Japanese are said to be group-oriented while Americans individualistic. The former takes more pride or leaves more weight on a group than the later does. This is very important to their social lives and when they interact. Therefore in this paper, I would like to discuss the various types of groups, the school, the company, and the family, and their characteristics such as harmony, and stability.
Groups are very important for Japanese schools, or among friends.
I have experienced this tendency the most when I attended a school in America. Most Japanese students there stayed together all the time and spoke in Japanese even in an American environment, while American students were with different people all the time. Japanese feel somewhat safe and comfortable when they are members of a certain group. They feel that there always will be a friend in the group and never be alone. It is usually easy to stay with the same people since you know well about him, and being in a group makes them feel that they have a place to be.