Steve
EAP2 A
Summary Response
In Kyodo News Service’s article, “Capitalism helped to decimate Japan’s rural youth,” the author discusses Japan countryside’s population is decreasing. Today the population of Japan is declining. Youth move to big cities from provincial cities to get a job, but most young people can’t get jobs which are high salary. Therefore most people decide to immigrate to get good jobs, and companies move to the overseas for better labor and better workers. Many Japanese women have jobs, it causes a decrease in population. If the women have a career, they have no time to take care of their kids so they will not tend to get babies. With decreasing population, it is not easy to find partner, and people pay a lot of money for taxes because fewer people care for elder people. Japan is admirable country. Japan struggles with population and job problem, but they have excellent technology.
There are problems about a job. Most people want to work in a good environment and at a high salary, so many youth move to the big city to get a good job. Some people get the good job which they want, but many people can’t get a job because there is limit of the number on companies in the city. This problem became that elder people retire earlier from their company. Most companies want superior young employees, so they employ the young instead of elderly people. Also this problem affects small companies. Nobody wants to work in small companies that can’t give a high salary or enough security in the urban areas, so those companies lose the workers and labor. People lose the work and companies lose the labor
The population of Japan is becoming “graying”. By being a concentration of population, the people have no job and the company which loses labor decides to go overseas. There are only old people in the countries because many young people move to cities and oversea to get a good job Many Japanese women have a job; they are not willing to have babies because they have no time to take care of their children. Even if they have babies, the couple usually has only one or two. Even though there are many full age people, they do not want to have babies, and there are so many young people who emigrate to the other country. Therefore, the population of Japan is getting old.
Japan has some problem about population, but their technology is excellent. Japan is developed country with excellent electronic and automobile technology. Japan is an island nation, so they make money by exportation. Agriculture industry is not developed in Japan because the land is small and most young people want to get a job in the city. Most cities are operated by industry and the technology. In the world, Japanese computer and automobile are really popular; also there are a lot of Japanese cars in the U.S. Excellent industrial technology makes Japan a strong nation.
Japan is a singular country. Even though there are problems of decreased population, so many unemployed, and high rate of elderly people, Japan has excellent technology. Actually, Japanese people work hard, so their technology could be developed by a low population. Japan is a strange country; therefore they are commendable.
References
Kyodo News Service (2007, April 3). Capitalism helped to decimate Japan’s rural youth. Retrieved 2007, April, 4 from Lexis-Nexis.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Japan
Steve
EAP2 A
The age of Japan is increasing. As the birth rate and death rate do not grow, many demographers forecast that the Japanese average age will soar and population will fall. Many Japanese worry about retirement. Japan’s postwar baby boomers will reach 60 years old soon, so many people should prepare to retire from their company, but they do not know how to join with other people. Some Japanese men never have connected with friends or joined with associations before they retire. Japan is different from the other countries, but Korea is very similar to Japan. Those counties work very hard.
The Japanese are work hard. Since they entered elementary school, they have studied hard to enter the high quality high school and university, because Japanese universities require the grades which are from elementary school to high school. After they graduate from university, they might get the job. The unemployment rate is growing in Japan, so Japanese work hard for getting a job and keeping their seat. The Japanese are the loneliest people in the world. They work hard without contacting with friends. Yoshida said “It’s highly unlikely the men will join in local community activities once they retire.”(Doi 2007, p.1). The Japanese are pitiable people
Korea is not much different from Japan. The Korean education system is that students start to study hard from elementary school for entering a good university. Most companies check the university when they employ someone. For getting a good job, people study hard in their school. It is hard to get a job in Korea. The unemployment rate is increasing and people want to get a job in good environment, so many people decide to emigrate to get a good job and study more. After getting a job, they work hard too. Many people have worries about retirement and dismissal from company, so it is hard to take a rest. The Koreans are pitiable people too.
The U.S is somewhat different from Japan. American people do not think that entering university is really important. If American people want to study in a university, they can do that whenever, but in Japan, they can’t go a good university easily, so people work hard in their school. Most companies and stores usually close around 5~6 o’clock in America, but in Japan, most companies work until 8~9 o’clock, and most stores are usually open until 10~11 o’clock. You might not find open stores on weekends in America, but in Japan, it is easy to find them. Japanese people think much more about working and makeing money than American people because it is hard to get a job and make money. Japanese people work harder and longer than American people.
The Japanese work hard. They are different from people in the other countries like America. They start hard working from elementary school until they retire. Retirement is time to start their easy life, but they worry about it. They don’t know how to fit with the other people. They are considered as a lonely and pitiable country. These situations are happening to Korea too. They should enjoy their life with somebody and change their focus. Their focus should be happy life.
Reference
Doi, E. (2007, March 30). Japan watches anxiously as baby boomers march into retirement. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Retrieved on July 16, 2007 from Lexis-Nexis.
EAP2 A
The age of Japan is increasing. As the birth rate and death rate do not grow, many demographers forecast that the Japanese average age will soar and population will fall. Many Japanese worry about retirement. Japan’s postwar baby boomers will reach 60 years old soon, so many people should prepare to retire from their company, but they do not know how to join with other people. Some Japanese men never have connected with friends or joined with associations before they retire. Japan is different from the other countries, but Korea is very similar to Japan. Those counties work very hard.
The Japanese are work hard. Since they entered elementary school, they have studied hard to enter the high quality high school and university, because Japanese universities require the grades which are from elementary school to high school. After they graduate from university, they might get the job. The unemployment rate is growing in Japan, so Japanese work hard for getting a job and keeping their seat. The Japanese are the loneliest people in the world. They work hard without contacting with friends. Yoshida said “It’s highly unlikely the men will join in local community activities once they retire.”(Doi 2007, p.1). The Japanese are pitiable people
Korea is not much different from Japan. The Korean education system is that students start to study hard from elementary school for entering a good university. Most companies check the university when they employ someone. For getting a good job, people study hard in their school. It is hard to get a job in Korea. The unemployment rate is increasing and people want to get a job in good environment, so many people decide to emigrate to get a good job and study more. After getting a job, they work hard too. Many people have worries about retirement and dismissal from company, so it is hard to take a rest. The Koreans are pitiable people too.
The U.S is somewhat different from Japan. American people do not think that entering university is really important. If American people want to study in a university, they can do that whenever, but in Japan, they can’t go a good university easily, so people work hard in their school. Most companies and stores usually close around 5~6 o’clock in America, but in Japan, most companies work until 8~9 o’clock, and most stores are usually open until 10~11 o’clock. You might not find open stores on weekends in America, but in Japan, it is easy to find them. Japanese people think much more about working and makeing money than American people because it is hard to get a job and make money. Japanese people work harder and longer than American people.
The Japanese work hard. They are different from people in the other countries like America. They start hard working from elementary school until they retire. Retirement is time to start their easy life, but they worry about it. They don’t know how to fit with the other people. They are considered as a lonely and pitiable country. These situations are happening to Korea too. They should enjoy their life with somebody and change their focus. Their focus should be happy life.
Reference
Doi, E. (2007, March 30). Japan watches anxiously as baby boomers march into retirement. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Retrieved on July 16, 2007 from Lexis-Nexis.
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