal democratic party or
LDP
-Social Democratic Party or
SDP
Issues:
-very dependent on raw
materials and fuel
Relations with other
countries:
-receive over 1,903,000 M
in exports from the U.S.
-main exports are
machinery and
equipment, fuels,
foodstuffs, chemicals,
textiles, raw materials
Current Leaders:
-Chief of State: Emperor
AKIHITO (Since
01/07/1989)
Flag:
-it is suppose to represent the sun
without rays (land of the rising
sun)
Emperor Akihito
Citizenship:
-must have lived in Japan for 5 years or
are married to a citizen of Japan
-have not plotted against government
Immigration Policy:
-everyone is fingerprinted and
photographed before entering
Japan to control terrorist attacks
Per Capita Income:
-$34,000
Gross Domestic Product:
-$4,300,172,576,000
front
Major Industry (exports):
-rice, seafood, motor
vehicles, semiconductors,
office machinery and
chemicals
National Debt:
-around $966 trillion yen
back
Currency:
-called yen
-the symbol for yen is :
-100 yen=around 90 cents in U.S.
currency
Trade:
-main exports are machinery and
equipment, fuels, foodstuffs,
chemicals, textiles, raw
materials
-main imports are motor
vehicles, semiconductors,
office machinery, chemicals
-receives over $1,903,000 M
from U.S. exports
Median Age:
-22 years old
Race/ethnicity percentage:
-98.5% of people are ethnic Japanese
-0.5% are Koreans
-0.4% are Chinese
Race/Ethnicity Chart
Japanese
Koreans
Chineses
Birth rate:
-7.31 births per 1000 women
Immigration rate:
-1.97 million
other
Education:
-taken seriously and considered a primary
focus
-primary school starts at age 6 and last 6
years
-junior high starts at age 12 and lasts 3
years
-high school is also 3 years long
-public schools are free from ages 6-15
-at age 15 tuition is paid to continue high
school education
-private schools are for kids who don’t do
well on standardized tests
Typical Japanese classroom
Origin:
-won through military victories (World War One)
-ruled by emperors since 600 BC
Internal Conflicts:
-through the late 18th and early 19th century, the
west confronted Japan’s economical struggle
Turning Points:
-by the end of World War One, technology was
beginning to emerge
Military officials from WW1
Physical Features:
-Mount Fuji is 12,338 ft and is the
highest elevation in Japan
-area of 145,913 square miles
National Parks:
-Fuji-Hakone-Izu national park is
located on Honshu island
Climate:
-winters can be bitterly cold
-tropical climate in the south
-warm humid summers and mild
Wildlife:
-national flower is the cherry
blossom
-many varieties of fish and rice
Mount Fuji
National Boundaries:
-japans four main islands are
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu,
and Shikoku
-surrounded by 4,000 smaller
islands
Natural Resources:
-number one natural resource is
fish and mineral sources
Cherry Blossom