introduction It hasn’t been a long time since I come to study in Japan but one thing that I noticed is that there are many Thai people in Japan. When I went to a tourist attraction in Japan such as Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya , I saw many Thai tourists. I wonder why Thai tourists keep coming to Japan and the trend seems to increase every years so when I had to present about elements from my country in Japan, I was not hesitate to present about Thai tourists.
Thai’s relationship with Japan
Before talking about Thai tourists in Japan, I want to explain about Thai’s relationship with Japan. Japan and Thailand have been maintaining a long cordial relationship and we have relations in various fields. For
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At the same time, in Japan wherever Thai tourists go, Japanese people always bow to them. That’s make Thai tourists impressed in Japanese manner and they also feel like they were at their home because bow looks the same way as Wai. Another reason why Thai tourists keep returning to Japan is “No cheating”.
Thai tourists said that When they get into a taxi, they are confident the drivers will not reject them or take a misled route or wrong destination. Furthermore, If they lose something, they are confident they will get it back. This kind of situation not always happen in Thailand Besides, Japan’s top security and safety are one of the reasons that make Thai tourist love travelling in Japan. As Thai tourists always come to Japan with their family, especially senior citizens and children, security and safety of groups is top priority. Japan is so safe Thai tourists who come in family group don’t need to be worried that their wallet or their phone will be stolen by someone. In addition, Thai woman can enjoy travelling alone in Japan without fear that they’ll be kidnapped or
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There is also separate elevator advice: The first person in holds the open button for others and should be the last person to leave.
Moreover, the lists include advice on mobile phone use in buses and trains. It said that “turn the ringer to silent”. In Thailand, many peoples always use their mobile phone in bus and train but in Japan, people don’t have a phone call in bus and train. There are also do’s and don'ts in shopping. It said that “Do not interrupt salespeople who are helping other customers.”
Next, in Thailand people always ignore crosswalks and zoom past pedestrians trying to cross. In response to this behavior the do’s and don’ts said that Drivers must stop at zebra crossings and wait for people to cross the road, without honking the horn.”
Besides, there was one in the list told that “Do not use your chopsticks to pick up food for other people.” Concerning this problem, in Thailand we always eat in family style and sharing dishes with each other with out serving spoons. Last but not least, one of the do’s and don’ts said that “just because you have kids doesn’t mean you can cut ahead in line” because in Thailand we always give priority to people who have
You know the path western women follow; get married, pop out a couple of rug rats, put on 30-40 pounds, and as the man, leaving you to wonder what happened to that phenomenal piece of ass you fell in love with and married. These days, fat men and women are the norm, despite this, men aren’t allowed to call their girlfriends or wives fat. Doing so is considered cruel and is grounds for a break-up or divorce, or at the very least a serious pouting session. Of course, American women can call men fat anytime they want and get away with it. TV sitcoms regularly portray men as stupid, fat slobs, who capitulate to their women and rarely say more than “Yes, dear. Whatever you say, dear.” It’s different in Thailand, right? Wrong. Sort of. The World Health Organization recently reported Thai people are the second fattest in Asia behind Malaysians. So in this way, I guess Thai women are similar to American women. The stereotypical impression of Thai women as small and petite is eroding. The truth is, women come in all sizes, just like lions, tigers, and cheetahs are cats, Thai and American women have similarities and dissimilarities. A century ago or so ago, a Thai woman would welcome her husband home from a hard day’s work with a cycle of love. Dinner would be waiting, and once they had finished eating, she would run his bath, scrub his back and help him clean those hard to reach places. Then she would give him a traditional Thai massage, knead his tired muscles, and if he so desired, take care of his sexual needs. When the evening was complete and they were ready to sleep, she would kneel at the end of the bed and wai her
The five aspects which we will examine that create Japan’s culture are: political, economic, military, social, and religious. We will take a look at some of the general facts and information about Japan and its history, more specifically, the events that led the country to its involvement in World War II. After reading this, it is my hope that many will have a better understanding of a foreign country they may not know much about.
Japan is a very homogenous society made up of about 98% ethnic Japanese. They tend to put a lot of emphasis on family and communities, and value the group more than the individual (Aliasis, 2013). The social hierarchy important and members of the society are expected to conform. One way is showing respect for one’s elders, for example the oldest member of a group is served first and their drinks are poured for them (AngloINFO, 2014). This mentality is common in the business world as well. Promotions are usually based on seniority and people often work at one company their entire lives. This way of life brings satisfaction and pride to the people (Aliasis, 2013). When greeting others it is customary to bow, although the Japanese are familiar with our ways and would expect us to want to shake hands rather than bow (Bazzel, 2013; Angloinfo, 2014). Also, being too direct about what one is really thinking is not socially acceptable. The Japanese use subtle language and rely heavily on non-verbal forms of communication (Aliasis, 2013).
Since my cultural experience was on the Japanese culture, I decided I would continue on with that interest and write my paper about the Japanese culture therefor giving me a chance to do more research about the culture. The Japanese culture is really rich and diverse, there is a particular hierarchy or structure to the Japanese culture, Denison (2002) stated that “Japanese culture is structured around black and white norms for acceptable group behavior. People who do not function by there norms are viewed as outsiders who lack legitimate status. Black and white expectations of behavior produce equally clear cut conformity, resulting in high harmony and certainly of outcome, trust is early through continuous conformity”.This is a huge and really important aspect of their culture because it governs their social standing, interacting with others and the way they are seen, and when it comes to your social standing in the culture, the way you are seen and respected by those around you is very important.
We will explore some important facts about Japan’s cultural society and environment. The country of Japan is an island nation, which is separated from Mainland Asia by the Sea of Japan. (“Facts about Japan”) On the west side it is surrounded by the Northern Pacific Ocean. It has no land boundaries.
The key to doing business in Japan is establishing strong relationships. According to Haru Yamada, a linguistics professor at the University of Westminster in London and the author of Different Games, Different Rules, “Present yourself as a trustworthy person who is sensitive to Japanese interests. Ask some non-sales related questions about their company. By shifting your focus from the product to the relationship, you will consider it the most interesting part of doing business and don’t consider it an effort at all. It’s part of figuring out who you’re dealing with, and how familiar with the West you counterpart is. Japanese people are deeply proud of traveling. Get them to tell you about their trips. Then you can start to gauge their familiarity [with the West] and get a good sense of how good they are at telling you what they’re thinking, directly, as opposed to the indirection that the Japanese are famous for. The Japanese are like emotional bonds with people.” When doing business in Japan, they are very formal. Yet there are some aspects of business etiquette in Japan that are similar to those of the United States. When in a business meeting, the Japanese expect for you to wait to be seated because they have a custom on which party sits on which side of the table. It is also important to take a lot of notes from the beginning of the business meeting to the end. A huge “must have” in the Japanese business society is carrying a business card, meishi. You must present the card with both hands to the most senior member and so on down the corporate ladder. It is considered rude if you put the card in your pocket or wallet. You must keep it on the table in front of you during the meeting. If you were to receive a business card, yo...
Japan is also differentiated by the widely known comparison between other nations, especially those of Europe when it comes to lifestyle and how various economical groups live similarly, since there are no foreign populations in japan the advantage is given to those of authentic Japanese origins regarding the fact they follow their traditions and ethics.
It is impossible to deny that cell phones have become increasingly important in the business world of today. They are a great way to keep in touch and be reminded of daily events. Still, it is necessary to remember that they have their time and place. Your life is not the only one at stake when you get behind the wheel and common courtesy should still remain a highly regarded value. Maybe it is because cell phones have interfered with the need to exercise our memory, but we seem to have forgotten it was once possible to survive without them.
Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand has become a well-known destination to many travelers since the early stage of mass tourism. The boost of tourism in Thailand started with Vietnam War where Thailand became a popular destination for the rest and recreation of US military. Since then the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established as an official organization to promote the country’s tourism (McDowall & Wang, 2009). Despite a lot of world external factors negatively affected Thailand tourism such as Gulf War 1991, Asia Financial Crisis 1997, SARS 2003 and Tsunami 2004, the overall number of tourists was increasing due to the quick response of the government to the needs of tourism industry and the effect of targeted promotional campaigns (Zhang, Qu & Tavitiyaman, 2009). According to TAT (2014), the international tourist arrivals increased over 333 times from 0.08 million in 1960 to 26.7 million in 2013. And in the same period, tourism revenue rose from US$10 million to US$38 billion. Although Thailand hosted a significant number of tourists and gained a lot of revenue from tourism, Thailand also suffered from negative effects such as AIDS, negative image of sex tourism (Li & Zhang, 1997), degradation of the environment (Koont...
Japanese value respect and their reputation. It is very important for them to save face in their society. For example, The japanese believe that if they turn down someone’s request, it causes embarrassment on themselves and they lose reputation. If they cannot agree to a request, often they will say “it will be difficult” or “it’s under consideration.” instead of flat out denying the request.
In conclusion, all above demonstrate the different kinds of manner between Thailand and Japan, which are greeting, table manners, and public transportation manners. Even though these manners and etiquettes may cause problems to foreigners in someway. Thus, people should learn and survey information about what can do or cannot do in these countries before visiting or even living in order to prepare ourselves to the dissimilar environment.
Japan is one of the greatest countries in the world and it has offered many things as well. The Japanese have given the world a better understanding of their culture and history along with a good look at the future from a technological standpoint. They have developed and created the future for their country that has allowed them to be prosperous and powerful. They once isolated themselves from the rest of the world, but now they share their knowledge with other countries in order to create a better understanding of the world. Through their trade and creative thinking they have become one of the world’s largest and powerful countries and have allowed their economy to flourish and prosper.
The topic that I will be discussing is Thai culture. In this, it will include areas that influence this culture. First, I will give you the geographical information of the country of Thailand. The second area that I will look at will be language. Language is an extremely important part of culture and some say that one cannot be found without the other. After that I will inform you about customs, traditions and taboos in Thai culture. This is a very important part of culture and is what shows the differences between cultures. Then I briefly tell you about the government and some national symbols, such as the flag, the symbol, colors, anthem, dress, and national day. Next, I will explain about religion in Thailand. In most cultures there is religion, but in Thailand it is interwoven into its whole culture and it is hard to separate the two. One other thing that I will include in this paper is a link to a page with pictures from my trip to Thailand.
The source text is from the website of the Foreign Ministry of Japan (2015), and it is about the relationship between the ASEAN countries and Japan (the original source text is Japanese, so this is a kind of back translation).
Japan is a country with countless attraction and points of interest, whether its heritage, food, popular culture or dark tourism, Japan as a tourism destination can offer many things. Because of the saturation of culture there are many types of tourism which apply (Berger 2010). Cultural tourism, adventure, ecotourism, food and family tourism and even sex tourism to name a few and with the increasing relevance of Otaku1 culture in the western world, Japans popularity as a holiday destination has increased drastically. The popularity of Japanese tourism can largely be attributed to the growing cultural interest displayed by the visitors which means that cultural exploration is one of the more significant reasons of visitation.