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Japan - Dealing with Foreigners

How the Japanese people construct their cultural identity in relation to foreign influences

'Japaneseness' - the unique cultural qualities of these island people - is a subject of perennial interest to the Japanese, who define and redefine themselves against outsiders. This programme looks at the ways the Japanese construct their cultural identity, and how foreigners living in the country fit in.

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28 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project