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Gender Inequality in Japan

August 25, 2022

By Mana Kawabe

Recently, discrimination between men and women both heterosexual LGBTQ people is a problem. It is gender inequality. There are two main issues for gender inequality in Japan: women’s social roles and acceptance of LGBTQ people but reasonable solutions are possible.

First, nowadays, there are a lot of households in which partner work all over the world. Currently, “women’s success” is also the core of Japan’s growth strategy, but the number of double income couples is increasing due to the success of women, and men’s participation in household chores is also attracting attention. In Japan, usually women do housework and childcare. A lot of men think housework and childcare are women’s work. As a result, women’s burden is heavy. As a result, some people don’t want to get married because the participation rate of housework and childcare is low it puts a burden on them. In addition, since the number of double-income households increasing and the participation rate of households in housework and childcare is low, priority is given to work and there is no time to spend on childcare, so the birthrate is declining. Especially in Japan, it is not possible to balance work and housework. Linnai Company, Limited is trying to find out the domestic affairs of double income couples in the world, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Germany. As a result, it turns out that Japan tends to have less time for housework and couples than other countries, and it is not possible to balance work and housework well. In terms of work, Japan has the longest time, 9.19 hours a day. It turns out that Japan has the shortest time for couples, 1.31 hours, compared to other countries. It was also revealed that the country with the largest number of people who do not share housework

Second, people in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning) community face discrimination. Recently, such people are increasing all over the world. And it is changing to the idea that it is natural. But, after all, there are many people who cannot easily accept it. For example, there are many people in the world who are men but want to wear women’s clothes, women who are in love with women of the same sex, and people whose gender does not apply to either, but these people are not accepted in many societies, including in Japan. And Japan is behind in the system to accept LGBTQ. In Japan, there was an incident in which a male student killed himself when he was outed to be gay. Same-sex marriage is now possible in 31 countries and regions, including Europe, the Americas and Oceania and so on. There is a partnership system in Japan, but it is completely different from marriage.
These issues of inequality for women and LGBTQ individuals should be resolved.

The first issue insider double-income household and childcare. It should change work style. For example, the company’s boss should give guidance so that husband can get home on time without overtime and understanding of the workplace for men’s housework and childcare. Then, if they go home early, they will have more time to do homework and childcare. In addition, it is necessary to change men’s war of thinking. Also, it is important not to do or ask for perfect housework. Not everyone is talented at housework, and they may be fired after work. It is important to create an environment that makes it easy to do housework.

The second issue is the discrimination against LGBTQ. Japanese students should be educated about LGBTQ among elementary and junior high school students. I think it will be easier to accept if students acquire knowledge early. According to the Marriage For All Japan, the result of the questionnaires was that more than 70% of people agreed with same-sex marriage. Most importantly, recognizing same-sex marriages will allow same-sex couples to attain equality under the law and be officially acknowledged. These actions will help eliminate prejudice and discrimination in society towards sexual minorities, which comprise over five percent of the world’s population. Finally, sexual minorities will be able to maintain their personal dignity and live in a society where they feel protected.

From these things, we should stop distinguishing by gender. And Japan should have more flexible ideas and be able to assert each person’s opinions and, both in housework and in relationship pairing ideas without hesitation. Possible solutions are incorrect for others to decide what they must do and what they must do with the gender they were born from.

Students Should be Required to Wear Uniforms in School

August 25, 2022

By Aika Tatano

School uniform have been worn by many students for hundreds of years. There are schools which do not have uniform, but students should be required to wear uniform in school. School uniform has some good roles, and school uniform is Japanese traditional culture. For instance, school uniform is a symbol of the school, school uniform is economical, and school uniform can wear for a long time. In this way, it is good for students to wear the school uniform, so students should be required to wear uniform in school for these 3 reasons.

First, a school uniform is a symbol of the school. If students wear uniforms, people can notice which school students are in by looking at the uniforms. So, if they do good things or bad things, people can inform the school. For instance, if they helped people in the city, people could notice school of them by uniform, so the school’s reputation improves. On the other hand, if they steal something in the city, people could notice their school by their uniform, so the school’s reputation will be bad. Therefore, they can have a sense of responsibility as student at each school. It is important for students to grow in emotional maturity by seeing their behavior as associated with the school uniform.

Second, a school uniform is economical because students don’t need to buy a lot of clothes. If students wear plain clothes every day, they need to buy a lot of clothes. However, if they wear school uniform, they do not need to buy a new uniform many times. So, the financial burden is reduced by school uniform. Also, a school uniform is strong, so students can wear the same uniform for three years. And a school uniform can be used for a long time. For instance, if one student graduates from the school, they could hard over the uniform to younger people such as a sister, a brother, or a friend’s sister or brother. So that, it is economical to buy school uniforms.

Thirdly, school uniform is a Japanese tradition, so students wear school uniform for a long time. Male students wear school uniforms and female students wear sailor suits. Their designs different slightly from school to school. So, it is a feature of the school. Also, some students decide on a school based on their uniform design. In this way, there are students who enjoy school uniform. In addition to, school uniform was born for the students to wear equal garments. This tradition should be cherished for future students. In this way, school uniform’s tradition has a lot of meaning for students.

The examples above are only a small sample that students should be required to wear uniform in school. School uniform has a lot of good roles such as it is economical, and encourages good better so students should be required to wear uniform in school. However, not all schools will adopt uniforms in the future. It is important for students to know about charm of school uniform. Then, the school uniform system will become more widespread, and more schools will adopt school uniforms. For these reasons, students should be required to wear uniform in school in the future.

Memories of Australia

Memories of Australia

August 25, 2022

By Takuya Tsuchihashi

The most memorable vacation in my life was the summer vacation in my eighth year of junior high school, when I went on a short-term study abroad program in Australia. There are three reasons why I was impressed. It was my first international trip, I learned many things a bout other cultures and it had a major impact on my future.

First this was my first overseas trip, as this was my first short-term study abroad program in Australia. I have always been interested in foreign countries as much as in Japan. I have always been very attracted to cultures and atmospheres that I cannot feel in Japan, and I wanted to experience these different cultures for myself. At first I knew nothing about Australia, but I studied a lot before going there to study. I learned that there is a difference between the English you can actually use and the English you are studying. However, I learned for the first time that studying something you love is not hard at all, and can be a lot of fun.

Second, I learned many things that I could not feel in Japan. In particular, the culture, language, and climate left a strong impression on me. First of all, unlike the Japanese, many Australians are very sociable. When I visited the school, they treated me, a foreigner, as if I were their friend. Later, I found out that this is because Australia is a multicultural country, tolerant of all races, genders, and all other aspects of life. Next, language. The official language of Australia is English, but Australian English has an accent. For example, good morning is called “Good day,” and the pronunciation of the letter “a” is slightly different. I also learned a lot about communicating in English, which I did not learn much in school, and I remember being very happy to be able to gradually communicate my intentions. And the climate. It was winter in Australia when I studied there, but even in winter it was warm enough, just like spring and fall in Japan. On the other hand, when Australian students came to Japan in the winter as exchange students, I remember how they shivered as if they were freezing. These three distinctive differences gave me experiences that I could not have had in Japan, and all things led to new discoveries.

Third, this study abroad experience had a significant impact on my later life. The first was the student council election held in the fall of that year. I ran for the student council election with the social skills I had learned in Australia and the joy of interacting with many people, and I was elected student body president. Thanks to this, I was able to interact with many people regardless of grade level and made many friends. I also learned the difficulty and responsibility of managing a large organization. Studying in Australia also had an impact on what I wanted to do in the future. I had not had a clear idea of what I wanted to do before, but my interest in Australia was piqued after my study abroad experience, and I decided that I wanted to work in a career that would be international and cross national borders, so I began to think about becoming a pilot. I still haven’t given up on my dream of becoming a pilot, and after graduating from university, I would like to attend an aviation college and eventually work for Qantas Airways in Australia.

For these three reasons, my study abroad experience in Australia when I was in the second year of junior high school was the most memorable experience of my life. I cherish this experience and hope to learn more about Australia and other countries in and I want to work on my English language skills and be able to work in Australia in the future.

Benefits of Playing Team Sports

August 25, 2022

By Saki Shimoda

When you were a high school student, what sport club did you try to belong to? Someone would you say they would join in the track team, someone would say they would join in the soccer team. There are two types of clubs: individual and team competitions. I think that not many people want to competition individually. On the other hand, many do not want to compete as a team. why are there so many of these people? Many people think that doing things in a group adds a lot of hassle. However, there are many positive effects of playing a team sport on young people in the long run.

Team sports helps make many friends. It may be tricky, but it also brings good things in its wake. It can make a lot of friends and find someone who fits your needs. Maybe that could become a long-time best friend. In fact, I found many friends and best friends on the club team that I am still close to after 9 years. In addition, you can rejoice and encourage together. The joy gained from working together with teammates is many times greater than the joy gained alone. Furthermore, rivals can do it within the same team, so they can enhance each other.

Next, you can develop cooperative skills. I think that what is important in team sports is not only technical skills but also good rapport. In order to get along with a large number of people, we need to care for each other. Also, if you act individually when you’re working as a team, you know you’re going to get angry. In the situation, the cooperation gained will be very useful in life in society. People often required to live in groups at school and at work. If you have cooperation skills, you can build good relationships.

Finally, people can be active in situations outside of the club as an adult. For example, PTA table tennis and volleyball tournaments or parent-child recreation, etc. even if you don’t want to do these things, it’s hard to avoid this kind of interaction as an adult. if you were a track and field athlete and still quick on your feet as an adult, you might find it useful in many situations, such as sports day. However, as people get older, their feet don’t keep up and they more concerned with not cooking up than with speed. In contrast, many team sports require skills, many of which are ingrained in the body and can be utilized even when you’re no longer young.

To summarize, people can make many friends and find your best friend, foster cooperation, and have ability to use it as an adult. There are a number of positive effects of playing a team sport eventually. The more people involved, the more work you have to do, but the more you can experience many different forms of things you can’t do alone. Lastly, I recommend you to play basketball! It could make your life more enjoyable.

Abacus for After School Activity

August 24, 2022

By Kiho Shimokariya

Today, many children do after school activities. Doing after school activities to learn what they don’t learn at school can help enrich children’s future lives. Of course, time spent in childhood is very short and precious. Therefore, parents need to carefully choose effective after school activities for their children to take. In many activities, we should let our children learn abacus. Some may think that learning abacus is outdated in this age of IT. Learning abacus not only helps them to calculate, but also to develop many other skills. Learning abacus not only improves their ability to calculate, but also to develop many other skills. It’s very important for improving academic skills, social skills, and a quality of life. There are some reasons why leaning abacus is important, including academic and social development and improving a quality of life.

Learning abacus can improve academic performance. The abacus has a time limit. Students concentrate on looking at small numbers, decimal points, and commas, and make instantaneous decisions. They also concentrate on listening to the teacher’s voice so as not to miss anything. Concentration is required because if you do not concentrate on your fingertips, you will touch the beads that you should not touch. This helps to improve ability to concentrate. The concentration skills acquired through abacus will enable our children to focus on their classes at school, and once they understand the content of the class, they will naturally enjoy studying and improve their academic skills.

Also, children can improve social skills through learning abacus for after school activity. There are many students who attend abacus classes. There are many opportunities to interact with students who are not in the same grade who you would not normally have the chance to interact with. Children become friends by teaching each other, and they also become good rivals through examinations. They will also be able to pay attention to their surroundings, because if they move not quietly, someone’s abacus board will disturbed, and if they speak or make noise during the reading arithmetic, they will not be able to hear the teacher’s voice reading out loud and will interrupt the practice. By acquiring the skills necessary to interact with others in these ways, social skills can be enhanced.

The development of concentration and social skills through learning abacus for after school activities can greatly improve the quality of children’s future lives. Life can be greatly enriched by having a hobby that we enjoy. Especially if we want to enjoy a good life in your old age, we need to have a hobby that we can get into. There is reading, playing a musical instrument, cooking, and so on, all of which require concentration or can be improved by concentration. Hobbies that involve cooperation between several people needs communication skills a lot. Social skills also allow us to interact with others through our hobbies.

Some parents may say that there is no need to learn abacus since calculators and computers do the calculations nowadays. However, as mentioned above, learning abacus has many other benefits besides improving calculation skills. They are essential to our lives and provide a satisfying effect.
In conclusion, there are many benefits of learning abacus for after school activity. Learning abacus helps improve academic skills, social skills, and a quality of life. Parents should let children to learn abacus for after school activity.

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

August 24, 2022

By Nagi Yakushiji

“I started this sport since I was three years old” said Ai Fukuhara, a famous female table tennis player in Japan. Under the influence of her older brother, she started taking special table tennis education. She was really loved all of the Japan as Nakimushi-Aichan(crybaby Ai) and she is also a successful example of early childhood education. In this way, when parents let their children start something early, it could expect several merits, including three aspects of specialty, social skills and future.

First, the children can get specialty skills. There are main three kinds of early education programs: music, sports and language. The earlier children start these activities, the faster to improve their skills. This is caused by the level of brain development. All children’s brain is not developed completely so they can master everything faster than adult. As a result, they would become good at doing the activity. The case of Ai Fukuhara, she started table tennis from her childhood and after twenty years she has taken the silver medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

Second, early childhood education can improve their social skills. Children usually tend to communicate with only family and close-age friends, and they tend to spend most time in same place like home. Early education program gives children the opportunity to meet a lot of people like teacher, senior friends, they can meet even foreign people and to go many kinds of place. These experiences cannot gain only staying at home. Through the relationship with others, the children’s social skill must improve rapidly and it is expected to eliminate prejudice.

Third, early childhood education is useful to the children’s future. Of course, they can play an active role in the field directly, but also the experiences can give good influence on their life indirectly. In the process of early education, the children sometime face any problems like slump and then they would try to solve these problems somehow. This experience helps to improve their problem-solving ability and the power of perseverance. In addition, they can get confidence if the problem is better by themselves. The children who get these acquires tend to study well at school and manage relationship smoothly. Thus, early education is linked to better future.

Nonetheless, some people disagree early childhood education because they think the parents are able to give too pressure to their children. When parents let their children start the education, they spend a lot of money and time for children. Then they tend to desire seriously their children to be good at it. Sometimes it causes excessive education and parents give mental distress or harmful effect for children’s life. However, I am sure there are only countless huge benefits if parents can avoid these problems and practice correct education. For that, parents have to respect children’s self-initiative and value whether children have fun or not.

In conclusion, there are many well-influence points of early childhood education. Good education program let improve skills of special and social and lead very successful life. The children can get large advantage in their life through the program. Thus, I think all parents should practice early education for their children.

Effects of Studying Abroad on Young People

Effects of Studying Abroad on Young People

August 24, 2022

By Honoka Akazawa

Students are interested in studying abroad these days. They have a various of reasons to studying abroad. For example, people have reasons for studying foreign languages, getting ability to think flexibly, training what you want to learn in the best place, and getting unique experiences. It will help you. However, a lot of Japanese people don’t like foreign languages and Japan is an island country. So Japanese people have little chance to speak foreign languages with foreign people. And some people are interested in studying abroad, but studying abroad needs a lot of money and time. So, they give up it. Still, there many effects of studying abroad on young people.

Firstly, studying abroad make you intelligent. When you go abroad, you will learn a foreign language and gain knowledge of the destination. You must speak a foreign language all day, so you will get foreign language skills easily in a foreign country. In foreign countries, you touch foreign language more time. Then you have friends there. You will try to study more and more for communicating with them. And your foreign friends can collect your foreign language. By doing this, you can gain a native sense of the foreign language. And you learn about area’s information, you understand more about foreign country’s good points and your home country’s good points. Making foreign country’s friends is good for you in learning.

Secondly, you can assert yourself well. You may get a lifelong companion during your stay in foreign countries. And you will learn various of communication ways by them. People in Japan and people in foreign countries use different communication ways. In Japan, people are not good at express their feelings, they think modesty is a virtue. However, people in foreign countries are usually assertive, it is just a normal thing for them. Japanese people think modesty is good in Japan, but I think this thinking is dangerous in an increasingly globalized world. So, if you are not assertive, you can’t do it from now on. If you are aware of it, you get the upper hand in socially. Now a lot of companies need capable person who can accept globalization.

Thirdly, you get new values. You can feel what you can’t feel in Japan, because foreign countries have different culture from Japanese culture. It may shocking things for you. For example, people in foreign countries have more sense of discrimination than people in Japan. Then people in foreign countries believe in religious, but a lot of Japanese are not non-religious people. What you think it is obvious is changed by going to studying abroad. Sometimes it makes you irritate during your stay in foreign countries, but it removes stereotype, and you can think flexibly. It is very useful ability in society too.
To summarize, Studying abroad gives you many effects. In conclusion, there are three of effects.

Learning a lot of things that you can’t learn in Japan. Getting skills what express yourself in public. Getting influence from foreign people will broaden your horizons. During studying abroad, a lot of things are happened, and they are opportunities to improve yourself. If you want to get these effects, you should study abroad.

Fun Things to Do in South Korea

Fun Things to Do in South Korea

August 24, 2022

By Nana Hamano

What are fun things to do for students who study abroad? If you go to South Korea, there are a lot of interesting things to do. I would like to introduce three types of entertainment that are great for relieving the stress of study abroad. They are going to cafes, shopping and traveling.

There are many shops lined up around the university where I am studying abroad. There are many fashionable cafes in South Korea. And there are many bars around the university. So foreign students go with their friends to talk and drink at cafes and bars. Korean students drink alcohol almost every day. Also there are a lot of people hanging around outside. The atmosphere of the college town is different from those in Japan, so if you go to South Korea to study, you will be able to enjoy a different university life from Japan’s.

If you like South Korea, you can enjoy shopping. South Korea are very concerned with beauty. That’s why Korean cosmetics are attracting worldwide attention. Recently, Korean Cosmetics are very popular in Japan. Fashion is attracting attention as well as cosmetics. Due to the popularity of K-pop, the number of people imitating fashion has increased. If you are in South Korea, you can get cosmetics and clothes cheaper than in Japan. Recommended places for shopping in South Korea are Seoul and Busan. There are many places where you can shop.

South Korea is smaller than Japan. In other words, it is easier to travel in South Korea than in Japan. In addition, transportation facilities in South Korea are remarkably well developed and transportation costs are very low. Popular domestic travel destinations are Seoul, Busan, and Jeju Island. Foreign students often visit amusement parks. Busan is famous for its sea, so you should go in summer. Jeju Island is a place rich in nature. There is an ocean and mountains. Therefore, playing in the sea in summer and mountain climbing in winter is good.

There are various kinds of entertainment where you study abroad. Have a good time with friends, shopping, and go on a trip somewhere. If you are going to study abroad in South Korea, why don’t you experience these ways of entertainment?

Effects of Studying Abroad on Students

Effects of Studying Abroad on Students

August 24, 2022

By Karua Ono

When you say the word “studying abroad” what comes to your mind? Many people might be worried about the cost. In fact, the cost of studying abroad is very expensive and we can study languages by not doing study abroad. Thanks to the Internet, we can communicate with people who live in other countries easily and we can study abroad online at our home country. However, there are many effects of studying abroad on student’s future.

First, studying abroad to study languages improve our language skill. Of course, it is possible to acquire language skills without studying abroad and we can get language certified by studying ourselves but by going to abroad, we will get used to listening to a foreign language by listening to it all day. Additionally, we can learn basic conversation from talking with native speakers and if there are students who is the same generation, we can learn trendy words. It is impossible to learn trendy words from a language textbook, so study abroad is the best way to acquire trendy words.

Second, the experience of study abroad become an appealing point when we do job-hunting. I think that there are a few people who have foreign education experience. If you have this experience, you can talk about abilities acquired by studying abroad, something impressive episode, and how good your language skills are. These episodes might be a hot topic when you have an interview at companies. Sometimes, there is a company incentive for people who have an experience of study abroad.
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other important effect of studying abroad is we can broaden our knowledge by experienced it. There are many people who have different cultures in foreign country, and it cause you to get a culture shock. I don’t think that having culture shock is but thing because this experience will be good for our personal growth. I have been to Croatia for three weeks and spending time with a local family. Then, I got a culture shock there. Getting a culture shock made me confused and it was difficult to accept a different culture. However, thanks to this experience, I could learn new things I didn’t know before.

To summarize, there are many advantages of studying abroad for students. Although the cost of it is expensive, I think it is worth experiencing study abroad. If you are wondering whether to try studying abroad or not, you should try it.

Negative Effects of SNS’s on Young Peoples’ Mental Health

Negative Effects of SNS’s on Young Peoples’ Mental Health

August 24, 2022

By Nao Yasutake

Today, SNS’s is an indispensable existence for young people. They look at their phones many times during a day. The connection with others on SNS is a very important thing for young generation. However, using SNS’s bring not only positive influences but also negative influences. There are many negative effects of SNS’s on young peoples’ mental health.

It affects to fall of young peoples’ self-esteem that checking other’s posts on Instagram or Facebook. Because you compare with your life and their life by doing so. Usually, people post on SNS’s only good things. For example, luxurious meals, trips, presents which received from someone. But people may feel that’s the whole of their lives that they posted. Therefore, you feel your life is not a satisfactory one than other’s life. Also, it is not good to compare the number of your followers with the number of other’s followers. It is not true that people who have a lot of followers are loved by many people. Decline of self-esteem sometimes cause mental illness like depression. So, you need to be careful.

Watching YouTube and checking other’s posts bring you a sense of being ineffective. Have you ever spent your day off to watch YouTube or check other’s posts? How did you feel at end of that day? Many people feel that they wasted their own time after used SNS’s a lot. Consequently, it makes your day non-productive, and that gives a bad influence to peoples’ mental health. There are cases that you can’t do things which you have to do like homework or housework by using SNS’s too much. Smartphone addiction is one of a problem of mental health. Today, a lot of young people have the problem.

Lastly, the most serious negative effect of SNS’s is negative emotions that can’t be controlled. Especially, lack of sleep by using SNS’s until late at night bring you negative emotions. For example, you get annoyed easily for your parent’s words if you don’t have enough time to sleep. The negative emotions can’t be controlled by yourself. In addition, you can’t get up in the morning if you use SNS’s until late at last night. The habit is very dangerous because your life might become day and night are reversed. It is one of a reason of social withdrawal and it is very difficult to change the habit soon.

To summarize, there are many bad influences of mental health who use SNS’s a lot. Using SNS’s brings some negative effects to people which fall of their self-esteem, waste their own time, and negative emotions that can’t be controlled. These are influences to young peoples’ mental health. Connections with others are important, but it is more important to protect your mental health from bad effects. You should learn good ways of using SNS’s for keep your mental health in a good condition.