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OF JAPAN
Apurva gautam
INTRODUCTION OF JAPAN
CAPITAL : Tokyo ( one of the largest cities in
the world
Regional language : eastern japanese,
western japanese
National language :japanese
Ethnic groups : 98.5% japanese , 0.5%
korean, 0.4% chinese, 0.6% other
Total area : 377,944 km
-water(%) 0.8
Population
2015 (census) 126,919,659 that is 126
million
Currency : (Yen)
Major religion : shintoism and Buddhism
( most japanese follow both religions
although religion does not play a major
every day role in more japanese lives with
frequent temple visits .there is a christian
minority.
CULTURE
Buddhism and chinese culture was
introduced to the japanese beginning
around 500
Contempory culture combines influences
from Asia , Europeand North America
Traditional japanese arts includes Craft
such as Ceremics , textiles
Art , music, literature , dress and framing
methods were also borrowed from the
chinese
Economy
MAIN EXPORTS
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
MOTOR VEHICLE
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
SEMICONDUCTORS & AUTO PARTS
Hofstedes five dimensions is the most wellknown cultural model. It aims to rank each
national culture along 5 dimensions, thus
providing a concrete way to compare two or
more cultures.
Power distance:
Individualism vs collectivism
Masculinity vs femininity
Uncertainty avoidance index
Long term orientation
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