Students who want to learn about different cultures and ways of life may choose to study cultural studies. Courses of study may explore different cultures and how to develop tools to adapt to problems and changes of the modern world.

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.