Comparison Between Japan and Russia
Cultural differences
A comparison of Russia and Japan
Kristina Aksakova
Exchange student
Virrat, 2011
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Table of contents
General information about Russia and Japan 4
Japan 4
Background 4
Tsunami Devastates Japan 5
History 6
Geographical facts 8
Demographical facts 9
Economic facts 11
FOREIGN RELATIONS 13
Governmental facts 15
Infrastructural facts 16
Russia 18
Background 18
History 18
Geographical facts 20
Demographical facts 20
Economical Facts 20
FOREIGN RELATIONS 22
Governmental facts 22
Infrastructural facts 22
Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede 24
Individualism 25
Power Distance 26
Uncertainty Avoidance 27
Masculinity 27
Long-Term Orientation 28
Doing Business 29
Meeting and Greeting 29
Japan 29
Building Relationships, Communication 30
Meetings and Negotiations 30
Entertaining 32
Gift-giving 32
Conclusion 35
Sources 36
General information about Russia and Japan
Japan
Background
In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in
A comparison of Russia and Japan
Kristina Aksakova
Exchange student
Virrat, 2011
[pic][pic]
Table of contents
General information about Russia and Japan 4
Japan 4
Background 4
Tsunami Devastates Japan 5
History 6
Geographical facts 8
Demographical facts 9
Economic facts 11
FOREIGN RELATIONS 13
Governmental facts 15
Infrastructural facts 16
Russia 18
Background 18
History 18
Geographical facts 20
Demographical facts 20
Economical Facts 20
FOREIGN RELATIONS 22
Governmental facts 22
Infrastructural facts 22
Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede 24
Individualism 25
Power Distance 26
Uncertainty Avoidance 27
Masculinity 27
Long-Term Orientation 28
Doing Business 29
Meeting and Greeting 29
Japan 29
Building Relationships, Communication 30
Meetings and Negotiations 30
Entertaining 32
Gift-giving 32
Conclusion 35
Sources 36
General information about Russia and Japan
Japan
Background
In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in
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