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AnonymousHere's an interesting story from NPR about the roles Buddhism and Shinto are playing in people's responses to the earthquake and tsunami. My students often find it hard to understand exactly how Japanese people combine the practices and beliefs of Buddhism and shinto, since that doesn't reflect their own religious experiences, so this story helped them see how the two can be pursued simultaneously and when the Japanese might turn to one or the other set of beliefs.
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/17/134597421/after-tsunami-japanese-turn-to-ancient-rituals
AnonymousThank you that was very informative!
AnonymousGreat Resource from the NY Times. If you are a teacher please remember to balance the issues between Japan's need for energy in a geographic area not rich with natural resources like other develop countries and the human tragedy that we are watchign unfold. We will remember this event for decades.
AnonymousDear bneubauer;
Thank you for the great information you provided through the link. I recently taught Buddhism and Shinto to my students. Although they understood the basics of these very ancient religions, they had difficulty grasping the some of the views the Japanese share on life and death. The article, however, makes it easier to understand and respect these views that ultimately have helped the Japanese people deal with this tragedy in such an admirable manner.
AnonymousThanks for this great information. What i really concern about Disaster in Japan in about the nuclear reactor which far more dangerous than the tsunamis - i think, since it can cause years to years illness. I will bookmark the information within that website.
Thanks again.
AnonymousI used this website to introduce Japanese language and culture to elementary school children during the multicultural event last year, and I liked it very much. It is user friendly and has many features that students would have fun while learning language, history, and current issues. It has great links to mass media that will provide up-to-date information relate to the disaster in Japan for teachers and high school students as well.
http://web-japan.org/index.html
http://web-japan.org/links/mass/newspapers/general.html
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
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AnonymousThanks for the link, it's very useful when teaching literature from a historic/cultural perspective. Too bad they didn't have very many lessons on teaching about Japan for Language Arts, though!
M.C. Shah, Maywood Academy High School
Anonymoushey thanks xjiang.. its really superb and useful link to learn something.. thanks for sharing.
AnonymousIf you really want to get to know the 'other' side of this wonderful country (and the equally wonderful people), take a look at http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/.
I'm nothing at all to do with the site, just one of my favorites after being in Japan for many years and seeing so many of these things actually happen...
AnonymousThanks for this great information.
AnonymousThank you Xjiang! The article is great for helping the students connect history to a current issue. I believe that this resource will be a great tool for my students when teaching about Japan. I am especially excited about creating an interdisciplinary unit around this article and its correlating information.
Also, I am thankful for the NPR clip on Buddhism and Shinto. This will really help students to have a clearer grasp on the Japanese religion and beliefs.
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AnonymousNPR resource is great for our school in 10th grade advisories and Japanese classes. I think teachers can use this report about natural disasters in Asia (e.g. Japanese Tsunami) and compare to the Western culture response to disaster and use of Christianity.
AnonymousThank you for sharing the website about movies. I think the foreign movies will help us promote international culture.
AnonymousI think these websites are great for Japanese teachers, but I enjoyed the last one which actually translates the information into different languages. I looked at the information in Spanish, French, etc.. I will share this information with my staff.
AnonymousThe 20 Ways to Teach about the Disaster in Japan is an excellent web site. It not just covers the disaster, which was a tragedy in its self. But also focuses on the economic devastation to Japan, which will have a ripple effect to asia, then spread to the rest of the globe. Some of it's effect have been felt already with electronic components manufactured in Japan in short supply here in the U S and other parts of the world. I personal have ordered some supplies for our school and was told that they are on back-order due to the fact that the factory that produced them was in Japan and it is just now starting to fill orders. This is a good economic lesson for to teach supply and demand to our students.
This web site also focuses on Journalism it's self. Asking that students compare and contrast the images taken by professional photographers to those of the people themselves. Also the perspective of the journalist as opposed to those of the people who experienced the disaster. This web site is truly a great resource for students and teachers.