 Welcome, and konnichiwa to Think Tech Hawaii, Japanese series Konnichiwa Hawaii, a Japanese language broadcast streaming live from downtown Honoru and available on YouTube. I'm Yukari Kunisue, and joining me today in the studio is Dr. Elizabeth Keith, educator and specialist in cross-cultural communication. Thank you for being here today, Dr. Elizabeth Keith. Hello. First of all, I would like to talk about cross-cultural communication. Could you briefly explain this to those who don't have a lot of expertise? Cross-cultural communication is a different culture. How do different cultures communicate and communicate? For example, Japanese people come to Hawaii and communicate with their mother and local people. Is there a school like that? Yes, there is. It started about 15 years ago, but even in Harvard University, the cross-cultural research has gradually developed. If we only talk about the language, there are times when communication cannot be reached. Therefore, since we can speak English, it is no longer possible for Americans or English-speaking people to understand it at all. I see. Japanese people often go to America and come to Hawaii. If we only study English, we will not be able to understand American people. I think there are a lot of people who think that way, but they don't just understand the language. That's right. It's not just the language, it's the culture that becomes the origin of the language. The culture is the sense of value. There are various kinds of traditions and customs. All of them include culture. Many researchers say that culture is a lens. A lens. The lens is the same as the glasses lens. We are not aware of it, but it is there. Through culture, we can see the world. That is the culture. Even if we are not aware of it, we are actually aware of it. That's right. That's right. That's right. So, the sense of value of the country and the country is influenced by the people's actions and decisions. People from different cultures are watching it. Why do they do this? Why do they talk in English and understand each other? Why do they suddenly do this? Sometimes. Sometimes I do it myself. The culture is different, so if you don't understand the culture, there will be conflicts and conflicts. Why do you think that way? I grew up in two cultures. My father was a Swedish American. He was born in New York. He came to Japan. My mother was a Japanese born in Hokkaido. I grew up watching the two cultures. After graduation, I had a long-term job. Yes. My job was in Hawaii. I have been living in Hawaii for a long time. But my Japanese company helped me. So, my job was in Japan and in the US. I was a political figure. I was a member of the organization. So, you were a judge? Yes. I was a judge and a depositor. I was a judge. In that position, a lawyer from the US would prepare a client for a judge to be a judge. I didn't have a word. I was a judge. I understood only the word. But I didn't have enough. I was a judge. You were a judge? Yes. I was a judge. I liked Japanese culture in Hawaii. I was a professor of Japanese culture. Japanese culture? I studied Japanese culture. Why is the ending of Japanese novels like this? Why is it like this? It's completely different from American endings. There were a lot of things like that. I felt the difference in culture through literature. There are a lot of young people from Japan who come to Kotsu-Ran to teach. For example, they speak English very well. But there is still a lot of culture left. Is that what you are angry about? Yes, there are a lot of things like that. For example, there is one episode I played. I played a role as the representative of the company. I had to prove it in the American court. I had to prove how the car was made safely. I have a lot of questions about the language of the country. Let's ask Yamamoto-san. Yamamoto-san, who is responsible for the design of your car? Who is responsible for the design of your car? Who is responsible for the design of your car? Then Yamamoto-san says, I can't answer that. Then the other person's lawyer says, Hanji-san, you are avoiding the answer. You are making a lie. You are protecting someone. You are not answering the truth. I was very surprised. Then Yamamoto-san says, Hanji-san, please answer properly. Then Yamamoto-san says, Who is responsible for the design of your car? I can't answer that. Then Yamamoto-san, who is responsible for the design of your car, says, Why can't Yamamoto-san answer that? You can say the person's name properly. Then Yamamoto-san says, But there is no one responsible for the design of your car. Each person who is responsible for the design of your car, someone who is responsible for the design of the fuel tank, someone who design the interior. And while everyone is talking, one car starts rolling. When we change the fuel tank, we need to change the fuel tank a bit. When we change the fuel tank, the body should be changed a little. Because everyone works together, there is no one responsible for the design of the car. That's why I can't answer it. What do you think is the advantage of the Japanese language? I should have explained it. I thought it was a natural thing. Japanese people ask me why I can't say my name. I thought I couldn't answer it. But as an American, this person is avoiding the answer. He is making a lie. He is protecting someone. He can't say my name. He is a very bad person. After all, please explain everything. The difference between culture and organization is different. In the case of American designers, there is a chief engineer. Everyone reports to the chief engineer. The chief engineer decides. He takes responsibility. He approves a lot of things. In Japan, everyone works together. It is a very comprehensive group. It is a very strong job. Japan has a very good product. Everyone is driving a Japanese car. Yes, everyone is driving a Japanese car. That's why you can make a good car. Everyone has the power. The American side is not like that. The chief engineer is alone. That's why I think it's an American lesson. In this case, the Japanese side and the American side think that their culture is different. That's right. That's how it is. I think it's a good idea. How do you teach it to Japanese students? How do you teach it to Japanese students? How do you teach it to other countries? That's right. There are researchers. There are a lot of books that research these things. There was a person named Farnes-Trumpenars. He was originally a shell company. He worked for Shell. There are various offices in the world as known as Shell. Farnes-Trumpenars was in the 80s. For example, they did a workshop in the Netherlands. They did a training workshop for Farnes-Trumpenars. Even though they did a training workshop in Indonesia, they didn't understand the managers at all. I see. They didn't understand why. They didn't understand why they didn't understand why they didn't understand Japan at all. I think this is the cultural difference. I took the survey. There were a lot of questions. What kind of answer would you choose? In this situation, what do you think is the right answer? The survey showed 46,000 people and 40 countries in the world. 46,000 people? Yes. The managers working for Shell gave it to everyone. As a database, they created the dimension of cultural differences. There are seven dimensions. You can measure the cultural differences in the dimensions of the seven dimensions. I see. It was a monosas. That's right. That's right. It's an interesting story. We will continue this. We will continue after the break. When you study the cultural differences, you don't have to know the differences. You have to know what the researchers are studying. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right. We will have a short break here. 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We're back from break. I am Yukari Kunisue. And this is Konnichiwa, Hawaii, talking with Dr. Elizabeth Keys, educator and specialist in cross-cultural communication. I'm going to talk in Japanese. Hello, Hawaii. I'm the host of a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Keys who is a specialist in cross-cultural communication. Let's move on. I heard that you have a book called Monosashi. Yes. Can you tell us how big it is? Yes. There are seven dimensions for Trumpiners. There are other students, for example, Hofstede, Aaron Myers, Ed Hall, and so on. Have you ever heard of Ed Hall? Yes, I have. I've heard of it. Yes. There are many ways to measure the difference in culture. For example, one culture is a group consciousness that is very strong. A group consciousness. A group consciousness like Japan. Yes. A group consciousness. Yes. There is also a culture that respects individuals more. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. There is a way to understand the difference between a group consciousness and a person's mind. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. If you can't do performance, you can't become a director or a director. That's why your skills are important. Your background, your name, your name, your character, and your performance are important. That depends on the culture. I think that English and Japanese characters are important. In the US, we often talk about Obama, but Obama's name is called Hussein. That's why he became a president. That's one of the advantages of his achievements. I'd like to ask you about your skills. You are now in the field of human education. How do you make your skills and performance work? How do you make money? That's what parents and students think. Does the teacher have a different mindset? Do you know STEM education? Yes, I do. Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. Science, Technology, Science, Technology, Mathematics. The four of them are important. It is very important to find the right technology, but it is very important to study the technology and ability of humanity. What technology and technology do you use? We use technology that makes people more comfortable. We use technology that makes people more comfortable. If we use technology that destroys people, then nothing will happen. Then we don't know what value or what is right, or what is moral, or what kind of things are not right at all. That's a great experience. That's right. There are a lot of people who think that technology is important. But if money is a budget or a technology budget, then we should use technology that makes people more comfortable. We don't think like that. Of course, it's a problem if you can't get a job. We need some kind of technology, but that's not enough. For example, values, education, critical thinking skills. What is right and what is not. We need to be able to judge what is right and what is not. That means you don't have to do it on your own. That's right. That's right. That's why we say question authority in the US. We ask people who have the right to ask questions. Question authority? Yes. Please remember that question authority. I think it's education for American humanity. I think it's very important. I've been teaching STEM in Singapore for a long time. The Center for Trans Cultural Studies was created by the government in 2012. I went there and studied humanities, humanities, and culture. I also taught in the workshop for cultural and cultural ability. That's why it's plus alpha. It's not just hard skills. It's plus soft skills. We think about the right values and use the right technology. It's human power. Yes. I think it's not good if you don't have the right knowledge to use the right technology to live a good life. That's why humanities, humanities, and culture come out. Elisabeth, you came to Singapore and taught in the culture. I think Singapore is similar to Hawaii. Yes. There are many people who mix and live together. It's very important to teach. Yes. In Singapore, the ratio of PhD is said to be the largest country. PhD is Dr. Go. It's PhD. Yes. In the past, PhD students from all over the world gathered. They are trying to teach the next generation. It's a small country with no natural resources. It's a small country with no natural resources. It's the most important mission in the future. The government is thinking about it. They are gathering teachers from various countries. So you came here. Yes. I teach STEM. I teach science, IT, computer, design, and so on. It's a plus for soft skills. I want to create a person who can communicate with the world. That's why I came to the center. There are so many people in Hawaii. I think it's a great place to study. Yes. There are Chinese people, Japanese people, and Philippines people. There are a lot of people. For example, there are people who are married to Dr. Elizabeth Go. Yes. There are a lot of people who are mixed up with Dr. Elizabeth Go. Yes. I have a question. Yes. In terms of STEM, you said it was plus alpha. Yes. If you think it's important, it's more fundamental than plus alpha. Yes. In the first two years of college, you have to do it first. Then you have to get into math or technology. How do you feel about that? I feel the same way. I think it's a fundamental knowledge. If you can't do that, you don't know what you are studying for. That's why it's so fundamental. Yes. As a result, teachers need to have a direct connection to STEM education, work, and employment. Yes. That's why it's so important to take a step back and think about what education is for. Yes. I think that's why you need to make programs. Yes. For example, even if you receive a technical education, you may be able to get a job. After you get a job, how do you think about what the team is thinking about? What do you need from that? How do you think about the management of other countries? That's not yet included. Yes. That's why you need to understand that and then become a manager. How do you understand that? It's all about your personality. It's not about your personality. It's about your culture. I think that's more important. I'm a student at the University of Hawaii, Tokyo International College. Even if you don't become a college student, do you have a high school or junior high school education? Yes. I think that's very important. Yes. How do you think parents and children should grow up in Hawaii? I think that's a wonderful question. This is very important. For example, parents are Japanese. For example, this is an American school. In order to get an American education, they should go to a English school. I think that the difference in English school will gradually come out. They should look at it closely. In the United States, they think that Japan should do the same thing. That's what I think. When parents explain things to each other, they will gradually become aware of the difference. That's what I think. I think that you can do that in your everyday life. Let's talk about the glasses. In the United States, you look at it like this. Yes. You look at it a little bit in Japan. That's exactly what I think. When you become an adult, do you look at your parents and your mother like this? Do you look at them like this on the street? Yes. My mother spoke almost Japanese. My father spoke English. That's right. There was a big difference. Thank you very much. That's what I think we're getting close to. Elisabeth Keyes, today we have a very interesting and deep story. We talked about cross culture communication and also about the human culture. Thank you very much. We are almost out of time. Thank you so much for coming, Dr. Keyes. Elisabeth Keyes. Stay tuned for more shows in Japanese. We will hear anti-aging skin tips living in Hawaii in the next show. Thank you all for watching Think Tech Hawaii. I'm Yukari Kunisue. This is Konnichiwa Hawaii. See you soon.