Culture Indonesia

The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by long interaction between original indigenous customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient trading routes between the Far East and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures.

Examples of cultural fusion include the fusion of Islam with Hindu in Javanese Abangan belief, the fusion of Hinduism, Buddhism and animism in Bodha, and the fusion of Hinduism and animism in Kaharingan; others could be cited.

Indonesian art-forms express this cultural mix. Wayang, traditional theater-performed puppet shows, were a medium in the spread of Hinduism and Islam amongst Javan villagers. Both Javanese and Balinese dances have stories about ancient Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms, while Islamic art forms and architecture are present in Sumatra, especially in the Minangkabau and Aceh regions. Traditional art, music and sport are combined in a martial art form called Pencak Silat.

Western culture has greatly influenced Indonesia in science, technology and modern entertainment such as television shows, film and music, as well as political system and issues. India has notably influenced Indonesian songs and movies. A popular type of song is the Indian-rhythmical dangdut, which is often mixed with Arab and Malay folk music.

Despite the influences of foreign culture, some remote Indonesian regions still preserve uniquely indigenous culture. Indigenous ethnic groups Mentawai, Asmat, Dani, Dayak, Toraja and many others are still practicing their ethnic rituals, customs and wearing traditional clothes.

Culture Japan

This time, aq want to discuss about Japanese culture. There are at least 4 things Japanese culture interesting to talk about.1. Work-> Most of the Japanese people are a workaholic, her work is a second home. and co-workers are family. Working late into the night is not uncommon dsini.My workplace there are two Japanese people who are aged 50 years and above, every day after work between 8-9 hours a night. Morning around 8 o'clock already come. Usually on Saturday also came to the office until 7 pm. So time for the family for they are Saturdays and week talaga.All types of jobs here does not distinguish gender. Girls become truck drivers or taxi drivers are not unusual here. Japan did not embrace gender differences as in Indonesia. Whole together, there is no term 'first woman' here.2. Decorum-> Japanese people are very familiar with manners. If you compare it with Java, probably about the same or even more polite Japanese people. Japanese language has penggolongan2 words based on the level of courtesy. Well, the same Java language lah .. no chromo, ngoko etc.. Here are the forms of Keigo, futsuke, etc..Are treated most polite customer. For the Japanese customer just like God, they would be very indulgent customer. (Basic people Atheism)3. Drink-> Maybe if the culture is almost negara2 forward (west) are the same. Drinking culture is often performed to glue relations / relationships. Well, klo already minum2, isininya cman mlulu laugh ..... any diketawain ..When I came home last week from the same hanami orang2 office, we stopped at a tavern. Party beer and sushi ..... (aq klo enough coca cola) ... Wow .. Kaco .. orang2 japan at all .... but drunk drunk Japanese people do not cause problems safer .. instead it talaga laugh .....4. Religion-> Most of the Japanese people embraced Buddhism. But in kenyataaanya .. they were actually not religious even many who do not believe in god. The Japanese birth is celebrated with shinto culture (sun worship), married in the church, such as Buddhist klo dead (cremated). Essentially they are just doing good for others, they do not do worship sprituil, but enough to do good.

Cultures Asian

The Asian century is symbolized by Indian genre films (Bollywood), Hong Kong genre films, Japanese Animation, and the Korean Wave. The awareness of the different Asian cultures may be a part of a much more culturally aware world, as proposed in the Clash of Civilizations thesis. Equally, the affirmation of Asian cultures has an impact on the identity politics of Asians in Asia and outside in the Asian diasporas.

 The Gross National Cool of Japan is soaring; Japanese cultural products, including TV shows, are undoubtedly “in” among American audiences and have been for years. About 2.3 million people studied the language worldwide in 2003: 900,000 South Koreans, 389,000 Chinese, 381,000 Australians, and 140,000 Americans study Japanese in lower and higher educational institutions.

Feng Shui books topped the nonfiction best-seller lists and Feng Shui schools have multiplied. Major banks and multinational corporations admit to employing Feng Shui consultants to advise them on the organization of their offices. There has been a readiness to supplement eastern forms of medicine, therapy, and massage and reject traditional western medicine in favor of techniques, such as acupressure and acupuncture.

And practices such as moxibustion and shiatsu enjoy enormous popularity in the west. So too for that matter, do virtually all the Eastern martial arts, such as Judo, Karate, Aikido, Taekwondo, Kendo, Jujitsu, Tai Ji, Qigong, Ba Gua, and Xing Yi, together with their many associated schools and subforms. Even the smallest town in Britain, Scandinavia, or the United States generally has at least one Indian or Chinese restaurant.

Though the use of English continues to spread, Asian languages are also becoming more popular to teach and study outside of the continent. The study of Chinese has recently gained greater attention in the United States, owing to a growing belief in the economic advantages of knowing it. It is also being encouraged through PRC's support of Confucius Institutes, which have opened in numerous nations to teach the Chinese language and culture.

Chinese has been rated as the second most used language on the internet with nearly a quarter speaking Chinese, Japanese came as fourth, and Korean as the tenth as of 2010. According to the CIA, China is the country that hosts the most users, Japan the third, India the fourth, and South Korea as the tenth as of 2008.

 India has the largest film industry in the world, and Bollywood produces even more films than Hollywood. Bollywood's annual growth is at 12.6%, higher than Hollywood's 5.6%.

There has been a rapid rise of what has been called the animal rights movement, and also in the growth of vegetarianism which stem from the principle of Ahimsa in the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and especially Jainism. In the past popular sports of cockfighting and bull, bear, and badger baiting. What is more such conduct was not considered un-Christian or unethical in any way.

In the early years of the twentieth century very few people indeed were vegetarians. The figure given for the United Kingdom during World War 2 was a mere 100,000 out of a population of some 50 million...around 0.2 percent of the total. However, by the 1990s the figure was estimated as between 4.2 percent and 11 percent of the British population, and rising rapidly (Cohen, 1999). As Porritt and Winner observe, as recently as the sixties and early seventies, "being a vegetarian was considered distinctively odd", but "it is now both respectable and common place".