Japanese and Japanese Culture

Course Information

College	Anan College	Year	2024
Course Title	Japanese and Japanese Culture
Course Code	1133I01	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Liberal Arts and Sciences	Student Grade	3rd
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	Imada Hiroyuki

Course Objectives

1.Able to explain the structure and current situation regarding the Japanese constitution and politics.
2.Able to explain the characteristics and uniqueness of Japanese history and culture.
3.Able to explain the structure and current situation of the Japanese economy.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Minimum level
Achievement 1	Able to give an overall explanation of the Japanese constitution and political system.	Able to give an overview of the Japanese constitution and political system.	Able to explain the basics of the Japanese constitution political system.
Achievement 2	Able to give a comprehensive explanation of the characteristics and uniqueness of Japanese history and culture.	Able to give an overview of the characteristics and uniqueness of Japanese history and culture.	Able to explain the basics of the characteristics and uniqueness of Japanese history and culture.
Achievement 3	Able to give an overall explanation of the structure and current situation of the Japanese economy.	Able to give an overview of the structure and current situation of the Japanese economy.	Able to provide a basic explanation of the structure and current situation of the Japanese economy.

Teaching Method

Outline:

This course will investigate the present status of Japan from a variety of viewpoints of social science and the humanities.

Style:

In this class, students will review the structure and current situation of the politics of Japan from the viewpoint of Constitution of Japan.Next, students will examine Japanese history and　culture.Then,students will review the structure and current situation of the economy of Japan.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 For a class method, I assume a lecture form basics, but try for interactive talks through a question during class. I adopt the learning by the video seeing and handout.

Notice:

Pay attention to the situation of politics, history, culture and the economy of Japan routinely.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Reference book : Circumstances of Japan to talk about in English 2020（Japan Times）

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	orientation	Able to review the syllabus and explain the study plan.
		2nd	Constitution and Politics of Japan(1)	Able to compare Meiji Constitution with Constitution of Japan.
		3rd	Constitution and Politics of Japan(2)	Able to explain Sovereignty of the nation and symbolic emperor system.
		4th	Constitution and Politics of Japan(3)	Able to explain the Diet, cabinet/ministries, courts, and national security.
		5th	Constitution and Politics of Japan(4)	Able to explain the human rights situation and social issues.
		6th	Japanese history and culture(1)	Able to explain the age of the nobility and the age of the samurai.
		7th	Japanese history and culture(2)	Able to explain how the Japanese family should be and changes in food, clothing and shelter.
		8th	Research and report(1)	Able to set their own tasks, research, summarize and present a summary report.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Japanese history and culture(3)	Able to explain Japanese characteristics and changes such as holidays, annual events, and beliefs.
		10th	Japanese history and culture(4)	Able to explain Japanese characteristics such as sumo, kendo, archery, and flower arrangement.
		11th	Japanese economy(1)	Able to explain the characteristics of Japanese companies and Japanese management.
		12th	Japanese economy(2)	Able to explain the characteristics of Japanese labor and employment.
		13th	Japanese economy(3)	Able to explain economy, finance, monetary policy of Japan.
		14th	Japanese economy(4)	Able to explain ESG management and ethical consumption that are driving the transformation of the Japanese economy.
		15th	Research and report(2)	Able to set their own tasks, research, summarize and present a summary report.
		16th	Final exam return

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	midterm/final exam	quiz	portfolio	presentation/attitude	other	Total
Subtotal	50	0	0	50	0	100
Basic Proficiency	50	0	0	50	0	100
Specialized Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0