Articles tagged “Cross-Cultural Exchange” 22

Cross-Cultural Exchange

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From Pig to Pan: Yamanashi-Iowa Connection Lives on through Baconfest

On a rainy Saturday in late September, thousands of people descended on a plaza near Kofu Station in Yama...
Nov 30, 2018VIEW
Editors' PicksEducation & Study AbroadArts & Culture

Advice on Studying Abroad: Film Director Keishi Otomo

Keishi Otomo is a world-renowned film director who worked on the 2010 NHK historical fiction TV drama ser...
Mar 6, 2018VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

Teaching English in Japan Shapes Lives, Including the Teachers’

As an American college student, Edward Hans didn’t realize that randomly selecting Japanese to fulfill a ...
Dec 26, 2017VIEW
Editors' PicksEducation & Study Abroad

Learning about Myself While Studying in the U.S.

From the time I entered university, I knew I definitely wanted to study abroad someday. I felt that no ma...
Jul 25, 2017VIEW
U.S.-Japan Relations

Japan’s Much-Celebrated Gift Blooms in Washington

Washington’s famous cherry trees are blooming again. This year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival in W...
Mar 28, 2017VIEW
Editors' PicksEducation & Study Abroad

American Student Shares Love of Japan through YouTube

Loretta Scott is an American graduate student at a Japanese university, who is studying business on a sch...
Dec 14, 2016VIEW
Diplomat's VoiceArts & Culture

Bonsai on the Potomac

I love bonsai. They are such a quintessentially traditional art that was introduced to Japan from China a...
Nov 7, 2016VIEW
Editors' PicksTOPICSEducation & Study Abroad

Ambassador Kennedy and Mari Sekine Talk about Studying Abroad

https://youtu.be/QiewVsKorXo On October 12, 2016, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and TV personality Mari Se...
Oct 25, 2016VIEW
Arts & Culture

Ambassador Kennedy Learns the Art of Bonsai

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and six other officials from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo received...
Aug 1, 2016VIEW
Education & Study AbroadSocial Issues

Moroccan Math Teacher’s Skills Could Really Add Up

The original English version of this article is here on ShareAmerica.gov....
Mar 23, 2015VIEW
Arts & Culture

Sculpture and Serenity at the Noguchi Museum in New York

The quiet streets of Long Island City in Queens can feel very far away from the skyscrapers of Manhattan,...
Sep 19, 2014VIEW
Education & Study AbroadArts & Culture

Poetry Boxing: A Battle of Expression

Have you ever heard of poetry boxing? It’s when two people recite original poems in a battle on stage to ...
May 30, 2014VIEW
Food

American-Style “Washoku”: Edible Art and Food for the Soul

Not long ago most Americans considered Japanese cuisine (“washoku”) to be “health food” and would have tu...
Apr 4, 2014VIEW
Education & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsSocial IssuesScience & TechnologyFood

Future Farmers Sow Seeds of Friendship Overseas

On January 31, I took part in an outing to Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School to report on a visit to t...
Mar 17, 2014VIEW
Education & Study AbroadFood

Iron Chef World Cup: USA vs. Japan

On June 27, three chefs from the American Chef Corps arrived at Fuji TV’s Wangan Studios in Odaiba to rep...
Aug 26, 2013VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

College and Beyond – Study Abroad Interviews

Student Introductions Taro Futamura (35) I am a full-time Research Associate at a university. I stu...
Oct 1, 2010VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

High School Study Abroad Interviews

Student Introductions Ayaka Kato (18 years old) I am a second year [high school] student. I skipped...
Oct 1, 2010VIEW
Food

From Philosophy to Food, Asian Culture Inspires Americans

The original English version of this article is here on America.gov Archive....
Aug 1, 2010VIEW
Education & Study AbroadSocial Issues

English Education in Elementary Schools: An Interview with Dr. Jane Blyth Warren

  American View: You have worked in Japan in many capacities. What was your most recent position ...
Oct 30, 2009VIEW

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