Essays about: "Japanese"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 658 essays containing the word Japanese.

  1. 36. Not so Cool Japan? Exploring the perceptions of contemporary Japan among Euro-American exchange students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Luke Farrelly-Spain; [2023]
    Keywords : Orientalism; Perceptions; Nihonjinron; Japan; Popular culture; Cultural engagement; Coolness; Othering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of Japan among Euro-American international students and investigates how these perceptions influence their motivation to study in the country. By exploring the relationship between popular culture, orientalist depictions, and cultural engagement, this study aims understand the complex dynamics which shape these students' attraction to Japan and their understanding of its culture. READ MORE

  3. 37. Mikroskogen : dess betydelse och inverkan på framtidens skånska städer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Matilda Hellwer; [2023]
    Keywords : Akira Miyawaki; mikroskog; micro forest; urban forestry; biologisk mångfald; upptag av luftföroreningar; dagvattenhantering; värmeöeffekt; naturens påverkan på hälsan; stressreducering; återhämtning; barns rörelsefrihet och upplevelse av natur; västerskog och inhemska arter;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen har utvärderat mikroskogar planterade med Miyawakimetoden, skapad av japanen Akira Miyawaki, för att se om den är möjlig att använda i en skånsk urban kontext. Tre olika koncept har tagits fram genom litteratur, en fältstudie och intervjuer där mikroskogar testats för användning på bostadsgårdar, skolgårdar samt större kontor- och industriytor. READ MORE

  4. 38. Scope of Labour Law, Negative Freedom of Association and Minimum Wage Setting - Comparing Japan and EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Yuzuka Arai; [2023]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay compares the labour law regulations in Japan and EU/Sweden. The focus of the paper is the definition of workers, negative freedom of association, and minimum wage settings. READ MORE

  5. 39. Torima, Sutabaru? A Quantitative Study on Current Japanese Youth Language

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Luna Sörensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese language; youth language; slang; wakamono kotoba; wakamonogo; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this thesis, several current and former trends of Japanese youth language are examined through the perspective of age-appropriate speakers, following previous scholarly arguments that youth language research is fraught with judgements made by non-members of the relevant age group. By the means of a quantitative online questionnaire, the study seeks to find examples of expressions that Japanese individuals from their late teens to their early twenties consider to be youth language, items they feel are particularly contemporary or obsolete, and the types of youth language expressions they make frequent use of themselves. READ MORE

  6. 40. ABB Chasing Higher Margins - Focuses on Core Business

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Lovisa Berglund; Filip Fröjd; [2023]
    Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestment; Conglomerate;

    Abstract : In this paper the divestment of a business unit made by the Swedish-Swiss company ABB to the Japanese company Hitachi will be studied. The paper follows a case study methodology and aims to answer why ABB made this divestment as well as if the transaction was successful and at a fair price. READ MORE