"Technical religion" that further accelerates the poor communication of Japanese people

Setsukon / S and CK

I came to Japan for the first time in 1996 for sightseeing purposes.At that time, I was a sound and video engineer, so I was very interested in the state -of -the -art technology in Japan.[Chart] Popularity ranking of the world that the world wants to emigrate, Japan is 2nd, 1st place...The first thing that surprised me was a mobile phone. After that, I came to Japan many times, but after seeing the color LCD panel and the i -mode where the service started in 1999, I thought that the best Japanese communication technology at the time was really amazing. But at the same time, I felt something dangerous. In 2002, she mentioned the book "Moving Communication", but if I thought that I could communicate well with anyone without meeting anyone, there would be no real interaction between humans and communication would be lost. The danger of losing abilities. Twenty years later, the problem is becoming a reality. Although it is not limited to Japan, Japan has a cultural reason, and I think that communication skills are declining compared to Europe and the United States. In Japan, for example, if you talk to strangers who do not know on trains or coffee shops, there is a high risk that looks like a strange person. It wasn't the case in the past, but it's strange for French. I feel like this problem is accelerating with a pandemic. Recently, I gave some online lectures for Japanese university students, but most students did not use video functions and only displayed them on the screen. The teacher who had a meeting in advance explained, "The Q & A session is only 15 minutes, probably, most students don't ask questions." I thought that if the lecture was interesting, I would ask a lot of questions, but only two people asked. ■ Increased communication with letters. Students have few opportunities to talk to strangers, so it is embarrassing and anxious to ask questions suddenly. But can a student who can't ask questions online can do it face -to -face? I think it's probably difficult. Right now, about 19 to 23 years old students have been using mobile phones since junior high school and high school, and they often communicate with others with characters rather than calling others. In that case, the ability to speak in your own voice naturally decreases. I don't think anyone took any measures, even though it was a problem that could be predicted. Conversely, new features are added, enhancing machine communication skills, and the problem is getting worse. The message in letters is still better, and using emoji can convey your feelings more easily.

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