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Shared Journeys: Dr. Suzanne Flynn’s Reflections on Why Japan Matters: A Foreign Perspective
By : Ali Syarief When I set out to write Why Japan Matters: A Foreign Perspective, my aim was not…
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Oranges, Aesthetics, and a Nation’s Mentality
By: Ali Syarief “This may look like this on the outside, but it’s sweet and delicious inside, Ma’am,” said a…
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Friendship: A Silent Symphony of Souls
By: Ali Syarief There are threads in life, invisible yet unbreakable, woven not by blood, ambition, or necessity — but…
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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid
By : Ali Syarief – This is an excerpt from my book, which is currently in progress. The myth that…
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Lessons from Kyoto: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Trust, Responsibility, and Integrity
By: Ali Syarief In a recent incident in Kyoto, Japan, a bus driver’s decades-long career ended abruptly after he was…
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Perspective Cross-Cultural: Avoiding Cultural Collision through Natural Language Sharing
By: Ali Syarief In the global village we live in today, encountering different cultures is not a matter of if,…
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Building Bridges, Not Just Language: How Cross-Cultural Communication Comes Alive in LEX Hippo Family Club
By: Ali Syarief “Multilingualism isn’t just speaking many languages. It’s understanding many hearts.”— From a LEX philosophy circle in Tokyo…
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When Misunderstanding Becomes a Social Crisis: The Hidden Layer of Cross-Cultural Communication
By; Ali Syarief Imagine a police officer raised in a culture that values hierarchy and authority, facing a teenager from…
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A Scholar, A Friend, A Fellow Traveler: A Tribute to Thomas Edward Hogan
By: Ali Syarief In the long arc of professional life, we occasionally meet individuals who leave more than memories—they leave…
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Sacred Headwear: When Faiths Mirror Each Other
By: Ali Syarief In the sea of white-clad pilgrims encircling the Kaaba during Hajj, one small accessory stands out in…
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