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    Japanese in Depth Vol.1
    Japanese in Depth Vol.1
    Japanese in Depth Vol.1
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    Japanese in Depth Vol.1

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    This is vol.1 of the collection of monthly columns contributed to The Daily Yomiuri, Japan's nationwide English newspaper. It amusingly illustrates how mindsets are different between English and Japanese. It's an eye opener for English as well as Japanese.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInternational Communication Institute
    Release dateSep 8, 2011
    ISBN9781465994769
    Japanese in Depth Vol.1
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    International Communication Institute

    The International Communication Institute is a language institute based in Tokyo, Japan.ICI was founded in 1987. Since then, it has continued to bridge cultural differences through communication. Recently ICI created a unique Japanese textbook series called "Step Up Nihongo". It went on to develop the e-learning version of the textbooks called "eSUN" and now has an online class to study with a Japanese instructor.ICI is continuing to do its best to provide meaningful content for those interested in studying Japanese.

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      Japanese in Depth Vol.1 - International Communication Institute

      Japanese in Depth vol. 1

      Copyright 2006 by International Communication Institute

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      1. Why study Japanese

      By Shigekatsu Yamauchi

      Founder of ICI (the International Communication Institute)

      www.stepupnihongo.com

      www.icijapan.com

      Anyone having a go at learning Japanese must have done so for a reason. I feel safe in saying it was primarily for practical reasons, like asking where the bathroom is; getting along well with your Japanese in-laws; getting a better job; conducting business in Japan; making Japanese friends; enrolling in a Japanese university; or reading manga.

      However, there is another important reason for studying Japanese, one which is often overlooked or neglected.

      First, let me pose a question:

      You have heard, no doubt, that Sir Isaac Newton discovered the universal law of gravity by watching an apple fall from a tree. But how could this be? Surely this phenomenon was not newly observed by him – it must have been previously observed by many other people. Which brings me to my question: Why did he, and not someone else, discover the law?

      My big brother told me Newton’s story when I was a schoolboy. Subsequently, I have always wondered about this question. At the time I thought maybe I was just too stupid to understand the significance of the story. But even so, the question constantly bothered me.

      I asked many adults about it as I grew up here. Later, when I lived in Britain, I posed the same question to the British as well. The answers were much the same as those I got in Japan, such as:

      This is just a metaphorical story that teaches you that a very commonplace occurrence could lead to a world-changing, great discovery.

      This story is to illustrate what a genius Sir Isaac Newton was.

      Somehow, these answers did not convince me. Something was missing in the logic. The apple’s fall did NOT logically lead to the discovery of universal gravitation, no matter how I thought it through.

      Then, one day, I had a revelation.

      As long as your point of view is several meters away from the apple tree, it is impossible to really see the workings of gravity in the scene. Imagine yourself watching the same phenomenon from somewhere far out in space – from the moon, for instance. Would apples in Britain, the United States, Australia, Japan and other countries all seem to be falling down? You can place a globe in front of you to help illustrate the phenomenon. The Australian apple would fall up, unless you were to flip the globe upside down. Even a child could see that the apple was pulled by the Earth.

      I am pretty sure that Isaac Newton set his point of view somewhere farther out

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