Japanese Culture

Hello,

I am interested in translating the Japanese text (dates, cities, venues) from Rick Springfield’s 1986 Japanese tour book into English.

If the link below doesn’t work, go to eBay.com and search on "Rick Springfield Japan Tour 1986 Program" and that will pull up the tour book.

Thanks, in advance, for your help!

Bert

Link:
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January 28 Sendai at Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center.
January 29 Tokyo at Budokan Big Hall
January 30 Tokyo at Budokan Big Hall
January 31 Osaka at Osaka Castle Hall
February 1 Fukuoka at Fukuoka Sunpalace Hall
February 3 Nagoya at Nagoya City Public Hall
February 4 Nagoya at Nagoya City Public Hall
February 5 Yokohama at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
February 6 Tokyo at Budokan Big Hall

do man come home and woman kneel down do they have this etiquette?

I would say "NO".

Most people think Japanese food is healthy because of its freshness. But I am very concerned of restaurants using MSGs in their food nowadays.
Can anyone who runs a Japanese restaurant tell the truth?

just LITTLE bit in the sauces(little garnish HAHA),
the real concern is sugar~~~

Hon-da-shi is one of japanese MSG

I’m not asking who tends to be more friendly or better people. I’m asking what is the difference between the Chinese and the Japanese culture. All I know is that the language is different. Japanese have Samurais. I don’t know much anything else, it would be great if someone can pin point out the differences between these two great cultures. Thanks.

I hope this link helps

http://www.helium.com/items/1101304-comparing-the-chinese-and-japanese-cultures

Always take off your shoes when you enter someones home. No exceptions and do not forget it because if you do they will not forget it.

Never blow your nose in front of others, especially during meal at the table. Turn around or walkout of their presence. To the Japanese, blowing your nose is equivalent to farting in the western cultures.

Never rest your chopstick or any utensils by sticking it into your rice bowl. Place it down flat next to the bowl.

Don’t eat and walk at the same time. Unless you want to be thought of as an ignorant country bumpkin.

Always have a gift for your host even if it is just a trinket if you are invited to their home. It is always a big deal when you are invited to someones home so do not be fooled if they make nothing of it. They are suppose to act as if it is nothing AND you are suppose to make a big deal about it.

Always acknowledge the eldest person in the family if you visit someones home. Same for the office. If you are to dine with them, never start eating until the eldest or most senior person begins or that person invites you to start AND even then you are suppose to say "After you …".

This should keep you in good stead — for awhile

I’m not talking necessarily about Americanized food but more so traditional Chinese and Japanese. I want to know the difference between them, the styles, the flavors, the ingredients, everything.

based from CarrotCake from http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?40929-difference-between-chinese-and-japanese-food forum >>>
the traditional japanese diets was one of the healthiest and longest life expectency diets around next to the mediterannean diet. It consisted of things such as rice at every meal, pickled plums, noodles, vegetables, soya products, seaweed, miso soup, tofu, fish, sushi, soy sauce and green tea occasionally meat and dairy products. The traditional Chinese diet consisted of vegetables, rice and green tea. The traditional Chinese were poorer. Any other ideas why the traditional japanese diet is so much healthier than the traditional chinese diet?

I am very interested in Japanese culture, both that which can be found in its people and in the natural and man-made wonders around them. I am even considering living in the country someday. So, I wanted to know how the Japanese view my country and culture out if curiosity.

I am Japanese.
Please forgive that my sentence has some mistakes on English.

Many Japanese think that American food culture is cool.
Like Hamburger, stake.
After the WW2, Japanese lifestyle have changed greatly to accept American food culture.
So many Japanese is living with touching American food culture if some of us don’t know something he or she likes is one of American food culture.
Other aspects of American culture like movie is liked too much too.
I think many Japanese never dislike or prejudice American culture.

Many Japanese have the image that many Americans are active and friendly.
So many Japanese don’t dislike Americans.
And Japan and The USA have so good friendship after the war.
It makes Japanese have the good image.
But many Japanese can’t communicate with the visiter from other countries in English like me.
So they make effort to aboid to communicate with them and feel scared to be spoken at by them.
But it is wrong that all of them hate you.
Just having the fear to be spoken in English.

Some of us have the image of atomic bombes, the millitary in Okinawa, the difference of political visions.
So some Japanese dislike Americans.
[In my opinion, to dislike all of American for some of American must be wrong {without the victims of atomic bombes}].

But as a resault, I think many Japanese like Americans.

I’ve studied Japanese culture for a while, and am aware of the gift-reciprocity thing. My boss is Chinese though, and after two years of working for him (and five with the previous owner), I will be leaving due to imminent move abroad.

Is there any special custom to show one’s respect and gratitude?
I’d like some ideas…
If it was a woman, flowers would have worked wonders, but he is a man.

Thank you.

If you live in Asia, and you have an amicable friendship with your boss, I think he should be the one treating you to lunch. The more senior party should be the nurturing, initiative one. In which case, you can properly thank him for his presence and attention after all these years.

If he’s not an initiative type, you can still write him a thank-you note, with a small gift. Tea sounds good enough to me. Or funny gadgets, if you don’t mind splurging. (Does he have a sense of humor?)

My rule of thumb is, wherever you go, just thank people anyway. You can’t regret if you’ve always given your best.

I was just wondering for a speech im doing -
what countries actively discrimate against other nationalities to souly for protection of their culture.

Like : Japan.

Actively discriminate?

Like forming organizations and clubs promoting hate and violence?
Like inventing new vocabulary to humiliate and hurt?
Like institutionalizing racism to oppress them from high level job opportunities?
Like using the media to hype themselves while humiliating the "others".

I am not sure, is there a country like this.
Do such immature and selfish people exist?

tell all of the things different from american culture

Ask this in SharedTalk chat. There’re usually talkative Japanese there. =)
http://www.sharedtalk.com/