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Japanese Learning
International Relations - Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power
N1 Conversation lesson 17: International Relations - Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power
๐ฌDialogue
็พไปฃใฎๅฝ้็คพไผใซใใใฆใๅฝๅฎถใฎๅจไฟกใๅฝฑ้ฟๅใๅทฆๅณใใใฎใฏใใใฏใ่ปไบๅใ็ตๆธๅใจใใฃใใใใผใใใฏใผใใซใจใฉใพใใใฎใงใฏใใใพใใใญใ
In modern international society, what determines a nation's prestige and influence is no longer limited to "hard power" such as military or economic strength.
ใใใๆๅใๆฟๆฒป็ไพกๅค่ฆณใๅคไบคๆฟ็ญใชใฉใ้ใใฆไปๅฝใๆนใใคใใใใฝใใใใฏใผใใฎ้่ฆๆงใใใใคใฆใชใ้ซใพใฃใฆใใพใใ
Yes. The importance of "soft power," which attracts other countries through culture, political values, and foreign policies, is rising like never before.
็นใซๆฅๆฌใฎใขใใกใๆผซ็ปใๅ้ฃใจใใฃใๅคง่กๆๅใฏใไธ็ไธญใง็ฑ็็ใชใใกใณใ็ฒๅพใใๅฝๅขใ่ถใใๅ ฑๆใๅผใใงใใพใใ
In particular, popular culture such as Japanese anime, manga, and washoku (Japanese cuisine) has acquired enthusiastic fans worldwide, arousing empathy that transcends national borders.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใใใใใๆๅ็ใช็บไฟกใฏใใจใใใใฐๅฏพ็ซใใใกใชๅฝๅฎถ้ใฎๆฉๆฆใๅใใใใๅผทๅใช็ทฉ่กๆใจใใฆใฎๅฝนๅฒใๆใใใพใใ
Exactly. Such cultural dissemination plays a role as a powerful buffer that softens friction between nations, which are otherwise prone to conflict.
ใฏใใๅธๆฐใฌใใซใงใฎ่ใฎๆ นใฎไบคๆตใๆทฑใพใใฐใ็ธๆๅฝใซๅฏพใใๅบๅฎ่ฆณๅฟตใๅ่ฆใๆๆญใใใ็ธไบ็่งฃใ้ธๆใใใใฏใใงใใ
Yes. If grassroots exchanges at the citizen level deepen, stereotypes and prejudices against partner countries will be swept away, and mutual understanding should be fostered.
ใใใใใใ็ตๆใจใใฆใไธๆธฌใฎไบๆ ใๆฟๆฒป็ๅฏพ็ซใฎ็ซ็จฎใๆช็ถใซ้ฒใใ้ทๆ็ใชๅนณๅๆง็ฏใธใจ็นใใใฎใงใใใใ
Yes. That is because, as a result, it prevents unforeseen situations and the seeds of political confrontation beforehand, leading to long-term peacebuilding.
ใใใใใฝใใใใฏใผใๆฟๆฒป็ใชใใญใใฌใณใใฎ้ๅ ทใจใใฆ้ฒ้ชจใซๅฉ็จใใใใจใใใฐใใใใฃใฆๅ็บใๆใๅฑ้บๆงใใใใพใใญใ
However, if there is a blatant attempt to use soft power as a tool for political propaganda, there is also the risk of provoking a backlash instead.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใๅๅฝใฎๆๅใๆใคๅบๆใฎไพกๅคใๅฐ้ใใไธๆน็ใชๆผใไปใใงใฏใชใใไพกๅค่ฆณใฎๅ ฑ้ณดใไฟใๅงฟๅขใ่่ฆใงใใ
You are absolutely right. Respecting the intrinsic value of each country's culture and having an attitude that promotes the resonance of values, rather than a one-sided imposition, is vital.
ๅคไบคใฎ่ๅฐใซใใใฆใใ่ชๅฝใฎๅฝ็ใฎใฟใ่ฟฝๆฑใใใผใญใตใ ๆ่ใใ่ฑๅดใใๅคๆงใชๆๅใฎๅ ฑ็ใๆจก็ดขใใๆ่ปใชใขใใญใผใใๆฑใใใใพใใ
Even on the diplomatic stage, a flexible approach that breaks away from zero-sum thinking that pursues only one's own national interest and seeks the coexistence of diverse cultures is required.
ใฏใใ็ฐใชใใใใฏใฐใฉใฆใณใใๆใคไบบใ ใๅ ฑใซ่ชฒ้กใฎ่งฃๆฑบใซๅใ็ตใใใจใงใ็ใฎ็ตๆใจๆฐใใ้ฃๅธฏใ็ใพใใๆไปฃใงใใ
Yes. It is an era where people with different backgrounds tackling problem-solving together gives birth to true solidarity and new alliances.
ๆญฆๅใซใใๅจๅใๅถ่ฃใฎๅฟ้ ฌใงใฏใๆ นๆฌ็ใชๅ้ก่งฃๆฑบใซใฏ่ณใใพใใใใใๆๅๅคไบคใฎๆ ใๅฝนๅฒใฏใพใใพใ้่ฒฌใๅขใใฆใใพใใ
Since intimidation by armed force or the exchange of sanctions does not lead to fundamental problem-solving, the role borne by cultural diplomacy is increasingly taking on heavier responsibilities.
ใใใไบบใ ใฎๅฟใซ้ใใซใใใใๆทฑใๆตธ้ใใฆใใๆๅใฎๅใใใใใใใๅๆญใไนใ่ถใใใใๅฎๅฎใใๅฝ้็งฉๅบใ็ฏใใใใฎๅผทๅบใช็คใจใชใใฏใใงใใ
Yes. The power of culture that quietly but deeply penetrates people's hearts. That is precisely what should become a solid foundation for overcoming division and building a more stable international order.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝใซใจใฉใพใใใฎใงใฏใชใ / ๏ฝใซใจใฉใพใใชใ
Emphasizes that the scope or degree of something is not limited to that, but includes other factors.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผๆช็ถใซ้ฒใ
Describes taking action so that a problem does not occur.
๏ฝ๏ผไฟใ๏ผ
Used when wanting to encourage an action or change to happen.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผ้ธๆใใ
Describes creating a situation or mood over time.
โQuestions
Aใฏใใฝใใใใฏใผใใฉใฎใใใซ้้ใฃใฆๅฉ็จใใใจๅ็บใๆใใจ่ฟฐในใฆใใพใใใ
่ใฎๆ นใฌใใซใฎไบคๆตใๆทฑใพใใใจใฎๆๅคงใฎๅฉ็นใจใใฆๆใใใใฆใใใใฎใฏไฝใงใใใ
ใ็ซ็จฎใใจใฏใใใฎๆ่ใงไฝใๆใใพใใใ
ใๅ ฑ้ณดใใฎๆญฃใใๆๅณใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ๆๆญใใ
ใตใฃใใใใใ
to sweep away / dispel
้ธๆใใ
ใใใใใใใ
to foster / build up
็ซ็จฎ
ใฒใ ใญ
spark / cause of conflict
่ใฎๆ น
ใใใฎใญ
grassroots
ๅ ฑ้ณดใใ
ใใใใใใใ
to resonate / sympathize
็ค
ใใใใ
foundation / cornerstone
้ฒ้ชจ
ใใใค
blatant / undisguised
่ฑๅดใใ
ใ ใฃใใใใใ
to break away from
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