Pre-Reading Questions:
- What do you like about your culture? Why?
- What do you think is special about your country? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- term /turm/
- descent /dih-SENT/
- survey /SUR-vey/
- political /puh-LIT-i-kuhl/
- aspect /AS-pekt/
[noun] a word used in relation to a particular subject
Studious is a term used for people who love studying.
[noun] the origin of people in your family background
My neighbor is of American-Irish descent.
[noun] the information gathered by asking people the same questions
The survey shows that many businessmen skip their meal.
[adjective] relating to politics and government
Education is one of the major political issues these days.
[noun] a particular feature of our way of thinking about something
He studied almost every aspect of computer programming.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of “Hafu” has increased since the Heisei Era began (1989-present). Hafu (half) is a term used for Japanese with mixed-race family background. One of them is Monica Okoye who is of Nigerian-Japanese descent.
Okoye, 19, is a member of the Japanese women’s basketball team and played during the Women’s Basketball World Cup last September 26, 2018. The survey showed that most of the hafu are good at different disciplines in sports.
In Heisei era, not only Japanese political and economic aspects have changed but also the idea of being a “Japanese”. Now, more Japanese are open to people who have mixed-descent.
Okoye, 19, is a member of the Japanese women’s basketball team and played during the Women’s Basketball World Cup last September 26, 2018. The survey showed that most of the hafu are good at different disciplines in sports.
In Heisei era, not only Japanese political and economic aspects have changed but also the idea of being a “Japanese”. Now, more Japanese are open to people who have mixed-descent.
Comprehension Questions:
- Who joined the Women’s Basketball World Cup?
- When was the Women’s Basketball World Cup held?
- What is Hafu?
- According to the article, what has increased since the Heisei era?
- According to the article, when did the Heisei Era start?
Discussion Questions:
- Are you interested in other countries’ culture? Please explain your answer.
- What country do you think has the most interesting culture? Why?
- What customs in your country do you think should be revised?
- Do you follow all the traditional customs in your country? Please explain your answer.
- How do you think your country is different from other Asian countries?