Beyond Stereotypes: Understanding and Expressing Japanese Culture (Workshop)

Intended for	Prospective Undergraduate Current Student Faculty / Staff Researcher Government / HEI Employee Citizen Media Member
Date	2025.11.7 Fri 9:30 - 12:30
Venue	Suita Campus The University of Osaka Convention Center, 1st floor, Conference Room 1
How to apply	Application Form
Contact	Csendom Andrea

This workshop invites both students and faculty to go beyond stereotypes and explore how to understand and express Japanese culture. In the morning session (in English), participants will join “My Japan to Share with the World” workshop, followed by a guest talk by Mr. Yoshikazu Tanaka (Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau). In the later session (in Japanese and English), faculty will discuss how to teach Japanese culture for exchange students and abroad through case studies and group work.

Guest Speaker： Mr. Yoshikazu Tanaka (Director General, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau)

■ Program Schedule

09:30 – 09:35 Opening Remarks & Introduction

09:35 – 10:30 Student & Faculty Workshop (in English)

Theme: “What Part of Japan Do You See?”

10:30 – 11:00 Guest Talk

Speaker: Mr. Yoshikazu Tanaka (Director General, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau)

Theme: Sharing Japanese Culture through Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai

11:15 – 12:20 Teaching Japanese Culture through Video Creation (in Japanese & English)

12:20 – 12:30 Wrap-up & Closing

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