Defiant North Korea Launches Rocket

After countless debates on the true nature of N. Korea's intention on launching a rocket the inevitable has occurred. North Korea has defied international warnings and gone ahead with a controversial rocket launch. The US, Japan, and Russia believe it was an attempt on the N. Korean's part to assess the effectiveness of their long-range missiles. The Japanese considered the rocket launch as "extremely regrettable" and it is thought that the rocket was carrying some satellite but no remains were found.

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Comparison of Cultures: China and Japan

It's a peculiar thing to learn about China and Japan as I have over the last couple of semesters. To see two countries behave as though they are father and son, one learning from the other and attributing much their co-existence, they still find their own ways of retaining individuality. I've learned that Japan has always lived in the shadow of China but I never knew how the cultures of each country were so prevalent in everyday life. The Japanese can lend thanks to China for much of it's advancement in language, technological innovations (in the past), and general growth in societal life. The following link gives a brief, yet delicate, look in to how the two countries differ in the "ways" they conduct their businesses and tasks at hand.

"Japan is all about the way of doing things. Practice, ritual, perfectionism, as
much fanatical attention to the process as to the result. China is all about
finding a way to do things. Improvisation, little interest in rules, putting up
with whatever is necessary to attain the result."

Two crews perform the same task in each country and one can see for oneself how culture has shaped and left an impact on how the countries people work.

"The" way vs "a" way