JAPN407: Japan in Asia
Description
This course examines the history of Japan in Asia, and how this legacy impacts dealings with its Asian neighbors. How is Japan optimizing it's position in Asia and how are these efforts seen by others in the region? How do Japanese cultural exports work to change perceptions of Japan and the Japanese people in countries once colonized by Japan? How is Japan opening up to people from other countries in Asia and where does it fall short as a regional leader? Taught in English. (Credit/ No Credit Available)
Reflective Narrative:
This class provided me many chances to reconsider Japan economically and politically. I found that Japan had strong connections with Southeast Asian countries through this class. The typical example was that Japan provided these countries a means for infrastructure and they exported natural resources such as gas and oil. This class enabled me to meet the MLO 2 requirement.
To my surprise, the culture can be a good element in terms of building the relationship between Japan and other countries. For example, Japan and Korea are said to be not good neighbors politically because they have a territorial issue. However, as for pop culture, many Japanese people are into Korean pop music and a lot of Koreans also pay attention to Japanese idols. I have learned that this kind of culture, called soft power, has been getting strong points when we think of Asian relationship.
When I made a presentation about palm oil, I researched it very carefully using the Internet. I could find many resources but I had to determine which information was correct or not. I have also learned how to write academic papers. Thus, I was able to meet the MLO 5 requirement through these processes.
This course examines the history of Japan in Asia, and how this legacy impacts dealings with its Asian neighbors. How is Japan optimizing it's position in Asia and how are these efforts seen by others in the region? How do Japanese cultural exports work to change perceptions of Japan and the Japanese people in countries once colonized by Japan? How is Japan opening up to people from other countries in Asia and where does it fall short as a regional leader? Taught in English. (Credit/ No Credit Available)
Reflective Narrative:
This class provided me many chances to reconsider Japan economically and politically. I found that Japan had strong connections with Southeast Asian countries through this class. The typical example was that Japan provided these countries a means for infrastructure and they exported natural resources such as gas and oil. This class enabled me to meet the MLO 2 requirement.
To my surprise, the culture can be a good element in terms of building the relationship between Japan and other countries. For example, Japan and Korea are said to be not good neighbors politically because they have a territorial issue. However, as for pop culture, many Japanese people are into Korean pop music and a lot of Koreans also pay attention to Japanese idols. I have learned that this kind of culture, called soft power, has been getting strong points when we think of Asian relationship.
When I made a presentation about palm oil, I researched it very carefully using the Internet. I could find many resources but I had to determine which information was correct or not. I have also learned how to write academic papers. Thus, I was able to meet the MLO 5 requirement through these processes.
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