Japan
...e highly valued. Actions that carry anger and jealousy are condemned. They try to avoid confrontation and establish smooth interpersonal relationships. Every effort is made to avoid open hostility and face-to-face action which might lead to argument and embarrassment of one of the parties. (Embree, p.24) When working as a group Japanese try to contribute to the group as a whole rather than individual achievements. As a matter of that in rural life the spirit of cooperation and group work is strong. The interesting fact is that most of those group activities are usually carried without any permanent supervisor. (G. Sansom, p.102) In Japanese education the main aim is to produce population to get along in modern world. (Embree, p.40) It places a great emphasis on moral and intellectual values of the young population. Those classes on ethics exist from the beginning till the end of the school time. Education in Japan is not meant just to teach children how to read and write, or to learn world history-it’s goal is to provide the necessary knowledge of up to date ethics and personal values. The school , along with the regular classes gives child the higher level of thinking. (Embree, p.43)School also emphasizes on preparing students to adapt to everyday changes and to be able to plan current and future living. Therefore school requires knowledge of their own country culture, history and values, as well as an international learning. As Japanese culture concentrates on group as a whole introducing it from the early ages there exists a negative spillover. Japanese culture is known for its enormous ethnocentrism. Japanese, from old times believed in superiority of their ethnic group alo...