Japanese Crisis

     If someone put Japan and economy in the same sentence, they will most likely have something positive to say. Japan is slowly climbing the economic ladder. They are now the third country with the largest free market. Butt off course, they couldn't do it by themselves. Japan has many companies that are in other countries such as China, Malaysia, and India. They even have some companies in America. But, Japan hasn't always carried their companies to other countries. Having many economic troubles especially after World War II, Japan had to go out to help improve their economy. Japan also has many earthquakes and tsunamis that cause it to have to reshape their economy especially after big ones that create huge dilemmas. Although Japan has been rising in their economic status, their increasing actions in offshoring and outsourcing has occurred because of the devastations that  happen in the country. 

      Japan is a country of hard working people.  But, these hard working people are either replaced or put in other countries to be payed less. Though cheaper and more efficient for Japan as a whole, it isn't always the best for the individual person. What is suppose Japan do though. With the recent tsunami that has occurred, many terrible events happened such as "displaced or injured workers, damaged factories, crippled infrastructure and an electricity shortage" (Wall Street Journal). Japan has to send people out or give jobs away to other countries just to build up all they lost. Just from this recent tsunami, "Japan lost about 5% of its capital stock" (Wall Street Journal) which is more than past tsunamis that caused Japan to lose capital stock. With offshoring and outsourcing, Japan has sent most of their companies to close relatives such as China, Malaysia, and India. Japan has also slowly moved to the West to distribute their items to other countries outside of Asia as well. Many IT technology companies, banks, and insurance companies have left Japan and gone to other places. It is great for Japanese students who just graduated from college because they are able to get a new job quickly and travel as well. It is also better for the company to have actual Japanese speaking people who cause the product to be the way that the company would want it to be instead of Japanese speaking Chinese people doing it the wrong way. Though it seems to helps, it can very much also destroy the Japanese economy.  The Japanese Government sees this "as a long-term problem that will require government attention and financial support for years to come" (Trade Reforms). Though Japan needs to go out to other places to help their economy to continue to rise from all the chaos that has been happening, they are still struggling to keep themselves together. 

     Japan is doing well inside of their country and exporting their goods out instead of their jobs. Because of the problems that happen with Japan, it just compels them to have to go out to other countries. They should keep their jobs and people inside of their country. But, that won't be as cheap as sending them out. Because of this conflicting point, they take the easy route and send it out. Though seems like the best thing to do, Japan is so fast in their industry and can make it with less offshoring and outsourcing. 

Works Cited

"MBA in Japan - GLOBIS University - Tokyo." GLOBIS Talks: "Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategies for Japan: Find the Right Path for You and Your Business" Dr. Mark Lee Ford, Mr. Edward Hall & Mr. Houston Ross. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

"The Outsourcing Institute." The Outsourcing Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

 

Wa Ya Say

     Watta gwan mi youth. Every ting irrie mon. Wa ya mean. Respect. I can hear it and understand it but speaking it is a whole different ball field. Being the first generation in my mother and father's family to be born in America limits me from being able to communicate with my family. I can understand all that my mother yells at me or all that my grandfather says but trying to say it the same way back is a challenge. You come from foreign. You nah a true Jamaican. And I guess it is true. I am from America and wasn't born in Jamaica but I know so much about it. It is my parents homeland and is in my blood. It is my life but by not being able to speak it stops me from gaining that satisfaction of truly inheriting that part of me. Me nah chat to ya. Just because I can't speak it I get singled out. I can listen to any Jamaican and be able to understand all that they say but since me come from foreign me to good. Me can't chat like dem. So dem use dat to chat bout me.  And it's hard to explain that I understand. Say somethin den. And that's were my mouth shuts. 

      Being able to speak in your mother language is key. If me nah chat like dem who am I talking like. I barely understand English let alone patwah. Fi mi language is who I am. So if I don't speak English the way it was made to be spoken, then I'm barely American. If I can't speak patwah, den mi nah Jamaican. It's hard. I want to be both since I was born in America and have Jamaican ancestry.  It would probably take me all my life to learn one or the other. Languages nah come like dat. Mi have fe work fa dat. And to be honest, I don't know if I want to. I mean, I want to be apart of one but I feel like I would be giving up the other if I do. It is like the light skin people who were passing. It's either they chose white or black. And they must fully engross dem self inna de culture. It's the same with me. If I fully learn English correctly and push away the incorrect nature of patwah, then I am choosing a culture that really isn't mine but I was born into to. If I decide to choose patwah and completely learn dat, den mi a tek way de English mi have. Since patwah is broken English, I will probably not even try to understand proper English. But the thing is, I want to be both and not have to choose. But people make me feel like if I don't chose one language then I'm truly not apart of that culture. 

     Language defines your culture. The language you speak tells others who you are. If mi a chat like a Jamaican, then people will see me as a Jamaican. If I speak like an American, then people will see me as American. The language you speak really defines wa culture you a part of. It shouldn't be that way though. I still mainly eat Jamaican food at home. I still root for Jamaica in the Olympics. I support the country mi nah born in. Mi have respect fa it. But I still speak English in school. I speak English when I met a stranger. I say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Language only shows others what culture you are affiliated with but there are much more important aspects of culture than language that really defines the culture you are. And even though I can't speak or proper English, I am proud to be a Jamarican. 

Newspapers Around the World

Throughout all the many conflicts that the US has been involved in, none have involved Europe for a long period of time. The US has been focusing more on the Middle East and the conflicts they are dealing with there. Yet, with this uprising of the conflict in the Ukraine, the US has stepped into another continent. With not having the best past with Russia, this could lead to hidden conflicts appearing. Trying to be the good guy, the US is trying to help the Ukraine from the promises that were broken and the violence that is occurring. With every big event that occurs in the US, the press must get involved to inform everyone else. Not only does the US press let their people know what is going on but countries that have no participation must do the same as well. With this being a national issue and can affect other countries in the future, it is important for countries to be up to date on the situation.

            With all the press on the Ukraine, they all are similar in the news they are reporting. They all speak of the president and what his influence is on the situation. They all discuss about Moscow in some kind of way. They are all in depth about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But, every country is different on the way that they address the situation. Some take it into affect differently than others. For example, China focuses more on how they will be affected by the whole thing. They try to figure out how their trade and other parts that is connected with Russia or the Ukraine will be to them. This isn’t as true for India. India is focusing more on what Russia will do to the Ukraine. They aren’t really in depth with how other countries are involved such as the US but are more involved with how the issue will be resolved. Then with the Middle East, they are more focused on certain parts of the conflict. For example, they focus on the protests that are occurring that has been taking the attention of everyone. With every country, they say what is going on in the Ukraine but they focus on different aspects of it. In the US, it is a bit like all of these. The US focuses on how it will be affected by it all since we will get involved in some kind of way. We also focus on key aspects and other things.

            With this issue, it is big to know what is going on. Since it can be detrimental for later on, we must know and have an understanding on what is going on so that we will be able to make decisions if that were to happen. With all the press around the world, it is still doing its job of informing the people and making it known on what is going on around the world.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Ukraine-puts-army-on-high-combat-alert-as-Putin-prepares-to-invade/articleshow/31257485.cms?

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/CEN-02-050314.html

http://www.arabiangazette.com/protests-kiev-ukraine-20140221/