... Confucianism, which was brought to Japan during the ninth century, from China, are the codes of ethics that dictate social values and political order in Japan. Confucianism focused on moderation, loyalty, and reciprocity. According to Purnell (2013), "Confucian values, including faith in education, hard work, and the emphasis on interpersonal relationships and ... loyalty, continue to be important today" (p. 332). Health Care Workers With regard to health care, the physician is regarded as the authority versus a physician-patient relationship. Due to the emphasis ... is not achieved i...

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... Confucianism, which was brought to Japan during the ninth century, from China, are the codes of ethics that dictate social values and political order in Japan. Confucianism focused on moderation, loyalty, and reciprocity. According to Purnell (2013), "Confucian values, including faith in education, hard work, and the emphasis on interpersonal relationships and ... loyalty, continue to be important today" (p. 332). Health Care Workers With regard to health care, the physician is regarded as the authority versus a physician-patient relationship. Due to the emphasis ... is not achieved i...

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... political system was returned to the Emperor Mutsuhito, and he seized military power from the Shogun and established new government. Direct imperial rule immediately became widespread, and citizens showed their loyalty to the Emperor. To catch up with western colonial power, Japan moved aggressively into other countries and continents. Within Japan, the new government aggressively go ahead with westernization and modernization ... relief from European countries. At least, Japan might be successful to prove that Asian is not inferiority to white race; however, they had to use their massi...

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... as the most sacred and responsible of all orders, unable in reason to do anything base. Therefore, in self-respect, a man cannot change his sense of humanity, his justice, his loyalty or anything belonging to his manhood even when driven by circumstances to do so. His creed was that a man should find his faith in independence and self-respect. From his ... new education was showing its results among the younger generation; yet men of middle age or past, who held responsible positions, were for the most part uninformed as to the true spirit of Western culture, and whenever they had to ma...

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... who we become in many ways. Growing up in a particular culture lends a certain security because then we know what to expect and what is expected of us. This is especially true in countries like Japan, where 99% of the population is Japanese and there is a minimum of cultural differences. This is contrasted in the West where there is much more cultural ... Eastern and Western cultures. In the West, we encourage our children to be independent and think for themselves. Whereas in the East, there is a greater expectation to family and community loyalty. In assessing these different views of...

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