Non-Verbal Communication in Contemporary Japan: Example Case of Body Language and Gestures

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  • 現代日本人の非言語コミュニケーションに関する研究 : ボディランゲージとジェスチャーに注目して
  • ゲンダイ ニホンジン ノ ヒゲンゴ コミュニケーション ニ カンスル ケンキュウ : ボディランゲージ ト ジェスチャー ニ チュウモク シテ

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Language is a complex system being the pillar on which society leans on to create culture. It is an integral part of the cultural-social evolution that changes and evolves with time. Language is the main communication tool to pass information from different societies in order to exchange cultural ideas, political ideas etc. As such, nonverbal communication plays an important role in the everyday conversation, as it expresses the thoughts, points of view, feelings and other information that cannot be transmitted by words. In consequence thereof, the nonverbal communication becomes an integral part of culture in certain societies. Japan, a High-context culture society that relies on nonverbal communication to pass information, is becoming internationalized. This forces Japan to face with Low-context culture societies that rely on verbal communication as the main resource of transmitting information. The constant communication exchange of different languages leads the different cultural societies to depend mainly on nonverbal communication in order to transfer information that cannot be expressed by words. As a result, a change within the nonverbal communication style may be expected. This paper examines whether or not there is a change of the Japanese communication style from the body-language aspect. By comparing body-language communication style in modern Japan with previous researches results, the paper will outline the traits of Japanese body-language communication style and where changes may be found.

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  • 比較日本文化学研究

    比較日本文化学研究 14 184-199, 2021-03-31

    広島大学大学院人間社会科学研究科人文学プログラム総合人間学分野

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