JAPN 407: Japan in the Globalized Community
Course Description:
This course examines the history of Japan in Asia, and how this legacy impacts dealings with its Asian neighbors. How is Japan optimizing its 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. (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
This course examines the history of Japan in Asia, and how this legacy impacts dealings with its Asian neighbors. How is Japan optimizing its 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. (Prereq: Junior or Senior Standing)
2.1 and 2.2
This course was very intriguing. This is mostly due to the fact that it is the only Japanese courses that did not solely focus on Japan but rather Japan's relationship with Asia. I have never considered myself a political person and yet much of the content we discussed about in this course were the politics of Asian countries as well as trade agreements and international policies. Also, this course relied heavily on discussions based on the contents in our readings - something I found to be beneficial in the long run. Through our discussions, we discovered how little we knew about the relationships between Japan and other Asian countries and some of the issues these countries are struggling with. My final paper for this course (seen below) compared Japan, the Philippines and the United States' education systems and analyzed the difficulties in striving for higher education in those countries. When I get the chance, I would like to analyze other countries' education systems as well as revisit these three countries' to see if there is anything we can learn from each other to make higher education a possibility for everyone.
This course was very intriguing. This is mostly due to the fact that it is the only Japanese courses that did not solely focus on Japan but rather Japan's relationship with Asia. I have never considered myself a political person and yet much of the content we discussed about in this course were the politics of Asian countries as well as trade agreements and international policies. Also, this course relied heavily on discussions based on the contents in our readings - something I found to be beneficial in the long run. Through our discussions, we discovered how little we knew about the relationships between Japan and other Asian countries and some of the issues these countries are struggling with. My final paper for this course (seen below) compared Japan, the Philippines and the United States' education systems and analyzed the difficulties in striving for higher education in those countries. When I get the chance, I would like to analyze other countries' education systems as well as revisit these three countries' to see if there is anything we can learn from each other to make higher education a possibility for everyone.
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