We often hear the word "International." If you look up the word in a dictionary, you will find its meaning as having relationships with other countries or so. Today, Japan has a lot of problems which are not only domestic but also related to foreign countries. In other words, Japan has many relationships with other foreign countries. But can we say that "Japan is an international country" only in this sense written in a dictionary? I think that the word "international" has much more aspects. We have to think about other meanings of the word.
I will introduce an idea of one of my partner's. She said, "Japan is not an international country because it does not allow immigrant to come in. Therefore immigrants who want to come to Japan are at a loss and another country have to accept them. " Her idea was that Japan should share the tasks that are imposed upon all countries. Japan should cooperate with other countries, which means to be "international."
Is Japan an International Country?
We often hear the word "International." If you look up the word in a dictionary, you will find its meaning as having relationships with other countries or so. Today, Japan has a lot of problems which are not only domestic but also related to foreign countries. In other words, Japan has many relationships with other foreign countries. But can we say that "Japan is an international country" only in this sense written in a dictionary? I think that the word "intern...