American Value and Japanese Value

1. American Value and Japanese Value ESL 156 M1567 Comparative Culture Studies Instructor: Lyra Riabov Presenter: Kosuke Yoshida

2. Outline • information of Japan • Ethnic diversity in the U.S and the Japan • American value and Japanese value • One of the problems that affect culture in the Japan • Effect of declining birth rate • Possible solution • references

3. Information of Japan • Area 377,873 square km • Population 127 million • Language Japanese • Religion Shinto and Buddhism

4. Ethnic diversity in the U.S • Many race White 75.1% Black 12.3% Asian 3.6% Two more races 2.4% Other races 6.6%

5. Ethnic diversity in Japan • A few race Japanese 98.38% Ainu 0.02% Other 1.6%

6. American value • Individual freedom • Self-reliance • Equality of opportunity

7. Japanese value • Harmony • Group • Humility • humane

8. One of the problems that would affect culture in Japan • Declining birth rate

9. Effect of declining birth rate

10. Possible solution We need to have good environment for women to bear a child. Many countries try to practice several ways to solve the problem. <For example> ・the more children you have, the less taxes you pay. ・If a woman bears a child, she is given bonus by the government. ・The government takes care of the cost of birth. ・The government makes a place to take care of a child while parents work.

11. references • http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%91%E5%AD%90%E5%8C%96 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan • http://www.jri.co.jp/press/2006/jri_060426.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan#Ainu • American Way