―You are now studying law in Hokkaido University. Can you briefl y tell us about your college life? ―You spent your childhood moving back and forth between Japan and Hawaii. Are there any differences between schools in Japan and those in Hawaii? 6THIIMonday November 7, 2016The Shinro Shinbun Hawaii Editionto do.” Listening carefully to you true voice, you will eventually find what you really want to do in the future. In the past, because I really liked music, therefore I decided to join the brass band club. Now I enjoy playing video games in my free time and I am going to work for a game related company after I graduate from university. During my job hunting period in Japan, I sent my CV to many companies. And at the end I got job offers from several companies. It took me Advice foryoung people of Hawaii―Please give encouraging messages to high school students in Hawaii. awaii is such a small island. I know that Hawaii is a comfortable place to study, but I strongly recommend young people in Hawaii to see a different world and I bet it will surely broaden their horizons. Today, many high schools students in Hawaii choose to study in the main land after high school. I hope that Japan would Ms. Tajima plays music in her free timeWhen you think of leaving Hawaii and studying far away from home in Japan, what makes you most worried and anxious about may be “How my student life in Japan would be?” We interviewed Ms. Tajima, who left Hawaii after high school and now is studying in Hokkaido University, and asked her about her school life in Japan. was born in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. However, I moved to Hawaii with my parents when I was 3 years old, as my father, a certified public accountant, decided to relocate his office to Hawaii. At that time, we lived in Hawaii Kai located in the East Honolulu. I moved back to Japan with my mother just before I moved up to the 3rd grade in elementary school. After I graduated from junior high school in Hyogo prefecture, my mother and I again moved back to Hawaii. I entered Mid Pacific Institute, one of the famous private schools in Hawaii. I attended Mid Pacific Institute for two and half years and then transferred to Kaimuki High School. Since I had always wanted to go back to Japan for university, I decided to enter a cram school which has a long history of supporting returnee students. Hokkaido had been my dream place to study and thanks to those who had always been supportive and encouraged me, I was able to successfully enter the School of Law in Hokkaido University. Ms. Narumi TajimaSenior at Hokkaido University (Department of Law)n Hawaii, students are always encouraged to speak up and share their opinions with other classmates. On the other hand, I think that Japanese students tend to be rather quiet in class room.I was surprised to see my Japanese classmates being silent and “patiently” listening to the teacher in class. Most students in Hawaii try to be as active as possible in class and raise their hands to express their opinions whenever they want to. Hawaii education system puts more emphasis on interactive communication while many Japanese teachers still prefer one-way communication style of teaching. In this way, the atmospheres of the classrooms in Japan and Hawaii are significally different.Having a good time with her friendso be honest, I was a bit scared to study in a Japanese university. I had stayed in Hawaii for a long time and I could expect that studying here would be a whole different experience for me. I was also worried about how to adapt myself to a new study environment in Hokkaido University, which I knew to be quite different from the one I was used to in Hawaii. I actually entered Hokkaido University with a lot of anxieties and worries. I was so happy that I was able to make a lot of friends soon after I entered Hokkaido University and they have always been very friendly to me. And they always try to understand me and respect the difference. Surrounded by kind and supportive friends, I have been spending a wonderful and fulfi lling college life so far. I took many unique classes from many different departments. One of the most unique classes I have taken here in Hokkaido University was “Monster Theory.” I learnt that anything can be worth studying. Thanks to my parents, friends, teachers, and career center staff, my job hunting process went very smooth and I am going to work for a game related company starting from next spring. My motto is “do what my heart tells me become a new destination for them to study in the near future. Studying in Japan could be a tough challenge for students from Hawaii, but at the same time I am sure it would be a life-long unforgettable experience. Of course Japan has both positive and negative aspects, just like all other countries do. To see both positive and negative aspects of Japanese society will defi nitely deepen their understanding of Japan as a whole. Some students may be worried about financial problems, weather if they could adapt to their new life in Japan, or what to do in the future. If you are interested, even just a little bit, in studying in Japan, please do not hesitate to ask your teachers, friends, college counselors, or those who have experienced studying in Japan. Go Global!! With brass band club matesa while to decide which company I really want to work for, but at last I decided to just follow what my heart really wanted me to do. In my personal opinion, quite a few Japanese people sacrifice their own life for work. Some people even commit suicide because they are too stressed out and they only have a few hours to let their heart take a break. I would rather enjoy both my work and my personal life at the same time, and I believe I can do it. Difference betweenHawaii and Japan―Please tell me about your background. Senior InterviewGo Global! Fulfi lling College life in Japan
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