Japanese Culture

Food:
Rice, Fish, Noodles

Clothing & Body Adornments:
kimonos

Tools & Weapons:
Samauri Swords

Housing & Shelter:
Apartments-mainly

Transportation:
Small Cars & Bicycles

Personal Possessions:
Ancestors pictures are in everyone's homes.
Artifacts or items from ancestors

Household Articles:
Low tables and chairs
Usually futons for beds
Woven straw mats
Ovens are not typically in the home, too expensive.
Sliding doors, take up less space in the small homes.

Nonverbal Communication:
Lots of gestures

Language:
Japanese

Systems and Governmental Institutions:
Monarchy, Group Society

Rewards and Punishments:
not known

Systems of Trade and Exchange:
not known

Producing and Manufacturing:
Cars, Electronics, Seafood

Property: renting is most popular

Division of Labor:
Mainly men in work force

Standards of Living:
not known

Belief Systems:
not known

Religion:
Buddhism, Catholic

Forms of the Arts, Plan & Recreation:
Origami

Folk Arts and Fine Arts:
Karaoke

Standards of Beauty and Taste:
not known

Societies:
Not a strong class system in Japanese society

Families:
Close family life,
Typically husband is head of household,
The wife or mother is responsible for the home,
Grandparents live in the homes with their children and grandchildren.
Males of the family are favored over females.

Kinship Systems:
Work Groups
Life long friendships
Very "clique-ish" society

Kinds of Conflict:
not known

Kinds of Warfare:
not known

Informal Education:
Not known

Formal Education:
Boys receive better education than girls