Created for non-Japanese, this course some of the unique aspects of Japanese interpersonal relationships including:

• Shudan Ishiki 集団意識 “Japanese Group Consciousness” 

• Sempai-Koha 先輩ー後輩 “Seniority Rules in Japanese Relations”

• Amakudari 天下り "Descent from Heaven"

This four week (4-section) course covers some of the topics in the textbook The Japanese Mind that were part of the original RJC Academy Japan 102 course..

-This is an entry level course
-No Prerequisite (you can take Part 2 without taking Part 1)
-Independent learning format with videos, reading and assigned interviews
-Online written class interaction


Registration for this class will be open from October 1 - December 31, 2024 with 365 of continued access to the course material.

Explore the course outline and preview lessons for the first week of this course in the course outline section below.


Two required textbooks:

• The Japanese Mind, edited by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno

  • $10 (ebook), $13 (paperback) at Amazon 

• Operation Japan, A Prayer Guide for Japan, Fifth Edition

  • $7 (ebook), $9 (paperback) at Amazon

  • $5.00 PDF download through The Academy

  • $5 expanded digital web version  download from Don Wright