TOKYO –
Nearly 60% of Japanese highschool college students take into account studying about totally different cultures “very important,” the very best proportion amongst Japan, the United States, China and South Korea, in response to a survey launched by the National Institution for Youth Education.
The impartial administrative company performed the survey to match highschool college students’ attitudes towards tradition throughout the 4 international locations.
In Japan, 58.9% of respondents stated that studying about cultures totally different from their very own was “very important,” the very best degree among the many 4 international locations surveyed.
However, Japanese college students confirmed various ranges of curiosity relying on the kind of international tradition concerned.
Interest was comparatively excessive in areas similar to music and artwork, whereas topics together with historical past and literature attracted much less consideration. Only 26.9% expressed curiosity in historical past.
Japanese college students additionally confirmed comparatively little enthusiasm for leisure utilizing digital actuality and different digital environments.
Only 11.3% stated they “very much like” video games and different actions utilizing VR or digital areas, the bottom proportion among the many 4 international locations.