Society of Japan

thumb|alt=A profile view of a geisha sat kneeling. She wears a black formal kimono a gold belt, a traditionally styled wig and white make-up with red lips and accents.|Profile of a Miyagawa-chō (geisha) Kimiha wearing a trailing, formal black kimono () and a -style wig <!-- Please use

thumb|A young Japanese man living as a hikikomori in 2004 Hikikomori ( , ) are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement. The term refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general and the individuals belonging to this societal group, who have been described as "modern hermits". Hikikomori has been an increasing problem in Japan since the 1990s, with estimates suggesting that over a million individuals are affected. While the phenomenon is most associated with Japan, cases with similar conditions have also been

thumb|upright=1.34|A "No More Karoshi" protest in Tokyo, 2018 thumb|500px|Deaths due to long working hours per 100,000 people in 2016 (15+) thumb|right|500px|Average annual hours actually worked per worker in OECD countries from 1970 to 2020 , which can be translated into 'overwork death', is a Japanese term relating to occupation-related sudden death.

thumb|Staged photo by Suzuki Shin'ichi I depicting burakumin leather workers, 1873 Burakumin (, "people of the hamlet/village") are an outcaste group in Japan, residing at the bottom of the traditional Japanese social hierarchy. The burakumin's ancestors were outcastes of the pre-modern era, primarily from the Edo period, who were associated with occupations considered impure or tainted by death, such as executioners, undertakers, slaughterhouse workers, butchers, or tanners. They traditionally lived in their own hamlets and neighbourhoods. Although legally liberated in 1871 with the abolition

Japanese pearl diving

overview of sports traditions in Japan

thumb|upright=1.2|An sitting with a client and an apprentice. Ukiyo-e print by [[Suzuki Harunobu (1765).]] thumb| dancing, 2023 is a collective term for the highest-ranking courtesans in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as ) for their more refined entertainment skills and training in the traditional arts. Divided into a number of ranks within this category, the highest rank of were the , who were considered to be set apart from other due to their intensive training in the traditional arts and the fact that they lived and worked in Kyoto, the politica

thumb|300px|Salarymen take their train daily to work in the Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo metropolitan area ([[Tokyo Station, 2005)]] The term is a Japanese word for salaried workers. In Japanese popular culture, it is portrayed as a white-collar worker who shows unwavering loyalty and commitment to his employer, prioritizing work over anything else, including family. "Salarymen" are expected to work long hours, whether overtime is paid or not. They socialize with colleagues and bosses, including singing karaoke, drinking, and visiting hostess bars.

Japanese pornographic industry

The is a Japanese book of laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927.

thumb|The jōhatsu disappear from their lives, often to escape shame from society. or jouhatsu refers to the people in Japan who purposely vanish from their established lives without a trace. This phenomenon can be seen all over the world, such as the United States, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

thumb|right|300px|Sculpture of a retired chōnin as a Upāsaka and Upāsikā|lay Buddhist. It was common for chōnin to take up Buddhism after retirement.thumb|The house of the merchant (Fukagawa Edo Museum) was a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period. The word chōnin comes from the character chō (町) meaning city ward and the character nin (人) meaning person. In the social hierarchy, it was considered subordinate to the samurai warrior class.

Japanese holiday

Statistics and causes of suicide in Japan.

Japanese culture-bound syndrome

distinction between true feelings and public behavior in Japan

In Japan, a is a person aged 18 to 34 who is unemployed, underemployed, or otherwise lacks full-time paid employment. The term excludes stay-at-home spouses and students.

description and history of sex work in Japan

unmarried adults financially and psychologically dependent on a provider for daily living

Nihonjinron (: treatises on Japaneseness) is a genre of ethnocentric nationalist literary work that focuses on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity. Nihonjinron posits concepts such as Japanese being a "unique isolate, having no known affinities with any other race", and has been described as racist.

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part of the samurai code of honor

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thumb|Kogal girls, identified by shortened Japanese school uniform skirts. The two leftmost girls are also wearing [[loose socks.]]

thumb|Matagi hunters with Japanese black bear, 1966, [[Kamikoani, Akita]]

thumb|Fans performing wotagei in Akihabara, Tokyo , also known as , is a type of dancing and cheering gestures performed by wota, fans of Japanese idol singers (and thus seen as Akiba-kei), involving jumping, clapping, arm-waving and chanting slogans. Wotagei is performed at concerts, or at events such as anime and manga conventions and meetings of idol fan groups, and it is thought to have developed from the ōendan, organised cheering squads common at sporting events in Japan. Wotagei is particularly associated with fans of Hello! Project, AKB48, and Vocaloid idols including Hatsune Miku, as

overview of racism in Japan

thumb|A pair of cosplayers who respectively cosplaying as Robin and Stelle from [[Honkai: Star Rail simulating the Kabedon scenario]] ' or ' (; , "wall", and , "bang") refers to the action of slapping a wall fiercely, which produces a loud sound, "don". One use of this phrase is to describe the action of slapping a wall as a protest in collective housing, such as condominiums, when the neighboring unit makes too much noise. Another use often appears in shōjo manga or anime when one character forces another against the wall with one hand or leans against the wall, making the "don" sound. This h

homeless people in Japan sheltering in 24-hr cafes

Dekasegi (, , ) is a term that is used in Latin America to refer to people, primarily Japanese Brazilians and Japanese Peruvians, who have migrated to Japan, having taken advantage of Japanese citizenship or nisei visa and immigration laws to work short-term in Japan.

traditional ideal for womanhood in East Asia

is a Japanese term referring to the coerced ideological conversions of Japanese socialists and communists who, between 1925 and 1945, were induced to renounce leftist ideologies and enthusiastically embrace the Emperor-centric, capitalist, and imperialist ideology favored by the state. Tenkō was typically performed under duress, most often in police custody, and was a condition for release (although surveillance and harassment would often continue thereafter). But it was also a broader phenomenon, a kind of cultural reorientation in the face of national crisis, that did not always involve dire

A is a Japanese term for a career woman. The term refers to the type of Japanese woman, married or not, that pursues a career to make a living and for personal advancement rather than being a housewife without occupation outside the home. The term came into use when women were expected to marry and become housewives after a short period working as an "office lady".

is a central idea in Japanese culture, meaning to acknowledge one's own mistake and to pledge improvement. This is similar to the proverb "self insight is the first step to bettering" ().

overview of immigration to Japan

working philosophies or methods in Japan, including concepts and philosophies such as just in time, kaizen and total quality management

outline of words and grammatical constructions male vs female

McRefugee is a neologism and McWord referring to those who stay overnight in a 24-hour McDonald's fast food restaurant.

overview of sex trafficking in Japan

is a Japanese term meaning "non-attendance of school". Fushūgaku refers to students in Japan, primarily foreigners and non-citizens, that are not currently attending school. However, the term is generally used for people that never registered for school instead of people that registered but are not attending.

work culture in Japan characterized by simultaneous recruiting of new graduates (shinsotsu-Ikkatsu saiyō), lifetime-employment (shūshin koyō), long work-hours and strong devotion to one's company

The system of slavery in the country of Japan

Itinerant groups

is a sardonic term which refers to the reluctance to use words that are considered potentially offensive or politically incorrect in the Japanese language. For instance words such as , , , , kichigai ( or , "crazy"), , and are currently not used by the majority of Japanese publishing houses; the publishers often refuse to publish writing which includes these words.

aspect of Japanese culture

and are Japanese-language terms referring to the children of Japanese expatriates who take part of their education outside Japan. The former term is used to refer to children who have returned to Japan, while the latter refers to such children while they are still overseas. They are referred to in English variously as "sojourn children" or "returnees". The term "third culture kids" is used by other countries.