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About Me
• Bornin Samutprakarn, Thailand
• 33 years
• 15 years in Japan ( 2004~Now!)
• Master's degree from Kobe University
(Political Science)
Ph.D. from IUHW (Health Service
Management)
• 40+ countries visited
• interest Area:
Social Welfare , Global Health
Population Aging,Health Care
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The 4th JAPANSTUDY TOUR 2018
25 – 28 September 2018 in Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by Volunteer Spirit Network
In many waysJapanese society and culture remain
informed by mores of Japan’s “pre-modern” Edo period
(1603-1868) mura (village) society.
Those mores include a deep sense of mutual responsibility
within the community, the obligation to help others in the
community, and the obligation to volunteer in community
projects.
Pre-modern” Edo period mura (village) society
จากบทวิเคราห์ของ Stephen Harner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenharner/2013/09/09/japans-volunteer-society-will-enrich-the-2020-tokyo-
olympics/#6144b6e763c3
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What are thecharacteristics of Japanese culture?
• Uchi-soto mentality (“Us and Them”)
• Nihongo Wa Jouzu Desu Neh! (“Your
Japanese is so good:Insult and praise you
at the same time)
• The Gaijin Complex (Gaijin means
“foreigner” or “white people”)
• Honne and Tatemae (truth and white lies:
to avoid conflict)
• Osekkai (“Mind your own business”: value
privacy, doing things in your own way)
source: http://www.thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Primer.html 26