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The official currency of Japan, the Japanese Yen (JPY), is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market. The word yen means “circle” or “round object.”. Yen was officially adopted by the Meiji government in 1871 as part of the modernization policy of Japan’s economy.
Jan 28, 2010 · Reams have been written to question, explore and define 'Japan', 'Japanese culture' and 'the Japanese', both by Japanese scholars and by foreign observers of Japan. Most of it is based on an unwitting existential assumption that 'Japan', 'Japanese culture' and 'the Japanese' are 'things' out there, whose objectively verifiable forms need only be ascertained.
- Harumi Befu
- 2009
For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture. This widely use...
- Paul Varley
- Fourth Edition
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Now in its fourth edition, An Introduction to Japanese Society remains essential reading for students of Japanese society. Internationally renowned scholar Yoshio Sugimoto uses both English and Japanese sources to update and expand upon his original narrative in this sophisticated yet highly readable text. This book explores the breadth and diversi...
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exposed to Japanese culture, history, and philosophy through the English transla-tions of primary documents as found in Sources of Japanese Tradition (Tsunoda, de Bary, and Keene). In the preface to the first edition, the editors remarked that “since the arts of Japan have such a unique importance in the modern world — indeed,
1. apan, Japanese culture and the JapaneseIntroductionReams have been written to question, explore and define ‘Japan’, ‘Japanese culture’ and ‘the Japanese’, both by. Japanese scholars and by foreign observers of Japan. Most of it is based on an unwitting existential assump-tion that ‘Japan’, ‘Japanese culture’ and ‘the ...
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