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exam 1 - Terms Flashcards

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1
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Ainu

A

Descendants of Jomon people

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Burakumin

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people regarded as outcaste

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daimyo

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pre-modern local lord

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Diet

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parliament composed of house of representatives & House of Councilors

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Tokugawa (Edo) period

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1603-1868
Rigid social class system (Confucian ideology)
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Meiji period

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  1. Restoration
  2. samurai overthrew the shogunate & restored the Emperor
  3. abolition of feudal class system
  4. adoption of Western Institutions
  5. public education available to all
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homogeneous culture

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a society of people comprised of the same race

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Shinto

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Native religion of Japan

nature-related

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Buddhism

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imported Chinese religion in Heian period

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haniwa

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terracotta figures of ancient Japan

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kofun

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key-shaped burial mounds

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shogun

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military head

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ie

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house; household

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samurai

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warrior class

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kami

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god(s), spirits

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koseki

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family register - document certifying family membership

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Bon (or Obon)

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Summer festival for the dead

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parasite singles

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unmarried adults living with their parents

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juku

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after-school class

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uchi

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inside or inside group

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soto

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outside (as opposed to uchi)

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honne

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real feelings (as opposed to a public front)

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tatemae

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front (as opposed to honne, “real feelings”)

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torii

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traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine

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hikikomori

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people who shut themselves in their rooms for years on end

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bubble economy

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1980’s

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kawaii

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cute

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Uniqlo

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Japanese casual wear designer

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grass eaters

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Japanese men turning away from macho ideals in favor of effeminate lifestyles

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otaku

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fanatics

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