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withnews: Fun, Interesting, and Serious Ways to Communicate Multiculturalism
withnews is a general news site for the smartphone generation, run by Asahi Shimbun. One of the articles in the series, Foreigners in my Neighborhood, is about the true feelings of foreigners living in Japan. It's a fascinating article that makes you think: "They're just like me". For example, "I'm ashamed of my mom's bento": what we can see from the Japanese food study group of foreign mothers, gives us an insight into the real feelings and circumstances of foreign mothers raising children in Japan. Whether you are involved in multicultural conviviality or not, this is an opportunity for you to think together about how your "neighbors" are living. Foreigners in my Neighborhood will be published once a week.
"I'm ashamed of my mom's bento": what we can see from the Japanese food study group of foreign mothers,
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Facebook Plain Japanese News: withnews
For foreigners who don't speak Japanese very well, there is Facebook Plain Japanese News: withnews. The site currently has about 14,000 followers, three quarters of whom are non-native speakers of Japanese. More and more people want to read about the country where they live, in a language they understand. At the time of the news about the special cash payment, the article was shared 2,000 times. Readers even spontaneously translated it, to inform their friends. Facebook Plain Japanese News: withnews is published in two versions; one with kanji characters, and the other with illustrations and furigana, so that it can be automatically translated.
Plain Japanese News: withnews Facebook Live
This site also has a live feed. The site is a program about life in Japan for foreigners, asking them about their concerns and their real feelings. In the comments section, foreigners and Japanese people talk to each other in the comments, and there is an exchange of ideas there. The site plans to have live interviews with foreigners.
Speaking with foreign neighbors, we learn more about Japan! "Let's speak together about parenting/work issues."
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Easy Cooking: what to cook when the electricity and gas are cut off.
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