The document discusses various social restraints and norms in the Philippines and Japan. It notes that the former Philippine police chief instructed officers not to get tattoos. It also discusses views of pregnant women in the Philippines and tolerance of homosexuality versus acceptance. In Japan, strict rules govern pop stars' personal lives, arranged marriages can be for business reasons, suicide was once seen as honorable, and overwork is so extreme there is a term for death from it.
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About Cultural Dimensions of Japan and Philippines (Restraint)
The document discusses various social restraints and norms in the Philippines and Japan. It notes that the former Philippine police chief instructed officers not to get tattoos. It also discusses views of pregnant women in the Philippines and tolerance of homosexuality versus acceptance. In Japan, strict rules govern pop stars' personal lives, arranged marriages can be for business reasons, suicide was once seen as honorable, and overwork is so extreme there is a term for death from it.
The document discusses various social restraints and norms in the Philippines and Japan. It notes that the former Philippine police chief instructed officers not to get tattoos. It also discusses views of pregnant women in the Philippines and tolerance of homosexuality versus acceptance. In Japan, strict rules govern pop stars' personal lives, arranged marriages can be for business reasons, suicide was once seen as honorable, and overwork is so extreme there is a term for death from it.
Rosa instructed his Men not to get a Tattoo because they are not “thugs” or “criminals”. RESTRAINT: Society view pregnant women as a failure who can no longer have a bright future thus, leads to their oppression. RESTRAINT: Philippine as a conservative and catholic dominated country tolerates transgenderism and homosexuality but not accept them. RESTRAINT: “Isang kahig, isang tuka”, this phrase sums all up the experience of the Filipino poor disregarding pleasure and prioritizing survival. RESTRAINT: Japan is known w for having strict rules for their Pop stars. It involves controlling their personal life, who they can and can’t be with. RESTRAINT: Have you ever wonder if there’s a Japanese term for an arrange marriage organize by both families to establish strong business and societal influence? It’s Omiai. RESTRAINT: Japan is third in the countries which have more suicide. One of the factor is that in their culture, suicide is an honorable act of atoning for your mistakes. RESTRAINT: Japanese are so workaholic they even have a term for “death from overwork”, which is “Karoshi”.