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JALILAH TANTUAS

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Did you know?

Japan is one of the famous and successful country in the world. And, it is one of the leading economic and technological centers of the world because they are more advanced than other country. Also, Japan is known worldwide because of their cultures, etiquette, beliefs, etc.

These are the 5 Famous Cultural Values in Japan that you must know if you wish to visit their country.

1. Bowing

In japan, people greet each other by bowing. The Japanese word for “bow” is ojigi (お辞儀). Bowing is one of the primary ways that people in Japan show respect to other people. The deeper and longer the bow, the stronger the respect and emotion.

2. Self-discipline

In Japan, discipline is shitsuke that also translates roughly into training or upbringing. Parents are expected to be the model of their children. You can see that in a young age, children are practicing their self-discipline by volunteering pick up trash from the streets near their schools.

3. Cleanliness

Japan is well known as the cleanest country in the world. Most of the people who visit in Japan are suprised by its cleanliness and lack of waste. People in Japan always practice cleanliness in their daily life. Since the Shintoism teaches that evil is associated with dirtiness, good with cleanliness.

4. Sitting Seiza

Seiza is the formal way of sitting down in Japan. It shows politenes, respect , and devotion. Seiza is a humble manner of sitting and it helps maintaining good posture.

5. Chopsticks

Most of the people are confused, curious, questioning, debating, this phrase "Is everything is political?". Just like the other people, I also questioned myself why everything is political. Politics have a lot of meanings. It can be about the government, how society works, how the government gains power, how a person should make a decision, how the people should follow the rules in the society, and how much power should the people have.

According to Skwarecki (2017), Everything is political, and it always has been. Politics is what the government does, and what opinions people have about what the government should do.

As Hanisch says, the personal is political. The women's personal problems were political because of gender inequality. She argued that the personal experiences of women can be traced to one’s location within a system of power relationships.

She added that "political" refers to any power relationships, not just those of government or elected officials. One example is the ability of people to afford health insurance and access care (or not) is considered political because it was shaped by the actions or inactions of a government. Also, if the student can't attend his/her, online class, because their internet is too weak is also political. That is a public issue which is the inaccessibility of students in education.

Is everything political? Yes. And it will never stop.

WHY?