My rational of choosing Japan for a holiday is because I personally like their culture, savoury food and their beautiful scenery of the country.
Japan is an island in the Pacific in which is divided by the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. Japan consists of four main islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo is one of a prefecture of Honshu and other largest cities that include Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai. The total population of Japan is 127 million people. (Global Sherpa, 2015)
Japan is known to have many unique cultures, from geisha to local festival (matsuri). Geisha have been an important aspect in Japan culture, they are known for their elegant …show more content…
It is an annual event for Buddhist to pay tribute to their ancestors. The belief of Obon is that the ancestors’ spirits will come back to this world to visit their relatives. During this period, to guide the ancestors’ spirits back to the house, lanterns are hung in front of the house. Obon dances (bon odori) are performed; graves visiting and offering of food are made at house altars and temples. At the end of the festival, rivers, lakes and seas are filled with floating lanterns to guide of the spirits of the deceased back into their world. Japanese followed this customs strongly from region to region. (Japan-guide.com,2015) 3.Business Culture of Japan
Japanese are profoundly organised and traditional people. The main objective is given to loyalty, politeness, personal responsibility and everyone’s contribution on team work. Education, ambition, hard work, patience and determination are held in highest regard in Japan. While doing business in Japan, observe and obey rules of Japanese culture are very important as this were lead for the succession of business deal.
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An example of will it be a good idea for us to attempt to control the future or simply give it a chance to happen? This uncertainty brings with it nervousness and diverse societies have learnt to manage this uneasiness in distinctive ways. The degree to which the individuals from a society feel debilitated by vague or obscure circumstances and have made convictions and establishments that attempt to evade these is reflected in the UAI score.
At 92, the most uncertainty avoiding countries on earth is Japan. It is because Japan is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunami, storms and volcano eruptions. Under these circumstances, Japanese learn to take precaution and prepared themselves for uncertain situation. In corporate Japan, before starting out on a project, time and effort are put into attainability studies and risk factors must be worked out. Managers request all the point and statistical figures before making any decision. This is why high requirement for uncertainty avoidance is one of the reasons why changes are so hard to acknowledge in