Inside Japan
The most Japanese people have a social behavior which is called “Honne and Tatemae,” and this is not something they can acquire from their school education. It would be considered as a national characteristic of Japanese people. Especially in the Japanese society, “Honne and Tatemae” has always been an essential part of communications. “Honne” is defined as someone’s true feelings, and “Tatemae” is defined as a behavior which people actually show in public or an opinion which people actually say in public…Read More
Living in China
China’s development since the late 1970s has been highly uneven; major urban areas—such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen—are modern metropolises where the culture shock is limited. In these cities, you will find western ingredients in supermarkets, western-style bars and clubs. But there is certainly the other side of the rapidly commercializing China. Inter-provincial migration between 1990 and 2005 reached about 80 million. The largest human migration in history and social stratification has enormous impact on today’s China…
Although South Korea shares similar cultural origins with other East Asian countries, it has maintained its own distinctiveness for a long time. First time visitors normally are attracted to the differences in every life, such as 10 Korean customs to know before you visit Korea. As one stays longer, various aspects of the Korean society may deserve more attention. For example, gender roles in South Korea have very different expectations for women and men. Although equal education is provided, gender inequality in South Korea persists, and the ratio of women who are working outside of home is still a lot smaller than that of men.