cross-cultural understanding

  • The modern art of Japanese communication
    August 22nd, 2009By Ashley Roushom
    Embarrassing or not, the very first time I realized that Japan was a real country, was in the later years of  middle school. Prior to that, everything surrounding this tiny region of the world seemed distant to the point that it was unreal. I didn’t know anything “true” about Japan and its culture until the moment my family » Continue Reading
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  • Emotional Intelligence – A Harmonious Balance
    July 21st, 2009By Sandra Kimball
    What happens when assertiveness, a highly valued emotional competency in most Western cultures, comes in contact with uchi no soto, the distinction of being on the inside, or set apart on the outside of a particular group in Japan?    How can we use emotional intelligence to sensitively bridge the cross-cultural » Continue Reading
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  • Western Justice and Oriental Order
    July 12th, 2009By Alex Farrell
    When I happen to have the spare to time to read something for pleasure, rather than for work, lately I’ve been exploring A History of Japan by George Sansom, published in 1963. Obviously it lacks the historical perspective to enlighten the reader much about modern Japan, but the first 100 or » Continue Reading
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