Japan Country

SDM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

“DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES”

PRESENTATION ON

Socio,Political,Economic&Cultural System Of Japan

PRESENTEDBY

Neeraja

Niranjan

Raghuveer

Rahul

Ramesh

Ranjitha

Rashmi

PRESENTED TO

Mrs. Bharathi Sunagar

(Lecture, SDMCET,DHARWAD)

Japan is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean with dense cities, imperial

palaces, mountainous national parks and thousands of shrines and temples.

Shinkansen bullet trains connect the main islands of Kyushu (with

Okinawa's subtropical beaches), Honshu (home to Tokyo and Hiroshima’s

atomic-bomb memorial) and Hokkaido (famous for skiing). Tokyo, the

capital, is known for skyscrapers, shopping and pop culture.

Capital: Tokyo

Currency: Japanese yen

Drives on the: left

Ethnic groups (2011): 98.5% Japanese; 0.5% Korean; 0.4% Chinese; 0.6% other

Prime minister: Shinzō Abe

Population: 127 million (2015) World Bank

• January 1 - New Year's Day (Ganjitsu)

• The second Monday in January - Adult's Day (Seijin-no hi)

• February 11 - National Founding Day (Kenkoku Kinen-no hi)

• May 3 - Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpou Kinenbi)

• May 4 - Greenery Day (Midori-no hi)

• May 5 - Children's Day (Kodomo-no hi)

• The third Monday in July - Marine Day or Ocean Day (Umi-no hi)

• August 11 - Mountain Day (Yama-no hi)

• The third Monday in September - Respect-for-the-Aged Day (Keirou-no hi)

• September 23 or 24 - Autumnal Equinox (Shuubun-no hi)

• The second Monday in October - Health/Sports Day (Taiiku-no hi)

• November 3 - Culture Day (Bunka-no hi)

• November 23 - Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou Kansha-no hi)

• December 23 - Emperor's Birthday

Special Days In Japan

Social System of Japan

1) Samurai

• Samurai functioned as the warrior class in Japan; they constituted about 7–

8% of the population.

• The other classes were prohibited from possessing long swords such as the

tachi or katana. Carrying both a long and a short sword became the symbol

of the samurai class.

• Upper-level samurai had direct access to their daimyo and could hold his

most trusted positions. Some achieved a level of wealth that allowed them

to retain their own samurai vassals.

• Mid-level samurai held military and bureaucratic positions and had some

interactions with their daimyo if needed. Low-level samurai could be paid

as little as a subsistence wage and worked as guards, messengers and

clerks.

• Outside the traditional samurai–lord relationship were Ronin, or master less

samurai were generally afforded very low levels of respect, had no income,

and often became gamblers, bandits, or other similar occupations.

2) Peasants

• Life for rural peasants focused on their villages. Peasants rarely moved

beyond their villages, and journeys and pilgrimages required a permit, but

young people occasionally sought seasonal employment outside of their

village.

• As a result, people were highly suspicious of outsiders. Social bonding,

critical to the survival of the whole village, also reinforced through

seasonal festivals

• The peasant class owned land, but rights to tax this land were given to the

daimyo. Peasants worked to produce enough food for themselves and still

meet the tax burden

• Most agriculture during this time was cultivated by families on their own

land in contrast to the plantation or hacienda model, implemented

elsewhere.

3) Merchants and Artisans

By 1800, as much as 10% of the population of Japan may have lived in

large towns and cities, one of the highest levels in the world at the time.

The daimyos and their samurai did not produce any goods themselves, but

they used the tax surplus from the land to fuel their consumption..

• Their needs were met by artisans, who moved to be around the castles, and

merchants, who traded local and regional goods

• Merchants grew increasingly powerful during this period. Wealthy

merchant houses arose to organize distributors and hold legal monopolies

• As their wealth grew, merchants wanted to consume and display their

wealth in the same manner as the samurai, but laws prevented them from

doing so overtly.

Role of Women

• A woman's life varied immensely according to her family's social status.

• Women in samurai families were expected to submit to their male heads of

household, but as they aged, they could become the ranking household

member if their husband died

• Women from the lower classes were much less restricted by social

expectations and could play an integral part in the family's business

• Peasant women were expected to do household chores in the early morning

before working in the fields with their male relatives and, regardless of age,

were important, working members of their families.

• Marriage was not based on romantic attraction. Families tried to use

marriage as a way to increase their social standing or, among wealthier

groups, to increase one's influence and holdings. Most often, however,

marriage occurred between two families of equal status

Political System of Japan

• The Japanese political system is based on Japan’s constitution, which was

drafted after the end of World War II.

• Enacted on May 3, 1947, it firmly established a democracy in form of a

constitutional monarchy, which, similar to the U.K., maintained its long-

standing imperial family as the honorary figurehead of the country.

• The Emperor: Above All, Controlling None

• Following World War II, the role of Japan’s imperial family has gone from

one of holding almost absolute power to that of a figurehead and

ambassador for the country on domestic and international affairs.

• According to the constitution, the Emperor carries out ceremonial duties,

such as appointing the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of the Supreme

Court into office, and presenting distinguished awards from the government

of Japan

• Japan’s Executive Branch: The Prime Minister and Cabinet

• The prime minister of Japan is the face of Japan’s acting government,

driving domestic policy and guiding foreign diplomacy for the nation.

• To be a prime minister of Japan, one must be a Japanese national, and also

a standing member of the current National Diet.

• Prime Ministers are not elected by a direct vote from citizens, but are

appointed by the Diet. Therefore, whichever party holds control in the Diet

will likely appoint their party leader to be the prime minister.

The Diet of Japan

• The Diet of Japan consists of an upper house, The House of Councilors,

and a lower house, The House of Representatives.

• It is the highest level of state power in the country, and the only section of

government that can enact new laws.

• The Diet’s main functions include appointing the prime minister of Japan,

approving the national budget, ratifying international treaties, and creating

and implementing amendments to the constitution

• The upper house, The House of Councilors, consists of 242 members who

serve 6-year terms. Elections for half of the house are held every three

years

• The lower house, The House of Representatives, consists of 480 members

who serve 4-year terms.

The Judicial System of Japan

• The judicial branch of Japan’s government consists of the Supreme Court,

with one chief judge and 14 Supreme Court judges, and four lower classes

of courts. The lower courts consist of eight high courts, 50 district courts,

50 family courts, and 438 summary courts.

Politics

• Political control of Japan’s government ultimately comes down to the Diet

and how its members are allocated among party affiliations.

• Currently, the conservative leaning Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has

held strong influence in national politics since 1955

• In 2016, the DPJ merged with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) to create a

new party called The Democratic Party (DP). The DP hopes to gain more

influence in coming years, and contest the long-standing influence of the

LDP in Japan’s government.

Economy System of Japan

• The economy of Japan is the third-largest in the world by nominal GDP and

the fourth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). And is the world's

second largest developed economy

• According to the International Monetary Fund, the country's per capita

GDP (PPP) was at $37,519, the 28th highest in 2014, down from the 22nd

position in 2012.Japan is a member of the G7.

• Japan is the world's third largest automobile manufacturing country, has the

largest electronics goods industry, and is often ranked among the world's

most innovative countries leading several measures of global patent filings.

• Facing increasing competition from China and South Korea, manufacturing

in Japan today now focuses primarily on high-tech and precision goods,

such as optical instruments, hybrid vehicles, and robotics.

• Besides the Kantō region, the Kansai region is one of the leading industrial

clusters and manufacturing centers for the Japanese economy .

• As of 2010, Japan possesses 13.7% of the world's private financial assets

(the third largest in the world) at an estimated $13.5 trillion. As of 2015, 54

of the Fortune Global 500 companies are based in Japan, down from 62 in

2013.

Cultural Systems of Japan

• The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia, from the

country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture,

which absorbs influences from Asia, Europe, and North America.

Language

• Japanese is the official and primary language of Japan. Japanese is

relatively small [citation needed] but has a lexically distinct pitch-

accent system.

• Japanese is written with a combination of three scripts: hiragana,

derived from the Chinese cursive script, katakana, derived as a

shorthand from Chinese characters, and kanji, imported from China

• The Latin alphabet, rōmaji, is also often used in modern Japanese,

especially for company names and logos, advertising, and when

inputting Japanese into a computer.

• The Hindu-Arabic numerals are generally used for numbers, but

traditional Sino-Japanese numerals are also very common

Literature

• Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural

contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical

Chinese.

• Indian literature also had an influence through the spread of Buddhism

throughout Japan

• Eventually, Japanese literature developed into a separate style in its own

right as Japanese writers began writing their own works about Japan

• Since Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the

19th century, Western and Eastern literature have strongly affected each

other and continue to do so.

Music

• The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles

both traditional and modern

• Japan is the second largest music market in the world, behind the United

States, and the largest in Asia, and most of the market is dominated by

Japanese artists.

• Local music often appears at karaoke venues, which is on lease from the

record labels.

Painting

• Painting has been an art in Japan for a very long time: the brush is a

traditional writing and painting tool, and the extension of that to its use as

an artist's tool was probably natural.

• Japanese painters are often categorized by what they painted, as most of

them constrained themselves solely to subjects such as animals, landscapes,

or figures

• . Chinese papermaking was introduced to Japan around the 7th century

Calligraphy

• The flowing, brush-drawn Japanese rendering of text itself is seen as a

traditional art form as well as a means of conveying written information.

The written work can consist of phrases, poems, stories, or even single

characters

Architecture

• Japanese architecture has as long of a history as any other aspect of

Japanese culture. Originally heavily influenced by Chinese

architecture, it has developed many differences and aspects which

are indigenous to Japan.

• Examples of traditional architecture are seen at temples, Shinto

shrines, and castles in Kyoto and Nara. Some of these buildings are

constructed with traditional gardens, which are influenced from Zen

ideas.

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