2025 Yuji's Blog

 konnichiwatsup clase! week 13's discussion was about communication other typical human interactions such as, asking for a favor, saying thank you and what it takes to build a relationship. Japanese communication seems to be much more about reading body language and faces then the direct deadpan honesty that is the western style of communicating. i would assume it has to do with the politeness that is so associated with Japanese society. this ties in with most Japanese communication. Favors are expected to be paid back, which probably relates to Japan's huge omiage culture. like i stated before western culture, is far more direct. if you want, something you ask. if you need to be paid back you talk to the person that owes you. you Dont have to be as good at reading faces and vibes to be polite. and honestly politeness is nowhere near as important in western culture. Personally i like combining to 2 ways of communication. being direct while speaking Japanese.  then for the hofs...

     Hello again youtube! For this blog we will be talking about uncertainty avoidance as well as extracurricular activities across the world. we will start with extracurriculars. in japan extracurricular activities are hugely important especially during schooling. the circle or club that you join will tend to be your friends, throughout schooling. if you are in your schools basketball club, then most of your friends will be on the basketball teams. it makes a lot of sense too, your main friends tend to be people with shared interests. In japan they are structured very well and if you don't do any extracurriculars you will find yourself falling behind. These activities teach teamwork, discipline and loyalty which will be large aspects of work life as well as Japanese life in general.      Next i will talk about uncertainty avoidance. uncertainty avoidance is tied to risk and change. it describes how well open a society is to unstructured and unpredictable s...

howdydeezy youtube! this week in class we talked about parenting across cultures. we took a survey about whether or not we want children, if we slept with our parents and when the most enjoyable time of our childhood was. some of these differ a lot more culturally than individually. i think how long you sleep with your parents is a cultural part, the Japanese students reported sleeping with their parents for far longer than those from other cultures. the best time i had was in elementary school because i felt so free as a child. no responsibilities, no need to think for myself, it was the best time. i also had a good time in high school but it was more degenerative and less pure than elementary school.  For the Hofstede part of class we talked indulgent vs restrained cultures. america as expected scales higher on the indulgent side. When dutch man was talking about the cultures and their differences in indulgence level. i would prefer to live in a more indulgent society, it just fe...

Whats up YouTubes, for last class we talked about feminist vs masculine societies and how they differentiate. America where i come from is a masculine culture but japan is an even more masculine culture. it focuses way more on gender roles and money is more important than quality of life. there is a larger gender wage gap in masculine societies as well. I thought before being told about how America scores on the masculinity scale that it would be more feminine. we also talked about shopping culture, and how you talk to the cashier and worker at the place of purchase. I think the ruder customers come from more masculine cultures but like most things the individual matters a whole lot, there are courteous and rude people in every country regardless of the masculinity and feminity scale in that country

     Whats up youtube! Today in class we discussed the habits of inviting people over to your house as well as individualism and collectivism in different countries. The U.S. is stated to be one of the most individualist countries. I can back this up being from America, as community is something that you really have to search for in my country.       Inviting people over in my country really is more of a personal thing, there is not much stigma when it comes to inviting people over, especially not as much as in japan. Ive never been big into inviting people to my house, because it is so small, also because when i was younger i felt embarrassed by my family.  i believe that a combination of collectivism and individualism is important in a country. Too much of anything is bad. take America for example, there is far too much individualism, to be successful and make a lot of money its hard to not sacrifice your morals, or at least be super individuali...

       hi class! For this blog we will be discussing education in japan. we watched a video in class about the typical day for a college student in Tokyo. it seemed like a pretty standard day for a student, with the exception of the maid cafe part. That part wont translate over to most college students lives, it seems like a pretty Japanese thing.         W e did another Survery which was focused on the amount of talking we did in class, the answers were pretty diverse mostly depending on personality for the amount you contribute verbally in class.  Personally I am a bit of a yapper in class because i dislike the silence that comes after a teacher asks a question that i know the answer to. if i have a response, insightful or not i will say it to break the weird silence in question.      Education while of course, different in japan seems to cross cultures pretty seamlessly. The method of education and learning may change c...