CREATION MYTH OF JAPAN

The first gods summoned two divine creatures into existence, the male Izanagi and the female Izanami, and they commissioned the creation of the first land. To help them do this, they gave Izanagi and Izanami a spear decorated with jewels, named Amenonuhoko (spear of heaven). Then, the two deities were the bridge between Heaven and Earth, Amenoukihashi (floating bridge of heaven) and stirred the ocean with the spear. When drops of salty water fell from the tip of the spear, formed the island Onogoro (self-made​​). 

They descended from the bridge of heaven and made their home on the island. Since we wanted to join a pillar called Amenomihashira built around it and built a palace called Yahirodono (room whose area is 8 arms). Izanagi and Izanami circled the pillar in opposite directions, and when they met, Izanami, the female deity, spoke first with a greeting. Izanagi thought this was not the proper way, however they joined anyway. They had two children, Hiruko (infant water) and Awashima (island of bubbles) but were poorly made and not considered gods. 

They put the children on a boat and sailed the sea. Then they were asked the other gods a response to what they did wrong. They said that the male god should have initiated the conversation during the marriage ceremony. So Izanagi and Izanami went around the pillar again, and this time, when they met, Izanagi spoke first and their marriage was successful. 

From this union were born ohoyashima, or the eight major islands of the Japanese chain

LEGENDS AND MYTHS: The legend of the moon rabbit..

Once a king was lost in a forest and he had a lot hunger;  a fox, a wolf and a rabbit  came to him. The fox gone to search firewood, the wolf made fire and the rabbit was useless and it threw into the fire as a sacrifice; so, the king saw the rabbit and threw his body at the moon and said: "and to let everyone know what ever did for me, your image will be reflected in the Moon " since this day say that they see a rabbit on the moon...

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE GOWN

The most important dresses of Japan are KIMONO and YUKATA. 

Kimonos: are made of silk and generally tend to be very expensive and for that reason are used only on special occasions  as funerals, weddings, tea ceremonies, among other; these dresses are used as a formality or as a tradition; the color and the design of each kimono depend of the occasion, the age and the marital status, also must be accompanied the right hairstyle, underwear and socks appropriate, and a small bag where women keep their stuff.

Yukata: is not a sophisticated dress and is used for free time activities, it is a comfortable dress and is much cheaper than the Kimono; are made of simple cotton. 

MUSIC OF JAPAN

Japan has a rich musical culture that includes a varied palette of traditional styles as well as a diverse range of styles including exported rock, electro, punk, folk, metal, reggae, salsa, and tango as well as country music and hip hop.

Traditional Japanese music is known for Hougaku (邦 楽), while the word Ongaku (音 楽) refers to music in general. The modern name J-Music refers to certain branches of Japanese music with Western touches.

JAPAN AND GLOBALIZATION

Japan was the first Asian country to join the capitalist market by industrialization
Japan is one of the three largest economies of the world. They have factories for different products, mainly electronic products factories.
Japan have high imports, gor this reason it has the highest per capita income.
It hasn't problems of unemployment, because it gives a lot of jobs; In adition, the workers in high positions have a rhythm of hard work, as a result they have many health problems.
However, after World War II Japan has evolved and it is one of the major potencies.

In this moment   Third World countries have sought Japanese history in a magic bullet or a role model to escape from underdevelopment.

on other hand Japan has focused on humanitarian support. For example Japan has participated in Iraq's humanitarian mission, support of African countries.

      

Meeting new people

• The reverence (お辞儀)

When the Japanese know new people are given the hand and takes a reverence at the same time. The reverence can be made before, during or after the handshake.

• They called the new people by their last name preceded by Mr or Mrs.

• Business Cards (meishi): 

These are a key element when know new people and should be delivered using two hands and should not be making any annotation on them.

• In the talks should be avoided talk of oneself.

• Corporate gifts are also a very important aspect to the Japanese these are usually done in the first meetings.

WHITE

White has been an auspicious color on Japan for most of its history. Represents purity and cleanliness in the traditional Japanese society and is seen as a blessed color. Because of the sacred nature of color, white is the color of weddings and other events of the gay life and appears on the Japanese flag.