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• 19:24, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page LGBTQIA+ Issues (Created page with "While the Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all citizens and prohibits discrimination on all grounds, in practice, those who identify as LGBTQIA+ receive far more limited protection under the law due to a lack of anti-discrimination laws. Many laws that are intended to prevent domestic abuse simply do not apply to individuals who are not considered 'straight' or 'gender-normative'. This especially applies in the Rural areas, which can be quite traditional...")
• 19:22, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Gender Roles And Norms (Created page with "In Japan, Gender Roles tend to be quite strict and as such restrictive. Standards for masculinity and femininity are quite high, and those that don't meet them often feel cultural pressures in their day to day life. These themes are everywhere in Persona games from Shinjiro Aragaki and Kanji Tatsumi being embarrassed about them taking to otherwise 'feminine' domestic traits, to Chie Satonaka being regarded as 'too tomboy' in how she presents herself for guys to have in...")
• 19:11, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Law and Order (Created page with "==Police and Law Enforcement== While Japan itself is a constitutional democracy, in regards to how one is treated by law enforcement, Japan can be a little more authoritarian in a citizen's day-to-day life than some players may be used to. On the one hand, Japanese police tend to be more prosocial and have more public trust. Part of this is because of 'kōban,' or police boxes--essentially mini-police stations staffed by a small number of community police officers. Bec...")
• 18:36, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Foreigners (Created page with "==Gaikokujin== The post-WWII terms forced both foreigners and foreign investment into Japan. While there was a degree of Westernization previously during the Meiji Restoration, it came too with the forced end of isolation. Japan to this day faces a thread of resentment towards foreign countries deciding its destiny; however, that is not to say it's entirely unwelcome. Japanese business fully appreciates foreign investment opportunities and their entry in other mark...")
• 18:26, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Family Registry (Created page with "The Family Registry or 'Koseki' system is a traditional system of tracking Japanese ancestry that has existed in some form since the 6th century AD, but its modern form was adopted in 1947. Registration is generally considered proof of Japanese nationality by its citizens, but reporting is voluntary for the system, and there have been some cases where failure to report has disenfranchised people born in Japan from citizenship. The law requires notification of births,...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:51, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Cultural Attitudes (Created page with "==Responsibility and Collectivism== Japan has a culture of responsibility. Children are taught as young as two or three how to go on errands for their parents and how to appropriately find help if they need it. Because of this responsibility culture, many children in Japan are fully latchkey kids, expected to follow the rules set down, and take care of themselves while their parents work until they can get home. However, that has its dark side. Japan is a collectivi...")
• 17:29, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Native Cultures (Created page with "Native Cultures in Japan have faced numerous challenges over the centuries as a result of Japanese policy that forced annexation and assimilation within mainland Japanese culture, while simultaneously subjecting them to discrimination. While the staff on the Velvet Room do not claim to be experts on this subject of natives or racism within Japan, we believe that it's important to acknowledge these cultures, and the challenges those of their ancestry face in a series lik...")
• 17:19, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Honorifics (Created page with "In the localization for Persona games, honorifics are often used in English for flavor. As it's a quirk of localization the majority of us enjoy emulating from anime media, we're including a guide here. They are wholly optional, and you can use them as much or as little as you want, including not at all. '''Note:''' The author here is not a native Japanese speaker, nor qualified to teach Japanese. Several members of the Velvet Room MUSH who have greater expertise in t...")
• 17:01, 25 April 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Lifestyle And Culture: Japan (Created page with "On Velvet Room MUSH, we all have to be mindful of the fact that the majority of us live within contemporary Western cultures. Thus, when we play JRPGs from the Persona series, we have to understand that despite it being localized, we are not the game's target demographic. This section is meant to offer more information about the history, lifestyle, and culture of Japan for us to consider while we're writing about the day-to-day lives of our characters. When we're tryin...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 19:26, 26 March 2025 Eri talk contribs created page Persona (Created page with "==Personas and You== "Masks were commonly used in plays, festivals and religious ceremonies...They were all used to 'play roles.' The Persona archetype's name comes from this 'role-playing' aspect. Jung found an archetype that 'played roles' and named it the Persona. Masks were always used as costumes. I guess that one use has remained throughout the ages." -Nurse Edogawa In Jungian psychology, a 'Persona' is the mask used for social interaction that one wears through...")