- Japanese stereotypes
"This article specifically refers to intra-Japan stereotypes. For North American stereotypes of the Japanese, see
Stereotypes of East and Southeast Asians ."Japan, like any country, has its own cultural norms and stereotypes. Japanese stereotypes is an attempt to catalog these stereotypes and cultural expectations in the hope of understanding them.
;Motorcycle gangsA rebellious youth counterculture, the Bōsōzoku have made waves in Japanese fiction.
Great Teacher Onizuka is about a reformed member of such gangs, while Akira begins with a bōsōzoku gang encountering a child with ESP powers. They may draw analogies to the "motor gang" image often associated with the Hells Angels, but the Bōsōzoku have more similarities to the Greaser subculture.;Work ethicNot a stereotype per se, but a strong cultural expectation of hard work exists in Japan, especially for business-related professions. (see
Salaryman .) One instance of this: in the demandingmanga industry, the popular artist group Clamp typically works around eleven to thirteen hours in an average day. [Lehmann, Timothy R. (2005) "Manga: Masters of the Art." New York, NY: HarperCollins"Publishers". ]Japan's work ethic has actually been known to kill;
Karōshi is a phenomenon in which many have been known to suffer heart attacks caused by work stress and excessive overtime, usually unpaid.;Bad TeethJapanese women are often believed to have very bad teeth. In the podcast Josh in Japan the host has stated "Well I mean, it isn't much of a secret... Japanese women... you know... kind of have Ef'ed up teeth." Because of the fact that orthodontics were not readily available in Japan many women have grown up with out any sort of dental correction. Orthodontic are becoming more readily available though.
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Culture of Japan
*Stereotypes of East and Southeast Asians References
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