Preparing for a global 21st century

JLAND OFINSPIRATION

By studying Japanese you not only learn tocommunicate in the language, but you also develop
an understanding of and empathy for the people
and their culture.
Through the learning of Japanese, you will become
respectful and inter-culturally competent individuals
and globally conscious citizens. This will help you
to thrive in the competitive world of the future.

Highlights of our Japanese program

Messagesfrom Senpai
Learning Japanese has opened so manydoors. In both Japan and Australia, I’ve
experienced things I never could havedreamed of without Japanese.
Shanon Whiley, Cultural Affairs Officer
The Consulate-General of Japanin Brisbane

Studying Japanese at university opened
up a world of opportunities. My work hastaken me not only all over Japan, but onbusiness trips around the world.
Jaryd Sarky, Consultant,
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deloitte Japan

Learning Japanese definitely helps
when looking for a career in Japan.
You can also learn about the workplaceculture through business Japanese.
Po-Hao Chen, Software Engineer,LINE Japan

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Australia and Japan continue to have a closerelationship, not just through trade but through themutual attraction of our cultures and the goodwill
generated by many people to people connections.
Japanese has been for a long time the mostpopular language in Australian schools.

Learn Japanese to…
discover, connect
and enjoy!

Land ofInnovation

Japan isAustralia’s 2ndlargest export
market. The main
export is naturalresources.

The Japanese market is first in theworld for the number of industrial robots.
Pepper by SoftBank Robotics is theworld’s first social humanoid robot able
to recognize basic human emotions, now
adopted by many businesses and schools
around the world.

Land ofArts andCulture

Japanese martial
arts have become
popular around theworld. They have aspiritual side, andteach respect,endurance andself-discipline.

Land of Amazement
Japan is one of the
top destinations forAustralians. Over half a million
Australians visited Japan in 2019.

80% of the land is covered bymountains which enchant visitors
by their beauty in all four seasons.
The most famous is Mt Fuji, whichis revered by the Japanese.

The Japanese diet isconsidered to be healthy andwell balanced. Importance isplaced on presentation as wellas taste.
Washoku (traditional Japanesecuisine) has been added to theUNESCO Intangible Cultural
Heritage List.

About 300,000
regional festivals areheld each year inJapan to celebratea shrine’s deity,
or a seasonal or
historical event.

The Japanese highly
value their traditionalarts and crafts, andconstantly adapt themto modern living.

Kyaraben (character bento)
are lunchboxes in which
the food is artfully arranged
to look like miniature
popular characters.

Japaneseanimeand manga
are world renowned.
Miyazaki Hayao’s film
‘Spirited Away’ won theAcademy Award for BestAnimated Feature Film.

© 2001 Studio Ghibli・NDDTMJapanese cars like
Toyota and Mazda
are the mostpopular makes ofcars in Australia.

HIROSEDYEWORKS

Japan built the first Shinkansen (bullet trains)in 1964, and they now travel up to 320km/h.
In 2027, the magnetic bullet train
will reach 500km/h!