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Authors:
Ayaka Ito
Katsuhiko Ogawa
Keywords: place orientation; Internet radio; cross-cultural understanding; measurement; evaluation experiment.
Abstract:
The number of foreigners who visit Japan is increasing and thus it is important to build mutual understanding with people of different cultural backgrounds. In order to enhance foreign visitors’ further understanding of Japan, we propose a place-oriented Internet radio called Cross-Cultural Radio (CCR). Consequently, we proposed a new measurement, the Cross-Cultural Understanding Scale (CCUS), to validate the effectiveness of CCR, and conducted a set of evaluation experiments in Tokyo. Our experimental results illustrate that CCR can be effective in certain aspects of cross-cultural understanding. This paper aims to explore foreign visitors’ concrete process of understanding by analyzing the behaviors of participants during the experiment. Additionally, the type of place-oriented contents that are suitable for enhancing cultural awareness will be discussed.
Pages: 52 to 62
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2016. Used with permission.
Publication date: December 31, 2016
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2652