Cempaka Belanda: Manga and dorama entice RI students to learn Japanese

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Manga and dorama entice RI students to learn Japanese

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 09/15/2009 12:10 PM

Japanese cultural products are one of the main reasonsfor Indonesian students' increasing interest in studying the Japanese language.

The academic head at the Japanese Language Teaching department of the Jakarta State University, Dwi Astuti Retno Lestari, told The Jakarta Post that her students mostly cited manga (Japanese comics), anime (Japanese animation) and dorama (Japanese dramas) as their reasons to choose Japanese.

This rang true for 20-year-old Fitriyani, a third-year university student. She pointed out it was dorama that captivated her during her high school years and, in turn, led her into majoring in Japanese language teaching.

"I find dorama very fascinating because through them I can learn about Japanese culture and how people live in Japan. I find Japanese culture very interesting; they are hard workers, punctual and disciplined," she said on the sidelines of a lecture by the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia, Kojiro Shiojiri, at the university last Thursday.

Fitriyani is not the only one to think that. Many other Indonesians are attracted to Japanese culture and history. Shiojiri said 500,000 Indonesians were learning Japanese, either in formal education institutions, such as high schools or universities, or in non-formal short courses.

The large number raises questions about the availability of jobs for the graduates of such a specific field of study. Dwi said the graduates could always look for teaching jobs at high schools or courses.

"Many high schools are now opening Japanese language classes to accommodate the growing interest. More and more non-formal courses are also established; They all look for teachers," she said, adding that her university was one of only two in Jakarta that aimed to produce Japanese language teachers.

Shiojiri said his embassy sometimes assisted people in searching for jobs.

"Some people write to the embassy to seek assistance in looking for a job, and if we know of a company that is looking for employees we can approach them," he said.

However, Shiojiri said he could not go as far as giving Japanese language graduates special access to jobs in Japan or in Japanese companies in Indonesia.

"In a bilateral relationship, there are constraints on what we can and cannot do," he said.

"But I will take giving access to graduates into consideration," he added.

The embassy's role, Shiojiri said, was more about improving the quality of Japanese language education.

For example, the Japanese embassy has been donating books and Japanese newspapers to the Japanese language teaching department at the Jakarta State University.

The embassy also sends teachers, consultants and native-speakers to teach at the university.

"We also hold festivals for everyone interested in Japanese cul-tureand every year we hold speech competitions for students," Shiojiri said.

Fitriyani's fascination with Japanese culture earned her a third place in a speech competition held for university students inGreater Jakarta in May. She went on to be a finalist in a national competition held in the same month.

Like the Netherlands, Japan has had special historical ties with Indonesia as the two countries occupied the country in the past. Japan colonized Indonesia in 1942 until Indonesia declared its independence in 1945 and thereafter the two countries forged bilateral ties, especially in trade. Indonesia has become the largest market for Japanese products in Southeast Asia. (adh)