Yasuo Fukuda

Cultural Awareness Understanding culture plays a crucial role in maintaining and forming international relations. It serves as a political backbone in peace and fosters agreements among nations previously foreign to one another. Culture provides an outlet for individuals to witness the variety of people on the planet we share. To gain knowledge and appreciation for a culture other than my own, I have chosen one far from what I am accustomed to, the Japanese culture from the island of Japan. Japan

Japan has always been one of my favorite places mostly because of their culture. Japanese language has always been an interest of mine, and is home of my favorite genre Anime. They also created my favorite game which is Pokémon which is another 20 page paper itself. Japanese pop culture lifestyle is very interesting because they always move with the trends of the world and they freely express themselves to what they believe in. Japanese are not like the boring Chinese people who keep to themselves