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FOREIGN-LANGUAGE-2-JAPANESE-LESSON

The document outlines key cultural facts, values, and historical aspects of Japan, including social behaviors and traditional customs. It emphasizes the importance of respect, harmony, and individual responsibility in Japanese society, along with unique practices such as removing shoes indoors and the significance of business cards. Additionally, it provides insights into the origins of Japanese culture, the traditional clothing of kimono and yukata, and basic Japanese vocabulary.

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FOREIGN-LANGUAGE-2-JAPANESE-LESSON

The document outlines key cultural facts, values, and historical aspects of Japan, including social behaviors and traditional customs. It emphasizes the importance of respect, harmony, and individual responsibility in Japanese society, along with unique practices such as removing shoes indoors and the significance of business cards. Additionally, it provides insights into the origins of Japanese culture, the traditional clothing of kimono and yukata, and basic Japanese vocabulary.

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5 Cultural Facts about Japan

 1. SLIP YOUR SHOES OFF IN HOME: (Je no naka de kutsu wo nugu)


 2. NEVER POUR YOUR OWN DRINKS: (Jibun de nomimono o
sosoganaide kudasai)
 3. BE CAREFUL WITH CHOPSTICKS: (Hashi ni chūi shite kudasai)
 4. BUSINESS CARDS ARE SACRED: (Meishi wa shinsei na mono)
 5. DON'T EAT AND DRINK WHILE WALKING: (Aruki nagara inshoku
shinaide kudasai)

5 Cultural Values

1. Individualism and Personal Responsibility: (kojin shugi to kojin no


sekinin)
2. Egalitarianism: (byōdō shugi)
3. Communication: (Kumyuni keshon)
4. Conception in Time: (Jikan-nai no gainen)
5. Status: (Jōtai)

5 Main Cultures

1. Asian Culture: (Ajia Bunka)


2. American Culture: (Amerika Bunka)
3. Arabian Culture: (Arabia Bunka)
4. Chinese Culture: (Chūgoku no Bunka)
5. African Culture: (Afurika no Bunka)

Simple Japanese Words

 You: (Anata)
 You: (Watarhi)
 We/Us: (Minna)
 Good Morning: (Ohayō gozaimasu)
 Good Afternoon: (Konnichiwa)
 Good Evening: (Konbanwa)

Japanese Words for Roles

 Colleges: (Daigaku)
 Student: (Gakusei)
 Teacher: (Sensei) / (Kyōshi) / (Kiyoshi)

Question and Answer: Japanese Self-Introduction Practice

 What is your name?: (Namae wa nan desu ka?)


 My name is: (Watashi no namae wa…) / (watashi wa……)

5 Examples of Culture

1. Customs: (Zeikan)
2. Laws: (Hōritsu)
3. Dress: (Doresu)
4. Architectural Style: (Kenchiku-teki)
5. Social Standards and Tradition: (Shakai-teki kijun to dentō)

JAPAN HISTORY

1. JAPANESE CULTURE AND TRADITION ; TEA CEREMONY


2. SOME OF THE INTERESTING TRADITIONS THAT SURPRISE FOREIGNERS
ARE:
o TAKING OFF SHOES WHEN ENTERING SOMEONE'S HOUSE
o WEARING A MASK WHEN SICK
o NOT SHAKING HANDS, NOT HUGGING WHEN MEETING WITH
LOVE ONES
o BOWING 45 DEGREES TO SHOW RESPECT

3 Main Cultural Values

1. Harmony: (Chōwa)
2. Order: (Chūmon)
3. Self-Development: (Jiko Keihatsu)

CHOWA / CHUMON / JIKO KEIHATSU

ARE THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VALUES THAT UNDERLIE


JAPANESE SOCIAL INTERACTION. BASIC IDEAS ABOUT SELF AND
THE NATURE OF HUMAN SOCIETY ARE DRAWN FROM SEVERAL
RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS.

JAPAN FIRST CULTURE:

FROM AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE 11 CENTURY, JAPAN WAS POPULATED


BY A NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATION CALLED THE JOMON - ROPE PATTERN CULTURE
THIS GROUP OF HUNTERS AND GATHERERS DECORATED THEIR POTTERY BY
TWISTING THE ROPE AROUND THE WET CLAY TO PRODUCE A DISTINCTIVE
PATTERN.

THE ORIGIN OF JAPANESE CULTURE:

ORIGINATES PRIMARILY FROM THE YAYOI PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN JAPAN. YAYOI
CULTURED SPREAD TO THE MAIN SILAND OF HONSHO MIXING WITH THE NATIVE
JOMON CULTURE, MODERN JAPANESE HAVE ESTIMATED 80% YAYOI AND 20% JOMON
ANCESTRY.

 YAYOI – NEW LIFE


 JōMON- STRAW ROPE PATTERN
 HONSHO- PLACE IN JAPAN- NEAR TOKYO (FROM HONSHO TO TOKYO –it takes
2hrs. and 5 mins. / 209.9 km)

TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF JAPANESE :

KIMONO AND YUKATA - THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF JAPAN IS THE KIMONO. KIMONO WHICH
ARE GENERALLY MADE OF SILK, HAVE LARGE SLEEVES AND REACH FROM THE SHOULDER ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE HEELS. THEY ARE TIED UP WITH A BELT CALLED AN OBI. THERE ARE
TYPICALLY TWO TYPES OF CLOTHING WORN IN JAPAN. TRADITIONAL CLOTHING KNOWN AS,
JAPANESE CLOTHING CALLED:

WAFUKU.

INCLUDING THE NATIONAL DRESS OF JAPAN.

THE KIMONO AND WESTERN CLOTHING (YōFUKU) WHICH ENSEMBLES ARE ALL ELSE NOT
RECOGNIZED AS EITHER NATIONAL DRESS OR THE DRESS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.

KIMONO - ARE USUALLY SILK.

YUKATA - LIGHTWEIGHT ROBES FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE USUALLY MADE FROM
COTTON OR LINEN.

THIS IS A VERY FAST RULE, HOWEVER AS KIMONO

CAN ALSO BE MADE OF COTTON OR LINEN.


JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORS:

( BUNKA TO SHAKAI-TEKI KōDō)

- IN GENERAL JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND


RESPECTFUL TO OTHERS, THEY PUT EMPHASIS ON HARMONY AND
PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIPS, AND TRY TO AVOID CONFLICTS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, IN ADDITION, THERE IS A FAMOUS JAPANESE WORD “GIRI”
AND “NINJO” WHICH REFERS; TO SYMPATHY AND COMPASSION TO
OTHERS.

o THOUGHTFUL – SHIRYOBUKAI
o RESPECTFUL- KEII O MOTTE
o DUTY AND HUMANITY- GIRI TO NINJO

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