Japanese Social Manner: What Are the Behaviors by Young People on Board a Train That You Find Least Acceptable?
What Are the Behaviors by Young People on Board a Train That You Find Least Acceptable? Sitting on the floor Taking over the priority seats Talking in loud voices Having conversations on their mobile phones Letting the sound from their headphones be heard Jumping on to the train at the last minute Putting on make-up […]
Japan's Art Business
Art from a Shipbuilding Factory A former shipbuilding facility has been recognized as a modern cultural heritage site by the Heritage of Industrial Modernization, a program operated under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). This isolated and unrefined scene has a nostalgic air, but in contrast can also be seen […]
Behind Young Japan’s Education
Japanese Younger Generation after the Disasters of 3.11 As Japan recovers from the triple disasters of 3.11, there is a lot of discussion about reform, about the need for change and re-considering the future. That in turn has led to a renewed discussion about “what to do about the young.” Ever since the fall from […]
Experience Yakult Cosmetics!
Yakult making cosmetics Yakult is not a name commonly associated with cosmetics. It is most well known for being the producer of arguably Japan’s most popular probiotic drink. Bottled in a tiny, stylized 65 ml container, the drink is also sold in 31 different countries. Yakult’s biotechnological research has led the company to develop substances […]
Tokyo Landscape Diorama!
Looking down Like a Bird “Urban planning requires a ‘man’s-eye view’ and a ‘bird’s-eye view,’” says Minoru Mori, president of MORI Building. So the team of 20 corporate staff started making an exquisitely detailed 1:1000 scale model of Tokyo in 2002. This model was later enlarged in 2009 and used to designate potential sites for […]
Zero Emission House in Japan: Daiwa House, PanaHome, Misawa Homes
Zero Emission House in Japan: Daiwa House, PanaHome, Misawa Homes By harnessing solar power generation and other forms of natural energy to their fullest, an inhabited dwelling can be made to emit no carbon dioxide (CO2), and possibly achieve even less than zero emissions. Misawa Homes has been engaged in development of this kind of […]
What Qualities Are Looked for in New Company Entrants This Year?
Humble Cheerful Adaptable Hardworking Modest Has drive to get ahead Has the power of endurance Dedicated Has guts Willingly takes on new challenges Looked at overall, an attitude of being flexible and listening to other people’s opinions is reflected in the top-placed rankings. Qualities such as “being calm,” “expressing one’s individuality,” and “innovation” seem […]
Lives of Coal Miners in Japan
Lives of Coal Miners in Japan On May 25, the paintings and diaries of Sakubei Yamamoto (1892 to 1984) who depicted the lives of coal miners in Fukuoka Prefecture were inscribed to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program, which aims to preserve and promote accessibility to the documentary heritage of humanity. The Director General of […]
Japanese Youth Compared with Youth in Other Countries, the US, India and China
Recognizing the Facts About the Youth It’s a question every parent and every marketer ask: “What motivates young people today?”In Japan there has been a great deal of angst in the last two decades about the growth of “freeters (young part-timers),” of talk of a lost generation of youth, of young people who are no […]
What is wabi-sabi in Japanese?
わび・さび “wabi-sabi” Wabi is an aesthetic principle originating in the lifestyle and thoughts of hermits in medieval times. It emphasizes mental serenity and austere beauty. The concept plays a substantial role in waka (classical Japanese poetry), haiku and the tea ceremony in conjunction with sabi. Sabi is the tranquil and restrained aesthetic sensibility which is also […]