Essays on Japan

Hong Kong and Japan are the popular spots for travelling, while is known as ‘Shopping Paradise’ and Japan is the favourite place of the tourist. However, their culture is the most fascinating place. Hong Kong is a cultural salad bowl which allows distinct communities keep…

One rainy day in Tokyo, Japan, there was a man named Tadashi. Tadashi loved his job as a bus driver he also loved traditional Japanese music. On that day Tadashi was polishing his new bus. After he went to several different bus stops with listening…

If you want to visit a place where nature and serenity work hand in hand, away from the bustling sound of any busy city, then Mount Koya is definitely the place for you. It is Japan’s sacred and magnificent wonder which was included in the…

Introduction Cultural exchange and differences were evident between countries in the East and West before the 16th century. Travelers, merchants, and missionaries were responsible for this norm as they endeavored to perpetuate superiority in various social and economic realms. Japan was mostly a nation that…

Zekkyou Gakkyu, Ishikawa Emi’s Manga, is a compilation of horror one shots. Each chapter has different characters and plots, but the main focus is that horror is added in the mundane events and lives of Japanese high school students; some were of life in school,…

Aging in Japan has become an increasingly relevant topic due to many reasons. The main reasons so many researchers and media outlets want to explore aging in Japan is because they have the highest life expectancy rate as of 2017. In addition to this, over…

The fall of the Empire of Japan in 1947 and the American occupation that occurred after Japan’s surrender in World War 2 had resulted in the creative youths of Japan denying the modernization that it brought in traditional Japan. “Koshimaki Osen Bokyaku-hen” was a print…

Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide in Japanese Tradition sharply related with the ancient samurai warriors. Seppuku is also known as “Hara-kiri”, which is given by western people. Seppuku is usually performed by “Stabbing” or “Cutting” oneself in the ‘abdomen’ with a “short sword…

Child suicide in Japan, its consequences and how to address it There is a concern around the number of schoolwork-related suicides in Japan and it affects Japanese society. It has been addressed recently and those numbers are decreasing. However, child suicide is still a main…

On December 17, 1941 Japan delivered a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a day that would live in infamy. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor there were hundreds of thousands Japanese Americans in the United States. Though they were Americans…