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Mount Fuji, Seen Otherwise: A Cross-Cultural Reflection
By Ali Syarief That morning, Kenshi Suzuki—my friend and, in many ways, my teacher—invited me to see Mount Fuji from…
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Speak in Many Languages — Because It Forces the Brain to Work
By: Ali Syarief In a world that is increasingly interconnected, the ability to speak more than one language is no…
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Honor, Recognition, and Lessons in Cross-Cultural Relations
In cross-cultural contexts, the way a society receives others often reflects the values it upholds regarding human dignity. In a…
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Perspektif Cross-Cultural: Perbedaan sebagai Keniscayaan Peradaban
By Ali Syarief Dalam hampir semua kebudayaan besar dunia, agama tidak pernah hadir sebagai sistem tunggal yang beku. Ia selalu…
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Learning to Understand God Through the Way Others Pray
By Ali Syarief At one point in my life, I was assigned to work as a translator. The task seemed…
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Japan as a Laboratory of Public Ethics
By Ali Syarief In the cross-cultural perspective, visiting Japan is not merely about seeing another country. It is about entering…
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How Japanese Read Indonesians — and How Indonesians Read Japanese: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
By Ali Syarief When Japanese and Indonesians meet, it is never merely an encounter between two individuals. It is a…
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Puisi Lintas Bunyi: Ketika Jepang dan Batak Bertemu dalam Satu Rasa
By Ali Syarief Globalisasi sering dibicarakan dalam angka—perdagangan, teknologi, migrasi. Namun ada bentuk globalisasi yang lebih halus, lebih manusiawi: perjumpaan…
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What Hippo Jin Learn from Indonesia?
By Ali Syarief Cultural encounters rarely alter a person on the surface. They do not instantly change habits, language, or…
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Hippo Jin and the New Face of the Japanese: A Cross-Cultural Encounter
By Ali Syarief As I often say, Hippo members are Japanese. However, this needs to be underlined clearly: they are…
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