1. Introduction to Japan Final Review n Monday, May 28 n Start time: 4:30 p.m.; Finish 6 (1 1/2 hours) n SH Ho Sports Hall n Content: Popular Culture (Society); Economics; Politics n Multiple choice and short answer n Closed book

2. Our objective, explain Japan’s change and continuity: by understanding cultural transmission and change More specifically by understanding the interactions between: n Group orientation n Individual expression n Universal principals As expressed in...

3. Consider the capacity for individual expression within a mass culture society. Japan’s Popular Culture: participation and consumption As expressed through: n The basis of participation n Mass consumption versus individual expression n Mediums of homogenization n Alternative culture

4. What happened to the economic miracle? n What foundations did Japan have for its rapid economic development? n How has the structure of the Japanese economy evolved over the last twenty years? n How have group orientation and individual expression been balanced in the Japanese employment system? n How has business been organized and governed in the postwar period?

5. How democratic is Japan? n Are individual rights protected? n How does group orientation persist in a democratic system? n Is the will of the people adequately transmitted through the politicians to be made into laws? n Does the bureaucratic administration support or hinder democracy? n Are the issues which concern the Japanese dealt with effectively?

6. Minbo no Onna (anti-extortion woman) “Minbo: criminal acts disguised as civil law actions” Storyline: Abuse of the law by Yakusa (gangsters) to extort money from a hotel and use of the law by hotel staff to fight back n What expectations are both sides counting on? n How does the lawyer enlist the help of the courts and police? n How is local citizens power expressed in the movie? n Where do you see the extreme right wing?

7. Minbo no Onna Multiple Choice In the film Minbo no Onna, the Yakusa try to stop the building of the Hotel’s extension by: 1.Paying off government building inspectors. 2.By getting the union to call a strike. 3.By using their local citizen’s rights. 4.By threatening the employees with violence. Short Answer: In order to achieve their goals explain how the Yakusa and the Hotel employees use the same tools differently.

8. The Exam Why does Togashi’s company have a marathon team? This film shows a contest between two universal principles of Japan’s economy. Which one is winning? Do you think there is any linkages between what is going on in the education system and the economic system? What is an example of tatemae and honne? How does Togashi’s company get rid of him?

9. Bounce Ko Gals n What forms of individual expression do you see? u How would you categorize them in terms of participation and consumption? n What groups do you see? u How are they structured and what rules do they have? n Any sign of alternative cultures or sub-cultures? n What is this director saying about Japanese society?

10. Lecture, Textbook based Multiple Choice 1. What was the "bubble economy?" a. the growing dependency of consumers on credit purchasing in the late eighties. b. the switch by companies to equity based financing. c. the asset inflation that occurred in the late eighties. d. the rapid shift from manufacturing to service based industries.

11. Lecture, Textbook based Multiple Choice 2. Who directly chooses the Japanese prime minister? a. The emperor b. The cabinet c. The liberal democratic party d. The house of representatives

12. Lecture, Textbook based Short Answer 1. How does the group work in Japanese politics? Use the LDP example to explain. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Japanese employment system for the individual?

13. Film Based Short Answer: Choice of 2 of 3 question 1.The film “The Exam” shows a contest between two universal principles of Japan’s economy. Which one is winning? 2.In the film “Minbo no Onna,” what do the Yakusa and the Hotel base their strategies on?

14. Introduction to Japan Final Review n Monday, May 28 n Start time: 4:30 p.m.; Finish 6 (1 1/2 hours) n SH Ho Sports Hall n Content: Popular Culture (Society); Economics; Politics n Multiple choice and short answer n Closed book