Japanese People and Society JICA presentation
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Outline of a regular lecture introducing Japan to government officials from over 100 countries since 2004, on behalf of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Kansai Chapter (Osaka & now Kobe).
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- 1. Japanese People and Society by Steve McCarty Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College Japan International Cooperation Center, JICA, Osaka
- 3. Japanese People Image and Reality
- 12. Changing Society • Population structure (see print) • Family structure • Traditions • Religions (see print) • News media • Gradually changing values
- 13. Comparative Culture • Other-oriented values • Individual and peer group • Taking responsibility • Concept of time • Environment and nature • Status and hierarchy • Male-female differences • Importance of age
- 14. Social Behavior • Inside and Outside (uchi & soto) • Competition and Harmony • Politeness and conformity • Obligations (gimu, on, giri) • Honne and tatemae impression • Language and body language • Symbolism of objects and gifts
- 15. The Lonely Crowd • Avoiding confrontation • Face and F2F rituals • Fashions and fads • Accessories & gadgets • Envy and jealousy • Indirectness and secrets • Privacy of home space • Attachment to land and place • Too expensive to have children • Obstacles to meeting strangers
- 16. Leisure • TV • Music • Sports (see print) • Mobile phones • Computers and Internet • Shopping • Traveling • Reading • Drinking
- 17. My Japanese family • Lessons in Other-Orientedness • Pressures to assimilate • Child-raising • Husband-wife relationship • Employment and faithfulness • Fitting in while sticking out