Japan
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Pop Culture in Argentina and Japan
Argentina, Japan
UNC Navigators Kierra and Tatiana talk about pop culture in Argentina and Japan! Spring 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival
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Language in Argentina and Japan
Argentina, Japan
UNC Navigators Kierra and Tatiana talk about language in Argentina and Japan! Spring 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival.
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Daily School Life In Japan
Asia, Japan
UNC Navigator Tatiana talks about school life for students in Japan!
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Q & A Language and Pop Culture in Argentina and Japan
Argentina, Japan
UNC Navigators Kierra and Tatiana review the language and pop culture presentation and answer student questions about Japan and Argentina. Spring 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival
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Language and Pop Culture in Japan and Argentina
Argentina, Japan
UNC Navigators Kierra and Tatiana talk about language and pop culture in Argentina and Japan! Spring 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival
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Spanish and Japanese Language Workshop
Asia, Europe, Japan, Spain
UNC Navigators Lucy and Tatiana teach a K-12 audience basic phrases in Spanish and Japanese, including how to introduce oneself and one’s favorite food. This is an excerpt of a longer presentation, Fo…
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Japanese Onigiri
Asia, Japan
UNC Navigator Tatiana introduces Japanese onigiri to a K-12 audience, explaining what it is and how it’s made. This video is an excerpt of a longer presentation, Food and Language in Spain and Japan.
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Q and A Session for Food and Language in Spain and Japan
Asia, Europe, Japan, Spain
UNC Navigators Lucy and Tatiana answer questions about their presentation on food and language in Spain and Japan. They also talk about their study abroad experiences in each country.
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Food and Language in Spain and Japan
Asia, Europe, Japan, Spain
Navigators Lucy and Tatiana talk about famous rice dishes from Spain and Japan and teach basic phrases in each country’s language. Lucy discusses Spanish paella, and Tatiana speaks about Japanese onig…
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Temples and Shrines in Japan
Asia, Japan
In this video Navigator Tatiana teaches about Buddhism and Shinto, and temples and shrines in Japan.
Culture Kit
Japan #4
Asia, Japan
Bring Japan to your classroom with this culture kit! This kit has a pair of geta (traditional Japanese sandals), a kimono, an obi (belt), chopsticks, a soup bowl, manga (comic books), a fox mask, a ca…
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VoiceThread: Dancing the Bon Odori, Japan’s Summer Festival
Asia, Japan
In this video, UNC Chapel Hill student and Navigator Maura McCarthy talks about her life in Japan on a joint United States/Japan military base. Her favorite memory is of the Bon Odori festival, which…
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Japan Transit
Asia, Japan
This Animoto video made by Alex Litka compares transit in Japan to the United states. It focuses on how students get to school in both countries.
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Star Festival (Tanabata) in Japan – Akari
Asia, Japan
Watch Akari present on the Star Festival in Japan, otherwise known as Tanabata. For a tutorial on making paper decorations, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZOjWcN1sE
Culture Kit
Japan #2
Asia, Japan
This kit has many interesting items that will keep your class engaged in learning about Japan. Items in this kit include traditional clothing (kimonos, obis, zori shoes, and tabi socks), chopsticks, b…
Culture Kit
Japan #3
Asia, Japan
Your students will have a lot of fun exploring this Japan Kit! It has clothing items such as a yukata, obi, and happi. You will also find a school notebook, magna comic books, a fashion magazine, orag…
Article
Learning the Awkward Way: Communication in Japan
Asia, Japan
I would like to think that I learned my way through Japan the hard way. When I first moved to the country, my family attended a few introductory classes on the culture to help us find out way around a…
Article
Japan- A Japanese Train Ride
Asia, Japan
Hi! My name is Maura and I’m a senior finishing up my bachelors in Global Studies with a focus in Asia and Transnational Culture and a minor in both Japanese and Anthropology. Right now I’m from Jacks…
Photo Story
A Short Train Ride Through Japan
Asia, Japan
Hello and Konnichiwa! My name is Maura. When I was in high school, I lived on American military base in Japan. During that time, I experienced many cultural events and tried my fair share of Japanese…