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Comparing Japanese & American Cultures
ByMrs. Lucas and Mrs.
Cooper’s Classes
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Daily Life
Japan
Food Noodles & rice
Clothes Kimonos & Happy coats Now Western fashions
Housing Apartments
United States
Food Spaghetti ,Pizza, & Hamburgers
Clothes Jeans &T-Shirts
Housing Apartments, Houses, & Trailers
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Schools
Japan
Field Trips 3-4 days
Cleaning the school students
Performance skits
Slippers not shoes
in school
U.S.
Field Trips 1 Day
Cleaning the school janitor
Christmas play
Shoes in school
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Play
Japan
Sports Baseball,
Soccer
Technology video games, CDs, TV
Beach
United States
Sports Basketball, Baseball, Soccer
Technology Video games, CDs, TV,
Beach
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Sports
Japan• Baseball• Soccer• Tennis• Skiing• Jogging• Swimming• Judo
United States• Baseball• Basketball• Football• Soccer• Roller Jam• Judo
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Regions
Japan• 47 Prefectures • Capitol Tokyo• 3,000 cities• Rural Industrial
communities Technopolis
United States• 50 States• Capitol
Washington,D.C.• 18,000 cities
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Nature and ClimateJapan
• Island
• Western edge of Pacific Ocean
• Humid climate
• Population 125 million • 7th largest
United States• Covers North American
midsection• Stretches from Atlantic
to Pacific Ocean • Warm to frozen climate• Population 270 million • 3rd largest in pop.
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Government
Japan• Democracy• Prime minister• Three Branches• Executive,
Legislative, Judicial• Emperor
United States• Democracy• President• Three Branches• Executive,
Legislative, Judicial
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Protecting the Environment
Japan• 1967 Recycling Laws• Recycling paper and
cans• Pollution Emissions
controlled
United States• Recycling• Vehicle Emissions
Test• Pollution Emissions
controlled
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Tradition and Culture
Japan• Haiku-poems• Ukiyo-woodblock
prints• Bonsai-miniature trees• Ikebana-Flower
arranging• Origami-paper folding
United States• Flower gardens• Draw and sketch• Read and write
poems• Calligraphy-fancy
printing• Plays
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History
Japan• Hunters / Gatherers• States ruled by
Samurai soldiers• 200 years isolation • 1868 Emperor• Democracy
America• Hunters and
Gatherers-Native Americans
• Colonial Settlers• United States of
America-Democracy
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Economy and Industry
Japan• Sony Toyota, &
Honda• Factories in other
countries• Fishing• Rice
America• Services• Manufacturing• Government• Transportation &
communication• Agriculture &
Mining
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International Relations
Japan• Peace• Weapons Control• Prosperity
America• Peace• Weapon s control• Prosperity
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ResourcesMrs. Michelle Shiffler, Japanese Language Teacher, Hardin County Schools
Teach Me Japanese, video-tapes, Hardin County Schools
Konnichiwa! I Am a Japanese-American Girl Tricia Brown, Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1995.
Tree of Cranes Allen Say,Houghton Mifflin Co., 1991.
Kids Web Japan http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Mrs. Laura Mayer’s Students, video e-mail, Sagamihara, Japan
World Book CD- ROM