2025 Yuji's Blog

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...

     Wassup readers, this weeks blog is about cultural perspective and how your view on certain subjects change depending on where you were raised. We looked at Japanese working culture and what things are expected from you when working in japan. Long hours, an hour long commute by train, minimal vacation time and group work are all apart of the normal Japanese work day.  this shows the dedication to work in japan but i feel as though this is a huge issue. work should not be your whole life and in the documentary we watched it seemed like it was 90% of the subjects life.     In my country your job is just your job, it doesn't make up most of your day.  Back home I feel as though the work i do doesn't match my pay or i feel under appreciated.  i can see that in japan they have the same problem only much worse. capitalism ruined this planet man why do i have to have a job GAWRSH. 

Watching the video on the Japanese sleep schedule was very interesting. I had no idea that the regular sleep schedule for Japanese people was such a small amount of sleep.  even listening to the Japanese students answers to the question was very eye opening (get it?).  I have asked other Japanese students the same questions and every single answer has been under 8 hours. It also explain the phenomenon of the Japanese salaryman sleeping on the street. It seems like all of the problems Japanese culture has stems from work. the sleep issue certainly seems to be. I also enjoyed learning about the futon master. The fact that there is a futon competition is hilarious. How can you even judge something like that. This makes me think about my mom and her sleep schedule because she wakes up very early and goes to sleep super late. i would occasionally think about how she could do that but now it makes sense. Being trained to do that throughout school will leave you with habits that foll...

this class we talked about cultural other awareness. What is the norm in different countries for introductions and who you would interact with. some similarities that most countries had are that everybody interacts friendly with their neighbors. people also agreed that they wouldnt really talk or interact with people on the elevator or random people on the street. the answers varied when it came to acquaintances and coworkers. we also watched a Conan O Brian video. he interacts with Japanese people and does a lot of things that are mostly normal for Americans but were rude and awkward for Japanese people. For example hugging, and chewing gum. i think though as a gaijin you will get a pass, as long as you come at the culture with respect and a open mind. not like logan paul. 

     Introducing yourself in Japan i feel, has less pressure associated with it and feels more polite than in the US. the way i see it in America it is more of a vetting process than anything else. When i introduce myself in the US i am trying to see if the other person is cool, and i feel they are doing the same to me. i dont know if this a cultural thing but when i meet a new person here, i am pretty authentically myself and if that person doesn't like it they can kick rocks. it might just be because i am super far away from home so i see the stakes to be lower.       I think my home culture compared to here is very open. American culture is very honest and you say everything that you think about. there is less importance placed in nonverbal cues, if somebody doesn't say something you aren't expected to have to understand the nuances that come with body language and somebodies face expression. Because of this the slightly more sensitive things that i...