{"id":25085,"date":"2021-12-17T02:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T02:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/eikuru-bridging-the-united-kingdom-and-japan-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T04:54:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:54:14","slug":"creating-connections-building-trust-and-nurturing-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/creating-connections-building-trust-and-nurturing-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating connections, building trust and nurturing friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How close are Japan and the United Kingdom in terms of culture and education?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Japan modelled much of its development during the nineteenth century on the United Kingdom. Japan admired what made the United Kingdom so advanced and hoped to absorb a lot of knowledge from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shoji Yoshida<\/strong>, Director of the Japan Foundation | \u00a9 Japan Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Since this period, Japanese people have felt very close to the United Kingdom and today, Japan\u2019s admiration for the United Kingdom includes the country\u2019s successes in \u2018soft power\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The music of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had a huge impact on people in Japan. Japanese people are intrigued by literary works such as the stories of Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle and George Orwell, to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British movie stars were also much admired by Japanese people. Lots of Japanese students are fascinated by the idea of studying in the United Kingdom and education plays a significant role in nurturing cultural influences from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This phenomenon of interest in British culture among Japanese people also occurs in the opposite direction, with people in the United Kingdom having a strong interest in Japanese culture. Many British people are passionate about manga and anime, Japanese cuisine, literature, karaoke, origami and \u2018cosplay\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Japanese cultural activities have cultivated affection in British people for Japan\u2019s unique culture. The cultures of both the United Kingdom and Japan mutually influence each other and we value these cultural interests, and the education which supports them, to further strengthen the relationship between our two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Japan Foundation, London doing to strengthen the relationship between the two countries?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Japan Foundation\u2019s activities are comprised of three major fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n