Culture
Japanese cultural theme that embraces all things adorable and positive
What is Kawaii Culture?
Groups of companies that work together through manufacturing, supply, and distribution relationships.
What is Keiretsu?
Japan's main indigenous religion.
What is Shintoism?
This Japanese writing system is specifically used to transcribe Japanese into the Roman alphabet for things like advertising and mass media
What is Romaji?
One of Japan's four main islands and the largest, also home to cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima
What is Honshu?
The reason many Japanese workers avoid taking their paid time off
What is a fear of being perceived of or seen as unmotivated by their colleagues and superiors?
The ranking of Japan's economy compared with other economies in the world.
What is third?
This religion, widely practiced in Japan, actually came from India, through China, and is frequently associated with funeral rites and ancestor worship.
What is Buddhism?
The primary writing system in Japan that uses Chinese characters.
What are Kanji?
This area outside Tokyo is known as 'Science City' and is where nearly half of the nation's research and development budget is spent
What is Tsukuba?
The themes in early post-World War II Japanese pop culture, such as the movie Godzilla, are often a response to this.
What is the impact of atomic bombings and opposition to the World War II?
This hotel is primarily staffed by robots.
What is the Hen-na Hotel?
Modern Japanese weddings typically borrow elements from these religions (NAME TWO).
What is Shintoism, Buddhism, and Christianity?
This writing system writes out Japanese-originated words phonetically.
What is Hiragana?
The names of all four Japanese islands.
What are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku?
This person was responsible for serving as a go-between who would arrange marriages.
What is a Nakodo?
Currently the number one key industry in Japan.
What is the Service Sector?
What are Kami?
This writing system writes out foreign-origin words into a phonetic system into the Japanese language.
What is Katagana?
The island that is home to the 'Ainu', Japan's well-known indigenous population.
What or where is Hokkaido?
A key characteristic of Japanese business communication etiquette
What is exchanging names cards OR avoiding prolongued direct eye-contact?
The number one concern for Japan's stability going into the future?
A state of perfect peace and happiness.
What is Nirvana?
The direction of traditional Japanese writing or script on a page.
What is Top to bottom, right to left?
Japan's electric town.
What is Akihabara?