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| Photo by Marsha Dawes |
| Students pose at the Sushizanmai restaurant near the Tsukiji fish market, the largest fish market in the world. |
Uchoogie = Spaceman (Alien)
Hengin = Weirdo
Nenjin = Carrot
Japanese 102:
Sugeii = Awesome
Ineii = That’s great!
Besides teaching the group some useful Japanese words, Shuri Fukunaga, Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller here in Japan, spoke to us about working in public relations in Japan. Fukunaga said that after university we are all like prepared food. In order to be successful, we need to learn to make our own sushi. She also explained what the hardest part of working in international public relations is. In international PR, you are required to be more sensitive; you have to realize that different cultures have different ways of speaking and listening.
Earlier in the day, the group had the privilege of touring the Tsukiji fish market. The Tsukiji fish market is the largest in the world. It has the capacity to hold five Tokyo Dome baseball fields. Sugeii! Megan Melcic enjoyed watching the workers interact in the market, “It was such a friendly environment. Everyone really enjoyed their job and seemed really happy to see us.”
Soon the market is moving: to a place twice as large. It was such a privilege to see the market before it moved to its new location.
After touring the market, the group dined at Sushianmai for some assorted sushi and sashimi, green tea and miso soup. “Hands down the best sushi I have ever had,” said Allison Wells. What was the favorite fish of the lunch? Sardine!
When we finished lunch, we walked to the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s most prominent newspapers. The tour, led by Tomoko, allowed us a rare peak into the newsroom and printing room. We learned not only about the Asahi Shimbun of today, but also of its past, and of where it plans to be heading in the future. Our entire group took a team photo, and Tomoko had it printed onto a mock front page spread.
Tomorrow we are heading to the Nissan headquarters and the Oppama plant where we will meet with Simon Sproule, a vice president there, and the Nissan Corporate Communications team.
Until tomorrow,
Amy-san and Jill-san
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